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Disabled people graphics by Kaley Peniche.
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Communicating With Disabled People Is Important

Alexa Hernández ,  , 
In order to understand people with disabilities, it is essential to scrap all generalizations about them. “Disabilities come in groups of one,” said Gabriel Lopez Kafati, the Adaptive Technology Specialist for Miami Dade College’s ACCESS Services, a program that provides services such as note takers, interpreters and assistive technology… Read the rest at our website.
Professor Carlos Gonzalez during class at the WOW Center.
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English Courses Provide Students With Unexpected, Fulfilling Friendships

Alessandra Pacheco , 
English professor Carlos Gonzalez’s ENC 1101 and 1102 courses at Kendall Campus go beyond books and essay writing, teaching students real life empathy by having them spend time with people who have disabilities. The class, called the Miami Dade College/WOW Partnership, includes a heavy dose of service learning, where… Read the rest at our website.
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Special Needs Students Strive In Higher Education

Brayan Vazquez , 
Nearly 3,000 students college-wide benefit from ACCESS ( A Comprehensive Center for Excellent Student Services), the department in charge of assisting students with disabilities on campus. Institutions like Miami Dade College are required by law to provide auxiliary aids, substitutions, modifications, academic adjustments or waivers of requirements for admission… Read the rest at our website.