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We Can’t Keep Ignoring Issues The Disabled Community Faces

May 7, 2020 Allan Stuart Community, Disability, ACCESS, disabled student

As a result of misfortune, I am disabled. I was not born missing my left eye, nor was I brought into this world with a left hand that does not function, but life’s unforeseeable occurrences have subjected me to some of the cruelest treatment. From being ignored, skipped, and… Read the rest at our website.

News Kendall Campus

Lawsuit Alleges Professor Told Disabled Student His Brain Was Broken

February 7, 2020 Heidi Perez Kendall Campus, Disability, lawsuit

A disabled student is suing Miami Dade College in federal court, claiming a professor refused to give him additional time on exams and said that his brain was broken, according to a lawsuit filed in November. Court documents claim Kendall Campus professor Chin Yu Kuo told Adrian Dominguez, who… Read the rest at our website.

Hialeah Campus News Wolfson Campus

Student With Cerebral Palsy Aspires To Be Next Albert Einstein

October 4, 2019 Adriana Dos Santos Miami, Cuba, Disability, Student Profile, cerebral palsy, physical therapy

When Asnay Machado was eight months old, his parents noticed his legs were spasming and he couldn’t sit without assistance. “He had to go through a lot of medical tests to find out what was going on,” said Machado’s father, Asnay Machado Alvarez. “Once we had the results, we… Read the rest at our website.

Photo of Gabriel Lopez Kafati with his guide dog Posh.

The Lead North Campus

Blind Man Has Vision To Help Others

August 22, 2017 Adriana Dos Santos ACCESS, Access Department, Disability

Gabriel Lopez Kafati cooks in the dark. When slicing a tomato he gingerly grabs it by the sides, carefully positioning the knife under his hand before dicing it in half. He’s become pretty adept at it, too. An impressive feat considering he is blind. Lopez was born with retinitis… Read the rest at our website.

Antiheroes Project promo image for the play.

Briefing Wolfson Campus

Theater Production Raises Disability Awareness

October 18, 2016 Ciro Salcedo Access Department, Theater, Play, Disability, Awareness

The Antiheroes Project will present the original free theater production Fluorescent Moon, on Oct. 28 and 29 at 8 p.m. at Wolfson Campus, 300 N.E. 2nd Ave., at the MDC Live Arts Lab in Room 1101. The piece marks Disability Awareness Month and deals with the experiences of blind… Read the rest at our website.

A&E

Dancing For Disability Awareness

November 10, 2015 Kaylin Cantor 0 Comments Dance, Disability, ACCESS

The ACCESS (A Comprehensive Center for Exceptional Student Services) department hosted Karen Peterson and Dancers: “Twenty Five and Reaching High” at the Wolfson Campus auditorium on Oct. 28 to help raise awareness for Disability Awareness Month. The show featured the performances of Full Circle, Give and Take, GRIT, as… Read the rest at our website.

News North Campus Kendall Campus Wolfson Campus

Sign Language Interpreters Key To Hearing Impaired Students’ Classroom Learning

March 3, 2015 Daniela Hurtado 0 Comments sign language, Disability, ACCESS

Lori Mulrooney-Martinez attends four classes a week at Miami Dade College Kendall Campus. She hears lectures on philosophy, computers, statistics and ESOL. In all the classes she does not sit facing the instructor, she’s right up in the front of the room gesturing energetically and quietly mouthing back the… Read the rest at our website.

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