Did You Know?

Nearly 10 percent of all college

students have a disability.

National Council on Disability (2003) People with disabilities and postsecondary education.http://www.ncd.gov/newsroom/publications/2003/education.htm (Retrieved Oct 2).

Did You Know?

The purpose of providing testing

accommodations is to enable

individuals with disabilities to

demonstrate their mastery of the

subject matter not to provide lesser

academic or professional standards

for people with disabilities.

Accommodations may affect how a

test is taken, but not what it

measures.

Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights http://www.pacer.org/pride/504.htm (Retrieved Oct 2)

Did You Know?

Approximately 600 athletes and

officials are expected to participate in

the next Winter Deaflympics in 2007

in the United States.

Text: www.deaflympics.com Photo Credit: Gallaudet University Athletes www.gallaudet.edu

Did You Know?

Amped Riders is the brainchild of Pennsylvanian Garry Moore. Garry, a

self-professed "avid" skateboarder, lost his leg as the result of an industrial

accident in 1997. At first he thought he'd never go boarding again. Then he

changed his mind.

Content and Photo Credits: Amped Riders Association ampedriders.com

Did You Know?

The National Wheelchair Basketball Association has over 2000 member athletes who compete on more than 185 teams throughout the

United States.

http://www.nwba.org Photo Credit: www.geocities.com/sun_wheelers

Did You Know?

Paralympic athletes include individuals with cerebral palsy, visual impairment, spinal cord

injuries, intellectual disability and a group which includes all those that do not fit into the aforementioned

groups.

Did You Know?

Paralympic Athletes compete in 25 different

sports.

Did You Know?

The Paralympics are elite sport events for athletes

from six different disability groups.

Text and Photo Credits Website www.paralympic.org

Did You Know?• Students with many types of disabilities

attend college.• Types of Disabilities Reported by Full-

Time College Freshmen Attending Four-Year Institutions in 2000.

• Hearing 8.6%• Speech 2.9%• Orthopedic 7.1%• Learning disability 40.4%• Health-related 5.4%• Partially sighted or blind 6.1%• Other 16.9%

*** Column does not necessarily add to 100 percent because students could list more than one disability.

Source: HEATH Resource Center, American Council on Education. (Based on unpublished data from

the Cooperative Institutional Research Program, UCLA. (Retrieved Oct 2))

Did You Know? The Office of Disability

Services at WOU sometimes needs note

takers.

Note takers turn in their lecture notes after class

and receive pay

Find out each quarter by turning in an application at

ODS in APSC 405

Did You Know?In providing accommodations

colleges are not required to lower or effect substantial modifications to essential

requirements. For example, although your school may

be required to provide extended testing time, it is not required to change the substantive content of the

test.

US Department of Education Office of Civil Rights.(2006) Students with disabilities preparing for postsecondary education: know your rights and responsibilities.

Did You Know?

Some disabilities are not immediately apparent.

Some hidden disabilities are: autism, attention deficit

disorder, learning disabilities and mental

illness.

Did You Know?

The number of athletes participating in Summer Paralympic Games has

increased from 400 athletes from 23 countries in 1960 to 3806 athletes from 136

countries. Text and photo credit: www.paralympic.org

Did You Know?

Over 17 million Americans use wheelchairs.

Photo Credit: www.geocities.com/sun_wheelersText: Demographics of Wheeled Mobility Device Users Mitchell P. LaPlante, Ph.D. Associate

Adjunct

Did You Know?

• Wheelchairs for rugby differ from everyday ones.

• Wheels for rugby chairs are sloped outward for quicker turns and better stability, while metal frames, known as wings, protect against collisions. New chairs vary in price from $2,500 to $3,500.

Text: www.oregonlive.com/metroeast Photo credits: portlandpounders.org

Did You Know?

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973

require postsecondary institutions to make

education accessible for students with disabilities.

Contexts of Postsecondary Education Services and accommodation for students with disabilities http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/2003/section5/indicator34.asp (retrieved Oct 2)

Did You Know?

Many ski resorts frequented by non-disabled individuals are shared by people

with a wide variety of disabilities. Equipment that people with disabilities

use may be different, but individuals with spinal cord injuries, brain injuries,

cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, visual and hearing impairments, post polio

syndrome, and a wide variety of other disabilities go to the slopes each year to

enjoy the snow.Text: http://www.palaestra.com/skierfeaturestory.html Photo credits: Photo Credit:

www.geocities.com/sun_wheelers

Did You Know?

A National Tour Team of wounded servicemen and women, and other

members of the military, cycled cross-country in Soldier Ride 2006 to raise

funds and public awareness for the needs of wounded soldiers still in hospital beds, and to inspire those with injuries that they

can be physically active again.

Text and Photo Credit: www.soldierride.com

Did You Know?

Special Olympics currently serves more than 2.25

million persons with intellectual disabilities in

more than 200 Programs in more than 150 countries.

Did You Know?

Special Olympics is the world's largest program of sports training and athletic

competition for children and adults with intellectual

disabilities.

Did You Know?

Wheelchair Tennis rules are the same as stand-up tennis,

except the wheelchair player is allowed two bounces of the

ball.

Text: www.usta.com Photo Credit: www.geocities.com/sun_wheelers

Did You Know?

Wall climbers with the Blind Sports Organization.

Approximately 1.3 million Americans are legally blind.

Text: American Foundation for the Blind www.afb.org Photo credit: Blind Sports

Organization (B.S.O.) www.blindsports.org 

Did You Know?

Over 200

WOU students receive

accommodations through the

Office of Disability Services.