Awareness & Training
Whether you or someone you know has a disability, these resources will help you understand and work with people who have disabilities, provide you with information on up-to-date disability issues, and give you suggestions on where you can learn more about organizations, technology and legislation regarding disabilities.
Disabilities need not preclude the achievement of goals and dreams. Rather, they mandate a greater level of creativity, commitment and a repertoire of compensatory techniques. The team of professionals at the RCPD is ready to assist students, employees and visitors with resources that create an environment of opportunity. We value full integration of persons with disabilities throughout the university mission, programs and services. We believe that persons with disabilities at MSU are as much in control of their educational/work experience as a person without a disability.
- In memorial of James L. Bristor, an MSU and national leader in fully including people with disabilities in a range of recreational opportunities
- Resources that engage people with disabilities in a range of recreational activities
- Basic guidelines to keep in mind regardless of disability type
- For course syllabi
- Statement for program and event announcements
- Research sites
- Disability specific sites
- Links to disability magazines
- Disability organizations
- Adaptive technology resources
- Legislation
- Americans with Disabilities Act
- Helpful suggestions to consider when interacting with an individual who is blind
- Compiled by the RCPD with assistance from the American Council of the Blind and the National Federation of the Blind
- Brochure describing Epilepsy and how to respond to someone with this condition
- This report was written to offer insights into classroom response system (clicker) use and design and to possibly lead to future faculty initiatives and collaboration regarding the study of "clickers" and accessibility.
RCPD Office
120 Bessey Hall
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1033
(517) 884-RCPD (4-7273)
TTY: (517) 355-1293
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