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University Daily Kansan
Friday, April 28, 1978
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Paralyzed student.
From page one
THE ELDERLY ROOMMATE who could not tolerate lights, frequently screamed, "I was a bad cook!"
Dana's situation at Cherry Manor went from bad to worse several weeks ago when a man in her room was found dead.
The room was so cramped that Dana could not turn her wheelchair around. The man had a long neck typewriter on the floor and moved her study materials and telephone beyond her limited
Dana's friends and relatives complained to SRS officials, and the home transferred the roommate to another room about a week later.
However, Pomeroy says a roommate for Dana always is a possibility. She says the home tries to make roommates as compatible as possible.
In this case, there was no other room and no other choice," Pomeroy says.
But State Rep. Lloyd Burzi, R-Lawrence, who has received letters from Dana and has become involved in her case, says although technically all other beds had been arranged, Pomeroy could have made arrangement for placing that roommate with Dana.
"IT WAS A LOW-KEY but obvious thrust at harassment," Buzzs saus.
He says he bases that opinion on off-hand comments made by the nursing home staff to the patients.
Buzzi says he has investigated alternative living accommodations for Dana, but says, "Outside of a group arrangement, it's a challenge to utility to go with services for one individual."
So Dana has no choice but to live at a Manor. Manor is one of the few educational universities of Kansas.
Dana takes graduate courses in the School of Social Welfare. Vocational Rehabilitation, a division of SRS, controls the money for Dana's tuition, books and necessary school materials. It also controls what she can study at KU.
"When I said I wanted to take graduate courses to become a learning disabilities teacher, Voe Rebab told me I have to teach children with教障 teach without problems." Dana says.
ALTHOUGH DANA NOW is determined to be a counselor to other physically disabled person, her original goal of being a learning disabilities teacher was abandoned. She biames Vocational opportunity for denying her that career opportunity.
Although Dana already had taught learning disabilities for a semester in Tonganoxie the accident and had also tutored students at home, she volunteered to teach part-time at East Heights elementary Lawrence to prove she was canabble.
But she says she was then advised against a teaching career because any available positions probably would be filled by "able-bodied" applicants.
BOW LOBE, A school psychologist for Lawrence Unified School district 497, says she has helped students set goals. He denies advising her to give up teaching, but he does remember telling Dana that the specific学习 disabilities she identifies are one of the need to travel from school to school.
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Richard Thomas, Dana's vocational rehabilitation counselor, declined to comment on her case because he said the information was confidential.
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Dana is satisfied with her decision to study social work. But she says Vocational Rehabilitation is not very supportive of this goal.
In fact, Frank Hoge, the director of the Vocational Rehabilitation division has implied he doesn't think Dana's education can be useful.
Hoge explained recently that one of the eligibility criterion for educational assistance was a reasonable likelihood that a student would result in employment or useful activity.
"They think I use too many tapes to record lectures, and they tell me to erase them instead of giving me more," Dana says.
Dana is convinced that Vocational
Rachel has made it as hard as it can
for her to attend school.
Hoge admitted he had not met Dana.
"I'M NOT SURE in my mind whether she can meet that criterion," he said.
Authorization for her tuition payment is given on a semester-by-semester basis, usually one or two days before enrollment ends.
"I still don't know if they'll let me finish. May it be cut off next semester," Dana says.
*Working in a creative way with the heavily handicapped is a new patent*.
But Dana's case is unique, Robert Harder, SRS secretary, says.
HARDER SAVES THE SRS is using experimental procedures to try to accommodate the needs of users.
However, information from sources inside the SRS indicates that some officials there view Dana's requests and complaints as unreasonable and demanding.
Norman Forer, associate professor of Social Welfare at KU, who worked as a vocational rehabilitation counselor in the East, says he thinks Dana's perception of her situation is accurate based on his general experiences.
"The civil rights of disabled people are being violated," Forser says.
sparked interest at all levels of Kansas government. The Kansas House, prompted by a bill introduced by Buzzi, has scheduled an interim study this year to try to solve some of the problems for Dana and for all physically disabled people in Kansas.
Gov. Robert F. Bennett, who also is aware of Dana's situation, has said the system was "very helpful."
Dana's fight for her civil rights has
But Buzzi wants some immediate changes in the system.
"I'm very disappointed in what I've seen in Voc Rehab as far as attitudes. Many people have been intimidated, and to me that's just totally wrong." he says.
BUZZI SAYS HES thinks policy changes to correct the attitudes can be made ad- ditional.
"Dr. Harder can clear this up. I'm sure I'll have his total cooperation." Buzzs says.
Dana, although hoping for change,
remains skeptical. Sometimes the
mechanisms of the system are too
frustrating for her.
On a gloomy April day, she sits in her room and says sadly, "They just want me to stay in the nursing home and stare out the window."
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The KU Spirit squad, which appeared on television earlier this week on a CBS special. "The National Cheerleading competition," placed third in the competition.
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Films
Fri. & Sat., April 28 & 29
Woodruff Aud.
With Faye Dunaway, William Holden,
Peter Finch
3:30; 9:30; 7:00 p.m. $1.25
NETWORK
3:30, 7:00 & 9:30 p.m. $1.25
HOLLYWOOD BACKSTAGE
History of Sex in the Cinema—Feature Documentary, written and directed by Jon Noel Augert with Marilyn Monroe, Javine Mansfield.
Rated X
Midnight $1.25 Woodruff Aud.
Fri. & Sat., April 28 & 29
AFRICAN FILMS
Filmmaker Robert Von Lierop will be present to discuss films both Friday & Sat.
Friday, April 28
MOZOMBIQUE
O POVO ORGANIZADO
A LUTA CONTINUA
Saturday, April 29
(The Struggle Continued)
8:00 p.m. FREE Forum Room
(The People Organized) Plus
Saturday, April 25
SOUTH AFRICA
RISING TIDE
8:00 p.m. $1.00 Forum Room
LAST GRAVE AT PIMBUZA
Sunday, April 30
FESTIVAL
Newport Folk Festival 1985-65 with
Bob Dylan, Joan Beaz, Jud Collins,
Peter Paul & Mary, and more.
2:30 $1.00 Woodruff Aud.
Monday, May 1
Edgar G. Ulmer: "B" Films/Film Noir
BLUEBEARD
with John Carradine
with John Carradine
CLUB HAVANA
THE NAKED DAWN
Inspiration for Truffaut's "Jules and Jim"
7:30 p.m. $1.00 Woodruff Aud.
Tuesday, May 2
Tuesday, May 2
JON JOST Speaking directly:
SOME AMERICAN NOTES
Recently Scheduled—Not on the Calendar.
7:30 p.m. $1.00 Woodruff Aud.
Tuesday, May 2
Documentary Films:
FESTIVAL
Newport Folk Festival 1863-65 with
Bob Dylan, Joan Beaz, Judy Collins,
Peter. Paul & Mary, and more.
9:30 p.m. $1.00. Woodruff Aud.
Wednesday, May 3
Wednesday, May 3 Richard Brooks
DEADLINE USA
with: Humphrey Bogart, Ethel Barry-
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7:30 p.m. $1.00 Woodruff
Thursday, May 4
Two Films by Ohio Independent Filmmaker Richard Myers:
CONFRONTATION AT KENT STATE
7:30 p.m. $1.00 Woodruff