University Daily Kansan
Friday, April 9, 1971
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Commission Helps Disabled to Cope
By TRISH BAILEY Kansan Staff Writer
The World Commission on Social Aspects of the Disabled deals with social arrangements that can be difficult to function more easily. Bearce Wright KU professor of psychology said in an interview Thursday.
Mrs. Wright is a member of the International Society for the Rehabilitation of the Disabled. Sixty-two nations are represented in the society. They make up our four medical commissions, education, vocational aspects and social aspects of rehabilitation.
Much of the work of the commission is done by correspondence, but a few meetings are held every year. Mrs. Wright was the last meeting, which was held in London during March.
commission voted to disseminate social aids in the same manner technical aids are offered. Mrs Wright gave the example of a man on a job losing a limb. He is faced with the challenge of his equipment to aid himself.
The central office in New York City sends information on request
that tells how ordinary tools or utensils can be modified to be useful to the disabled person.
Wright, Mrs. Wright said the commission wanted to apply this medicine because it had been kept with information on programs such as Meals on Wheels, in which people volunteered to help with patients of hospitals. Another such program, she said is the Medicare program, which people over a certain age who have a limited income can act as grandparents to children in need.
An important aspect of the commission is to get legislation, such as social security laws, passed to aid the disabled.
The commission also tackles architectural barriers, Mrs. Wright said.
"We want to bring home the importance of access to public bathrooms, architectural barriers," Mrs Wright said. "This includes such things as toilet facilities, phone booths, drinking fountains and
"Think of the person who is stairs fair, that he is barred from some buildings just because there are stairs and not ramps?" she
Mrs. Beatrice Wright
Some students in the School of Education are finding out what it's like to help someone. About 15 students are working as aides at an arts trade program, which trades program to help students get a high school diploma.
Students Help Dropouts
By JANET COLE Kansan Staff Writer
"I heard about the trades program in my Education 180 (now 192) course at Pittsburgh junior "I decided to work with this program instead
Students in Education 186, "Teaching Language Art," were told that they could work with the trades program instead of aiding and observing in the Lawrence school system. Miss Johnson wrote that the student was required to spend one week with the trades program.
The duties of each aide range from tutoring in reading to helping with social or emotional problems in the program may have.
"I can't say enough good things about these KU kids," said Ed Paris, an instructor in the trades. "They are doing wonderful things here."
Paris said the aides tried to reach their students by using things the students were interested in.
building his vocabulary," Paris said.
He said magazines were also used to arouse the students' interest in learning to read.
"One boy likes crossword puzzles, so his aide is using them to help him learn to read by
Jeannine Cartwright, Bonner Springs senior, said she spent about 45 minutes each Tuesday working with the program.
"I'm glad I volunteered to aide at the trade center." she said. "I
Board Plans For Elections
The Student Advisory Board of the School of Education discussed the elections for next year's board, and a meeting of a six-student executive board Thursday night. They met in the Bedroom of the Kansas University.
The six students now on the Advisory Board have voting privileges at faculty meetings of the School and are expanded to the campus for XPVLP.
The purpose of the Advisory Board, according to Chuck Friedrichs, Herkimer senior, is to serve as a communications link from students to faculty and staff, in order to supervise elections to the board.
Members of the board also discussed the adoption of a procedural code.
don't plan to teach, so I think I've gained more as a person because I like to work with people."
Mrs. Cartwright said the program would be especially beneficial to those who planned to teach.
Miss Johnson also said that she had gained from the program
"The program is good for everyone involved," she said, "because it assesses the students instead of individuals as a group."
"it takes a lot of time, but it is worth it," she said. "It's good for the students to know someone cares about them."
Committee Has New Chairman
Mike Farmer, Kansas City,
Kan., senor, was elected co-
chairman and Janie Higton,
was elected secretary
Gary Jacob, Prarie Village sophomore, was elected chairman of Student Senate at Services Meetings at a Thursday night meeting.
Subcommittees were set up for the Reevaluation Center, housing, student health, co-operatives, the Kansas Union, Libraries, and the Concert Course; the International Film Series and mass transit.
CWC Program Cuts Red Tape
By MELLIE DELANEY
Some of the runaround that students encountered when they solicited advice from the faculty and administration has been made available through the College (CWC) program, Bill Robinson, assistant director of Nunemaker College, said Thursday. Robinson spoke to about 40 members at a Westminster Forum meeting at Westminster House.
Robinson said that Centennial College, which was funded by the federal government for the project for the CWC program in 1966-67, initially, he said, the program was intended to be a separate administrative offices that students would come in contact with. There were students in the office on the day of the event.
would be taught in Spanish Robinson said.
“At the beginning we thought there would be advantages for a student to participate in this administration in this program. We wanted to make the students’ stay here a little more pleasant and a little less of a hassle.” he said.
HE SAID that Nunemaker work language program that was designed to utilize some different approaches in teaching foreign languages.
He explained that in the Spanish language program, a student could enroll in 18 hours of coursework and have language requirement in one semester. But he added that the intention of the program was not to fulfill a requirement but to ensure a level of proficiency in Spanish.
ROBINSON SAID that his college, Numeraker, had selected a direction about four years of education andention on international studies. They developed three new "somewhat controversial, but hopefully worthwhile programs" involved about 50 students, he said.
The French language students, can enter at any one of four levels of the language, he said.
A student in the Spanish course of basic language in ten hours and should have a concurrent enrollment in political science.
He said Nunenaker might offer history of art, philosophy, political science, and history in french.
adviser but there is no course structure,he said.
He said that the tutorial program offered students an opportunity to enrich in 16 hours of coursework. The program is assigned to a mentor or faculty
Robinson outlined Nune-
maker's tutorial program, which
is open to students in the honors
program.
"THE RESPONSIBILITY for making the program mean something is up to the student," he said.
The tutorial program began with six students, he said, but only four have continued through the spring.
"So far, none of the problems in this program seem to outweigh the advantages we have seen," he said.
Referring to the CWC program, Robinson said. "In all frankness, I don't think the CWC has been a neither would I call it a failure."
He said that the CWC had made changes in students' perceptions of the University, "and any
change would be for the better."
Students now exhibit more willingness to help other students in times of crisis, he said. He said that students were also taking a role in planning and programming the college curriculum
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