Friday. September 1.2000
The University Daily Kansan
Section A · Page 5
Native Americans urged to study speech
By Jason Krahl
writer@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
A grant to the Speech-Language-Hearing Department will encourage Native-American students to pursue careers as speech pathologists for Native-American children.
Researchers have found that Native-American children with speech problems respond best to instruction from a Native-American pathologist who understands the specific cultural issues tied to their speech-language impairment, but few Native Americans work in the field.
To encourage more Native-
Americans to pursue speech
pathology, the U.S. Department of Education has granted $759,348 to Project CIRCLE, which has provided aid to Native-American students interested in speech-language pathology at the University of Kansas for the last decade.
Studies show that language impairment is more common in Native Americans than in Asians, Blacks, Hispanics or Whites, according to the Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic at the University's Schiefelbusch Institute for Lifespan Studies. But only about one half of one percent of speech-language pathologists are Native-American, numbering fewer than 500 in the entire nation.
"It helps if someone is familiar
with Native-American communication styles," said Lisa Cuny, coordinator of Project CIRCLE and a member of the Oglala-Lakota Sioux Tribe. "In the mainstream culture we tend to be more open and outgoing, while in Native-American culture it's a little more acceptable to be more quiet and observant.
A Native-American pathologist also is better equipped to explain a child's treatment to Native-American parents, said Sandy Banks, audiologist and mentoring coordinator with Project CIRCLE.
"They may have reservations about it when there are non-Native-American pathologists giving their children speech instruction," Banks said. "It's also important
that the children can see that they're being served by people who look like they look and sound like they sound."
The grant will allow 12 students to participate in the three-year CIRCLE program. The first two years are dedicated to completing the master's degree in speech-language pathology, with additional support for the first year of work with students.
The grant will provide students with a monthly stipend, tuition, books and a laptop computer while in the program. In addition to specialized seminars on learning styles and the speech disorders specific to Native Americans.
—Edited by Erin McDani
On the campaign trail
Incumbent 3rd District Rep. Dennis Moore spoke about his campaign while addressing the KU Young Democrats last night. During his speech, he joked about introducing a bill to get air conditioning into the University's scholarship halls. Moore faces opponent Phill Kline, a Shawnee Republican, in the general election Tuesday, Nov. 7. Photo by Craig Bennett/KANSAN
Fumes, dust create problems
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and irritated membranes, as well as occasional coughing that he compared to a smoker's cough.
"It wasn't that bad. It was pretty minimal," Duet said. "Most of the time students don't have to come in here unless they have to cut big pieces of wood or something for a class. Basically, the students really have to wear masks in here."
Mike Russell, director of the University's Environment, Health and Safety office, said he attempted to test the wood-dust levels in the shop in the spring but there was not a representative number of people using the facility. He said they planned to conduct another test when the shop is being used at capacity.
The exhaust system in place for collecting and proper removal of wood dust is not to the design level I would like to see it," Russell said. "But we don't have the exact data to tell us if it's a major problem."
The University's Design and Construction Management office developed a proposal in September of 1999 to install a central dust collection system, a new welding hood and exhaust fan, and a system that would replace the exhaust removed with fresh air. The estimate for the project was between $70,000 and $80,000.
John Gaunt, dean of architecture, said the plan proposed a state-of-the-art mechanical workshop, but that
The Craft Shop in Marvin Hall has been closed due to Mark Umholtz, the School of Architecture's craft shop technician being ill. Umholtz said he had been experiencing respiratory problems which he believes were due to excessive wood dust and toxic welding fumes.
Photo by Heather Young/KANSAN
not all of the components had to be included.
"What makes sense to us is to meet the basic requirements and respond to testing done in the future if it tells us we need to do more, and we don't know what further work we have to do based on that state testing." Gaunt said. "We're pretty much up to date with what had to be done."
Umholtz said he began complaining about the shop's air quality two years ago.
"Limiting the people in there can lower the fumes, but they're still there and still harming people," he said. "It's a big risk on students' health. Why take the risk?"
Edited by Kimberly Thompson
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