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Service-Learning/ Special Education Update

October 2002
VOLUME 2 ISSUE 6

Developing Inclusive Projects for Students with Disabilities
by Cynthia Wetmiller
Students with disabilities are more often the recipients of service than the providers of service to others. Ideas and projects are suggested that will not leave students with physical disabilities watching from the sidelines.
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Complete Access for the Disabled: A Right, Not a Privilege
by Mary Zimmerle
The inequality in access to everyday places, jobs and skills for disabled individuals is a civil liberties issue that should be addressed in each and every community.
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"An Ingenious Way to Live"
by Tamara Haspels
Change your students' perspectives about people with disabilities through this engaging and challenging project.
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Call for Articles
Have something to say? Want to be published? Submit your articles to the PSLA newsletters.
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Wheelchairs Do Not Have to Be an Obstacle!
by Cynthia Wetmiller
Whether you have one student or twelve students confined to a wheelchair, don't let this be an obstacle to promoting service-learning in your classroom!
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The Disability Etiquette Handbook
by Sarah John
Do a little research in order to answer some questions you or your students have regarding the "dos" and "don'ts" of interacting with people with disabilities.
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Photography: A Tool for Service-Learning
http://www.kodak.com/
by Cynthia Belliveau, Ph.D.
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