[Azpac] A *REALLY* Short Course Before the Holidays - Prof. Dev. Ad!

[JaneJarrow at aol.com]

(Please forgive the cross post!)

I just finished putting together a program proposal for next summer's AHEAD 
conference, and I realized as I was working on it that it would make a 
great mini-course for DSS providers.   A (really!) little something to amuse you 
during the waning weeks of Fall term.   Experience suggests that the best 
time for DSS providers to have a chance to concentrate on new information is 
during those FEW times when they are on campus but are at a lull in their 
activities.   The last week of class and Finals week generally fit that 
description.   While you have the occasional emergency to deal with, and you may 
be proctoring LOTS of exams, this term's problems are generally resolved and 
it is too early to start on next term's activities.   SO… I am proposing a 
(really) short course, online, to run from December 9 - December 16.   I 
figure by then you will be free but you won't yet be gone!
 
Oh… you want to know about the topic?   OK.

“Understanding the Needs of Students with Speech/Language/Communication 
Disabilities”

This class is not meant to be everything-you-need-to-know.   We don't have 
enough time for that.   We are simply going to share some practical (and 
needed) information about issues that arise rarely, but are of significant 
concern when they do.   The class will spend two days on each of three topics:
1) Stuttering
2) Impact of deafness on language development (and the academic 
implications!)
3) The “care and feeding” of students with disabilities that impact on 
their speech/language 

We will be answering such questions as:
- What kind of documentation should I ask for from a stutterer?
- What (and why) are sign-to-print errors?
- What the heck is apraxia of speech - and why do I need to care?
- What is a reasonable accommodation for a stutterer in a discussion-based 
class?
- Why would a deaf student request extended time on a written exam?
- How do you get a student with CP (who cannot speak) through a Speech 
class?

You get the idea.   The class will be conducted entirely through a private 
listserv. If you are reading this message, you have all the equipment and 
technology savvy necessary to fully participate.

And the cost?   This is going to be my holiday gift to the DSS community, 
so I am setting the price REALLY low, with two extras thrown in, and two 
caveats.   

$50.   That's it.   $50 for the class.   

Extras:
- The $50 is for institutional participation; you can send me as many email 
addresses for folks from your institution as you choose.   The more the 
merrier.
- I would be happy to prepare documentation of .5 CEU's from the DAIS 
Academy for anyone who might be able to use the credit for some professional 
certification procedure

Caveats:
- No discounts this time around   (I already cut the price in half! GRIN)
- No invoicing; you can pay by check or by credit card, but I am not 
fiddling with institutional paperwork to get approval; you have to figure that 
part out on YOUR end!

Want more details and registration information?   Contact me OFF list at 
JaneJarrow at aol.com.

Janie

Jane Jarrow
Disability Access Information and Support (DAIS)
JaneJarrow at aol.com


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