Words Mean Things: Navigating Language When Working with Students with Disabilities
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2017-10-19
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Johnson, Megan
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Disability Awareness Summit
Iowa's annual Disability Awareness Summit brings together disability resource providers in higher education for a day of discussion, education and planning for the upcoming year. The event also provides education for departments/divisions who partner with disability resource providers.
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Ever found yourself searching for the correct words to say when working with a student with disabilities? Join us for a discussion on the importance our words have in the disability field. Where we have been and where we are headed. Come explore Person First language and get ideas about how to find words when you are searching for them.