A student comes to my class requesting accommodations for mobility, hearing, visual,or learning disabilities. The responsibility for determining a student's eligibility for any accommodations rests with the Office of Disability Support Services. Any student requesting any class accommodations should be registered with the office. If the student is not already registered with the DDS office on Henderson's campus, the faculty member should ask the student to contact Ms. Faust immediately at extension 5165 or come by the Office of Disability Support Services which is located in the Meier House on Henderson Street. As HSU faculty and staff become more knowledgeable and sensitive to the nature and needs of our students with disabilities, it will become easier to establish a learning partnership between faculty, staff, support services, and HSU students with disabilities.
Effective communication is the key to that partnership.
Effective communication is the key to that partnership. Faust Awarded Grant for HSU Project Connect a 3-year federally funded research and development grant, was awarded to Henderson State University's Vickie Faust, Coordinator of Disability Support Services. Ms. Faust will oversee Project Connect and will coordinate and implement its training programs, informational workshops, and outreach activities. Ms. Faust has two new HSU Faculty members to help with the project. Mr. Larry W. Rhodes will focus on student development and will planning and implementing workshops and training sessions with students on disability issues of self-advocacy needs, leadership skills, study strategies, and career choices.