Student Tribune
Disability Awareness Month
In 1988, the United States Congress declared October as National Disability
Awareness Month, to raise awareness of the employment needs and contributions
of individuals with all types of disabilities. The Counseling Center and
Disability Services office will be celebrating our commitment to supporting
students with their future goals and aspirations throughout the month.
The Counseling Center and Disability Services office wants to recognize the
30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). In 1990, the ADA
was signed into law to affirm the dignity of every person, regardless of
disability. The law prohibits discrimination against individuals with
disabilities in all areas of public life (schools, jobs, transportation, places
open to the general public).
An individual with a disability, defined by the ADA, is a person who:
- has a physical or mental impairment; or
- has a history or record of such an impairment; or
- is regarded as having such an impairment, which substantially limits one or
more major life activities such as self-care, walking, seeing, hearing,
speaking, breathing, or learning.
Substantially Limits:
Unable to perform or significantly restricted as compared to persons without
such disability.
Major Life Activities include, but are not
limited to, caring for oneself, seeing, hearing, eating, sleeping, walking,
standing, lifting, bending, speaking, breathing, learning, reading,
concentrating, thinking, communicating, and working.
For additional information, please refer to the legal obligations.
To recognize the 30th anniversary of the ADA, the Counseling Center and
Disabiltiy Services office will be highlighting ways to recognize Disabiltiy
Awareness month.
Lee, Stephanie
Counseling Center & Disability Services
10/01/2020