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Quiz questions were broken up by questions for the panel of speakers. The speakers featured at the event were Will Fried, a graduate assistant in Student Accessibility Services, and Jessica Albin, a case manager for Health and Wellness Services. Questions for the panel dealt with issues such as inclusion at Fort Hays, and how college and society, in general, can be made more accessible for those with different disabilities.
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One of the points made by the panel was that accessibility is not just limited to a picture of a wheelchair on parking spaces or bathrooms. Learning, sensory, mental and learning comprehension disabilities must be accommodated for too. These types of disabilities are considered invisible because they are often not recognizable right away. According to Kahoot, 92% of disabilities are in fact invisible.
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This type of education is exactly what Student Engagement was hoping to achieve.
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\u201cEducation is key,\u201d Torres said. \u201cWe need more knowledgeable and open-minded people in order to maintain a safe campus. We\u2019re teaching the respect of others, even if you can\u2019t see their disability, and to never judge somebody because you never know what that person is going through.\u201d
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nParticipants also got the chance to make sensory crafts. These crafts were bottles filled with water and glue, decorated with glitter, beads, food coloring, and other fillings.
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According to Torres, Student Engagement hopes to make this an annual event.
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\u201cI feel like doing it every year will get more people interested in the event, and make a safe environment on campus.\u201d
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The event educated participants, but just as importantly, it was also a way to spread awareness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEven though disabilities have been talked about, they still have the same stigma as mental health, where people don\u2019t talk about it,\u201d Torres said. \u201cIf you have something different than the \u201cnorm,\u201d then that\u2019s bad, so reaching out and doing this event helps people break from that stigma.\u201d
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For more information about disabilities and accessibility, contact the Health and Wellness Services in the Fischli-Wills Center for Student Success.
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