2.3 Disability Training Network for the TAMU System
Project Description:
The Texas A&M University's Demonstration Project to Ensure Students with Disabilities Receive A Quality Higher Education is titled "The Disability Training Network for the TAMU system (DTN-TAMUS)." The project was designed to develop and implement a disability training network for the entire Texas A&M University System (TAMUS) and to provide training and technical assistance to TAMUS faculty and administrators. To achieve this purpose, the project team worked closely and collaboratively with all nine institutions within the TAMU System and built a strong network during the first project year.
Our project's training and technical assistance activities are designed to reach out to various levels of faculty members, academic advisors, disability services staff members, and department head level administrators. These activities are divided into four levels. Level I targets all new faculty by providing them with a brief introductory training and essential information regarding students with disabilities during new faculty orientations. Level II targets all faculty members and unit head administrators by providing them with quarterly policy updates, practice updates, and issue updates. Level III targets faculty members and administrators and provides instructor-led seminars and self-paced online seminars. Level IV targets highly selected faculty members and administrators by awarding mini-grants to these individuals for them to develop new strategies in teaching/serving students with disabilities; additionally, the project offers summer institutes to highly selected faculty members, administrators, and disability services staff for a comprehensive training using train-the-trainer modules.
Core Function(s):
Performing Technical Assistance and/or Training, Performing Research or Evaluation, Developing & Disseminating Information
Area of Emphasis
Education & Early Intervention
Target Audience:
Professionals and Para-Professionals, Adults with Disabilities, General Public
Unserved or Under-served Populations:
None
Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:
Mulit-County, State, National
COVID-19 Related Data:
N/A
