2.12 Aggie Ability Awareness (AAA)

2014

The Aggie Ability Awareness (AAA) training is focused on providing basic knowledge of disability to the students, faculty, and staff at Texas A&M University. The seminar is spearheaded by the Center but in collaboration with and support of the Office of Diversity, the Disability Services Office, and Human Relations at Texas A&M. The program is being developed by staff and student both of whom have identified disabilities. The AAA seminar seeks to provide factual information to voluntary participants who have a desire to learn more about disability issues and history. Five sections have been identified, via a university-wide survey, as primary content: -Disability: Discussion of what constitutes a disability per ADA and IDEA -People First Language: Basic etiquette -Legislation: ADA, IDEA -Universal design: Overview of basic concepts -Accommodation: What does this mean? The AAA Seminar will be approximately two hours long and include a panel of volunteers who have a range of disabilities for a discussion/Q&A. The AAA seminar has been refined after pilot sessions were conducted in the spring of 2012 and will be implemented in Fall 2012 on the main campus of Texas A&M University. The AAA seminar is expected to bring the topic of disability out in the open for frank discussion. As we live in a society that often discriminates against people who are different, being able to talk about differences will foster understanding. The AAA seminar will provide a safe place for participants to ask questions, gain awareness, and acquire new knowledge about disability.

disability awareness

Continuing Education/Community Training

Quality Assurance, Education & Early Intervention, Quality of Life

General Public

None

Single-County

N/A