A girl undergoing treatment at the dentist's office
CDS designs training for dentists treating patients with disabilities The trainings, based on survey data suggesting many Delaware dentists have little experience with patients with disabilities, focus on improving disability awareness and treatment strategies.
Laura Waterland, director of the Disabilities Law Program
Four leaders in disability community join CDS advisory council Leaders from the Delaware Division for the Visually Impaired, the State Council for Persons with Disabilities, the Disabilities Law Program and Independent Resources, Inc. will assist the Center in its efforts to support the disability community.
Cover of delAware publication featuring the Disability Studies minor
Disability Studies ranks #1 among UD minors for fourth straight year With more than 500 students, CDS’s Disability Studies minor, which offers lessons about inclusivity, accessibility and empowerment in and outside the classroom, is once again UD’s most popular.
CDS Director Beth Mineo leads a presentation on AIM at Lunchtime Learning
Mineo calls for more assistive technology in classrooms to aid students with reading challenges In a Lunchtime Learning presentation at CDS, the Center director championed technology that enables students with print disabilities to access printed materials – and explained why it’s not more widely used.
CLSC student Ian Snitch and his coach Jasmina Chatani.
UD students with intellectual disabilities get hands-on job experience on ninth annual Disability Mentoring Day Students in the university’s postsecondary program for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities sampled potential careers by shadowing professionals.