Disability Resources and Services at Temple UniversityAARON SPECTOR, DIRECTOR

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

Our Charlotte W. Newcombe Scholarship Program

The Newcombe Foundation and Temple University

Relationship since 1981

$1.1 million in direct scholarships

$200,000 in endowment contributions

2 endowments Charlotte W. Newcombe Scholarship

Established 1997, Balance $260,000/annual income $13,0000

Joshua A. Winheld/Charlotee W. Newcombe Scholarship

Established 2010, Balance $425,000/annual income $21,000

Scholarship Application Process

Our mission: Give the maximum benefit to the maximum number of students

Monthly application review meeting

Because expenses are often unanticipated

Because students register with DRS throughout the year

Award limits

$1,000/semester

$5,000 lifetime

The Scholarship Committee

Aaron Spector, Director, DRS

Renee Kirby, Associate Director, DRS

Vanessa Dash, Student Services Coordinator, DRS

Deirdre Clem, Financial Counselor, Student Financial Services

Danielle Schmidgall, Counselor, Office of Vocational Rehabilitiation

The Scholarship Committee

Student Financial Services – Interpret student financial package

Anticipate impact of scholarship

Office of Vocational Rehabilitation – Verify whether student is registered with OVR

Tell whether other sources of aid are available

Disability Resources and Services – Provide context on the student

Explain the disability-related reasons for the scholarship

Majority of seats on the committee

DRS Career Gateway

DRS Career Gateway

Our mission: Students will utilize on- and off-campus career resources to become

work-ready

Work-ready students will engage in the career development process better prepared for an successful placement

All students who come through the Career Gateway will find an appropriate placement

We will offer workshops on disability and employment

We will expand our students’ network of disability-friendly employers

DRS Career Gateway

Departmental objectives: Students can articulate a realistic career goal

Students will engage in meaningful pre-employment activities

Students can articulate their job accommodation needs

Our Process

Career Gateway is a year-round process Students first complete the Workshop Verification Form by

meeting with a career adviser to work on: Resume review Cover letter writing Mock interview

Students who have completed this process are eligible for Career Gateway services, including: Recruitment programs Job boards/networks Disability and employment workshops

Our Partners National Internships

Federal Workforce Recruitment Program

Emerging Leaders

American Association of People with Disabilities

Entry Point

Job boards/networks Career Opportunities for Students with Disabilities

Bender Consulting

Sierra Group

Local resources Temple Career Center

Office of Vocational Rehabilitation

Merck Pharmaceutical

Campus jobs

Accessible Technology at Temple

Accessible Technology

Policy

People

Guidelines and Standards

Training and Resources

Accessible Technology Policy

Adopted November 2012

All information and technology will be accessible

The person who is responsible for creating or procuring the technology is responsible for making it accessible

Guidelines and standards will be created in separate documents

There is a provision for exceptions

Accessible Technology - People

Accessible Technology Compliance Committee (ATCC) Created by the policy Approves standards and guidelines, grants exceptions

Project working groups Instructional materials Websites Training Assistive technology Online learning Libraries Procurement Administrative systems

Accessibility Liaisons – For every school/college/administrative unit

Guidelines and Standards

Computer Labs

Learning Spaces

Websites, web-based systems, and web-based content

Captioning and multimedia

Instructional materials

Procurement and exceptions

Training and Resources

Disability Resources and Services Accommodations, assistive technology, textbooks

Instructional Support Centers Faculty support and training on instructional materials

One-one-one or group workshops

Libraries Resources for publisher-created print materials

Captioned multimedia collections

Web auditing tools

Guides for accessible purchasing