Workshops on supporting students with intellectual/developmental disabilities are offered by GC3
The Greater Cincinnati Collegiate Connection (GC3), in partnership with Northern Kentucky University, is offering a virtual workshop series on “Supporting Inclusion of College Students with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities,” starting Wednesday, February 28, from 1 to 2 p.m.
The first workshop session, Introduction to Neurodivergence and the Inclusive Classroom, will explain neurodiversity and neurodivergence and how to create inclusive college campuses and classrooms. Topics include an introduction to universal design, creating an inclusive classroom, increasing accessibility to course content for all students, and specific strategies and considerations that can be incorporated into campuses and classrooms.
- The registration deadline for the first workshop session is Monday, Feb. 26. The cost for Cincinnati State employees is $25 per session (CG3 member rate).
- To register, go to https://www.eventcreate.com/e/gc3-member-registration.
Other workshop sessions are:
- Wednesday, March 13, 1 to 2 p.m. – Strategies for Increasing Success of All Students in the College Classroom – Registration Deadline March 11 – Discussion of specific ways instructors and staff member can incorporate and implement new strategies seamlessly, explanation of the difference between accommodations and modifications, and discussion of how instructors can increase their own comfort level working with neurodivergent students.
- Wednesday, March 27, 1 to 2 p.m. – Creating an Inclusive Campus Experience for Neurodivergent Students – Registration Deadline March 25 – Discussion of the overall college experience of neurodivergent students, inclusion in college communities such as clubs, understanding social difference and how to be inclusive of people who socialize differently, and campus mental health support for neurodivergent students.
The workshop presenters, from the University of Cincinnati, are:
- Lori Vincent, Assistant Professor, Health & Human Services
- Kerri Wolfer, Program Coordinator, Transition & Access Services
- Lisa Claypool, Program Coordinator, Transition & Access Services
- Jason Harris, Adjunct Instructor, School of Social Work