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Disability Services
ENHANCED SERVICES
Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached
in life as by the obstacles which he/she has overcome while trying to
succeed.
(Booker T. Washington)
We provide enhanced services for George Brown College
students with learning disabilities. Our learning strategists can provide
you with assistance
in time management, organization, getting information from text, memory,
presentations, study and test taking skills, as well as writing. Our adaptive
technologists can assist you to learn how to use software and hardware
systems that will increase you ability to read, spell, write, take notes,
and stay organized.
| ENHANCED SERVICES CONTACTS: |
| St. James Campus |
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Learning Strategist
Rachel Shalit
416-415-5000 EXT 2620 |
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Adaptive Technologist
Ricardo Loza
416-415-5000 EXT 4830 |
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| Casa Loma |
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Learning Strategist
Stephanie Bourke
416-415-5000 EXT 6370 |
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Adaptive Technologist
Jorge Periera
416-415-5000 EXT 2968 |
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| Ryerson |
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Learning Strategist
Stephanie Bourke
416-415-5000 EXT 6370 |
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Adaptive Technologist
Ricardo Loza
416-415-5000 EXT 4830 |
What does the Learning Strategist
(LS) do?
What does the Adaptive Technologist
(AT) do?
Hours for staffed and open adaptive
technology rooms
Websites for more information on
software
Services Available
What does the Learning Strategist (LS) do?
Learning Strategist (LS): is a trained counsellor
and learning disabilities specialist, who can assist you in the following
areas:
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Understand your Psychological report. The LS
will meet with you and explain your report in easy-to-understand language.
This will help you understand what your learning disability is all
about, and help you understand why you require certain accommodations
in classes and for tests.
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Help you develop higher-level thinking skills.
This can mean getting assistance with: time management, organizational
skills, problem solving, memory, and planning and editing your essays.
These skills can also be helpful in other aspects of your personal
life. These are known as your metacognitive skills.
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Help you with improving: reading comprehension,
writing, spelling, note-taking, study skills, test-taking skills,
and researching.
The work that you do with the LS is NOT additional
schoolwork!! You will bring in your own schoolwork, and you and the LS
will work together to help you get your work done more efficiently.
The LS is available to meet with you between 8:30 am - 4:30 pm Monday
through Friday. Please contact your Disability Consultant to set up an
appointment.
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What does the Adaptive Technologist
(AT) do? Adaptive Educational Technologist
(AT): provides one-on-one demonstrations and training sessions for students
with learning disabilities using the following technologies:
- Kurzweil 3000: This is a text-to-voice
program. This application allows you to view a scanned page on the computer
screen while listening to the text being read aloud. Kurzweil 3000 also
assists you with reading comprehension, vocabulary development, writing,
spelling, editing and study skills.
- Dragon Naturally Speaking: This
program allows you talk to your computer via a microphone, instead of
using a keyboarding. As you speak, your words are transcribed onto the
computer screen. It helps in writing papers, doing spreadsheets, and
for sending e-mail messages. It also has a read-back option.
- Inspiration: This program is
used to develop your ideas and to organize your thinking. It has integrated
diagramming and outlining options to help you better visualize and comprehend
information.
- TextHelp: This is a supportive
software program to help you with reading and writing difficulties.
It can read text out loud and help you construct words and sentences
by using word prediction. For instance, if you type in "peo",
it will offer you "people" as a word choice. This program
also has a talking spell checker specifically designed for people with
learning difficulties and a built-in screen reader. It comes with a
thesaurus and a word wizard for times when you are lost for words.
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The adaptive technology
rooms are staffed and open for your use at:
St. James Campus:
Inside LRC
200 King St. East
Casa Loma Campus:
Room 346C
160 Kendal Ave.
Hours of Operation
Please see hours of operation at your campus
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For more information
on software:
www.gbrownc.on.ca/saffairs/disabilities/disabilities.aspx
www.strategictransitions.com
www.texthelp.com
www.scansoft.com
www.kurzweiledu.com
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Services Available
- One-on-one assistance with a learning strategist to understand your
psychological report, and improve your time management, writing, reading
comprehension, study skills, and much more!
- Adaptive Technology Assessment: what software and/or hardware works
best for you.
- An orientation to familiarize yourself with the AT Room and all the
technologies available for you.
- Hands-on one-to-one training on available technology.
- Open access during the day, in the evening and on
weekends. Use of software to assist you with your essays, homework or
use the software to study and better prepare you for your exams.
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Funded
by: Learning Opportunities Task Force, Ministry Of Training, Colleges
And Universities, Government Of Ontario
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BACK TO DISABILITY SERVICES
Revised:
December 13, 2007
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