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September 18, 1998 Adaptive Programs to showcase accessibility resources WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Purdue University resources for people with disabilities will be on display Oct. 2. Adaptive Programs of the Office of the Dean of Students will sponsor the display from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the conference room in Student Services Annex 1 as part of National Disability Awareness Month. Thomas Robinson, vice president for student services, will read a proclamation from West Lafayette Mayor Sonya Margerum at noon. "The event gives attention to the many accessibility resources available on campus," said Paula Micka, assistant dean of students. "It also gives Adaptive Programs an opportunity to show off its new facilities." Exhibitors will include Adaptive Programs and Tactile Access to Education for Visually Impaired Students (TAEVIS) of the Office of the Dean of Students; the School of Agriculture's Breaking New Ground Resource Center; Counseling and Psychological Services; the Multimedia Instructional Development Center; Adaptive Learning Programs Lab; and the student organization Purdue Advocates for Disability Issues. Activities will include a wheelchair obstacle course and tours of the new Adaptive Programs facilities. CONTACTS: Micka, (765) 494-1245; e-mail, pjmicka@odos.purdue.edu Janet Beattie, Adaptive Programs specialist, (765) 496-2973 (V/TTY); e-mail, jebeattie@odos.purdue.edu Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; e-mail, purduenews@purdue.edu To the Purdue News and Photos Page