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Â鶹ŮÀÉ to Host Events for Disability Awareness Month

Â鶹ŮÀÉ will be hosting events at its Davie, Jupiter, and Boca Raton campuses to commemorate Disability Awareness Month during October.

Â鶹ŮÀÉ will host events throughout October for Disability Awareness Month.


By kelsie weekes | 10/5/2015

Â鶹ŮÀÉ will be hosting events at its Davie, Jupiter, and Boca Raton campuses to commemorate Disability Awareness Month during October. The events are sponsored by Â鶹ŮÀÉ’s Office for Students with Disabilities and are open to Â鶹ŮÀÉ students, faculty, and staff.

Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý The following event will take place at Â鶹ŮÀÉ’s Davie campus, 3200 College Ave.:

Disability Awareness Luncheon

Tuesday, Oct. 6, from noon to 2 p.m.

SD 105

ÌýThe Disability Awareness Luncheon is an annual event in which participants eat a light lunch while assuming a specific disability.

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ÌýÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýThe following event will take place at Â鶹ŮÀÉ’s John D. MacArthur Campus, 5353 Parkside Dr., in Jupiter:

Disability Awareness Luncheon

Wednesday, Oct. 7, from noon to 2 p.m.

The Burrow

ÌýThe Disability Awareness Luncheon is an annual event in which participants eat a light lunch while assuming a specific disability.

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Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý ÌýThe following events will take place at Â鶹ŮÀÉ’s Boca Raton Campus, 777 Glades Road:

Goalball Game

Monday, Oct. 12, at 6:30 p.m.

Â鶹ŮÀÉ Recreation & Fitness Center

Goalball is a team sport for blind athletes. Teams of three try to throw a ball embedded with bells into the opponents’ goal while wearing goggles that mimic a visual impairment. Participants judge the position and movement of the ball by the sound of the bell. The goalball game will be officiated by Donte Mickens, U.S. Paralympian and international goalball competitor.

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Blind Yoga

Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 5:30 p.m.

Â鶹ŮÀÉ Recreation & Fitness Center

Wind down from a busy day with this beginner’s yoga class for the blind and visually impaired. Participants will learn breathing techniques, meditation, and physical postures for health and relaxation.

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Wheelchair Basketball

Thursday, Oct. 15, at 6:30 p.m.

Â鶹ŮÀÉ Recreation & Fitness Center

One of the most popular events of the month is wheelchair basketball, which is basketball played while seated in wheelchairs. This team sport is one of the most practiced sports for athletes with disabilities. Wheelchair basketball will be officiated by Matt Glowacki, former U.S. Paralympian and motivational speaker.

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Disability Awareness Expo

Wednesday, Oct. 21, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Grand Palm Room, Â鶹ŮÀÉ Student Union

This event will showcase area vendors of assistive technology, which is technology that supports people with disabilities. There also will be opportunities to experience disability simulations.

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