Educational Assistance Center

March is Developmental Disability Awareness Month

Help EAC celebrate individuals with disabilities by joining us for events throughout March that raise awareness and foster conversations on creating a more inclusive campus.

 

March 12 at 2 PM | EAC Lab, Student Services, Room 114

Experience what daily life is like for individuals with different developmental disabilities. Stations with interactive modules will feature vision impairment, hearing loss, dyslexia, and dysgraphia. Following this experience, there will be a screening of Champions, a film based on true events about a group of athletes with intellectual disabilities (another form of developmental disability) overcoming challenges. The screening will begin at 3 PM.

Additional events this month forthcoming. Stay tuned!

 

Want to learn more about developmental disabilities? Download our comprehensive resources handout!

 

Want to spice up your Zoom? Apply one of these backgrounds to your Zoom profile:

Not All Disabilities Are Visible
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All Of Us Are Different
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EAC now has a newsletter!

Check out THE ADVOCATE: A Newsletter Devoted to Disability Equity. The first five issues are available! Future issues will be released every month.

 

EAC's Mission

The Educational Center (EAC) is committed to providing students with disabilities the opportunity to effectively matriculate into the mainstream of college and community life. We provide services that facilitate equal access to education, self-advocacy, academic self-efficacy, and personal growth opportunities to maximize individual student success. While remaining grounded in developing student independence in the post-secondary learning environment, Oxnard College and the EAC department recognize the campus and community cultural wealth and support systems that students bring to our campus. 
 
EAC values diversity and promotes awareness and retention by providing quality services and courses for students with disabilities. It is a resource for students and the campus community, providing guidance relating to compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Amendments. Consultation and support to the campus are also provided in 508 compliance, distance education, and Universal Design and campus accessibility. 

 

We Have an App!

Access all your EAC services from one convenient spot! We created an app that you can download onto your phone by scanning the QR code below. In the app, you will find links for requesting:

  • Alternate media
  • Extra time on quizzes/exams
  • Note takers
  • Tutoring
  • Sign language interpreters
  • Consent to release forms
  • Full course load letters
  • Continuation of services
  • Appointments with our staff
QR code for EAC Student App

You can also access the EAC App's desktop version on your web browser. Give it a try!

"If you embrace DIVERSITY but ignore DISABILITY, you're doing it wrong..."