November 2006:
Number 511
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A newsletter for the students, faculty and staff of the Collin County Community College District. Published monthly. For information or submissions, call 972.599.3142. Cougar News welcomes student and faculty submissions. Next deadline: Nov. 10 All submissions are due by 5 p.m. on the due date. Photos cannot be returned. Text should be emailed to mrobinson@ccccd.edu or sent on disk. Please submit copy that is proofed, edited and saved in Word format. Cougar News staff: Lisa Vasquez, director; Mark Robinson, editor; Marcy Cadena-Smith, contributor; Sydney Portilla-Diggs, student correspondent; Stephanie Hall, student correspondent; Ana Palmer, special contributor; Ginny Topfer, special contributor; Nick Young, photography and layout
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Healthcare conference set for Nov. 3
What limits should healthcare institutions place on healthcare professionals with disabilities in the best interest of the patient and that individual? What are reasonable accommodations to assist those professionals?
To discuss these questions and more, the college is hosting Disabilities and Scrubs: Exploring the Role of Healthcare Professionals with Disabilities from 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Friday, Nov. 3, at the Spring Creek Campus Conference Center. This is a thought-provoking seminar that explores the role of individuals with disabilities in the healthcare field and fosters acceptance of those healthcare professionals.
This seminar seeks to dispel myths and change attitudes about working with healthcare employees with disabilities. Attendees will leave with a better understanding of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in educational and employment settings. In addition, participants will be provided with resources in regards to working with employees with disabilities. The event is open to students, faculty, staff and the public. Cost is $79 before Oct. 6 and $99 after Oct. 6.
The conference speakers include:
Randy Snow, renowned businessman, speaker and Paralympian, was left without the use of his legs after a farming accident in high school. Now, he is a business owner, a nationally recognized sales associate and a Fortune 500 speaker. He also is one of the most accomplished Paralympic athletes in history being the first to be inducted into the Olympic Hall of Fame in 2004. Before the 1996 Atlanta Paralympic Games, he received the Paralympic torch from President Bill Clinton in Washington, D.C. Snow is a renowned speaker having been featured on CNN, ESPN and in USA Today. His latest book, “Pushing Forward: A Memoir of Motivation,” received the 2001 Barbara Jordan Media Award.
Robin Mazzuca, RN, MPH, CEN, is the medical editor and writer for the Emergency Nurses Association in Des Plaines, Ill., where she provides consulting for research, clinical and injury prevention abstracts. She has more than 20 years of healthcare experience in the hospital and emergency care services. She earned a Master of Public Health from the University of Illinois at Chicago. She also earned a Bachelor of Science in nursing and psychology from Elmhurst College in Illinois.
Susan Fleming, MN, RN, is the perinatal clinical nurse specialist and maternity clinical instructor and lecturer with Washington State University. She has 32 years of experience in hospitals in labor and delivery, the nursery and working with mothers and fathers. Fleming graduated from the Los Angeles County Hospital School of Nursing in 1983 and returned to college in 2003 to earn her Bachelor of Science in nursing degree from Washington State University Intercollegiate College of Nursing RNB program. She completed her Master of Nursing from the University of Washington in Seattle in 2005. She has published a number of articles and works at Deaconess Medical Center in Spokane and is a board member with Exceptional Nurse, an organization that supports nurses with disabilities.
Jacquie Brennan is an attorney with the Disability Law Resource Project, which is the Southwest’s leading resource on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other disability laws. It is one of 10 Disability Business and Technical Assistance Centers, funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research. Brennan has been an attorney for eight years during which she has focused her practice on disability law issues.
Tanya Pierce is the advisor for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing students at Collin County Community College District. She has more than 15 years of experience within the Deaf community, and she has given various presentations on the ADA law and the interpreting profession. Pierce received her education from Columbus State with a degree in interpreting and transliterating. At present, she holds two national certifications and is a member of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf.
Nan Richards is a licensed professional counselor and is the director of Recruitment and Employment at Medical Center of Plano. She serves on several area boards and memberships: North Texas Workforce Commission, Healthcare Cluster of Dallas/Fort Worth Regional Workforce Leadership Council, Advisory Board PULSE Magazine of the Dallas Morning News, National Association of Healthcare Recruiters and the author of workforce-related articles and one book.
Shanna Warren is a certified professional in Human Resources (PHR) and is the manager of Human Resources at Medical Center of Plano. She has a strong background in training individuals to work with persons with disabilities. She holds a bachelor's degree in business management and master's degree in organizational management from Dallas Baptist University. She is an active member of Society for Human Resources Management and the local Dallas Human Resource Chapter.
The deadline for registration is Friday, Oct. 27. For more information or to register, contact David Gibson at dgibson@ccccd.edu or Sharon Steele-Blakeman at sblakeman@ccccd.edu.
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