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The Changing the Culture Seminar, presented over a 4-day period, was developed to change
the existing culture of beliefs and attitudes regarding persons with disabilities within
the RI higher education community. The curriculum for the CTC Seminar provides information
and experiences to raise the awareness of all participants regarding the needs and capabilities
of students with disabilities; as well as a review of policies and resources on campus and the
community. Seminar participants become Disability Resource Mentors for their colleagues.
A Disability Resource Mentor (DMR) is a person who is a member of an academic department or
administrative unit within the college who has completed the CTC Seminar and is qualified to
become a resource or liaison to the unit regarding disability issues. DMRs are asked to facilitate
regular discussions with their colleagues regarding disability issues. Such discussions could
include: formal training by the CTC leadership, informal one-on-one information sharing, problem
solving, brief presentation at departmental meetings, etc. DMRs can communicate and provide
ongoing support to one another via this website and through membership on a listserv.
Inquiries can be forwarded to Betsy Dalton at edalton@ric.edu
