What is Compensatory Education?
Compensatory Education is a program for adults with developmental disabilities. This program is designed to help the student acquire basic skills and abilities needed to become more independent and self-directed and to meet and manage community, social, work, and personal adult responsibilities.
These classes meet on the SCC campus in Van Dusen Hall Mondays through Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Tuesdays and Thursday classes emphasize job-related skills and experiences. Monday and Wednesday classes focus on academic skills and demonstrations. Friday classes help participants work with computers and software packages.
Cost: Compensatory Education Program classes and materials are provided FREE of charge by the college's Basic Skills Program
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Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible to participate in the program, and individual must be age 17 or alder, and be diagnosed with mental retardation or functioning on a level equivalent to mental retardation resulting from head injury or brain damage.
To sign up print and fill out this form and contact David Hale at 910.695.3933
Our goals for students enrolled in the Compensatory Education Program include combining academic and vocational opportunities to enable the students to become more self-directed and independent, to improve the student's quality of life, and to assist the student in a successful and responsible involvement in community, work, and personal relationships.
The Compensatory Education Program of the North Carolina Community College System serves more than 4000 students annually.
Program of Study:
language, math, social science, community living, consumer education, health, leisure activities, computers, job seeking and job retention skills, and money management.
Adjunct curricula include:
problem-solving, self-advocacy, leadership skills, valued-based services, developing and maintaining friendships.
Individuals with Disabilities are ...People First. (North Carolina DD Council)
As more adults with disabilities become active participants in community life, our shared vocabulary will continue to change. the guiding principle is to refer the person first, not the disability. Instead of saying "the disabled handicapped," it is preferable to say, "people with disabilities" or "students with disabilities."
The disability is no longer the primary, defining characteristic of an individual, but merely one aspect of the whole person. Putting the word "people" or "student" first places emphasis on the individual instead of the disability.
The way society refers to persons with disabilities shapes its beliefs and responses to them. Using language that affirms the dignity of people with disabilities fosters positive attitudes and paves the way for more inclusive communities.
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