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2014-15 Term 2 Course Enrolment Submission (updated)

The add-drop period of 2014-15 Term 2 will be on 12-18 January 2015 in CUSIS. Students concerned will receive an e-mail from Disability Services Coordinator last week on submitting course enrolment information for term 2.

Please submit the completed form in the e-mail if you need special accommodations by 16 January 2015 (Friday) for timely arrangements. If there are any changes and updates to your course enrolment after add-drop started, please also inform the Disability Services Coordinator as soon as possible. If we haven't received your information by deadline, we will assume you will not need any support services in this term.

Please refer to Registration with the Student Disability Support Services if you have not yet registered with OSA. 

The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Office of Student Affairs

Student Disability Support Services

uShine SEN Service Team

Introduction

As a caring University, CUHK seeks to promote a positive learning environment for its students and is committed to offering equal opportunities in academic pursuits for students with disabilities. Students with special educational needs (SEN), for example, hearing impairment, physical disabilities and learning difficulties, may need extra support for their studies. In order to promote mutual support among students, the uShine SEN Service Team is established. It is hoped that both uShiners and students with SEN would better understand their strengths as well as develop a glowing and growing university life through this service network.

Eligibility

You are welcomed to become our uShiners if you are:

• Current full-time undergraduate or postgraduate students from any disciplines and study years
• Supportive, Helpful, eager to promote an Inclusive environment in CUHK, Nurturing and Enthusiastic

Duty

You will provide supports to SEN students in the following areas:

• Format conversion of course materials and references for students with visual impairment
• Braille printing for students with visual impairment
• Note-taking for students with SEN in lectures and tutorials
• Assistance in the production of learning materials
• Provision of learning support to students with learning difficulties
• Provision of other special learning supports according to students' special needs
• Assistance in organizing educational activities

Benefits

By becoming a uShiner, you will gain:

• Knowledge about SEN
• Opportunity to attend Mental Health First Aid Certificate Course
• Training on communication skills, operation of learning aids & equipment etc.
• Opportunities in meeting and establishing friendship with students with SEN and other uShiners
• Recognition on Student Development Portfolio (SDP), if you have fulfilled the required trainings and service hours in an academic year (for undergraduate  students)
• A letter of acknowledgement for your voluntary service (for postgraduate students)
• Opportunities to glow, grow and have fun!

More information about the program

Application 

Please complete the application form (MS Word / PDF) and send it to Miss Jasvinda Ng, Disability Services Manager (e-mail: sdss@cuhk.edu.hk ). We will contact you within 7 working days upon receipt of your application.

Application deadline: 14 October 2015.

Applicants will be invited to attend an interview.

Enquiries 

For enquiries, please contact the Disability Services Manager at 3943 4766 or e-mail to sdss@cuhk.edu.hk.

uShiner • Life changer • Let's glow • Let's grow!

Forum on “Supporting Students with Disabilities: The University’s Obligations and Experiences”

In order to strengthen our campus community's understanding of the Disability Discrimination Ordinance and the University's practices in supporting students with special educational needs (SEN), a Forum on “Supporting Students with Disabilities: the University’s Obligations and Experiences” will be organized:

Date: March 6, 2015 (Friday)
Time: 2:00pm
Venue: Lecture Theatre 9, 2/F Yasumoto International Academic Park

Staff members, particularly those responsible for ensuring equal opportunities and helping SEN students, are cordially invited to attend the Forum.

You are welcome to register online before March 2, 2015 at (http://cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/wrs/WRSUserInfo.aspx?AppID=13&SelectedEvent=3407). You can click HERE to view the poster of the Forum.

For enquiry, please contact our Disability Services Coordinator, Miss Heidi Hui, at 3943 4766 or heidihui@cuhk.edu.hk.