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NEW [16.12.13] Ajou meets with disabled students for better communication
- 2016-12-21
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On December 13th, Ajou University President Dong Yeon Kim met with students with disabilities in the Community Lounge of the University Library.
The event was attended by eight students, two parents, President Kim, Vice President for Student Affairs Jai Hyoung Cho, and Jeong Sun Lee, a staff member from the Center for Students with Disabilities.
During the meeting, the student participants discussed the inconveniences and difficulties they have experienced in their campus life with the officials from the University. Among other things, they requested that the facilities, including dormitories and the library, be improved to better accommodate disabled students.
President Kim listened to their opinions and said that he would quickly and actively have dormitory facilities improved and provide students with disabilities better support for attending classes, etc.
He went on to say, "A disabled student has been to Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China with the help of a friend after being selected for the After You Program this summer," adding, "I ask that you take on challenges and seek extensive experience like the student."
He also recommended that they look for part-time jobs on and off campus, stating that priority will be given to disabled students for on-campus part-time jobs and 60% of their pay will be covered by the University if they find off-campus jobs.
Hyo Jeong Kim (Department of Sociology), who participated in the meeting, said, "This year, I met with many people as a reporter for the University Newspaper and it was good that the professors, students, and staff members I met considered me 'a reporter,' rather than 'a disabled student,'" adding, "I want to ask people not to pay attention to my physical challenge but look at me for who I am."
