USA.gov - Help for Difficult Financial Times

If you're looking for resources regarding financial challenges that you or your family may be experiencing, be sure to check USA.gov's site entitled: Help for Difficult Financial Times

The site offers links in the following:

• Unemployment, Jobs, and Training
• Family Support
• Housing
• Health Care and Insurance
• Debt and Credit

E-book: Six Easy Pieces

If you're looking for a book that introduces you to physics in a witty way, Six Easy Pieces, by Richard  P. Feynman  may be the book for you. In 1961-1963, at the California Institute of Technology,  Feynman  made a series of lectures, Six Easy Pieces, embodies these lectures in an enjoyable and approachable way.

For more information:

On iBooks: Six Easy Pieces, by Richard P. Feynman

On Google eBook: Six Easy Pieces by Richard  P. Feynman

On Amazon: Six Easy Pieces, by Richard  P. Feynman

Looking for other books or textbooks for mobile devices, search iBooks, Google eBook, and Amazon for other titles. Search by author, title, or ISBN numbers.

Enjoy!

Celebrities with Dyslexia

ABC News brings a list of 8 familiar faces you might recognize when reading their article: Celebrities with Dyslexia Who Made It Big - check it out.

Save the Date: Veteran's Appreciation Days @ RCC

Looking for a way to honor and thank the men and women who serve our country? Well, look no further, take out those red pens and mark your calendar folks. RCC's Diversity Programming Board invites everyone to come on down and participate in a letter writing campaign for those currently serving in the military.

Redwood Campus

Tuesday, November 13th from 11:00 am - 2:00 pm in the Student Center

Riverside Campus

Wednesday, November 14th from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm in Room 127/129 in Higher Education Center

Table Rock Campus

Wednesday, November 14th from 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm in the Student Commons

Writing supplies and refreshments will be provided!

Netflix: Subtitles coming to movies near you!

Netflix, an online video streaming giant who's service can be viewed over a multitude of devices, is looking to have 100% of their library captioned by 2014. Currently, the video streaming company has about 82% of their video collection captioned, by 2013 their goal is set for 90%. By 2014, the company hopes to caption all new content within 30 days, 14 days by 2015, and within 7 days by 2016. Their ultimate goal...to have captions provided simultaneously with new video launches.

Full article can be viewed and read here: Netflix agrees to subtitle all films by 2014

Documentaries: The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia

Have an interest in dyslexia? Have HBO? On Monday, October 29th at 7pm, HBO will be showing James Redford's film The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia.

The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia world premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and takes a look at the developmental reading disorder in a way that hopes to provide a clearer view of the minds of people who live with it. This topic is close to the director's heart, as James Redford's own son, Dylan, was diagnosed at an early age. Among those filmed, interviews with Charles Schwab, Richard Branson, David Boles, and California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom, which gives insight into how some individuals develop their own unique strategies for coping that helped lead them to paths of success.

Tune in or jot down for viewing at a later date - enjoy!

Partners in Education: Service Dogs on Campus

On March 15, 2011, the Department of Justice’s revisions to the Regulation Implementing Title II of the ADA took effect. Part of these amendments and revisions regarded the definition of a service animal which is now defined as a dog that has been individually trained to do work or perform a task for the benefit of an individual with a disability. The rule states that other animals, whether wild or domestic, do not qualify as service animals. Dogs that are not trained to perform tasks that mitigate the effects of a disability, including dogs that are used purely for emotional support, are not service animals.

At Rogue Community College a service animal is considered an accommodation issue and requires an individual to have a valid accommodation plan in place if they expect to have their service animal on campus on a regular basis. The first step in implementing this plan is to contact the Disability Services office and setup an appointment to meet with the Disability Services Coordinator. Examples of work or tasks that a service dog may be seen providing, but not limited to: assisting individuals who are blind or have low vision with navigation and other tasks, alerting individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing to the presence of people or sounds, pulling a wheelchair, assisting an individual with a seizure, retrieving items, assist with balance and stability, and alerting an individual to the presence of allergens to name a few.

When you meet a person on campus with a service dog please remember that the dog is working. The Delta Society has five rules of interaction:

1) Speak to the person first. Do not aim distracting or rude noises at the dog.

2) Do not touch the service dog without asking for, and receiving permission.

3) Do not offer food to the service dog.

4) Do not ask personal questions about the handler’s disability, or otherwise intrude on his or her privacy.

5) Don’t be offended if the handler does not wish to chat about the service dog.

Rogue Community College’s current ADA policy for service animals can be found here . If you have any questions regarding service dogs on campus, please direct them to the Disability Services staff on either campus.