Broward Community College - Silver Sands Yearbook (Fort Lauderdale, FL)

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Motivated to Succeed Scurring off to class in a wheel chair, holding a cup of dark hot coffee in their only hand, not paying any attention to a call from across the lawn, only because the person can't hear. Handicapped these people certainly are, but there is still alot of life in those bodies, and it's being used to the fullest. Colleen Sharpe is a young lady on the go, yet she has never known what it is like to have a left arm. Colleen is a prefood and nutrition major, with a class load of 15 hours, which includes one hour physical education. As if this was not enough to keep a young woman busy, Miss Sharpe also spends 30 hours a week working at Memorial Hospital. While Colleen finds that the teachers and students at Broward Community College are nice to her, she has not made any lasting friendships. She tells me that this is mainly because people have to get to know her, and that, of course, takes time. As might be Even the mere act of opening a door is an everyday problem for rhe handicapped. expected, her friends at Broward are students she has known from her high school days at Hollywood Hills. Unlike some of us more fortunate students, Colleen could only think of one complaint with BCC, and I think that most of us will agree with her. She feels that at least a couple of the more popular walkways should be covered so that getting to class could be a little more conventent on some of those wet rainy days. Colleen has been counseled by the Vocational Rehabilitation Department of Broward County, and they are paying her school tuition, although she pays all her other expenses. While talking to Sally J. Chalstrom, a counselor for the Vocational Rehaibilitation Department, l found that there are many handicapped people in the South Florida area that won't let their handicap bog them down. They don't feel that the world owes them anything, but they are out r' ll Q' Igmiiiil f'Q..,g?' fl-f 67rvfS'?5 ' .v.-Q,-,nf .ff--2-ci I Scurrying to class . . . not all ofus walk. to prove to the community themselves, that they can be productive part of society. T dedicated people, such Chalstrom, all the handicapped has to do to receive help assistance, is make himself kn The Vocational Rehabi Department is a state run orgar that provides numerous services persons, who are both mentaly physically handicapped. Chalstrom's own area takes in all Hollywood and she still finds spend every Tuesday at BC spends this time in the 5 Services Building, ready to help handicapped students with special problems. The department been working with a number students since high school, and continue to assist them 1 college and into the working Helping a handicapped person to ,. 1-ii 2335 There are no short cuts for Schniedewent when he goes to the floor.