Art instructors on display in Gastown

Circle Craft if a Gallery/Shop on Water St
in Vancouver and what particularly inter-
ests us about it at the moment is its show
of B.C. handcrafts for home or office in-
teriors from Feb. 2 to March 6. On display
will be hand made furniture, unique wall
hangings from quilted to hand spun, woven

and felted rugs, hand painted silk, fine
pottery and woodwork and some of the art-
ists involved are from the College - Donna
McLaren, Roger Stribley, Rose Naumann,
Leslie Richmond and Mieneke Mees. This is
an opportunity to see some of the beauti-
ful work they do.

Increasing Accessibility ~ Special Needs Advisor works out of LAC

Our new Special Needs Advisor, Paul Jones,
is no stranger to the problems of the dis-
abled student in post-secondary education.
Jones, whe has studied at UBC and the U of
Toronto, has his MA in Arts and has taught
English at UVic and UBC, is here to help
get information to students, staff and
faculty, to coordinate college services
and make referrals, and to provide ser-
vices requested by students, such as tap-
ing books, helping students with mobility
problems and writing exams for students
unable to do so. This semester on campus
Jones says he has had contacts with vis-
ually impaired students, a deaf student
and students with cerebral palsy and arth-
ritis. How accessible is Cap? Not too bad,
says Jones. Of course the top floor of NF
isn't accessible and some of the C porta-
bles are difficult, but the biggest prob-
lem is the division between the North and
South campus. Wheelchair students can only
use the fairly steep roadway and _ take
their chances with the traffic. The prob-
lem should be solved by fall, however, with
the opening of the new building. Meanwhile
Paul feels we should be paying more atten-
tion to the problems of deaf and blind
students. Paul's services are available to
any student with a disability registered
in a regular program at Cap. His position
of Special Needs Advisor is new and at the
moment there is only funding for the job
until April or so, but hopefully the Mini-
stry of Education will review the program
and make it part of the permanent budget
in coming years. Paul Jones’ can be found

in the Learning Assistance Centre (A110)
Monday to Friday from 10 - 4 or at the end
of local 424. This is a little late, but
Welcome to Cap, Paul. And we hope you'll
get the funding for many more terms.

Information Services Local 323/324 Informer deadline: Thursday noon