Hello and welcome everybody into the next part of our Halloween folio creation. I hope you all got downloaded all those free printables, if you didn't download it yet, please go to have a look to the description box below. There is a link where you can find all these Halloween background papers and also the circles, decorative circles for Halloween. They are for free, so I hope you will enjoy them. And I'm gonna continue with this Halloween folio. I hope you will enjoy this part and we're gonna continue when we left in the previous part. So working through to the journal, I'm trying to put some nice pages together to make good basic layouts and then I will have much more easy work with decorating. So I'm gonna show you. Like here I know I'm missing that orange, so on these two pages I will be editing small bits and pieces of that orange color and I will show you everything what I did till now. And here I know it's quite dark on this spot. I do have that spider paper here because I do have that spider paper here and I want to continue in that row of these papers. So from this I'm gonna create pocket on this pocket. So it will be like pocket on the pocket with another pocket and another pocket. So with this thinking I'm preparing my papers and what I did here because I do have this beautiful printing that Halloween print in that kind of like ivory color. So to match it all together I do have stripe paper here. I do have that stripe paper here. Here I accidentally cut this background paper smaller. I had there about half inch here gap. So what I did instead of cutting new paper I cut that paper on the half, extend that one sheet or one piece with this stripe paper. I'm gonna create a pocket from this. This I can glue down and then from this I'm gonna create a pocket and it will go kind of all together you know with those stripes so it will start too much together. And here I just want to show you. I'm gonna continue with same paper like I do have here to kind of make it all work together. Here I need to have print on this side. So I'm not gonna draw it here. I need to place it this way how I will glue it. Then I will flip it over and draw the pattern. Pardon me. And I need to count also I'm gonna cut off this white strip. So that will be my starting point the pattern and I also need to count that here I want to have kind of like nice frame all around. So I will be moving a little bit my paper. So I'm gonna slide it back till the end. Here I'm gonna place it exactly on the edge. I'm gonna start to draw that pattern and here I'm gonna move that paper a little bit. I would like to have about this big that frame around. So from here I can draw down this shape and I'm gonna go here and I need to move now that paper back to that first position because if you will notice I do have that frame on this side and this side. This is bigger than this one than that inside. This shape is bigger than this shape here. So with that moving paper first here on this position I started to have this curve here and now I need to extend this one. So that's why I'm moving that paper back and I'm kind of extending this space. And I'm gonna draw probably somewhere here and now I'm gonna move that paper again back and I'm gonna find this curve of what I draw here before. So I'm gonna make the same position and draw here that rest of my paper because that spot here, this one, it's shorter than this one. See it's smaller this tap right here. So with that moving zigzag I made my drawing smaller than it's that I'm gonna show you. See it's going a little bit eerily down this spot. So I'm gonna cut it off so now we can have a look and I am exactly how I need it. I do have small frame all around so I do have that small piece here and I want to add there this envelope and I don't want to have this visible. So before I will glue it down, first I will glue that envelope around and then I will glue it all on the right position. So I'm gonna continue with simple layering of my papers. I do have nearly done every single these openings. I mean that base placing of my decorative papers and I will go step by step through to those pages once I will start to do those finishing touches. I just want to show you one more time how you can think about your papers especially about the scraps of your papers. So I do have here these of cuts. I do have this paper which I would like to use. I didn't use this paper yet and I would like to use with this paper these of cuts. I do have printed one more with this script or you know those words and these papers I need to put somehow here on this opening and I would like to create there some pockets again but just some simple pockets because in there or on it I can then create something a little bit complicated if I will want so and I want to use also those scraps especially those scraps. So as a main page here will be these spiders and I would like to create these spiders also as a pocket. So first I'm gonna cut these two papers in the size of my file folder slightly smaller. My printer is printing my papers with this wide frame around. It's one quarter of inch so that's that's for me kind of like navigator. I'm gonna put my paper on the edge of my file folder. Here I'm gonna make a small mark where is finishing my file folder here and I'm gonna be cutting these two papers in the same size. So once I will cut off that frame I know my papers in are a little bit smaller than this and that's actually what I need. So both of them I'm gonna cut where I made that mark and I'm gonna be using these two of cuts as well. Oh yeah I'm gonna have it this way so I will make a mark this way. So I'm gonna place my paper about one eighth of inch from the fold to keep that frame around and I'm gonna make a mark here is my spine so I can see where the spine is and I'm gonna make a mark a little bit next to that spine. Again in that size of the frame which I will have here I'm making mark here and I'm gonna cut my paper in that size and I do have my first paper cut it in the size where I can still see the frame around. So that's first, this second one I'm gonna slide it behind till the end. I still have here that white frame which is perfect because once I will cut it off I will have that paper slightly smaller so I'm gonna place my paper here and I'm gonna cut this paper exactly how is this page including that tap. So first I'm gonna move that paper on the edge here and draw the tap because I need this decorative paper slightly smaller here to fit it into that size. Now I'm gonna move that paper about one quarter of inch to this side, keep it still stuck here and I'm gonna finish the shape of the tap so now I know how to cut this paper so I'm gonna follow my cutting as you can see I do have really nice frame all around so now I know I can cut just that edge my second base done so this will be two basic papers which I will see when I will open this this page and to make it nice for look I would like to get this paper here it's kind of make it like it's continuing all together and I would like to add there also a little bit different paper which is this one to mix and match it but to make it complete as you can see this paper it's not big enough to fill all that spot and that's totally okay because I don't need to fill all that spot I need just a part so I'm gonna draw on this paper this shape I'm gonna make exactly same like I did before so I'm gonna put that paper here the print similar same way how is the shape of that tap and draw the pattern here I'm gonna draw the tap I know that tap have to be smaller on this patterned paper than is here so I'm gonna move that tap kind of like inside about one quarter of inch and finish drawing here and then continue till the kind of till the end now I'm gonna move that paper till the end here kind of a little bit let it a little bit peeking out to make sure here I'm following my drawing and draw the pattern inside and as you can see I forgot to say sorry I do have cutted the paper already on these sides in the size where I can see part of that background page so I know here my design paper it's already smaller in the size I need here so I can see part of my file folder from both sides so I just need to cut this I'm gonna take my scissors and cut the pattern I just draw and if I will have a look I do have yeah I know here I didn't cut perfectly but that rest I do have quite nicely done with all that frame around I don't need this tap here so I can cut it slightly smaller and this paper will be here and now to kind of like continuing or putting all together I'm gonna grab this cut it in the size I need to create kind of over decoration and I'm gonna be using this one for the pocket and I also do have strip of the paper I've got here underneath so this I can use to create extra decoration on my pocket so I'm gonna cut first this one now I'm gonna measure how big piece I would like to have here so I'm thinking about 2 and 3 quarter of inch pocket so I'm gonna cut that in the size 2 and 3 quarter that will be here now this strip I'm gonna glue on this paper it will reinforce the edge and it will make that you know that step between I can add the sewing effect so I made my sewing first sewing wasn't that was kind of like mistake that this this line I forgot to set up my my sewing machine and it started to sew quite far from edge but I actually like it this double double sewing and in between I added zigzag stitching just you know just add there some decorative element so now I can glue it down or first I will I should glue this one actually that will be good to start with it so I'm gonna glue this paper first and really very easy these first layouts should be easy to do something what you will enjoy and what will don't take a long time either it will take a long time but what will don't get you stressed out what will be kind of relaxing to do easy to do so I do have my first paper now on it I'm gonna glue this as a pocket so I'm not gonna put glue on this side but I will put glue on all those three other sides I'm gonna keep those threads peeking out because for Halloween project the threads all around they are actually very beautiful very decorative or I like it I mean not everyone have to like it of course and I'm gonna let this dry so I clip it with paper clips to make sure it will hold for now until it's dry and I'm gonna continue with these two spreads it's very plain now so I was thinking I'm gonna add there some of these kind of like photo mats and I would like to create nice spread and also create on these basic papers pockets where I can stack something so I do have here these photo mats and one envelope and also that focal point on on the top and first I was thinking I'm gonna place it this way it can be placed this way but it's not actually what I like the most so I'm gonna place my photo mats on the edges like if I will imagine this as a picture on the wall I do have one photo mat here one photo mat here and my basic point my focal point will be in the middle will be that catching eye thingy right in the middle between them just like this so it's kind of like continuing so first what I will do I'm gonna glue that photo mat right here and glue it so this gonna be here now I'm gonna glue the second photo mat it's gonna be here now I'm gonna prepare my focal point which will be this envelope and this I'm gonna make it as a pocket from the top that way here I will don't put any glue on this side and I will put glue on all other three sides now I can glue my focal point right here and I'm gonna try to glue it just between these two so this spot will be perfect and I would like to have there also visible that print this print I would like to have just a small amount here so I'm gonna glue it kind of in this position I'm gonna flip over this one to make sure I will don't get glue and any glue on my photo mat and I'm gonna add the glue on my envelope hopefully I'm on the right spot and I forgot to distress these two pages it's good I didn't glue them down yet so I can distress it so I do have prepared basics for these two pages and I would like to make there another two pockets when I will open this I would like to have here a slot where I can slide something inside and same is here when I will open this and this I would like to have here a slot where I can stack something in there and the color which I will choose will be this orange this striped orange page I will put right here and from that color I'm gonna continue on this side with the slot here and on this side with the slot underneath so it will look this way where I will see a little bit peeking out that pattern and then when I will open it here I will have that pattern as well so this way I will glue these strips down first I'm gonna cut the corners with my paper punch now to make sure I will make a nice position the right position I'm gonna draw a line so I can see it here I'm gonna grab my ruler and place that ruler you know here I can measure how far it will go so I think this way and make sure that I do have that ruler with the horizontal to match the horizontal way of my drawing and I can place there this strip first I will distress the edges to kind of finish that look of that strip so here I'm kind of helping myself with those griff with that graph to keep my ruler straight and I'm gonna slide this strip to that ruler watch these two sides if they are kind of similar and place my paper and I'm gonna have a look how wrong good it looks good so same way I'm gonna do it with this paper I'm gonna open it draw the line here right next to my envelope because I know I would like to see this strip next to my envelope here and I cut this way so I'm gonna put this back and just check that's too much okay we're gonna move a little bit yes I think I will like it this way so I'm gonna prepare this strip I should have it prepared already take off that backing from my double-sided tape hold the ruler and now again I will try to keep eye on this and this and to make sure this is kind of like in the middle it doesn't have to be exactly and I do have placed my strip I'm gonna press both of these I'm gonna grab my pencil one more time and I'm gonna draw a line on the end of this strip and there I will cut the entry for the pocket same I'm gonna do here here I know it will be in that orange orange stripe so I'm gonna grab my ruler and knife and in that position I'm gonna cut the entry and I do have nice entry to that pocket from this side as well so now I can glue my papers down and when you are putting the glue on the papers like this where you do have a slot for a pocket just remember you that you will need to create pocket here so keep the hand maybe take keep the hand in your pocket maybe take a pencil and you can make a mark where you will put a glue that around your hand if you are not sure just make a mark this will be not visible you can draw around as much as you want just make a mark that here here here and all this I can glue down because this is pocket if you are not sure and it's same with this one if you are not sure where to place a glue just place it on your paper imagine where there will be your pocket slide there your hand and draw around this will be my pocket here so around that I should put the glue and this will be not pocket so all this will hold the glue and then it will be much more easy for you to put the glue the right way so I'm gonna glue my two pages so I do have papers on every single one of these pages I do have prepared also front page for front cover and the back page for back cover so now I'm going to go through to every single page and tell you quickly what I put first and what I placed next and what I did for that starting of emboss or of those embolishing those pages yeah embossing those pages so this first I do have file folder as a base envelope as an extra pocket distressed envelope first I cut it this strap paper I slide it in draw the shape of that envelope cut the strip about two inches wide glue it down that off cut from here I used to decorate the flap of that envelope it was very small piece so I extended with the same pattern I used for extra two pockets these two pockets they are from one sheet I cut that the sheet of this one inch bigger than is the size of my pocket I scored half inch here half inch here half inch on the bottom these folds are holding my pockets before I glue it down I added that sewing effect also sewing effect in the middle to kind of make sure I have there two pockets and I definitely did video when I'm creating this one because I do remember I glued that down and I forgot to glue it in the middle so I definitely did process with this one on the next page we do have here this spread so that was very easy I did cut the shape of my decorative paper in the shape of that file folder before I glue it down I glued this mat over the edge I made sewing effect all around then I glue it down on my file folder and as a last thing I glued down this envelope with the focal point card and I made another pocket using that focal point card this was totally easy I just cut the paper in the size of the page glued the mat on that paper and then just glue it down here I had the off cut as you can see it's very small strip of this spider web and because I wanted to continue that pattern I used that off cut to create this strip here and then from this stripe paper I just create a pocket and before I did glue it down I sewn all around of that paper then I glue it down here it was easy as well I just cutted the stripe paper in the shape of my top glue it down and on it I used one of these small envelopes with that focal point card and I will have pocket from here because I used that focal point card pardon me focal point card like an extra pocket here I had piece of this stripe paper so I cut it in this I had just really small stripe strip as you can see this is the bottom of my paper so I did sewing effect all around I did cut it in this size of my page I did sewing effect all around glued that photo mat on it and glued that paper no first sorry first what I did I glued down this my envelope on that base page on that file folder that was first what I did glued down then I glued this stripe paper on it and then from this spider web spider web paper I cut the piece one inch bigger than is this size I scored half inch here half inch here half inch here and those half inch folds are holding my pocket here before I did glue it down I just saw with my sewing machine this pattern then I just glued down so I do have pocket from here and these folds and this was similar like my first envelope I used this striped paper kind of like off-cut from here to create this entry to my to my pocket here the off-cut from creating this shape the off-cut I used again on the flap of my envelope as I'm kind of like decoration and because it was again it was small so I extended with the same paper I used for the pocket and creating that pocket was exactly same like before just before I glue it down I added also sewing effect all around then I glued that down and this is again envelope and here before I glued down that envelope I wanted to have this paper because it was kind of like too many different papers as you can see here I do have those spiders striped paper calligraphy paper here is striped paper but not this one here is different one so I wanted to match it all together that's why I put this spider web paper here in the background to kind of put there something what will put all these together and then I glued my envelope on these two three sides so here is extra pocket here is another pocket and here is another pocket here I do have first I cutted this calligraphy paper in the shape of my file folder then I glued this photomap on that paper and then I took two strips of this striped paper I glued them down and I created those entries for the pocket and then I glued that paper down because I used this striped paper here I used that striped paper here to create you know kind of like matching all together and I used same striped paper in this pocket here and this pocket here to creating these slots I showed you how to do it and how to think about putting the glue here it was very simple first I glued on my page this envelope then I cut this paper in the size I need this spider web I glued photomap first then I made sewing effect all around and glue it down and then from this laboratory papers I cut the piece for my for my pocket here again one inch bigger then is this size of paper so one inch bigger scoring line on this side and this side and those folds are holding my pocket here and before I glued that down I added that sewing effect I think I said that sorry for them here I wanted to use the same paper here so I wanted to use the same paper here but I had only small piece only that big piece and I wanted to use it so what I did I used that piece first I glued to that piece this photomap then I glued that piece on my paper and I will show you it's not big it was just this part of paper and to make sure I will have some way to put it all together I glued that paper kind of in the middle then I cut from this striped paper two strips I placed them around and then from same paper I cut it envelope pocket so that way it's kind of like making frame all around of that piece of paper I had in my stuff that was I think it looks really cute and it was good good usage of my kind of like scrap paper and here oh see I forgot to glue it down okay here I will have to glue it down first I cut it from that striped paper shape of my file folder then I cut it the slips for my tacks in that pattern and I didn't put a glue between so you can see I can go with my tacks through to that paper till the bottom so I just cut those you know those slides and I do have there three slots for my tacks before I glued that down that paper I added sewing effect just on this side then I glue it down I put the glue just around that paper so I do have three slots and because this had this kind of like inside top here I decided to create bigger pocket behind so from another scraps I glued two scraps together and then added sewing effect all around and then I just glued those two scraps as an extra pocket here this I don't have it glued yet maybe I can do some extra pocket here something you know maybe some kind of slot and for that I will have a look if oh yeah you do have here this paper so I will do slot using this paper this time the kind of match it all together because that spiderweb it's here it's here and it's here so I'm gonna kind of match it all together using again that spiderweb paper and create maybe two slots or one big pocket I will see and here is again altered envelope and I did it exactly the same way like I did that front that first envelope and here on this page I wanted to try to put two mats together so first what I did I cut it the pattern paper in the shape of my file folder page then I glued on that pattern paper these photo mats then I glued this one before I glued it on that file folder then I glued this envelope and I was thinking for some closure it will be good if I will actually add there something already now so I used one of these stacks you can do here I just ripped off the that bottom part and cut it a little bit shorter folded it in the size where I can fit you know right next to this envelope I glued that around those photo mats on that patterned paper and then all this composition I glued on my file folder page so all this I put on that patterned paper before I glue it down and here because I had so many of these kind of like strips those offcuts so I decided to use them on one page they were uh they were bigger wider so I just scored half inch on each to fit in this page and I started to glue from the top pocket so I do have every single of these strips as an additional pocket you have your pack so every single of these strips are additional pockets and they are exactly in the same size so I just glued them on this page those offcuts and this one we just created together so I don't have to explain you what I did here and this is just altered altered envelope which I decorated you know the way I can put it together with this with this kind of like pocket because I do have that shabby chic paper here on that frame I used same shabby chic paper here to create those pockets and because I do have that calligraphy or you know yeah that calligraphy paper in the bottom I used same paper here to kind of match it all together so I think this is quite a lot I hope you did enjoy this part of Halloween for your creation thank you so so much for visiting me today thank you so much for spending your time with me if you do like this video please share that with your friends on your social medias help me to grow this channel it will be so much appreciated on my end and I will be very very thankful for that have a beautiful day take care about yourself and I will see you soon bye


Today we're using four different methods to fade out this bright red hair dye and finding out which color stripper is the best. My color is super vivid right now so it's the perfect time to do an experiment and see how each method can remove so I'm starting by parting my hair in the center and detangling one side with a wide tooth comb and then doing the same to the other side and then parting each half in half to form four quadrants to test on. If you're familiar with my videos you know I love the vitamin c method where you get pure vitamin c tablets and this time I actually have a grinder to turn them into powder instead of mashing it with a hammer in a bag like usual so I did that and I waited out the amount I used for your reference since a lot of people always ask and I never know and it ended up being exactly 60 tablets and weighs 43 grams in case you get smaller tablets. The bottle started up here and it's down to here now so that's how much I used and then I plopped them in the grinder put the lid on and turned those babies into dust. Next I added water to turn it into a homogenous liquidy paste that's easy to spread and I used my hands to spread this on my hair and then dip the ends into the jar to get it nice and saturated and help spread it out to the top then I make sure that I get everything evenly and spend a while massaging it in and I've noticed that massaging this liquid makes the biggest difference in fading the color out so definitely take time to just massage this into your hair and if it gets dry while you're doing that just spray a little water and keep going. I love this method because it's so gentle on your hair and since my hair is bleached underneath I need to be as careful as possible when doing treatments and after that I just twist it into a bun and put saran wrap to seal in the moisture while I work on the rest. Next up I'm testing out the ion color brilliance hair color remover for the first time and I used one packet of the powder in an empty applicator bottle and mixed it with four ounces of room temperature water. You need to shake to dissolve the crystals to form a gel and they also recommend massaging with the maximum pressure of your palms and fingertips to ensure saturation. This color remover is supposed to remove two to three levels of pigment without lifting your natural hair color and is designed for oxidative and non oxidative color which is what I have in. It also has no ammonia, cannot over process and is vegan. I noticed that the first ingredient it has is a scorbic acid in it which is pretty much vitamin C so it makes sense that it acts in a similar way and they recommend covering it and exposing it to heat for 15 to 45 minutes which I forgot to do but I did cover it and leave it on for a long time while I did the back. They also recommend rinsing with warm water and shampoo up to three times to remove the maximum amount of color. Next I'm trying out the power tools color out system which removes permanent and semi-permanent hair color is ammonia and bleach free and says you can recolor your hair the same day. It has two four fluid ounce bottles that are step one and step two and you need to mix equal parts of part one and two and apply it to dry hair. It also comes with bonding shampoo and conditioner and extensive instructions. I mixed up two ounces of each so half of each of the bottle to cover a quarter of my hair and it takes 20 minutes to shrink the dye molecules allowing you to wash them away. Afterwards you're supposed to rinse in shampoo three to four times and after the fourth shampoo rinse again for a minimum of 10 minutes which sounds crazy but I just followed the instructions since it stressed how important it is to rinse longer for better results. Lastly I had to use color oops to see how it compared because a lot of us have tried that and even though it smells like rotten eggs it definitely works. I only chose removers that are ammonia free and bleach free and this one also removes permanent and semi-permanent hair color and takes 20 minutes as well so I made sure to mix this and the previous one at the same time so they could both process for 20 minutes while the first two have no time limit. This one also requires a one-to-one ratio so I just mixed both parts together and massaged it throughout my hair making sure everything got equally saturated like the other sections and this is how much was left in the bottle when I was done. 20 minutes later I rinsed everything out of my hair and you can already see the color coming out. You can also tell that I had different colors and some banding throughout the growth of my hair which makes sense because I'm always bleaching and dyeing it so the goal is to get out as much as possible and then deal with the banding afterwards. Then I rinsed it for a very long time like they pretty much begged me to. I used my palm olive dish soap all over my head with warm water to wash out and help strip the color since this is a method known to fade out hair color gently. It does make your hair dry for a second but it can be fixed with conditioner at the end and I did three rounds of this like the recommendation and then went in with some real hair care products that are good for damaged hair and I absolutely love the redkin acidic bonding concentrate line so I started with the shampoo and really got all up in there and then I rinsed my hair for a while like the instructions made me and then towel dried my hair and used the K18 leave-in molecular repair hair mask that every stylist on TikTok is obsessed with and pretty much forced me to buy it and they virtually stole my wallet if we're being real but I squeezed out two pumps of that and rubbed it between my hands for a while until it turned white and don't skip this stuff because this is how you're supposed to use it for best results then I spread it out on my damp hair. I used a little more just in case and then you have to leave this in for four minutes before doing anything else and then I applied my conditioner and the african pride olive miracle leave-in conditioner since the color strippers make your hair dry especially the second two which are the more aggressive two so this is how it turned out and looks while it's dry and you can see on my right side that the color has faded a bit but still has a lot left and that's because the vitamin C and ion treatments are a lot more gentle and also less drying my ends are cooler toned because I had a blue a while ago and there is a bit of banding from bleaching my roots at various increments ideally I would do the same process on each section again but this already took like six hours so I decided to go over everything one more time with the leftover product from the power tools color out system since that was one of the stronger ones and I think maybe it's also a tiny bit less drying than color oops but it's really hard to test that so do not quote me on that I started on the side that has more dye left and worked my way over to the other side and this is how it looks after doing one more round it's gotten out so much of the red compared to the beginning and my curls are all still curling next I decided to work on banding so I used bleach with an extremely low volume developer and just applied it to the areas that needed lifting and weren't as blonde underneath once that was done I washed it out and then bleached my roots using the method in my most recent root bleaching video which you should definitely watch if this is something that you do especially if you have curly hair because it is by far the best method I've ever come up with I'll put a link to that video along with all the products used so you can easily find them and I am stunned shocked throwing up and crying at how my hair still feels after getting all that red out which is a really hard color to remove I'm so glad my curls are still intact and I hope this video helps you pick out the right hair color stripper for you also keep in mind that every color is different and if it's an easier color to remove like yellow I would go with something like the vitamin c treatment and you can also use that treatment and do several rounds to get out of color more gently that's more stubborn to remove if you want your hair to stay light you could use a toner but this was the perfect canvas for my next color combination which was this beautiful lavender with a pink money piece and it turned out looking so even and beautiful so I hope this video is helpful for you thank you so much for watching and I will see you in the next one


Hello and welcome to Rehab at Home from Erdell. In this series we will show you some simple activities you can do at home to help your child with their listening and speaking. Today Jessica and her mum are making faces from Play-Doh. Jessica has to listen to her mum's instructions about how to make the hair, ears and other parts of the face. Let's see how it works. So let's roll it. We'll make some nice long curly bits of hair for this girl. And after we've done the hair, I think it's very important that we give her some ears. Yeah, we can make her some little ears. So I'm going to make this girl's long curly hair like that. And I'm going to put this long curly hair here. Do you make a long thin mouth? Yes.  Yeah, so you have that bit. Okay, you roll it, make a nice long thin mouth. And should we make it a long thin happy smiley mouth? That looks like it's going to be a nice big happy smiley mouth. And then after that can you get some green Play-Doh and make some green ears for me please? That's it. Let's make some little green ears. Jessica made a Play-Doh face by listening to her mum's instructions. Sometimes her mum highlighted the important words in the instructions such as can you make some small green ears to make the key words easier to understand. This is an example of acoustic highlighting. Depending on your child's listening skills, they may need this additional cue to help them to identify the important words in the instructions. Once your child's listening skills improve, reduce how much you emphasise the key words. Thanks for watching and don't forget to subscribe to the Med-L blog to get all the latest Rehab at Home videos straight to your inbox.


I'm Rodney Crowell and I couldn't leave you even if I tried.  Let's go live now to Letter Kenny Credit Union and join Oshin Kelly. Yeah, thanks, Kevin, a very good afternoon. Thankfully we're in the heat and the warmth here of Letter Kenny Credit Union on the high roads ahead of the latest edition and the latest installment of the Letter Kenny Credit Union members' car draw. I'm sure if you're passing by on the high road you'll see two fantastic, well, one fantastic looking Toyota Yaris Cross. There's actually two of them up for grabs today. So there's going to be two very happy people in about an hour and a half's time. Well, less than an hour's time, let's say. McGarry will keep me right with the time and so will. But there will be two very happy people around about 3.30 that will be winners of these fantastic Toyota Yaris cars. If you're watching us live on our social media, on Facebook, you'll see the drum is empty, but very shortly there will be 5,237 entries going into the drum. So there's a lot of entries there. It's a very, very popular event. It's a very, very popular addition that the Credit Union have each and every year and they've been doing it for quite a long time. This is the 16th year of the members' car draw. If you don't want the car, there's also cash prizes. What do we have? Two 1,000 euros, eight 500 euros and four 250 euros to be given away as well. Cash prizes and what they're going to do now in the next few minutes, when we go off air with this link is they're going to fill this drum here. They're going to get all the numbers in and when your number is pulled out for the cash, it will be put back in again for the car draw later on. And today we're going to be joined by members of the We Care Food Bank in Letter Kenney. Letter Kenney Credit Union have kindly met a donation to the We Care Food Bank earlier this afternoon and Funtan McGrath joins us now. So Funtan, a very good afternoon to you. It's nice to be involved in this. Yes, Oshin, we got a good donation from the Credit Union today. The food bank has obviously been in an unfortunate position of having to increase its purchase of food for the past 12 months. And the Credit Union kind of gives a good donation, which goes all the way to providing non-personal food for the people who come to our food bank twice a week Tuesday and Friday. So we're very grateful for that. I suppose we're heading into a time of year as well, where there is a lot more people looking for substantially more food. Last, coming up to last Christmas, we were extremely busy. But unfortunately, this Christmas is going to be even more busier. Roughly speaking, we're up about 25% on last year and the number of people coming to us. And with the amount of refugees that are coming to the country, we've seen a huge increase in the amount of refugees, which we really hadn't planned for, but we manage. And thanks to the donations for the public, local businesses, particularly Max and Spencer's, Aldi and Kentucky Fried Chicken. We get good donations of food and cash, donations from all sporting organizations, church organizations, you name it, from right across the county. So we're very grateful for that. And even at that, with all that superb help, are you still struggling maybe to meet the demand of yours? We do struggle, but there's a world that's a way we can beg, steal, or borrow. We find a way to get the food. And we have our sources. And coming up to Christmas, the generosity knows no bounds. So we get the donations in. We're able to source the food as cheap as we can when we have to buy it. And we're so, so grateful for the members of the public putting their hands in our pockets, bringing us food donations, or drop-off points. We have three drop-off points, one in the solo, one in the community center, and one in Simpsons. And as I said, the food bank is open twice a week. And we're like, we've got a website and our Facebook page. And if they need to donate, there's a donate button on the website. So we're always open to accept cash and food donations. So we're located behind Alfie Greenstore. Alfie kindly lets us use these facilities free of charge for the past several years. It's been tremendous. We've got several hundred families on our books. I mean, I don't even know the number. Just keep growing all the time. But we're so grateful to members of the public for their kind and generous donations. Listen, you're doing a fantastic service, but I'm sure there's people out there. Not alone would they like to assist you in donating food and cash, but maybe help out as well, because you've a very important team of people there with you that all hands on deck and all help welcome. Well, yes, we're a 100% voluntary organization. We have about 15 active volunteers. We've got our AGM coming up at the end of October. And if anyone feels that they can contribute as an active volunteer, they're more than welcome to put their name in. We've got a list of people who are looking to join, but we're always welcome to new members and people with new skills, IT skills, you name it. We need a driver's license because we've got a van which we've run from time to time, so we're always open for new members. That's in Fenton. Delighted to get speaking to you today. I wish you all the best with your continued brilliant work that you guys are doing. Thank you very much, Ashie. That's Fenton McGraw of the We Care Letter, Kenny Foodbank, who are here today to help us out with the draw. So we'll have that draw of the two cars coming up around about 3.30 on the program this afternoon. And we've also got a number of cash prizes to give away. So stay tuned, Kevin. We'll be back to you after the 3 o'clock news.


We learn together, we work together, and we prosper together. And welcome to a special EducationUSA interactive web chat about educational opportunities for international students with disabilities. I'm Evan Ryan, Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs, and I'm delighted you could join us. Today's web chat will highlight the resources available to international students with a wide range of abilities and how U.S. colleges and universities can support them in studying in the United States. We know the prospect of campus life abroad can seem both exciting and challenging for any student. Our goal is to provide guidance and support for international students from diverse backgrounds who want to study in the United States. The theme of this year's International Education Week is Access for All, and we are pleased to feature programs that provide equal access and equal opportunity for all international students attending U.S. institutions. We are proud of the United States track record in creating open and inclusive educational spaces, and our campuses provide disability-related services to all, regardless of citizenship. I'd like to thank Judy Heumann, the State Department's Special Advisor for International Disability Rights, and our esteemed panelists for joining us and lending their expertise to this important conversation. Today, we will discuss ways in which student services offices on U.S. campuses meet a wide range of student needs through advocacy, support, and academic programs. Online experts are also standing by to answer your questions about visas, campus life, and other topics related to studying in the U.S. We all want to hear from you. I encourage you to post your questions and comments in the chat space beside the video player. I hope you will find today's interactive web chat helpful as you explore your interest in studying abroad in the United States. Thanks again for joining us today. Enjoy the program. Good morning and good evening to all of our guests. I'm Judy Heumann, the U.S. State Department's Special Advisor for International Disability Rights. I'm happy to be with you today as we continue to honor the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act with this web chat on resources for students with disabilities studying at U.S. universities and colleges. Today, as a part of International Education Week's Access for All Programming, we'll be talking about the types of support and programming available to students with disabilities who want to study in the United States. This program is a part of the study in the U.S. web chat series, which answers questions from students around the world who are interested in studying in the United States. There are a lot of great programs available for you to view about admissions, English language requirements, and what university classes are like. As a disabled person myself, I understand that you may have questions about what it is like to study in the United States with a student with a disability. Today, I'm proud to say that I'm joined by a panel of experts who can answer some of those questions for you. Let's meet our panelists. Sitting to my right is Diego Mariscal. Originally from Mexico, Diego received his Bachelor's of Arts in International Studies from American University here in Washington, D.C. Diego has cerebral palsy and a learning disability. After participating in the 2004 Paralympics, Diego developed a student group addressing disability pride, which later developed into an organization, Together-International. He is now the CEO and chief disabled person at Together-International, and is used to reinforce the fostering of disability pride and identity across college campuses worldwide by emphasizing the importance of disability as a part of human diversity. To the right of Diego is Seth Ravitt. Seth is the Associate Director of Technology Access at George Washington University, also in Washington, D.C., where he works in close collaboration with stakeholders across the university. He led the development of a strategic plan to implement accessibility initiatives and serves as a consultant to the GWU campus community, providing guidance on web content and course materials. He's also a member of the university's accessibility oversight committee. His previous work includes 11 years as a strategy manager with IBM Accessibility. He participated in IBM Corporate Service Corporation programs and spent time in Indonesia where he worked with a disability nonprofit, non-governmental organization on several accessibility initiatives. Seth holds an MBA from Cornell University in upstate New York and a Bachelor's of Science in Business Administration from Gallaudet University here in Washington, D.C. And finally, joining us virtually is Monica Melhotra, a project manager with the National Clearinghouse on Disability and Exchange at Mobility International USA. Mobility International is an organization which aims to increase participation of people with disabilities in international exchange programs. Previously, Monica worked for 10 years at the University of Texas in Austin where she assisted with admissions, immigration, student counseling, and sponsored student programs as the Senior International Student Coordinator for English as a Second Language Services and as International Student Advisor at the International Office. Thank you all very much for joining us today. If you have questions that you'd like our guests to address, please share them via the chat space next to the video player or on Twitter using the hashtag study in the USA. We'll be answering many of your questions now and we will also provide answers and links to resources in the chat space. I'm going to begin with the first question. Why should an international student with a disability consider applying to U.S. college or university? Seth, would you like to start? Sure. Many universities in the United States have disability offices to provide services to students with disabilities. The Americans with Disabilities Act was passed in 1990. And now 25, that was 25 years ago, now many universities are much more prepared to provide services to people with disabilities. One example of some services that we provide are interpreting services, captioning services, alternative format production for blind and low vision students who use screen reader software, note taking, test proctoring. Thank you. So Diego, as this person who came from Mexico to study in the U.S., maybe you could share a little bit about why you think it's valuable to study here. Yeah, of course. Well, so firstly, I wanted to study in the U.S. because of all the access that it had. I was raised in Mexico, but we had the opportunity to go to the states for two years where I needed surgery. And so it was a really life-changing experience to go from a place where a disability in Mexico where a disability is often seen as a problem and something that you have to fight to get access to and then going to the states for the surgery that I needed, it wasn't a problem. It was just something different that people were willing to accommodate. So that was the first aspect that drew me to studying in the U.S. But I think what made me want to stay and continue to do the work that I'm doing was really the culture and the acceptance of disability and the community of disability because I think with the ADA, it wasn't just the passage of loss and access. It was the creation of a community and a movement that motivates people and engages people to want to be involved. So I would encourage students to come and study in the U.S. not just for the accessibility aspect but also for the culture and the acceptance of disability. Would you like to join? Sure, thank you. I think we did fight a boldly almost when you're the benefit of everyone of people who run an international exchange program. And so this should also be both disabilities and just as a step in the development of the access and development of people that aren't here for this as a mark for international disabilities to put into the program. Thank you. So Diego, what kinds of services, if any, did you need as a student having cerebral palsy and a learning disability? And were you able to get those services? Yeah, it was hard because in Mexico, growing up in Mexico, the procedures and the practices in place to serve accommodations needed weren't there. And so it was really hard to be able to come from a country that doesn't have that to a country that does have that. And so I had to do a lot of research but I was able to find support in the Disability Support Service Office at American University and I got testing accommodations where I would take tests with double the amount of time that a regular student would. So that was a great accommodation for my academic disability. And for the physical aspects of my cerebral palsy, they were able to accommodate classrooms where if a classroom wasn't a building that wasn't accessible, they would change the classroom to a different location. And what's funny is that often the rest of the students in the classroom actually appreciated that more because when a classroom was changed to an accessible location, it was usually not just more accessible to me but accessible to everyone. So that just comes to show that when you're thinking of access, it's not just for the person with a disability but it actually benefits everyone. And Seth, I think our audience realizes that you're deaf and we said earlier that you went to Cornell University for your masters. So I'm wondering, did you need accommodations? Did you get those accommodations? And how did that happen? Yeah, I got my MBA at Cornell University and I'm always grateful to their Disability Support Services. Really they've been very proactive from day one. Actually before I even came into the school in the fall, they started talking with me in the summer to make sure what kind of needs I had and everything that they could provide. And I provided documentation of my disability and they provided interpreting services, note-taking services, captioning services. Even for case studies in the evening, I had an interpreter that worked with other students and they were more than happy to provide that service in the evenings as well. So I'm always grateful for that. And that enabled you to successfully complete your MBA and to also really have the full experience of the university. That's right, yep. And I tell people one of the highlights of my experience is interacting with students from 30 different countries. Really it enhanced everyone's learning experience. Okay, so we have a Russian online viewer who's deaf who's asking about funding options for disabled people. She writes, I want to break barriers and find out how to make education accessible to disabled foreign students. What funding options are available for an international student like this correspondent? Would you like to join us, Monica? Sure. Can you hear me? Yes, we can hear you fine. Okay, great. Yes, there are many options for financial options. There is Gallaudet University has scholarships. Disability.gov also offers scholarships for people with disabilities with a list of students who are blind, deaf, and various disabilities. Our website, myusa.gov, also has many resources for students with disabilities looking at different organizations, sponsor scholarships. We'd really encourage anyone to look at our funding options website. Thank you. And I think it's fair to say that students with disabilities should look for scholarships that may specifically focus on disabled individuals. There are not huge numbers of those types of scholarships, but there are some. But students with disabilities should also look at scholarships that may be offered at the universities you're applying to, not just for disabled individuals, but for people based on qualifications. So don't limit your pursuit of funding if you are looking for support to study here in the United States. And also, I want to re-emphasize what Monica said about the website information that myusa has.  So when I applied to the U.S., I actually had no money to pay for college. And I just decided to apply, and I came to the U.S. not knowing how I was going to pay for college. And I found the services and the support and the community that I needed to do so when I was here. So I realized that for some people that may be a little drastic, but what I'm trying to say is apply, and once you get in, start looking before and after. Start looking for funding options, but don't limit yourself from applying just because you don't have the funding resources apply, and then I'm sure the support will come and the community will come to assist you. We have a question from David from Nairobi. Welcome, David. David would like to know how to build an awareness campaign for people with hidden disabilities. What advice would you have for him? I think that's a really excellent question. And from a university perspective, I think what's also valuable is a growing number of students on college campuses, are individuals with invisible disabilities, like learning disabilities and psychosocial disabilities. Monica, would you like to address this at all? Yeah, and can you repeat the question? Is he interested in building an awareness campaign for people with hidden disabilities? Yes, and this is here working with ESL students with undiagnosed learning disabilities. It was the awareness, anything that you can learn from our campaigns that we've done successfully. And building a group, finding a suitable group, educating your communities, and also educating those communities about opportunities here to study in the United States. How people with hidden disabilities are provided accommodations and equal access to education. And I'm wondering also for Diego or Seth on college campuses, numbers of college campuses around the United States have disabled student organizations. Is that also a place to help discuss issues and advocate more with people who have hidden disabilities? And what are your experiences? Yeah, at George Washington University, Disability Support Services is under the Office of Diversity and Inclusion. And other departments include the Multicultural Student Services Organization. And so we exchange best practices and we also have a program for international students. So, like Counseling Center, we help with the transition. And we do have students with visible disabilities and invisible disabilities. Learning disabilities, students with autism. I think more universities are promoting a welcoming and inclusive environment and community. So from the student perspective, my suggestion would be encourage your peers to share their stories. I think that is the most important piece, especially when you're talking about invisible disabilities. A lot of people are ashamed of their disability and don't want to disclose their disability. But as soon as they meet someone that has a similar disability or has a similar experience, they're much more willing to disclose it and to contribute to the conversation. So from the student perspective, I think the simplest thing you can do is encourage other people to share their stories and share that story not just within your network but with the community abroad in the university. I also think it's important to say that individual students and non-students with hidden disabilities, it's a new issue relatively speaking in the United States, as well as in countries around the world. As Diego was saying, in many cases people who have an invisible disability don't want to disclose because they're afraid of further stigma. So coming to the United States to study, you'd also be a part of communities at universities where in fact there are a growing number of students with invisible disabilities that the resource centers are in fact providing services to. And in some cases where there isn't a need for additional services because certain components of accessibility have already been built into college life. Monica, you want to add anything to this? I can speak personally. I have a non-appearance ability. I was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis about 10 years ago. And it is the challenge of times when you have to speak up about your needs. You shouldn't be ashamed or anything about this. It's important for people to know when you need accommodations, when you need access. And so I encourage you to speak up and to raise awareness within the community. Thank you. Another viewer from Nigeria writes, sports are an important part of my life. What types of social or extracurricular opportunities are available to students with disabilities outside of the classroom? We'd like to go first. Monica, you want to go first? Sure, sure, sure. Students with disabilities have access to adaptive sports, to social events, every student groups on campus. You see wheelchair users in wheelchair basketball, wheelchair rugby. You see blind students involved in goalball where it's like soccer with a bell and playing the ball. So hear the ball and there's adaptive cycling. Anything jogging, running. And the universities do provide access to events on campuses if there's plays or any social activities that the university is sponsoring that they will make sure that the student has their accommodations and have access to those events. And also just to mention student groups. There's a lot of student groups and disability specific student groups. That's great for them to meet here and to understand from different cultures of similar things they can learn from each other and a cultural understanding of people with similar disabilities on campuses. Thank you. Also students with disabilities can start their own organizations. For example, my wife who went to Gallaudet University, she is also deaf and that was maybe 15 years ago. Gallaudet University didn't have a women's soccer team and my wife and a few other girls, college students, got together, met with the athletic director at the time and formed a women's soccer team. And that was 15 years ago, they still have the soccer team today. So there's always something new. Yeah. So from my experience specifically in the U.S. and specifically talking about sports, I actually found it really difficult because I, like Judy said in my introduction, I used to be a Paralympian so I really wanted to get involved in swimming and actually the university said that I couldn't join the team because I had a disability and so that was a very hard, you know, realization and that was something that I was really upset about and I actually, that's part of why I continue to do the advocacy work that I do because I found it really frustrating that I wasn't able to join the school's swimming team because of my disability. So other than sports, in my case, I think that particularly in my experience I was able to participate in any other club activities on campus so that was really great and I think also starting your own organization is a really interesting, viable option too. At American University when I first joined it wasn't an organization focused around disability and so it really was an opportunity to bring disabled students together and bring disability at the forefront of the discussion so I would encourage students to and it doesn't have to be disability related. You can create an organization for whatever you're passionate about. I think at American there was an organization where they would get together and watch movies and they got funding from the university to get together and watch movies and that was the club and that was the after-school activity so there's plenty to do. Also I'd like to say that there are many universities around the United States where disabled students are very active in sports activities some of which are Paralympian types of sports where disabled individuals can participate in Excel universities in Arizona and California and Illinois and all over the country so it speaks to the broader issue of if sports is something that you're interested in and you're interested in studying in the United States look to the website of that university get a better understanding of what the university does in the area of sports in general some universities focus a lot more in sports than other universities whether you have a disability or not but I have a friend from Finland who studied at the University of Illinois she got her PhD in nutrition and one of the reasons she chose to go to that university in addition to the fact that it had a doctorate in nutrition was the fact that they had a women's wheelchair basketball team and she very much wanted to be a part of a women's wheelchair basketball team so there are a lot of stories and Diego and I will talk afterwards about this issue at American University it's the first time I heard about it so Grace from Taiwan hi Grace would like to know what kinds of support services on campuses are offered for students with muscular dystrophy who would like to start? I can start well I think it speaks to the broader kind of accommodations that is given to a student I mean when I first came I have a CPE which mainly affects my mortar skills and so the process was I went to the academic support and access center or the disability support service office and I provided documentation on my disability so that I could be part of the system and I told them specifically what I needed so I needed classrooms to be close to each other I needed also classrooms all to be on the first floor I needed my dorm room to be on the first floor as well so it's really about knowing the needs that you have and feeling comfortable with expressing those needs and if you don't exactly know what you want keeping the communication open or what you need keeping the communication open with that office so if a situation arises you have the resources to advocate for the specific needs you have and I'd also like to say that so the label of your disability in this case muscular dystrophy is not really very relevant to the discussion what is relevant to the discussion is as Diego was saying having an understanding of what types of accommodations you may need so may you need someone to be a no-taker in your classroom if you're unable to write independently you might need extended class extended time for tests and one of the issues that Diego raised in Monica you may want to jump in on this too or Seth is the issue of how students can be determined eligible for certain types of services who are coming from other countries and have disabilities Monica would you like to start with that we're having difficulty hearing Monica can you hear me now now we can hear you okay great yeah just like Diego mentioned it's really important to bring your documentation and have that conversation with your disability office based on what your needs are all people with muscular dystrophy are not going to have the same needs so it's important to look and realize what accommodations you're receiving in your home country and then understand what services you receive at the campus and then also some offices you know if the documentation is not clear sometimes the disability office just want to sit with you and interview and understand one-on-one what your needs are Seth yeah one thing disclosing your disability is optional if you want to get disability support services you need to register with the disability office and provide documentation from your doctor or a clinician to set up your disability status and then the disability office can determine which service that you're eligible for also I wanted to add more and more disability offices are really going above and beyond the minimum requirements and they're providing writing support they're providing career services to ensure that you have a great learning experience and help with the transition to the working world even scholarships too the other thing I think is important is look at the universities you're interested in you can contact the service disability services office and ask for example what types of documentation do you require in order for me to be determined eligible for services so that when you come to the United States you work most of that out and in most cases I think that's an ideal situation additionally I think it's important to realize that while we're focusing on universities today also learning about the types of organizations that exist in the community where your university will be is very important some communities have some very good services for example if you're blind organizations for the blind which could potentially provide you with services to support your learning how to get around the community and things of that nature our next question Juan Pablo from Columbia wants to know what support services are available for students with disabilities specifically he wants to know about support for activities of daily living like housing, dining, transportation and health services so Monica can you respond now yes sorry there were some difficulties so I'm speaking through my phone that's more clear but yes the universities have multiple student support services such as health center disability office you will have access to accessible housing transportation and so all those will be accessible for the students and just like you mentioned Judy you want to do some research on the location you know what is the weather like what is the community what is public transportation like within the community how close to campus will you be living so all these will be factors that you want to take into consideration based on your needs and the disability that you have and then speak you know that there's tutoring centers the writing labs you have assistive technology labs within the disability office and so just connecting with the university that you're accepted to or researching the ones that you're applying to it is important to look at all those services that are offered thank you Seth yeah we also have a health insurance program for international students and a counseling center to help with the transition there's different types of services for international students it's not limited just to students with disabilities oh true hello Juan Pablo yeah so I think I mean it has mostly been such a fun but I would also encourage you if you see that the university isn't able to provide for some reason or it hasn't been requested before don't be afraid to be the first one to advocate for it and look to the community outside of the university where you're living to meet other people that are in similar situations and they can give you some guidance and support on something that you might need that the university might not be accustomed to before so services like sign language interpreting services as we've been discussing reader services various forms of technology to enable you to access your materials to access testing to access performance in the classroom to access participation in extracurricular activities can provide a variety of support services for that for individuals who may need personal assistance services such as getting up in the morning, going to the bathroom, going to bed at night those services are typically not provided for by the university and that is something that people need to look at as far as whether or not they would be hiring someone here in the US to help them with those services or other opportunities. An online viewer wants to know if there is a special admissions process for students with disabilities for example, is there a certain quota for disabled students the answer is no there is no quota for disabled students and is there a special admissions process, Monica do you want to answer that? Yeah there are no special admissions processes whenever you are applying to the university you do not have to disclose your disability until you are admitted and that is up to you at that point if you want to disclose your disability if you are writing a statement of purpose for instance and you should feel empowered to do so if that is part of your story and what you want that is important for you for your application and your statement for entrance exams like the TOEFL or GRE there are accommodations that can be made of course so that you can take it in an alt-format and set to be processed in a couple of months but you are still required to take the English exam for English proficiency and GRE but again those testing centers do have proper accommodations to support you with that testing process which is required for the application process So following up for a minute on what Monica is saying these are legal rights that you have as a person applying to a university in the United States accommodations if you need them and can verify that you need them for the TOEFL the LSAT, the GRE the LSAT whatever the particular exam may be I encourage you to make contact with these entities as soon as possible and possibly working with USA Education as you are doing that there may be some glitches where depending on the office people may not be aware of what their obligations are but you need to know that if you have got appropriate documentation that demonstrates that you need these accommodations they are legally required to do so so be aware of that and then Diego we have an online viewer who wants to know and we thought you might have some experience in this area Monica you also is it possible for people with disabilities to stay in the US to work after graduation Diego what were your experiences yeah so my experience is a little unusual because I was actually born in the US my parents were shopping and they were shopping in New Orleans and they were supposed to stay for 3 days and they ended up staying for 3 months because I was born prematurely so my experience is a little bit different because I automatically have US citizenship because I was born in the States even though I grew up my whole life in Mexico but I have a few friends that are in a similar situation where they're not US citizens and actually what I think is interesting is that they became entrepreneurs and they started their own organization and they started their own programs and through that they were able to sponsor their own visa to stay so that's an alternative if you're really passionate about what you're doing even if you're really driven by the work that you're doing and you can prove that you're doing unique work that no one else is able to do you're able to sponsor a visa to work here but I also think Steph yeah so we have one deaf student from Saudi Arabia who graduated 4 years ago and is currently working at the embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington DC so you are allowed to stay in the United States after you complete your university study with a specific type of visa and I'm wondering Monica can you speak about that at all yeah luckily that was my job before with immigration processing but if you enter the country on a student visa if it's F1 or J1 then you do have opportunities during your program to gain work experience with internships for instance and then you also have opportunities to stay in the country on your student visa if it's for another year and gain work experience in your field of study so think about those during your program and before you arrive what is your professional goals and start making those contacts and connections with those organizations and have those opportunities during your program as well as after you graduate yeah and I think you know if you apply and if you're accepted and you come to the United States to study as we've all been discussing make sure to stay in touch with people on campus who are knowledgeable about these types of visa issues and again you know the U.S. is looking for bright committed foreign students to come who can benefit from the education they're receiving here but then we'll also be able in most cases to go home and really take what you've learned especially both in your field of study but for those of you with disabilities we hope also what it's like to live in the U.S. and how U.S. laws have been being implemented so that you can become champions when you return home Eugenio from Venezuela has a question for Seth what about students who are deaf and have struggles with the English request for admission yeah to get into college or universities in the U.S. you have to meet the criteria the admissions criteria and there are many universities and colleges around the U.S. that provide preparatory coursework before actually entering but you need to meet the admissions requirements before you're able to get in Monica would you like to speak to this yeah just like Seth mentioned it is a if there's any challenges based on the exam itself then many students do come in for English preparatory academic English preparatory programs before they start their academic programs they're really looking at what the challenges are is there something going on with the accommodations or the testing service or receiving the accommodations from the testing service you know what are those challenges and learning English or having access to learning English in your home country then look at opportunities to come to the U.S. there are English programs here that can immerse yourself in a language so then you can gain it quickly to then get admission to a university and questions like this don't have a yes or no answer so as Monica was saying there can be many different reasons I think you know one of the main points is when you study in the United States basically your classes will be offered in English and you will be required to do your exams and your papers in English so the ability to be able to communicate in English is very important in the event that taking a test is difficult because of your disability then I think again universities are dealing with some of these issues on a case-by-case basis but I think the bottom line is if you're having difficulty with English do what you can to try to take classes either online or here in the United States go to your embassy if you're nearby or counsel it to the American Corners to get information on how you could study English more but English is the predominant language that you'll be required to utilize in school Are there any exchange programs that I can do as a student that is not restricted by my disability? Do you have any examples? Could I apply for the Fulbright or any other educational and cultural programs? Monica would you like to start with that? Yes some of the programs just as Fulbright these scholarships are funded by the Department of State of Educational Cultural Affairs and just as Judy mentioned it's really important that people with disabilities know that they have access and are encouraged to apply for these programs my use of with who I am with and those exchange programs will work together to provide accommodations we will work with the exchange program that you're communicating with and if they need any assistance for the accommodations then we will work together with both of you there's Fulbright for instance there's UGRAB the Community College Initiative Program there's many programs that you can learn about through our website as well as Education USA offices so again no students are discriminated from any programs in the United States if it's an exchange program or an academic degree program and if there's one thing that you take away from this program today there are no quotas on disabilities and there are no groups of people with a certain type of disability that are excluded from participating in programs there may be scholarships that are offered to people with certain types of disabilities but as far as admission to Fulbright or university programs or anything else in the U.S. no there is no discrimination that's legally allowed based on your disability the next online viewer wants to know can I get a driver's license in the U.S. even if I have a disability what is transportation like at the universities in the U.S. this is another question which has multiple answers we're a very big country with many different types of transportation Seth would you like to speak at all about possible transportation at FGW yeah as a deaf person and a U.S. citizen I drive, we're allowed to drive in the U.S. when I go to other countries, Canada, Australia the Caribbean I can drive as well and in Washington D.C. Gallaudet University George Washington University are here so there's a lot of public transportation there's the metro system there's the buses, taxis many different options well I don't know how much I can elaborate speaking from my own personal experience I use the shuttle to get to campus and is the shuttle wheelchair accessible yes that's what I was going to say the shuttle is fully wheelchair accessible and in the case and this is actually really good so American University is in the city of D.C. and so sometimes when I lived off campus sometimes there was snow and there was it was hard to get to my my building so I was able to call public safety and tell them that I needed to get home safely and they were able to accommodate for that so they actually brought a car and drove me to where I needed to be so it's pretty accommodating mostly I used the shuttle but in case the shuttle wasn't in case the wheelchair lift was broken or in case there was weather issues I was able to call public transportation public safety and arrange alternative transportation let me please also reiterate the point that Seth made in some countries around the world disabled people are not allowed to get driver's licenses this is something which is not legal in the United States if you meet the qualifications and you're able to pass the test to be a driver you are allowed to drive you are allowed to drive if you need things like hand controls or other kinds of accommodations in the vehicle this is another issue that if you come to the states and study you could learn about in order to be able to address some in your country and other countries on the issue of transportation in general again it's really important look at the college and university that you're going to be applying to some schools are very small so I went to a university in Brooklyn, New York called Long Island University the campus I went to was one square block I didn't need any transportation to get around because it was a very small campus but then I went to Berkeley you see Berkeley in California which is a huge university and now the university has accessible transportation as do many of the large universities around the United States and the transportation is required to be accessible so that you can in fact get across the campus if you're unable to do it on your own if the weather is bad or you're unable to walk that far whatever it may be then depending on where you are there may be public transportation so in the larger cities in the United States like Boston, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles in Texas, Georgia many other areas there is public transportation public buses, train systems the newer train systems are accessible the older train systems like in New York are less accessible with some accessibility but all of the buses in the cities and communities around the United States are accessible and more and more taxicabs are becoming accessible next question is how are students with disabilities treated differently in the classroom for example do professors use different teaching methods for certain students depending on their needs who would like to go first on that well no students with disabilities are not treated differently they're treated equally and disability support services plays a big role in that making sure that students get the services they need note takers even for online education we have a very big university it's very proactive with their approach making sure that materials, course materials are already accessible for example students that use screen readers who are blind can follow the course materials using JAWS software or voiceover software they should be treated equally so if a student for example is deaf and there's going to be a sign language interpreter in the classroom will the teacher be informed will the student be encouraged to let the teacher know that there will be a sign language interpreter or other kinds of accommodations in the classroom yeah disability support services sends a letter to the professors letting them know that the student has a disability and will be using an interpreter for a deaf student perhaps so everyone's on the same page Monica do you want to weigh in on this one yeah I agree with them Steph with our information as well is that the disability office will inform the faculty members if there's accommodations that will be happening in the classroom but confidentiality is also very important so they don't know all the details but if they're seeing an interpreter in the classroom and any other types of accommodations being made then they'll just be aware of it but they won't see the paperwork they won't know all the details and that's confidential with the disability office so let me just say as the oldest person in this room today I'm 67 years old when I went to the university in New York there were no laws like the Americans with Disabilities Act or a law that we have called section 504 which actually has required universities to be accessible since 1973 so in the 1960s when I went to school if a faculty member said they didn't want a student in the classroom because of their disability there was really no one there who could argue on your behalf today a faculty member could not preclude you from any class that you're required to take or are interested in taking based on your disability I think again I really want to emphasize those particular points no quota systems disabled individuals have to meet the qualifications to attend the university there's not restrictions based on the kind of disability that you have can you tell us about online learning options for students with disabilities and I presume in part we're looking at the issues of accessibility for online courses who would like to start I took several online courses when I was in school and I think the same principles as any regular class would apply universities have to make sure that the material for a class is accessible and the benefit of online is that it's much easier and most of the times it's already accessible you don't have to advocate for that so I took several online classes that were really accessible to my knowledge and it was great I didn't see any distinction between online classes versus in-person classes in terms of accessibility I agree with Diego more and more universities are recognizing that online education is a really fast growing area all over the country and if you're deaf or hard of hearing we'll provide an online course and if you're blind or low vision you can use a screen reader software and we'll make sure that the course materials are fully accessible not only that but the web platform as well Monica just to add more about English learning as Diego mentioned it once the students are here physically on campus but I also just want to mention English classes online is available online for students who are blind or deaf or hard of hearing and it's important to access those before you come to the U.S. so you do have all the other opportunities too so feel free to contact our office if you cannot find those resources but they are out there so I do encourage students to continue learning English to have more opportunities here in the United States I'm going to read a question the whole question comes up Naimo of Tajikistan writes I am a mind survivor and lost my leg when I was 12 years old I only received $20 a month from the government and the rest the test is $170 all colleges require that I take the TOEFL exam but I can't afford it is there any support for that Monica hi there is communication with universities I am not aware of any waivers right now for the fee but it is important to contact schools that you are interested to see individually if some schools can waive a fee or not and then even contact ETS who administers the TOEFL exam to see if there is any other possibility to measure English outside of TOEFL if they have any in-house exam or anything like that or if you can come to the U.S. and enroll in an English program for a semester sometimes they allow you to take their their exit exam at the end of the semester to measure it in-house to see where your English level is at and so then they can continue giving those scores to different universities close by to them and maybe they have a partnership so don't give up there could be other opportunities if I could mention to come here for a semester and take English to have that done in a different way may I also suggest that you speak to the U.S.A. education office speak to someone at the American Corners some of the embassies have programs that you potentially can be accepted into and they are not large programs but if you are accepted into some of these programs they can help cover your costs for things like TOEFL and your application fees for universities as I said they are not a lot of them but there are some of them so check with the embassy our final question it's amazing the time has gone by so quickly Diego how did you successfully land an internship in the United States yeah that's a really good question I was successful at landing an internship because I was doing good work and I was doing advocacy work and I was able to show kind of results for that and that led me to good opportunities to network so I was able to network with a couple of people and tell them why I really wanted that internship my biggest internship I actually knew the person who was leading it before the internship was posted so I expressed my strong interest to it before and I got it and I was the only undergrad in that class to get that internship so I would say do good work and don't be afraid to network with other people that will help you get the internship that you want Monica any quick glass words no I agree stay focused on what your goals are don't let your disability be a barrier and just stay focused make contacts here in the United States in your community to have support and as Diego you'll be successful Beth do you have any final words yeah more and more universities now are recognizing that university-wide accessibility initiatives are often beneficial to everyone not just students with disabilities captioning is a great example of that our recent graduates last May we had captioning on a large screen our commencement so people really appreciated that so I'd like to thank you all very much for participating with us today I'd also suggest that you speak to your embassies about alumni programs so that you could potentially speak to students from your country that did study in the United States whether they had a disability or not to get some of these questions asked to some of your colleagues who could give you some additional information I'd like to thank you all and conclude by saying there are many wonderful changes that are going on in the United States that can really help you both academically learn and learn about what disability rights are all about we encourage you to apply to schools in the United States and welcome you here thank you very much


Yn gyflau'r ddifu fel ddurfod yma, mae'r ddifu'r ddifu'r ddifu, mae'r ddifu'r ddifu, maen nhw'n gweithio i'r digon i'r ddifu. Ond yna, mae'n gweithio i'r ddifu, mae'n ddifu i'r ddifu, mae'n ddifu ymlau, yn y ddifu i'r ddifu wedi ddiw. Ond rwy'n gweithio i'r ddifu wedi ddifu, ddifu'r ddifu yma. Ac yn y ffordd, riding arno, mynd i'n ysgol. Felly, mae'n bwysig o'r bobl ac yn dweud i'r honno. Rwy'n gweithio'n gweithio, ac nid yw'n gweithio'n gweithio'n gweithio'n gwahanol. Yn yr hyn o'n gweithio'n gweithio eich gwaith o'n mynd i'r ffordd? Yn y dyfodol, mae'n gwneud yng nghymru i'r rhan oherwydd ymddiad, Mae hyn o guffi, rwy'n ei fod yn ei wneud yn dda s apocalypse, yn y gallwn ei fod yn llinio yn ymwneud y bydd. Rwy'n gŵl, nid ydych chi'n credu i mi fel mewn, nhw i fod yn gallu'r cyfwyng. The expectation this season has been that there was more time to get out of time in games. That you say United and Brighton. You brought on shimitty, and gone, and have obviously tried and do some good for us. Did you half hope that they would have that extra time? Mae'n liddo, you know you're searching for me, you're searching for a moment, but it does happen as we know for me it was, I was very surprised, I think everyone in the stadium was very surprised after what we've been told in the directive of the new season after what I'm seeing with my eyes, after what the feeling of other games has been, other games we've played in let alone all the numbers that I keep seeing across football I can't work it out, honestly. I don't know how long the goal-kits take, I don't know how long the corners. I really don't know. Football is in a very good place, it's in a very good place in many ways, but in some ways I think we all scratch our heads. They keep messing around with all sorts of different things and sometimes better left alone, but anyway, we're going to have to keep working with it. I'm surprised by today, I'm surprised by the performance of the officials actually, but anyway these new directs come in and it takes time for them to work I imagine, but today it just felt like same old, same old to me. Yeah, well, can you just pass the mic? Excuse me.  I don't think, you know, I haven't got the whole history of them, but I think the last few seasons have then not been scoring a lot of goals, so you're changing a mindset, you're changing the belief system, you're changing the players to try and be effective. Hardest thing for any manager's coaches and players is finding that key moment. That's why the people who do find them key moments move for astronomical figures. So, you know, that's the belief that I have in the players that's got to be transmitted into their moment of truth. You know, when the ball lands, when you create chances, I think you all know I'm not going to bore you with the XGs off the scale this season. I think we're in the top four of the Premier League now that not that that's an exact thing as we know, but it's a guideline, not so much today, but you're playing the top side obviously. So, I mean, that side of things is the moment of truth when that comes. Freedom yourself up to go and take them moments, you know, make them part of what we do and changing the noise if you like. That's another part of this. We're trying to change the noise of a couple of seasons on many, many different things. I spoke clearly about it last season. I spoke clearly at the end of the season. I'm speaking clearly about it now. It's our responsibility to change the story. It's our responsibility to change the rhetoric and all these stats and facts. That's the way it goes. That's football. It's our responsibility to change it. Any further questions? Nope. OK. Thank you. Cheers.


Hey guys shabber one thousand here Let's see if we can fix this broken throttle cable for this boat motor here. Okay guys I've already pulled this out this part out of the sleeve yesterday So there's not much for this. See this is just want to slide back Maybe slide back like that. No, okay? There's what the little tiny end looks like I've got a cable here That came off of the scooter and this was the issue with it how it was starting to fray and So I want to try to cut this cable down and maybe make a couple of them ends out of solder or something But we'll see Now to get this twist the rattle off we got to take this screw out and this screw out So let's do that right now that comes off like that and that comes off there Then that'll come off there See that's just kind of Just like just like the one on the scooter Okay, almost identical Say there's that one are pretty much identical. It's just longer longer sleeves. Let's go ahead and pull this out of here Okay We'll get a measurement on that go from there. See this might work See where yet? I may be able to this cable may work on this Let's say perfect So I got a cable. I just got to figure out how to make This little tiny end right here because it's a lot bigger This is a lot bigger than this end So I'm probably going to try to make this piece out of a drop of solder on the end of the cable But first let's get a measurement and we'll cut this cable now Okay, guys, I think I've got my length here. I May have cut the new one just a tad bit long just in case now What I got to do is I got to take this new Cable that we have here run it through here and Run it through Or yeah Because this comes up like that and we're gonna have to run it up through this casing Okay, and then it will There's the other end of it. It will come out through there but first I'm going to score some oil down in there and Get this all cleaned up so that don't happen again. Okay guys. I've got my cable run down through there Okay, and it is out Over here say that Okay Now let's hook Hook this up to the throttle See if I can do this so you guys can see it anyway, there's Through there like that and you flip this around goes on here. There's a hole Right there on both sides Okay, so you got to make sure you line it there it is Okay Now you got to get this one on there just like that Now let's tighten our screws up. Okay, so now I gotta do Is make my end for that We'll be all set Let's get some stuff out done this before and it has work But and then I just filed it down to meet the meet the contour of what I need I'm gonna let that cool, then we'll do a little filing. There we go guys Just like new Awesome Yeah So Monkey asked me why I was gonna keep this cable if it wasn't any good. Well, that's why monkey because I Figured maybe I could use it on something something else somewhere down the line. So All right guys This is not really well It's kind of a how-to but I understand a lot of a lot of people that you know You don't have the tools or don't have the solder or you know if They're not expensive, but I knew I could fix that one. So I knew I had a cable that may work But if if you're you know, you're kind of handy, but you're not real good at soldering or anything or filing down Yes, that's just ordering a one But if you got a friend that can do it call your friend over have a couple drinks and do a little cooking out and fix your engine So anyway, that's why don't throw anything away monkey So guys just want to say, you know, thanks for watching and remember guns don't kill people Husbands who come home early kill people All right guys listen. Take care. Shea barely met the man legend gone for now. Bye. Bye guys