{"id":127,"date":"2020-12-10T16:51:30","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T21:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/business\/?page_id=127"},"modified":"2022-11-14T16:22:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-14T21:22:00","slug":"demos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/business\/demos\/","title":{"rendered":"Disability and Entrepreneurship: Models of Success"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A partnership between College of Charleston (Dr. Cindi May, Psychology; Dr. David Wyman, Management and Marketing) and Tommy and Victoria Baker School of Business at The Citadel (Dr. David Desplaces<\/a>). Special thanks to Professor Lancie Alfonso for including his students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Purpose<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Disability and Entrepreneurship: Models of Success (DEMOS) initiative supports the development of new entrepreneurial endeavors that fully incorporate principles of Universal Design in students\u2019 business models. Successful applications are those that (a) offer a viable, competitive business model, and (b) utilize Universal Design principals to develop a workforce, work environment, product, service, or system that is fully inclusive and universally accessible; particularly for workers and individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. A core element is an emphasis on educating entrepreneurs about the genuine value that individuals with disabilities bring to the workplace and their value as customers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

D.E.M.O.S. was initially funded through the U.S. Department of Education\u2019s T.P.S.I.D. Project (Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Training<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To date, over 900 students have participated in this training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part 1: Introduction to the 7 Principles of Universal Design (Video Training)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Students are asked to view the video and take a short quiz that tests their knowledge of UD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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