OLS Bellevue College Disability Awareness Research Project

Second-year students in the Occupational & Life Skills Bellevue College (OLSBC) program were tasked with a research project in their Disability Awareness course.

Famous Person Research Project

Students researched a famous person with a disability similar to their own disability.

Classroom presentations included students talking about their disability and comparing the experiences of the famous person they chose to their own, as well as explaining how disability rights have impacted their life.

Student Presentation Examples

Students Mak and Brian were kind enough to let us share their presentations with you. Click on the images below to see their presentations.

slide from an OLS student's presentation
Brian’s presentation on Lewis Carroll
slide from an OLS student's presentation
Mak’s presentation on Maria Bamford

About the OLSBC Disability Awareness Course

Disability Awareness is taken in the second year of the OLSBC program and is one of the many courses students take to earn their associate degree. In this course, students gain awareness of different types of disabilities within the community, reflect upon their disability and when and how to disclose this information.

Read more about the Disability Awareness course’s recent trip to the Microsoft Inclusive Tech Lab.


About Occupational & Life Skills Bellevue College

Occupational & Life Skills Bellevue College (OLSBC) is an associate degree program for students with learning disabilities. In our uniquely supportive skills-based program, students apply academic knowledge through community activities, service learning and social experiences. Students identify a career pathway, gain marketable, workplace-ready competencies, develop better interpersonal skills and complete an internship in alignment with their career goals.

Learn more about our program at an upcoming Information Session, open to all prospective students, family members/guardians, educators, counselors and other service providers. Come learn why OLS Bellevue College is one of the best colleges for students with learning disabilities.

Last Updated May 30, 2023