From the (Iowa City) Press-Citizen and the (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) Gazette:

The University of Iowa has announced a postsecondary program for young adults with multiple learning and cognitive disabilities. The program, called REACH (Realizing Educational and Career Hopes) will launch next fall with 16 to 20 students. Plans call for the two-year certificate program to grow, enrolling 25 students annually.

Students in REACH will live in UI residence halls, participate in campus activities and take core classes in academics, career development and life skills. The aim is to help young adults learn to live independently.

“We are embarking on a magnificent experiment,” UI president Sally Mason said … “It will introduce a level of diversity that is not here currently.”

… The only similar program at a public university is at the University of California-Los Angeles, UI officials said.

See the REACH website here.

See earlier post about the UCLA Pathway Program here.

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