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Exclusion of student with DS from college class sparks concern

Patricia Bauer — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 14:37:03 +0000

Protest continues to mount over a decision by Southern Oregon University to exclude a non-credit student with Down syndrome from an introductory ceramics course. The decision comes almost 35 years after the enactment of federal legislation that opened public school doors to students with disabilities. More than 700 people have signed an online petition urging [...]

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Vanderbilt enrolls students with intellectual disabilities

Patricia Bauer — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 07:05:36 +0000

From the [Nashville] Tenneseean: A post-secondary program at Vanderbilt University has opened the door to college for eleven students with intellectual disabilities. Officials hope the Next Step program, described as “an education, not a day camp,” will help students learn career and life skills that will allow them to build more independent lives in the [...]

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Vanderbilt welcomes students with intellectual disabilities

Patricia Bauer — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 05:35:26 +0000

From the Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription required): Vanderbilt University’s new Next Step certificate program is providing a college experience to six students with intellectual disabilities, allowing them to participate in classes and extracurricular activities with typical college students. The Next Step students also get job training and work on basic life skills. The two-year [...]

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Students with disabilities get internships on Capitol Hill

Patricia Bauer — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 01:15:19 +0000

From Politico.com: Three young adults with intellectual disabilities are working as interns in Congress, courtesy of a new pilot program affiliated with Mason LIFE, a post-secondary program for adults with intellectual disabilities at George Mason University. While the internships don’t guarantee future paid employment, organizers are hopeful that the office experience and self-confidence the students [...]

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More colleges serving students with intellectual disabilities

Patricia Bauer — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:34:05 +0000

From the Charleston, SC, Post and Courier: Four universities in South Carolina are now offering courses of study for students with intellectual disabilities. The programs allow students to enroll in some mainstream college classes, and will offer some separate independent living and vocational classes. Proponents of on-campus programs for students with intellectual disabilities say they [...]

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Student with disabilities wins fight to live in college dorm

Patricia Bauer — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 06:32:20 +0000

Oakland University violated federal law by excluding him, judge rules From the Detroit Free Press, Detroit News, Oakland [MI] Press: A federal judge has ruled that Michigan’s Oakland University has violated the federal Rehabilitation Act by failing to allow a student with a cognitive impairment to live in a campus dorm. An Oakland spokesman said [...]

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Georgia district hosts college fair for students with disabilities

Patricia Bauer — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:27:49 +0000

From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Georgia’s largest school district is holding a college fair for students with disabilities, gathering representatives from 30 colleges and universities to meet with students who have physical, emotional and learning disabilities.The fair is free and open to families across metropolitan Atlanta. “We want to make sure our students know all of [...]

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Universities reject Kindle, cite inaccessibility

Patricia Bauer — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:50:58 +0000

From CNET and the Associated Press: The National Federation of the Blind said Wednesday that Syracuse University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison have declined to use Amazon.com’s Kindle DX for textbooks. The reason: the device is not accessible to students who are blind. Pamela McLaughlin, director of communications and external relations at Syracuse University, said [...]

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Tips for students with disabilities applying to college

Patricia Bauer — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 16:37:39 +0000

Theo Emery writes in the New York Times: The Choice Blog that applying to college can pose more hurdles for students with learning disabilities than for their nondisabled peers. After attending a workshop titled, “Supporting the Transition to College for Students with Learning Disabilities,” at a conference of 5,000 admissions officers and counselors in Baltimore, [...]

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Program prepares students with autism for college

Patricia Bauer — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 03:59:33 +0000

From the Orlando [FL] Sentinel: The College Internship Program in Melbourne, Florida, helps students with autism spectrum disorders succeed in college by working on social skills, independent living skills and time management. The program, which costs between $30,000 and $40,000 a year, was created eight years ago by psychologist Michael MacManmon after he was diagnosed [...]

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