Category: Transition Planning and Support
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Bill Aims To Increase College Access For Mass. Students With Intellectual Disabilities
This article was published on WBUR by Carrie Jung on September 3, 2021. Ipswich resident Matthew Cullen said he knew he wanted to go to college since his early teens. “My friends and brother and sister went off to college, and I said, ‘Why can’t I?’ ” Cullen told lawmakers in a recent public hearing…
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New program at Evangel helps those with disabilities adjust to college life
This article was published on OzarksFirst.com by Chris Six and David Chasanov on September 2, 2021. SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Many young adults with disabilities aren’t confident heading into college, which can lead to missing out on a job or an education. But a new program at Evangel University university is trying to change that. Evangel…
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Thanks To A Portage Park High School, More Young People With Disabilities Can Attend College Under New Law
This article was published on Block Club Chicago by Ariel Parrella-Aureli on August 26, 2021. PORTAGE PARK — For years, Catherine Henchek’s son Ian dreamed of going to college like his big sister. But with minimal college support and accommodations for high school graduates with intellectual disabilities like Ian, Henchek worried he couldn’t get appropriate…
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New program for students with developmental disabilities a go at LSUA
This article was published on KALB by Kailey McCarthy on July 22, 2021. ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) – A new program for young people with developmental disabilities is officially a go at LSUA. The program is being funded by a grant award of $126,000 from the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana Foundation and private donations worth…
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Eastern Suffolk BOCES helping special needs students explore career paths
This article was published on The Suffolk Times by Bob Liepa on July 21, 2021. Upon entering a classroom at the Harry B. Ward Technical Center in Riverhead Monday morning, a visitor was greeted by a room full of smiling faces. Perhaps not what one would expect of students in school during the summer. Not…
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College, school district leaders continue partnership to offer REACH program
This article was published on The Brunswick News by Lauren McDonald on July 15, 2021. Students in Glynn County Schools’ special education program will continue to benefit this year from a partnership the district has with College of Coastal Georgia that brings the students to the college campus to learn real-world skills they’ll take beyond…
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“The Bear Cave” Empowers Hawthorne Students with Valuable Practical Life Skills Through IEPs
This article was published on TAPintoHawthorne by Jessica Ellis on June 16, 2021. HAWTHORNE, NJ – Four years ago, teacher Danielle Forshay teamed up with Superintendent Richard Spirito and Director of Special Education Jessica Pignatello to fill a need she saw while working as a life skills teacher at Hawthorne High School. With her help,…
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Teaching kitchen offers opportunity for workers with special needs
This article was published on the Brown County Democrat by Abigail Youmans on June 15, 2021. When Chef Dustie Condon was opening the Nashville House kitchen, a woman reached out to ask if her sister could work with her. She had experience in restaurants and helping with the family, and some learning disabilities, but also…
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Community support, new neighbors, lead to new garden and chicken coop for Greenville County students with disabilities
This article was published on WYFF4 by Gabrielle Komorowski on June 1, 2021. Leadership Greenville Class 47 selected the partnership between West Greenville School (WGS) and the Truist Culinary and Hospitality Innovation Center (CHI) as one of their 2020-21 class projects, supporting the effort with donations that allow creation of a sustainable garden and providing…
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ETHS Transition House facilitates independence through community-based education
This article was published on The Daily Northwestern by Yiming Fu on May 28, 2021. After graduating on May 23, Evanston Township High School seniors will take their next steps forward — steps that, for some, will include a move to ETHS’ Transition House. The Transition House, a special education program run by the district…