This week's guest blogger is Think College Policy Advocate, Bridget Brown. Bridget is a student at University of Illinois Chicago and traveled to Washington, DC to advocate for more inclusive schools, community options, and competitive employment for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
This guest blog post is written by former Think College intern, Rachel Adams-Duffy. After graduating, Rachel was invited to speak at an elementary school where a fifth grade class recently read the book “Out of my Mind,” a book based on a character that was non-verbal and had Cerebral Palsy.
Lori Cooney, project coordinator for Future Quest Island - Explorations (FQI-E), shares how her interests early in life helped shape her education and work, which is the basis of FQI-E: teaching students to understand and explore their interests and strengths.
Rachel Adams-Duffy was an intern with Think College during her final semester as a student at Bergen Community College. Here, she reflects on her time at Bergen and what's next.
Hi, I’m Shelby. I started working for Think College in February of this year. I grew up and live in Colorado. Today I am sharing how my state made college possible for students with intellectual disability. In Colorado, the key was to pass state legislation.
Ten teams of policy advocates are preparing to visit Washington, DC in June to learn more about advocacy and disability policy, and then visit their Members of Congress. They are ready to take what they've learned to effect change in the disability community.
Bringing complicated and detailed research to a broad audience through a variety of accessible resources: that is what knowledge translation is.
This guest blog post is written by Think College intern, Rachel Adams-Duffy.
It's not quite a national holiday (yet!) but Inclusive Postsecondary Education Day is a pretty big day! Find out how you can participate.
This guest blog post is written by Think College intern, Rachel Adams-Duffy.