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Nicole Fuller
...assistant with Transition Tennessee, where she played a crucial role in developing resources for Vocational Rehabilitation providers, families, and students, focusing on pre-employment transition services for students with disabilities. Furthermore,...Read More
Planning Your Future: A Guide To Transition
...sessions with young adults, parents, educators, transition specialists, transition service providers, college disability services staff, and researchers in the field. A common theme expressed by all of these stakeholders was...Read More
NCLD Commends Congressional Leaders for Reintroducing The RISE Act
...with disabilities face too many hurdles as they transition from high school to postsecondary education. The current process for students to receive accommodations is restrictive because many colleges require costly...Read More
January Policy News Round-Up
...Committee Republicans’ proposal called the College Cost Reduction Act to ease college costs, House Committee Democrats announced their “Roadmap for College Student Success.” The Democrats’ package of bills includes NCLD’s...Read More
Zoe Zitner
Originally from Washington, DC, Zoe Zitner is a rising junior at Connecticut College double majoring in dance and psychology. She is interested in learning about the intersection between learning disabilities...Read More
Celebrating 50 Years of the Rehabilitation Act: A Path to Inclusive Education
...heart of this endeavor is Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, a critical provision that guarantees reasonable accommodations, removing barriers in schools, colleges, and universities, especially for students with learning...Read More
David Chard Ph.D.
...Education & Human Development on June 1, 2018. He was previously President of Wheelock College and led the college successfully through its merger with Boston University. Prior to that, Dr....Read More
Jennifer Purcell
I live in San Diego, California. I am 25 and went to UC Berkeley. I majored in sociology and environmental science was my minor. College was a four year nightmare...Read More
February Policy Round Up
...to qualify for disability services across public colleges and universities in Virginia to ensure that students with disabilities thrive in higher education. It would standardize documentation requirements and require colleges...Read More