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Goals of females with disabilities

Link: Gender bias
The influence of gender in the setting of goals and planning of transition services for young
women with disabilities. Despite a more positive trend in outcomes for youth with
disabilities in the past twenty years, high school graduation rates, percent of students
attending 4 year colleges and wages for women all remain lower that those for men. These
differences have persisted over time and were identified in the early 1980’s as the “double
handicap” of both disability and gender inequality

STREAMS: Wright State University's Short-Term Training Program to Increase Diversity in Health-Related Research

Link: STREAMS

Wright State University's Short-Term Training Program to Increase Diversity in Health-Related Research (STREAMS) is open to college students from across the United States on a competitive basis. All positions have been filled for the 2008 program. Please check back to this web site in the fall for information about the 2009 summer program.

ABC News: More Students With Asperger Syndrome Going to College

Link: ABC News

Like many of his high school classmates, Robby Cvejanovich is trying to decide which college to attend this fall.

While Cvejanovich is concerned about picking a school with a good zoology program, his parents are anxious about what will happen outside the classroom as their autistic son transitions into college life.

Spring Edition of HEATH Publications Includes Summer 2008 Pre-College Programs

Link: FROM THE DIRECTOR'S DESK: SPRING 2008 NEWSLETTER

The GW HEATH Resource Center's recently released its Spring Edition of Publications.
Found in the spring edition are:
* The 12th edition of Roger Shelley, Marsha Katz and David Hammis' It Doesn't Take a Rocket Scientist!
* Wisconsin's recently published (September 2007) handbook, "Opening Doors to Postsecondary Education: Planning for Life After High School."
* High School Reform: Integration of Special Education By Eve Miller and Paula Burdette (December 2007). Republished with permission from Project Forum, and
a.. HEATH's Transition Websites Directory

NYTimes.com: College dreams inspire disadvantaged students to study together

Link: The New York Times

At a low-income South Florida school with many Cuban immigrants and other minorities, school leaders focus on getting children through the state's basic skills test. But 16-year-old William Scott wants more, so he recruited six fellow students for a do-it-yourself SAT study class: "Dropping out is NOT an option," his recruitment flier read. "No complainers, whiners, or excuse makers allowed. We have a job to do, so let's just do it."

ScienceDaily: Incorporating technology into lectures may improve students' scores

Link: ScienceDaily

College students enrolled in classes that embed instructional technology into lectures scored, on average, a full letter grade higher than those who took the same class without the added technology, according to new research.

NCLD and 92nd Street Y present: "Successful Transition To College For Students With Learning Disabilities: What Every Family Needs To Know."

NCLD

The National Center for Learning Disabilities recently collaborated with the 92nd Street Y in New York City to present a two- part educational program series, "Successful Transition To College For Students With Learning Disabilities: What Every Family Needs To Know."

This two-part series provided insights into the realities that students with learning disabilities face as they prepare to apply to and attend college. Attendees learned about accommodations and modifications; LD documentation; assistive technologies; disclosure; navigating the college experience and tools and strategies that lead to a successful college transition.

Freep.com: Autism no longer an obstacle for students seeking college degree

Link: Detroit Free Press

Colleges and universities are reaching out to students like Cullen Kappel, 16, who has Asperger's syndrome and a high GPA, by offering peer mentors and explaining conditions to professors and other campus officials. Students with Asperger's syndrome may be brilliant academically and struggle primarily with the social aspects of college, says Jane Thierfeld Brown, who co-authored a book about college students with Asperger's syndrome.

Students with Disabilities Get an Extra Hand in Transition to College

Link: Statesman.com

It was Jennifer Galjour's sophomore year of high school in Corpus Christi when her doctor told her that attending college would be a waste. She wouldn't get a single passing grade, he said. Initially, Galjour, who had dreamed of going to college, was crushed by the prognosis. But the question never really was whether Galjour would go to college. It was when, where, and how she would go. Now, with help from College Living Experience, a program that helps students with disabilities transition into adulthood, Galjour is taking classes at Austin Community College and just finished her first semester with a 3.0 grade average.

SignOnSanDiego.com: Technology allows students to focus on concepts in class

Link: SignOnSanDiego.com

More high-school and college students are able to review their teachers' lectures on their iPods and certain cell phones, thanks to new recording technology that some say allows them to focus on listening and understanding rather than simply taking notes. "If you miss something, you can just replay it back as many times as you need to," said senior Ashlee Apodaca.