D.R.E.A.M.S is offering a scholarship to students currently enrolled in high school in Los Angeles County, receiving special education support through an Individualized Educational Plan (IEP), and who will successfully complete high school with a diploma or certificate of completion.
Individuals receiving this scholarship can use the award money to assist with the continuation of learning in one of the following accredited environments:
•Community College
•University or College
•Vocational or Trade School
•Apprentice Program
Find out more about the scholarship here.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
High school students with learning disabilities take UCLA Extension classes through Generation NeXt
Article from the Daily Bruin on January 31, 2012
By KASSY CHO
Published January 31, 2012, 1:07 am in News
As sunlight streamed through the window into a cozy apartment, 12 students sat on couches and around a dining table.
Each was focused on the task before them – writing a reflection of the week before. Occasionally, they whispered to each other softly and laughed.
The apartment, located just off campus, is both a home and a classroom for the students of Generation NeXt.
Generation NeXt is a one-year transitional program that provides a college experience for students with intellectual and other developmental disabilities, said Marissa Bhuva, program manager of Pathway at UCLA Extension. The federally funded program began as a 20-day pilot program in the summer of 2010.
Read the full article...
By KASSY CHO
Published January 31, 2012, 1:07 am in News
As sunlight streamed through the window into a cozy apartment, 12 students sat on couches and around a dining table.
Each was focused on the task before them – writing a reflection of the week before. Occasionally, they whispered to each other softly and laughed.
The apartment, located just off campus, is both a home and a classroom for the students of Generation NeXt.
Generation NeXt is a one-year transitional program that provides a college experience for students with intellectual and other developmental disabilities, said Marissa Bhuva, program manager of Pathway at UCLA Extension. The federally funded program began as a 20-day pilot program in the summer of 2010.
Read the full article...
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
College Opportunities Emerge for People With Intellectual Disabilities
Education Week blog from December 13, 2011
By Nirvi Shah on December 13, 2011 9:31 AM
Doesn't Brock McDonald sound like a typical college kid? He will graduate from UCLA next June. He lives in an apartment with two roommates, a place he has to clean and maintain, and he manages his weekly budget, hoping to spend wisely on groceries and other needs each week so he has money left over. He works part-time at Fox Studios, and he has an internship maintaining computers. He is hoping all of his computer skills will help him one day get a job at Apple.
But for Brock, 24, who has severe dysgraphia, a typical college program may have been out of reach. He attends Pathway at UCLA, which is designed just for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Pathway, now six years old, is one of a growing number of college-level programs designed with this group of young adults in mind. I just wrote about this trend, fueled by parents and the federal government, in this week's issue of Education Week.
The other driving force behind the rise in the number of these programs: the students, said Eric Latham, who directs the program at UCLA.
"We've had now 30 years of access for students with disabilities to go school," said Mr. Latham, referring to the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, first passed in 1975, which transformed access to education for children with disabilities. "They're coming out of that system with a different expectation: Their education should continue."
Many of these new options are catalogued, and some are being studied, by Think College, a Boston-based initiative formed to provide research, training, and technical assistance around postsecondary options for people with disabilities.
Brock certainly wanted to keep learning, and the skills he gains, both practical and academic, are likely to better position him for a job than most adults with intellectual disabilities, fewer than 10 percent of whom have jobs.
Another Pathway student, Gabby Martoglio developed a brain tumor as an infant, and suffered damage to her spinal cord when it was removed. Her development was affected, too. Gabby is just 4-foot-9 (and a half, she insists), has lost some of the vision in her left eye, and has memory loss.
At Pathway, she said, "I fit in right away." It's been an adjustment, living five hours from her family, with roommates, taking the bus. She said before this program, the only thing she ever really did on her own was fly to Ohio to visit a relative.
But in a short time, she's figured out what she wants and how to get there.
"My biggest goal is to try to work at Disneyland," Gabby said. She is taking child-development classes and interning at a daycare and preschool. "I'm working step by step."
Later this week, look for another post from my interview with Elizabeth Hamblet, who advises families of students with disabilities who are making the move from high school to college.
Read original Education Week blog here...
By Nirvi Shah on December 13, 2011 9:31 AM
Doesn't Brock McDonald sound like a typical college kid? He will graduate from UCLA next June. He lives in an apartment with two roommates, a place he has to clean and maintain, and he manages his weekly budget, hoping to spend wisely on groceries and other needs each week so he has money left over. He works part-time at Fox Studios, and he has an internship maintaining computers. He is hoping all of his computer skills will help him one day get a job at Apple.
But for Brock, 24, who has severe dysgraphia, a typical college program may have been out of reach. He attends Pathway at UCLA, which is designed just for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Pathway, now six years old, is one of a growing number of college-level programs designed with this group of young adults in mind. I just wrote about this trend, fueled by parents and the federal government, in this week's issue of Education Week.
The other driving force behind the rise in the number of these programs: the students, said Eric Latham, who directs the program at UCLA.
"We've had now 30 years of access for students with disabilities to go school," said Mr. Latham, referring to the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, first passed in 1975, which transformed access to education for children with disabilities. "They're coming out of that system with a different expectation: Their education should continue."
Many of these new options are catalogued, and some are being studied, by Think College, a Boston-based initiative formed to provide research, training, and technical assistance around postsecondary options for people with disabilities.
Brock certainly wanted to keep learning, and the skills he gains, both practical and academic, are likely to better position him for a job than most adults with intellectual disabilities, fewer than 10 percent of whom have jobs.
Another Pathway student, Gabby Martoglio developed a brain tumor as an infant, and suffered damage to her spinal cord when it was removed. Her development was affected, too. Gabby is just 4-foot-9 (and a half, she insists), has lost some of the vision in her left eye, and has memory loss.
At Pathway, she said, "I fit in right away." It's been an adjustment, living five hours from her family, with roommates, taking the bus. She said before this program, the only thing she ever really did on her own was fly to Ohio to visit a relative.
But in a short time, she's figured out what she wants and how to get there.
"My biggest goal is to try to work at Disneyland," Gabby said. She is taking child-development classes and interning at a daycare and preschool. "I'm working step by step."
Later this week, look for another post from my interview with Elizabeth Hamblet, who advises families of students with disabilities who are making the move from high school to college.
Read original Education Week blog here...
More Students With Disabilities Heading to College
Article in Education Week from December 13, 2011.
Andrew Van Cleave, 24, and his sister, Lindsey Van Cleave, hug after Andrew's Dec. 8 graduation ceremony at Vanderbilt University.
—Josh Anderson for Education Week
Postsecondary options expanding
By Nirvi Shah
When Andrew Van Cleave thought about what he wanted to do after high school, this son of two university graduates came up with the same answer many his age come up with: go to college. Read full article here...
Andrew Van Cleave, 24, and his sister, Lindsey Van Cleave, hug after Andrew's Dec. 8 graduation ceremony at Vanderbilt University.
—Josh Anderson for Education Week
Postsecondary options expanding
By Nirvi Shah
When Andrew Van Cleave thought about what he wanted to do after high school, this son of two university graduates came up with the same answer many his age come up with: go to college. Read full article here...
A Path to an Independent Life
Article from The Rafu Shimpo, Los Angeles Japanese Daily News
A Path to an Independent Life
Pathway program at UCLA Extension gives disabled students learning opportunities.
UCLA Extension Pathway students pose with the famous UCLA bear at the October 2011 open house. (RYOKO NAKAMURA/Rafu Shimpo)
By RYOKO NAKAMURA
RAFU JAPANESE STAFF WRITER
Pathway is a two-year certification program within UCLA Extension that specializes in supporting students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It offers students learning opportunities to help them find jobs and become independent.
Currently, 43 students with conditions from autism to Down syndrome are enjoying college life as members of prestigious school. They are Bruins. Read more here...
A Path to an Independent Life
Pathway program at UCLA Extension gives disabled students learning opportunities.
UCLA Extension Pathway students pose with the famous UCLA bear at the October 2011 open house. (RYOKO NAKAMURA/Rafu Shimpo)
By RYOKO NAKAMURA
RAFU JAPANESE STAFF WRITER
Pathway is a two-year certification program within UCLA Extension that specializes in supporting students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It offers students learning opportunities to help them find jobs and become independent.
Currently, 43 students with conditions from autism to Down syndrome are enjoying college life as members of prestigious school. They are Bruins. Read more here...
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Pathway Open House - November 30th, 5 to 8 pm.
The event will be at 424 Kelton, Apt #419.
We will have a brief overview and then meet with students, Pathway graduates and parents.
The overview sessions will start at 5 pm and 7 pm and will be identical.
Please RSVP to pathway@uclaextension.edu
We hope to see you there!
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
For UCLA director, a disability does not define a person
From the October edition of Our University, UC's systemwide newsletter for faculty and staff.
By Katherine Tam
When Olivia Raynor meets someone with a disability, it's not the disability she sees.
It's the potential to do more than what the general public believes people with disabilities can accomplish.
As director of UCLA's Tarjan Center, which helps people with disabilities live independently, Raynor stands at the forefront of a growing movement to change attitudes about the disabled. People should not be defined by a physical or developmental limitation, she says, but rather by the skills and talents that make them whole.
Read the entire article here...
Olivia Raynor is director of UCLA's Tarjan Center, and founder and director of the National Arts and Disability Center. She serves on the State Council on Developmental Disabilities and chairs its Employment First Committee. Dr. Raynor is the chair of the Pathway advisory board.
By Katherine Tam
It's the potential to do more than what the general public believes people with disabilities can accomplish.
As director of UCLA's Tarjan Center, which helps people with disabilities live independently, Raynor stands at the forefront of a growing movement to change attitudes about the disabled. People should not be defined by a physical or developmental limitation, she says, but rather by the skills and talents that make them whole.
Read the entire article here...
Olivia Raynor is director of UCLA's Tarjan Center, and founder and director of the National Arts and Disability Center. She serves on the State Council on Developmental Disabilities and chairs its Employment First Committee. Dr. Raynor is the chair of the Pathway advisory board.
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