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Molly

Molly More press for Micha & the cause--check it out

www.freep.com
Oakland University will appeal a judge’s findings that the school must allow a cognitively impaired Huntington Woods man to live on campus, but will allow Micah Fialka-Feldman to do just that during the process.
Molly

Molly Micha's Moving in! Check out the great story on NPR about Micha's recent court decision. How exciting!

www.npr.org
Increasingly kids with intellectual disabilities are graduating from high school, and some are attending college. Oakland University in Michigan is one of many schools and community colleges that are setting up programs for students with intellectual disabilities. ...
Debra Hart
Debra Hart
It is imperative that people respond to this story via the above link to show that there is a lot of positive support for this decision as there are some very negative responses
Tue at 11:13am
Maria Paiewonsky

Maria Paiewonsky Hi, some feedback from our TASH Tech:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbHkeNOO-IA

www.youtube.com
Think College
Think College
very cool! thanks for posting.
December 18 at 5:20pm
Debra Hart
Debra Hart
thanks MP
December 18 at 5:56pm
Teresa Whelley

Teresa Whelley Micha Even if you don't get the decision today, please post an update.

Teresa

December 17 at 1:10pm · Report
Stephanie

Stephanie $11 million is included in the FY 2010 omnibus appropriations bill for Model Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary Programs for students with intellectual dsiabilities (under the higher ed act). A range of projects will be funded, up to $1 mil per year each, under the Office of Postsecondary Education. Final bill ...still needs to pass. Thanks to all who helped support this funding!

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December 12 at 12:20pm · Report
Donna Martinez
Donna Martinez
Yeah team!!
December 12 at 12:39pm
Linda Duncan
Linda Duncan
When do the RFPS come?
December 14 at 12:27pm
Stephanie
Stephanie
The Department will develop an RFP. The conference report language requires the Dept to brief them on the RFP 30 days before releasing it.
December 17 at 7:19pm
Micah Fialka-Feldman

Micah Fialka-Feldman Join Micah Fialka-Feldman at his Summary Judgment Hearing in the U.S. District Court for Eastern District of Michigan on Thursday, December 17, 2009 at 2:45 pm EST in the Court Room of Judge Patrick J. Duggan, Room 861, 231 West Lafayette, Detroit, Michigan

We hope you can join our family and friends at this important ...hearing.

History is being made in Detroit. The inclusive education movement is breaking down barriers and redefining education. Micah's journey is truly a national story. Why is Oakland University spending hundreds of thousands of dollars (tax money) to keep Micah out of the dormitory? What are they afraid of?

Micah is active in many campus groups and has had the courage to stand up against the administration to end this discrimination. Micah wants a life with dignity and wants to be included. Students across the campus have expressed support for Micah. Micah is very grateful for the Options Program but now it is time to take the next step, open up the dorms to students with intellectual disabilities.

In 2007, Micah began paying full tuition as a full time student and was told he could live in the dormitory. He completed a housing application; the university accepted his deposit and emailed a confirmation letter with his move-in date of January 6, 20008. Then they changed their mind, changed the application, and now it is in Federal Court. Michigan Protection and Advocacy Service, Inc (MPAS) (www.mpas.org) has worked tirelessly and diligently on behalf of Micah.

Come to the court hearing on Thursday, December 17, 2009 at 2:45pm in Judge Duggan’s Court, Room 861, 231 West Lafayette. This is a historic court hearing for all students. Please continue to share these update emails with your friends and the media. To learn more about college for students with intellectual disabilities, go to www.thinkcollege.net. To see updates on Micah’s case, go to www.throughthesamedoor.com.

See you on Thursday. For more information, please email Micahff@aol.com or call Micah at 248-376-6556.

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www.mpas.org
Micah Fialka-Feldman
December 12 at 3:10am
Think College

Think College The new searchable literature database is now on the Think College website!

www.thinkcollege.net
Doors to colleges are opening for people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities in many different ways all over the country. This website is designed to share what is currently going on, ...
Linda Duncan
Linda Duncan
Wonderful resource. We are having an AU taskforce meting tomorrow and I am pulling material from the database. We are going forward with a pilot this fall. Thanks so much.
December 14 at 7:35am
Think College
Think College
glad to hear it!
December 14 at 12:08pm
Christina Goldstone

Christina Goldstone We are starting the application process right now for my daughter Daniela to apply to some postsecondary programs for next fall. It's daunting, but exciting! Glad to see there are more programs opening up. We just wrote for more info on the new programs in South Carolina ( we live in Virginia). We'd love to hear about ...any other new residential programs opening up (especially in the southeast) that aren't yet on the Think college website! Thanks!

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December 6 at 5:54pm · Report
Think College
Think College
Hi Christina! we will be updating the database soon--maybe we will learn of new residential programs you can consider.
December 10 at 7:10am
Christina Goldstone
December 11 at 6:00am
Stephanie

Stephanie news article on new postsecondary opportunities in Kentucky

www.courier-journal.com
Donna Martinez

Donna Martinez While not related directly to attending college...these articles affect post school outcomes-- lack of employment is hitting individuals with disabilities very hard:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125918205048464519.html?mod=djemITP

online.wsj.com
The struggles of one nonprofit organization show how an economic pall can be particularly tough on the disabled, a group that suffers from chronically low employment.
Donna Martinez

Donna Martinez http://www.tcrecord.org/Content.asp?ContentID=14605
Neotracking in North Carolina: How High School Courses of Study Reproduce Race and Class-Based Stratification
by Roslyn Arlin Mickelson & Bobbie J. Everett
This article describes neotracking, a new form of tracking in North Carolina that is the outgrowth of the state's... reformed curricular standards, the High School Courses of Study Framework (COS). Conclusions:
Neotracking tends to reproduce race and social class stratification of
opportunities to learn, resulting in the worst of both worlds: the
majority of North Carolina’s high school graduates are prepared neither
for higher education nor for the workplace—one of the very problems
that the accountability movement and the NC Course of Study program was
intended to address.

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www.tcrecord.org
Content and resources for the education researcher
Donna Martinez
Donna Martinez
More things change the more they stay the same? Conclusions: Neotracking tends to reproduce race and social class stratification of opportunities to learn, resulting in the worst of both worlds: the majority of North Carolina’s high school graduates are prepared neither for higher education nor for the workplace—one of the very problems that the accountability movement and the NC Course of Study program was intended to address.
November 27 at 7:57am
Donna Martinez

Donna Martinez Feliz Día de Acción de Gracias! Thanks to all of you who are working so deligently towards inclusion in community, college and careers.

November 26 at 3:26am · Report
Paulette Proie Apostolides

Paulette Proie Apostolides Hi from Pittsburgh, Pa. Just joined and we are glad to learn Think College families, students, and professionals are able to connect through facebook.
Thanks to Debra,Cate and Maria for your presentation at TASH Tech this week.
we enjoyed your visit!

November 22 at 5:52pm · Report
Katie Apsotolides

Katie Apsotolides Hi Guys
I just joined with think college face book thing i just wanted to say i really like being an advocate and being a keynote speaker please look out for posts from me thanks so much

November 20 at 7:32am · Report
Debra Hart
Debra Hart
welcome Katie!
so glad you have joined + thanks so much for your presentation at the TASH Tech ....and for hangin with us later
November 22 at 9:56am