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Donna Martinez
hey folks do you have a twitter name? I discovered that ThinkCollege is taken:
http://twitter.com/ThinkCollege
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Twitter is without a doubt the best way to share and discover what is happening right now.
Donna Martinez
FYI: With regard to accommodations -The results of WebAIM's latest screen reader user survey
http://webaim.org/projects/screenreaders
Source: webaim.org
In October 2009, WebAIM conducted a survey of preferences of screen reader users. This was a follow-up survey to a previous survey. We received 665 valid responses to the screen reader user survey. More in-depth analysis and documentation on the free-form responses will be available in the future.
Tina Passman Great session at AUCD yesterday! Thank you! Thank you!
Debbie Gilmer It was a great meeting yesterday and good to see everyone, too!
Stephanie Great to hear the updates from the Think College Executive Committee today - lots of good work being done!
Karen Catalano mical Fialka Feldman,could you contact me -mythreepoodles@yahoo.com a very concern mom
Think College Debra Hart and Meg Grigal's book "Think College" now available for purchase!
Think College! Postsecondary Education Options for Students with Intellectual Disabilities (Grigal &
Source: www.brookespublishing.com
As legislation and policy changes expand postsecondary education options for students with intellectual disabilities, this resource provides education professionals with the critical information they need to help students take full advantage of their educational opportunities.
Think College Event added: TASH Tech on PSE for Students with Intellectual Disabilities
Source: www.tash.org
TASH TECH Workshopsessions include a range of topic areas at a variety of educational levels.This year’s preconference program has TECHs for the experienced professional looking to gain insight, ...
Think College The Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) regulations were posted this weekend. Visit Think Collge for a summary of the sections related to students with intellectual disabilities, as well as a linkto the full document.
Source: 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, ...
Micah Fialka-Feldman
Dear friends,
Here is my November 2009 update.
My title for this update is "What is a student?"
It still makes no sense that the Oakland University administration thinks I am not a student.
My lawyer is sending in a motion to ask the judge if I can live in the dorm before I graduate next May. We still expect a jury tr...ial in January, 2010.
Across the country, there are 35 programs that have housing and some provide dormitory opportunities.
I am on a national advisory board with people who are from a website known as "www.thinkcollege.net". We had a meeting in Savanna, Georgia last week. I was also at a national transition conference. Everyone at this conference was still trying to figure out why Oakland University has spent more than $100,000 to keep me from having a full college experience.
This housing case could have been easily been settled.
I pay tuition. I attend classes. I join clubs and I do homework. I have a student ID. I go to school and I'm a student.
A couple of weeks ago, I had a four hour deposition.
They videotaped my deposition. The Vice President and the University lawyer were also there.
The Butzel-Long law firm is defending the college and they asked the questions.
While they tried to scare me, I told them the truth and I did great.
Last week, my friend from the Oakland Post (OU Newspaper) who wrote the first article about my case received a journalism award.
People across the country are watching Oakland University.
Every day I go to Oakland University for classes.
My question is simple:
Is Oakland University going to be part of the future that is beginning to take place at several colleges or do they want to stop and stay in the past. I will always be honored that OU started the Options Program but now it is time to let me in the dormitory.
In November, I will be speaking at an inclusion conference in Shamburg, Illinois and I was just invited to give the keynote at the February, 2010 PEAK Conference in Denver.
Please share this with your friends, with blogs and the media.
Micah
micahff@aol.com
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Here is my November 2009 update.
My title for this update is "What is a student?"
It still makes no sense that the Oakland University administration thinks I am not a student.
My lawyer is sending in a motion to ask the judge if I can live in the dorm before I graduate next May. We still expect a jury tr...ial in January, 2010.
Across the country, there are 35 programs that have housing and some provide dormitory opportunities.
I am on a national advisory board with people who are from a website known as "www.thinkcollege.net". We had a meeting in Savanna, Georgia last week. I was also at a national transition conference. Everyone at this conference was still trying to figure out why Oakland University has spent more than $100,000 to keep me from having a full college experience.
This housing case could have been easily been settled.
I pay tuition. I attend classes. I join clubs and I do homework. I have a student ID. I go to school and I'm a student.
A couple of weeks ago, I had a four hour deposition.
They videotaped my deposition. The Vice President and the University lawyer were also there.
The Butzel-Long law firm is defending the college and they asked the questions.
While they tried to scare me, I told them the truth and I did great.
Last week, my friend from the Oakland Post (OU Newspaper) who wrote the first article about my case received a journalism award.
People across the country are watching Oakland University.
Every day I go to Oakland University for classes.
My question is simple:
Is Oakland University going to be part of the future that is beginning to take place at several colleges or do they want to stop and stay in the past. I will always be honored that OU started the Options Program but now it is time to let me in the dormitory.
In November, I will be speaking at an inclusion conference in Shamburg, Illinois and I was just invited to give the keynote at the February, 2010 PEAK Conference in Denver.
Please share this with your friends, with blogs and the media.
Micah
micahff@aol.com
www.throughthesamedoor.comRead More
Source: www.thinkcollege.net
Charmaine Miller Thaner I'm looking forward to reading the new regs that were just issued.
Charmaine Miller Thaner Stephanie and Wanda, it was great meeting both of you today at the NACDD conference.
Donna Martinez
GAO report of possible interest: Higher Education and Disability: Education Needs a Coordinated Approach to Improve Its Assistance to Schools in Supporting Students. GAO-10-33, October 28.
http://www.gao.gov/highlights/d1033high.
Donna Martinez NLTS2's report details "The Post-High School Outcomes of Youth with Disabilities...." http://bit.ly/UWTRj
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