by Common Ground | Nov 4, 2013 | Capitols
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has signed two bills addressing reading disabilities: one that will make it easier to identify students with dyslexia, and another intended to improve the training teachers get. Dyslexia is a brain-based learning disability that is...
by Common Ground | Jun 25, 2013 | Students
By Jordan Westwood Self-advocacy skills are important no matter what setting you are in, whether it is in middle school, high school, college, or the work place. I started advocating for myself when I was in fifth grade. I asked my grandmother if I could come with her...
by Common Ground | Nov 13, 2012 | Students
by Bryan Dooley One of the first things I figured out after I graduated from high school and went to college was that college has a lot more responsibilities and work than high school. In high school, you may have had a whole posse (group of people to support you)...
by Common Ground | Nov 12, 2012 | Snapshot
More than 88% of 2-year and 4-year Title IV degree-granting postsecondary institutions report enrolling students with disabilities.(NCES) Almost all public 2-year and 4-year institutions (99%) and medium and large institutions (100%) report enrolling students with...
by Common Ground | Nov 12, 2012 | Features
Key Findings: Students with disabilities reported using many services on campus and overwhelmingly attributed their success to a significant relationship with either a professional staff member at the Office of Disability/Special Services or a faculty member....
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