RE: University of Iowa Provides College Education to Young Adults with Disabilities

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Let's hope this starts a trend!The University of Iowa recently introduced Realizing Educational and Career Hopes (REACH), a two-year certificate program for young adults aged 18-25 with learning and cognitive disabilities. Students in the program will live in residence halls and participate in university life while learning career development, computer and interpersonal skills, as well as enhancing their academics and receiving post-program internship and employment help. The program focuses on fostering independence and self-sufficiency while helping its students make positive life choices. Eligible students must be identified as having learning or cognitive disabilities that interfered with his or her school performance and have a high school diploma or certificate of completion from a certified secondary school. For additional information and requirements, visit http://www.educatio n.uiowa.edu/ reach/Full Story: Morelli, Making College Life a reality, IowaCityPress. com, October 15, 2008, available at http://www.press- citizen.com/ apps/pbcs. dll/article? AID=/20081015/ NEWS01/810150304 /1079The Disability Law & Policy e-Newsletter is the collaborative product of Editor-in-Chief W. Klein, Ph.D., Executive Editor N. Myhill, M.Ed., J.D., Managing Editor Deepti Samant, M.S. (Rehab), M.S. (ECE); and Associate Editors Janelle Frias, B.A., Chanatry, B.A., a Castells, B.S., Gottlieb, B.A., Carly Pavlick, Bernasconi, and Loring. http://disability. law.uiowa. edu/To subscribe to this free e-newsletter, go to http://disability. law.uiowa. edu/lhpdc/ publications/ news.htmland subscribe to the " Disability Law & Policy e-Newsletter. " The e-Newsletter is archived at http://disability2. law.uiowa. edu/