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June 21 – Haben’s Book
Read more: June 21 – Haben’s BookI believe anyone who is involved in postsecondary education, especially disabled postsecondary students, should read Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law. It is a memoir of Haben Girma, who was the first deafblind person to graduate from Harvard Law School. Haben was raised in Oakland and attended Oakland Public Schools. She graduated from…
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June 19, 2020 – Emotional Support Animals
Read more: June 19, 2020 – Emotional Support AnimalsEmotional Support Animals (ESAs) have demonstrated to be strong support for those who encounter stressful, emotional issues. Health practitioners are recommending ESAs for their patients on a more frequent basis than in the past. Postsecondary students find themselves included in the increase of recommendations for ESAs. If a student believes an ESA may be…
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June 17, 2020 – Accommodation preparations
Read more: June 17, 2020 – Accommodation preparationsAs everyone is probably aware the COVID-19 pandemic has altered education for many years into the foreseeable future. Disability Services Offices (DS) are confronting a myriad of complex educational needs for disabled students. A suggestion is a disabled student make preparations now for Fall semester in determining their impairments, and how those impairments affect their…
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June 15, 2020 – Journals
Read more: June 15, 2020 – JournalsAs disabled students prepare to either return to the postsecondary campus following the COVID-19, or entering a postsecondary school for the first time, the recommendation is to start a real-time journal. Colleges and universities will be encountering unexpected and new directions as a result of the pandemic. Most will be in uncharted water. It is…