Is Keeping Your Loved One Safe Detrimental to Their Growth?
There seems to be tension between safety and independence that we experience as families. Many families I’ve spoken with believe that if they allow their loved one to develop their...
Education
Why Teaching Self-Care Skills is Critical to Our Children’s Success
Mary is a 6-year-old child. Her mother and father, Betty and Tom, wait anxiously at a psychologist’s office. When called into the appointment room, they hear that Mary has been...
How Technology Aids Families with Disabilities
We live in a world where technological advances are an everyday occurrence. We can see this in advertisements, scholarly journal articles, the news, and even social media. For disabled persons,...
College is NOW an Option for ALL
College is NOW an Option for ALL College is NOW an Option for ALL provides an exciting look into the expanding opportunities for students with intellectual disabilities (ID) to attend...
10 Tips to Help Prepare for College
As more people discover the programs available to students with ID, the more likely it is that the competition for these “classroom seats” will get greater and greater. Western Carolina...
2021 College NOW! Cover
College NOW! The University of Cincinnati Online provides high-quality, online academic programs from our premier research and higher learning institution. Our mission at UC Online is to provide a flexible...
Tech Tips to Help Prepare Your Child for Life After High School
As parents, we spend more than a little time worrying about our children’s futures, and if your child is anywhere between the ages of 10 and 21 years old, you...
Millicent Nicole Huser Shares With Us…
Millicent Nicole Huser College is a goal for many, so it is “on the radar” early on in their lives. They prepare for it by taking certain classes, joining certain...
College is Now an Option for All: Preparing and Expanding Opportunities for Students with ID Go to College!
If the start of the school year 2021-22 is any indication, the opportunities for students with Intellectual Disabilities (ID) to attend college is going to continue to expand. Currently, there...
Letter to New Teacher about Your Special Needs Child
Download: Letter to New Teacher about Your Special Needs Child Author and mom, Michele Gianetti, shared this example of a letter she might write to a new teacher about her...
