One evening this May, about a dozen young adults and their families gathered with faculty of TerpsEXCEED, an inclusive two-year post-secondary education program at the University of Maryland for ...

When adult students with disabilities finish high school, their journey toward independence often isn’t over. In Rockwall ISD, Project LIFE gives those adult students the time, space and support to ...

In a portable classroom on the Santa Clara Adult Education campus, Abraham Leza prepares to teach his weekly class just after the Friday lunch hour. He pulls on a black T-shirt embossed with a drawing ...

Explicitly teaching students social-emotional skills, like social awareness and goal-setting, can lead to stronger relationships, academic gains, and a greater sense of well-being, research shows.

Assistant professor of practice, psychology and human development, and VKC member Jessika Boles, Ph.D., and colleagues have ...

Shuffling critical special education services from agency to agency will be costly, chaotic, and put students with disabilities at risk. Moving services out of the Education Department without ...

The program at Bridges Adult Transition Center in north suburban Lincolnwood creates bright futures for students with developmental disabilities, helping them achieve independence. That has been the ...

People with intellectual disabilities, such as those with Down syndrome or fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, have historically had shorter life expectancies than the general population, but data from a ...

The inclusive event is designed for adults disabilities, offering the opportunity to try a range of accessible sports in a ...