(From KGCS)Students with disabilities are provided individual education plans from kindergarten through high school that are required under federal law known as Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. But when it comes time for college, they’re expected to advocate for themselves.
That change has resulted in lower numbers of students with disabilities accessing higher education and careers. Making sure they are aware of accommodations to connect them to those opportunities is the goal of an upcoming event sponsored by MSSU Career Services and Disability Services and the focus of the upcoming Newsmakers program.
MSSU Academic Success Coach and Disability Service Coordinator Chris Mitchell and Joplin Schools Assistant Special Education Director Julie Jasper discuss the varieties of accommodations available and how many may not realize that they qualify for services. Alex Gandy with MSSU Career Services explains pathways to careers for those with disabilities.
Newsmakers is airing nightly at 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. beginning August 31 on KGCS-TV and will air at 5:30 a.m. Saturday, September 6 on KOAM-TV. It is also posted on the station’s YouTube channel: KGCS – Missouri Southern State University.
KGCS-TV programming can be seen on channel 21 and is also available on regional cable television systems such as Sparklight, Mediacom and Optimum Internet. The station operates as a service of the Department of Communication at Missouri Southern State University.
MSSU Academic Success Coach and Disability Service Coordinator Chris Mitchell and Joplin Schools Assistant Special Education Director Julie Jasper discuss the varieties of accommodations available and how many may not realize that they qualify for services. Alex Gandy with MSSU Career Services explains pathways to careers for those with disabilities.
Newsmakers is airing nightly at 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. beginning August 31 on KGCS-TV and will air at 5:30 a.m. Saturday, September 6 on KOAM-TV. It is also posted on the station’s YouTube channel: KGCS – Missouri Southern State University.
KGCS-TV programming can be seen on channel 21 and is also available on regional cable television systems such as Sparklight, Mediacom and Optimum Internet. The station operates as a service of the Department of Communication at Missouri Southern State University.
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