Sophie Audu: Student Development in Higher Education Excellence Award
Sophie Audu is one of the recipients of the 2023 Student Development in Higher Education Excellence Award.
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Howorth cited in American Council on Education feature on UMaine’s Step Up program
The American Council on Education published a feature story about the University of Maine and the Maine Department of Labor Division of Vocational Rehabilitation’s (DVR) Step Up program, a five-week learning experience to help prepare high school students and recent graduates on the autism spectrum successfully transition to college.
Read moreUMaine CCIDS shares impact of collaboration that includes COEHD, Maine DOL
The University of Maine’s Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies recently shared a story on its website highlighting the impact of a collaboration between CCIDS, the College of Education and Human Development, Student Accessibility Services, and the Maine Department of Labor’s Division of Vocational Rehabilitation.
Read moreDerek Volk to share experiences raising son on autism spectrum
The number of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders in the United States has skyrocketed the last 20 years. In 2000, autism affected 1 in 150 8-year-olds. By 2012, that number was 1 in 68, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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