Aaron Rakow
Peer Mentorship - Reflection Letter

Read more about Ben’s reflection here….

Peer Mentorship - Reflection Letter
peer mentor, NCC
Aaron Rakow
Mentor of the Month: Sarah Boyd

Meet Sarah Boyd, our Peer Mentor of the Month at Norwalk Community College (NCC).

Mentor of the Month: Sarah Boyd
students
Aaron Rakow
Interested in attending Rockland Community ...

Learn more about becoming a College Steps student at Rockland Community College

Click here!

Interested in attending Rockland Community College?
students, peer mentor, AIC
Aaron Rakow
Stepping Up at American International College!

“The overwhelming inclusion that the College Steps students have experienced has led to countless opportunities for them to immerse themselves in the College community.”
~ College Steps Program Coordinator Chris Ryan

Stepping Up at American International College!
students
Aaron Rakow
Living for Giving - County College of Morris!

We recently received this great email from our Program Coordinator, Nancy at CCM. This is our first year at County College of Morris and we are very proud of this program and our students.

Living for Giving - County College of Morris!

WCC Site's Connection with Katherine Davis Scholars

This semester our WCC campus site partnered with three students from the Katherine Davis Scholars program.  The Katherine Davis scholars are a select group of students chosen and honored with the award based on their "remarkable commitment, extraordinary leadership and academics excellence." 

We will be working on creating an on-line social calendar specific to upcoming events in the community and on campus that CS students will be able to access via a button or app on their phones.  This will give our participants opportunities to easily find activities and get involved in the community.  This link once established can have multiple admins added which will allow other CS coordinators to create similar calendars for their regions.

The nice thing about this calendar is that is has a lot of visuals and is not just writing on a "calendar" page.  It has the actual "flyers" of the events included in the link.  The events are posted for the month so that students can scroll down and see all of the events in a particular month.

New VT-ABLE Savings Initiative for Vermont Individuals with Disabilities

New VT-ABLE Savings Initiative for Vermont Individuals with Disabilities

VT-ABLE will allow eligible Vermonters to receive preferred federal tax treatment as they save for disability related expenses like housing, transportation, employment training, and other important needs. VT-ABLE participants will be able contribute up to $14,000 annually – greatly improving the savings options for Vermonters who experience a disability. Treasurer Pearce noted that, “VT-ABLE will help further the goal of empowering more Vermonters to achieve a lifetime of financial well-being.” 

“ABLE programs meet several needs. Parents and other relatives want a flexible, low cost way to put aside money for the future of a family member with a disability. Working adults with disabilities want to keep what they earn without frequent adjustments to benefits like Social Security, which has a $2000 asset limit. In either case, the savings remains in the name of the person with the disability, which is empowering. We should all learn the importance of saving,” said Kirsten Murphy, Executive Director of the Vermont Developmental Disabilities Council. 

VT-ABLE will be administered through a partnership with the Ohio State Treasurer’s Office. The Vermont/Ohio platform was selected after a lengthy vetting process by the Vermont ABLE Task Force, which met throughout 2015 and 2016 to convene an extensive stakeholder process. 

ACI 2017 Applications Now Open!

 

The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is now accepting applications for the 2017 Autism Campus Inclusion (ACI) Summer Leadership Academy! The ACI Summer Leadership Academy prepares autistic students to do disability advocacy at their colleges. Accepted students will travel to Washington, DC and participate in advocacy training from June 10th to June 17th, 2017. ACI participants learn about making student groups, understanding disability policy, and talking to people in the government. ASAN pays for travel and rooms for all Academy students.

 

Applicants must be on the Autism Spectrum and be college students with at least one year left before graduating. Students in TPSID programs (Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities), 2-year community colleges, 4-year colleges, and graduate schools can apply. We especially want you to apply if you are:
-a student of color
-LGBT
-low-income or on SSI
-a student with an intellectual disability
-an AAC user

To apply, please send a finished application by Sunday, February 19th, 2017 to Reid Caplan at rcaplan@autisticadvocacy.org. Applications available at: http://autisticadvocacy.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ACI-2016-Flyer.pdf

 

If you need help filling out the application, or have any questions about ACI, please email Reid Caplan at rcaplan@autisticadvocacy.org

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