Webcast
Elizabeth Getzel
Andrea Konig
Jennifer Bagsby
ACE-IT! Student Views on Expanding Academic & Career Supports for College Students with Physical & Neurological Disabilities
Elizabeth Getzel, Andrea Konig, Jennifer Bagsby
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This is a free webcast. The presentation will be useful to disability support professionals, faculty field placement coordinators, career counselors, field instructors, transition specialists, students with neurological disabilities and family members.
Academic and Career Exploration-Individualized Techniques! (ACE-IT!) uses a supported education approach to provide individualized services to students with traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injuries, and other neurological disabilities. Ms. Konig and Ms. Bagsby will share about their experiences with the program developed at VCU and what services and supports were particularly useful in reaching their career goals.
Learn about the importance of this program in higher education and how to promote success using an array of supports for students with physical and neurological disabilities. Not only will you hear directly from students, but you will also have the opportunity to ask questions to these successful individuals during a live chatroom following the web cast.
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Link Resources
Virginia College Quest: A Guide to College Success for Students with disAbilities
http://www.vacollegequest.org
The Student with a Brain Injury: Achieving Goals for Higher Education
http://www.heath.gwu.edu/PDFs/Brain%20Injury.pdf
Career Opportunities for College Students with Disabilities
http://www.cosdonline.org/
National Spinal Cord Injury Association
http://www.spinalcord.org
The Brain Injury Association of Virginia
http://www.biav.net
Commonwealth Neurotrauma Initiative
http://www.vacni.org
