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4/13/2018

Android Robot-Mediated Mock Job Interview Sessions for Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Pilot Study

The feasibility and preliminary efficacy of an android robot-mediated mock job interview training in terms of both bolstering self-confidence and reducing biological levels of stress in comparison to a psycho-educational approach human interview was assessed in a randomized study.Young adults with ASD were randomized to participate either in a mock job interview training with our android robot system or a self-paced review of materials about job-interviewing skills.

 

 

3/29/2018

Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (TN UCEDD, LEND, IDDRC) Offers Free Resources on Inclusive Higher Education and Stories from Families Living in Rural Counties

Two new resources are available to download free of charge from the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center (TN UCEED, LEND, IDDRC). The first, Inclusive Higher Education: Practices and Perspectives from the Southeast, is a compilation of keynote and breakout presentations from the 3rd Annual Southeastern Postsecondary Education Alliance Capacity Building Institute. The second resource is a special edition of Kindred Stories of Disability, which includes the experiences of individuals with disabilities and their families living in rural counties in Tennessee. Both resources are relevant to an audience beyond Tennessee and the Southeast.

 

Resources

• Improving Access to Higher Education Act

  A bill summary and fact sheet are available for the Improving Access to Higher Education Act, which would amend the Higher Education Act (HEA) to improve college access and completion for students with disabilities.

• Total and Permanent Disability Discharge for Student Loan Borrowers

  The Department of Education and the Social Security Administration (SSA) will collaborate to identify and help individuals with disabilities who meet eligibility criteria for a discharge of their student loans. Individuals who have a total and permanent disability (TPD) are eligible to have their federal loans discharged, and the Department of Education will notify them of how to complete this process.

• Tax & Health Insurance Considerations for Student Loan Discharge
  Tax & Health Insurance Considerations for Student Loan Discharge.pdf [download]
• Higher Education Affordability Act Summary
  HEAA Summary Sept 9 2014.pdf [download]
• Transition Program for Students with Intellectual Disability Appropriations Issue Brief

  Transition Programs for Students with Intellectual Disability (TPSID) promote post-secondary education for students with intellectual disability. The President proposed ending funding for the program in his FY15 budget. This issue brief explains the TPSID program and why it must continue.

  TPSID FY15 Brief.pdf [download]
• U.S. Department of Education Releases Report on Young Adults with Disabilities After High School
    from http://ies.ed.gov

  The U.S. Department of Education has released The Post-High School Outcomes of Young Adults with Disabilities up to 6 Years After High School: Key Findings From the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2. The report gives a national picture of what happens to students with disabilities after high school. It includes data on higher education; employment; employment, education, and/or job training activities; living arrangements; parenting status; and social and community involvement.

• Higher Education Opportunity Act - Department of Education Resources
    from http://www2.ed.gov