The College of New Jersey, backed by a $1.28 million federal grant, is working with state high schools to spread a hopeful message to students with intellectual disabilities: College is possible.
TCNJ’s Career and Community Studies (CCS) program, which offers a four-year certificate for students with a range of intellectual disabilities, including autism, Williams syndrome, and Down syndrome, has partnered with the Haddonfield and Hopewell Valley Regional School Districts to encourage such students and their families to consider a college education.
“Students with intellectual disabilities have never had that put before them,” said Rebecca Daley, director of CCS. “College is something your siblings might do, but it was never an option.”… Please click here for the full article