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Ada and the Engine in the Blue Mountains

Higher Education Whisperer

Daniel AldrichOn Friday I attended a performance of Lauren Gundersons play "Ada and the Engine" (first performed in 2015 as "Ada and the Memory Engine"). This was by the Glenbrook Players, in the Blue Mountains behind Sydney. Normally I would write of a play in my other blog, Net Traveller.

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Success for College Students With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Community College, Composition View

The Scholarly Teacher

Challenges Unlike in K-12 settings, students who self-identify are provided accommodations, rather than modifications, per the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which is designed to ensure “equal access” ( Differences Between HS and College , 2022). allowing the student extended time on tests) (DO-IT, 2022). According to Gelbar et al.

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Building maintenance issues admissions leaders should know about (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

I especially remember doing a college tour trip in the Northeast with my youngest daughter during spring break of her junior year in high school in 2015. Older buildings typically have been renovated and retrofitted countless times and were not designed for modern HVAC systems, ADA accessibility and active learning classrooms.