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5 Ways Disability Services and Career Services Can Work Together

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College students with disabilities face unique challenges when it comes to finding employment.

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Bridging the Gap: The Importance of Integrating Disability Services with Career Services

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According to the World Bank , one billion people, or 15percent of the world's population, experience some form of disability, and persons with disabilities are more likely to experience adverse socioeconomic outcomes such as less education, poorer health outcomes, lower levels of employment, and higher poverty rates.

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How Wichita State University is Making a Difference

University Business

These types of increases will in turn increase the need for services for students diagnosed with autism on college campuses as well. Topics covered in this course include communicating with supervisors and coworkers, collaborating with others, and meeting deadlines in a career setting.

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A Life of Ministry

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

After her time at PTC, McManus returned to her alma mater and worked as the coordinator of educational career services and placement. She served for nearly nine years as the university’s director of disability services. “I believe that everyone has the opportunity to succeed, whatever that success looks like.”

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Symplicity Spotlight: Jeff Feld-Gore

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Each and every day, our client managers across the globe help make our clients' day-to-day just a little bit easier so that they can better support their students.

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Consolidating touch points for retention

Confessions of a Community College Dean

A more recent trend is consolidating student services related to academics or health and wellness into a larger office or building. Tutoring, library resources, academic advising and career services are smushed together, and counseling, disability services, medical centers and student care teams are sharing space more than ever before.