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Exploring The Attitudes Of The Hope Campus Community Towards The Ready For Life Program, Katherine Veldink, Madelyn Mikitka, Elizabeth Lilley, Jordon Lambert
Exploring The Attitudes Of The Hope Campus Community Towards The Ready For Life Program, Katherine Veldink, Madelyn Mikitka, Elizabeth Lilley, Jordon Lambert
17th Annual Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative Performance (2018)
Exploring the attitudes of the Hope College campus community towards the Ready for Life Program was a topic first researched for a fall Genius Hour Showcase, as social inclusion is a primary area of interest for this researcher and her team. Ready for Life is a program that provides post-secondary educational experiences for college-aged individuals diagnosed with cognitive, learning, or social disabilities. Instructors at Ready For Life assist each student in daily instruction and support, and partners with Hope College professors to adapt the academic materials from the courses each student is enrolled in. As a partner with Hope College, …
Social Inclusion And Disability In The Us And China: An International Context For Experiential Learning, Kylie Dekryger, Abigail Duran, Maria G. Garcia Reyes, Gabrielle Werner
Social Inclusion And Disability In The Us And China: An International Context For Experiential Learning, Kylie Dekryger, Abigail Duran, Maria G. Garcia Reyes, Gabrielle Werner
17th Annual Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative Performance (2018)
Children with disabilities are a highly vulnerable group around the world, including in China (Cheung, 2013). However, China’s context differs in two notable ways: population size and lack of systematic means of delivering community-based services for people with disabilities (Fisher, Li, and Fan, 2012; UNICEF-EAPRO, 2012). This project focused on the study of community-based services in China and their role in the continuum of care for persons with disabilities. In addition, students and faculty participated in experiential learning and professional development through engagement with non-governmental organizations that focus on this population in the cities of Beijing, Xian, Zhengzhou, and Hong …