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Students with disabilities deserve the same job opportunities as all other students

By Lisa Lillianstrom | November 11, 2018

Students go to college to plan for the future, and after graduation, all students should have equal opportunities for a good career, even those with disabilities.Only 18.7 percent of people with a physical or mental disability were employed in 2017, contrasting...

Inclusive language inspires equality

By MacKenzie Meadows | November 4, 2018

Person-first language is important to the identity of those who have a physical or mental disability. Person-first language is the philosophy of putting the person before their disability in conversation, according to North Shore Pediatric Therapy. The...

Katy Whitelaw, a member of the Presidential Commission on Persons with Disabilities, discussed topics about students with disabilities Thursday in Atgeld Hall.

Presidential Commission on Persons with Disabilities discuss the importance of people-first language

By Kierra Frazier | October 21, 2018

Katy Whitelaw, a member of the Presidential Commission on Persons with Disabilities, discussed topics about students with disabilities Thursday in Atgeld Hall.

House Cafe hosts night of Disability in Song, Dance, Sign and Poetry

By Tyler Neal | October 14, 2018

Disability Awareness DeKalb is hosting a night of Disability in Song, Dance, Sign and Poetry 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the House Cafe, 263 E. Lincoln Highway. This event is part of a broader Disability Awareness Month initiative that takes place in DeKalb...

RAMP receives CVS grant to help teens with disabilities transition

By Melissa Mastrogiovanni | February 2, 2011

RAMP, 115 N. First St., will be able to expand its Teens N' Transition program because of a $1,500 CVS Caremark Community Grant. "CVS Caremark Community Grants are an effective way for us to contribute to the success of communities where we do business,"...