The webinar addressed the rising enrollment of students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in higher education institutions, particularly community colleges.
California Community College administrators and disability services professionals have noticed a growing presence of students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in colleges. Dr. Nicole Smith offered various strategies for higher education professionals to consider and implement in providing support for students with ASD.
Michael Hoggatt, M.S., MPA, Ph.D., DSPS Chair/Advisor-Saddleback Superfriends, explores how program structures impact students' perceptions of themselves and their competencies. Dr. Hoggatt guided community colleges in assessing key indicators of program success and fostering a sense of belonging, offering insights applicable to local programs and departments.
he webinar is divided into four segments: strategies for engaging students with intellectual disabilities (ID) in online learning, outreach strategies to decrease barriers, connecting students with educational plans for motivation and goal completion, and introducing the Puzzle Project for creating successful online communities.
The UCLA Tarjan Center hosted a webinar introducing educational coaching, a practice aimed at supporting student skills such as organization, executive functioning, study habits, stress management, self-advocacy, social interaction, and accessing resources both on and off-campus.
The webinar offered insights into coping with stress, anxiety, and trauma, sharing protective factors and methods for addressing anxiety and distress among students and colleagues. Cultural factors, issues related to intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), lessons learned from distance learning implementation, and their application in supporting students with IDD in online environments were discussed.
Casey Souza, Christine Lakeman, and Alli Stanojkovic highlighted the common focus on academic accommodations for postsecondary students with disabilities, but emphasized the lack of holistic support for non-academic areas.
Cooney discussed cutting-edge methods for engaging students of all backgrounds and abilities, emphasizing Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and the use of emerging technologies in college classrooms.
Dr. Holdren presented an overview of Santa Barbara City College's efforts to support student success through a neurodiversity perspective, student-centered approaches, and faculty/staff training.
With the increasing neurodiversity of students with autism and/or attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in colleges, programs like NeuroPREP are crucial as they directly target professors who provide accommodations to neurodivergent students on a daily basis, filling a gap in available training and intervention resources.
Sue Sawyer, president of the California Transition Alliance, discussed the new legislation creating an alternate pathway to a diploma for students with intellectual disabilities. Sawyer, a member of the workgroup that made recommendations related to this legislation, provided practical insights into the alternate diploma pathway, which offers opportunities for students who have traditionally received certificates of completion.
The presenters shared emerging practices and practical strategies for engaging students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (ID and ASD) in online learning.
This webinar introduces and discusses the Student Equity program and its relevance to supporting students with disabilities.
Fresno City College staff to discusses their Transition to College (TTC) team, an innovative model within the Disabled Students Programs & Services (DSPS) office aimed at increasing college enrollment for all students with disabilities.
This webinar features presentations by Maria Paiewonsky, Ed.D., who shared strategies for supporting students with ID, and Jane Thierfeld-Brown, Ed.D., who provided strategies for supporting students with ASD.
This webinar aimed to provide insights and strategies to enhance support for students with autism within DSPS programs at community colleges.