{"id":3337,"date":"2010-08-20T17:18:31","date_gmt":"2010-08-20T21:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=3337"},"modified":"2010-10-26T14:38:25","modified_gmt":"2010-10-26T18:38:25","slug":"recent-graduate-attends-national-disability-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2010\/08\/recent-graduate-attends-national-disability-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"Recent graduate attends national disability summit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2010\/08\/NationalDisabilitiesSummit2010.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" data-attachment-id=\"3338\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2010\/08\/recent-graduate-attends-national-disability-summit\/nationaldisabilitiessummit2010\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2010\/08\/NationalDisabilitiesSummit2010.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,426\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"National Disabilities Summit 2010\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2010\/08\/NationalDisabilitiesSummit2010.jpg\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3338\" title=\"National Disabilities Summit 2010\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2010\/08\/NationalDisabilitiesSummit2010.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Alumna Jean Lawrence, a 2010 political science graduate, was invited to attend the first National Summit on Disability Policy: Living, Learning &amp; Earning, in Washington, DC.<\/p>\n<p>The event was hosted by the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncd.gov\/\">National Council on Disability<\/a> and marked the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) becoming law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere was so much learned and so much celebrated. I was able to speak with many people in the transportation, education, healthcare, and disability rights fields. They have helped me develop ideas to improve the access within our university and community,\u201d said Lawrence.<\/p>\n<p>Senior government officials, including the U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood, and more than 500 disability leaders from across the country gathered to discuss the history of the ADA, and the future of disability policy at the Federal, state and local level.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have met with the Office for Students with Disabilities at UTC to talk about a program for junior and senior high school students\u00a0with disabilities to help them understand the transition from high school to college,\u201d said Lawrence.<\/p>\n<p>Michelle Rigler, director of the Office for Students with Disabilities, said there are many things students have to do so they can qualify for services. She said if they are prepared for these steps and know how to navigate through them, their transition will be easier.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are hoping to turn this program into a full transition program within the next year, opening up the possibility for graduating students with disabilities to move onto campus a month early, take a couple classes, and a \u2018survival class\u2019 with the staff of OSD,\u201d said Rigler.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alumna Jean Lawrence, a 2010 political science graduate, was invited to attend the first National Summit on Disability Policy: Living, Learning &amp; Earning, in Washington, DC. 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