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The California State University East Bay campus in the Hayward hills is the site of an unusual experiment in higher education for people with autism. Starting in the fall quarter, college-age autistics will be encouraged to attend and build an educational community; one that draws on the autistics’ unusual academic strengths. The experiment will test the possibilities for autistics in a university setting, and more generally the possibilities for a range of students with disabilities.
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Nineteen years, almost to the day, after the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) on July 27, 2009, announced the renaming and relaunching of one of its informational web sites. Formerly known as DisabilityInfo.gov, the new site, Disability.gov, includes social media tools and new ways to organize, share and receive information.
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DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Disaboom, Inc. (OTCBB:DSBO) (www.disaboom.com), the leading online resource for people with disabilities, today announced the launch of its redesigned DisaboomJobs.com website. Originally established in February 2008 as the first website dedicated to employment for the disability community, DisaboomJobs.com is now positioned to provide more opportunities for both job seekers with disabilities and employers actively trying to create a more inclusive workforce.
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Nearly all high school students with intellectual disability receive some type of accommodation at school and score below the norm on standardized tests, according to a fact sheet from the Department of Education.
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About a week after the California State Bar refused to allow a disabled law student to take the bar exam, claiming registration problems, the student received last-minute approval for the test on Monday from the State Supreme Court.

The student, Sara Granda, graduated from the University of California, Davis, law school in May and has been cramming for the big test ever since, while also arranging accommodation for her handicap. Ms. Granda was paralyzed from the neck down after an automobile accident in July 1997, and breathes with the help of a ventilator. She earned her degree with the help of state-paid aides, including one who took dictation during classes.
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