CA: Fresno County shifts job training model to place students with disabilities in workplaces

by kids1stadvocac | Apr 21, 2026 | State

EdSource After a recent morning rush at a Fresno Grocery Outlet, 22-year-old Elena Santos moved down each aisle to return misplaced food items to their proper places. She brought vitamins to the front of the shelves and neatly arranged hygiene products. These tasks...

CA: How a Stockton teacher is working to remove a ‘roadblock’ to college for disabled students

by kids1stadvocac | Apr 21, 2026 | State

Stocktonia News Like many other students with disabilities, school, Madellyn Hill said she remembers, was never easy. Since grade school, she struggled but kept going. And after years of what she calls resilience, the Stockton paraeducator is set to graduate with her...

The real story behind the rise in disability accommodations

by kids1stadvocac | Apr 21, 2026 | Federal

Syracuse University Today An increase in accommodations is a natural consequence of the increased presence of students with disabilities in higher education. The Americans with Disabilities Act defines disability broadly, and without knowing more about each...

These blind students say their college blocked their education. A new rule could help

by kids1stadvocac | Apr 7, 2026 | Federal

NPR Miranda Lacy and Harold Rogers became fast friends during their undergraduate years. They both shared their dreams with one another: Rogers wanted to use his education to become a psychotherapist, and Lacy wanted to become a social worker. So, they were delighted...

Under Trump’s education funding cut, students with special needs struggle to seek job opportunities

by kids1stadvocac | Mar 10, 2026 | Federal

Peninsula Press Special Education student Joseph Reed never imagined he would lose his work-study job opportunity at the beginning of the 2025-2026 school year due to President Donald Trump’s funding cuts to K-12 education. “I was bummed,” said Reed. “I was sad and...