Succeeding in College and at Work: Students with Disabilities Tell Their Stories

The New England ADA Center and No Limits Media have released informative videos featuring students with disabilities sharing their strategies for successfully staying in school, graduating and getting jobs. Students reveal their struggles with self-reporting their disability, and negotiating accommodations in school and at work. The videos are open captioned and can be viewed by accessing the following link.

http://adaptiveenvironments.org/neada/site/student_videos

Climb Every Mountain

Climb Every Mountain

Orientation to College Support Services and Survival Skills for Students
August 17-19, 2008
For Students attending Central Community College-Hastings Nebraska Campus

Who Should Attend:

• Students who want to jump-start their educational success

• Any student desiring to learn about available support services and college survival skills

• Students with any type of disability

• First generation college students

• English as a second language (ESL) students

Participants must be new students pre-registed for the Fall 2008 Semester.

Further Information:
Persons wanting additional information about the program may contact the Central Community College-Hastings Educational Support Services Offices at (402) 461-2423.

Educational Opportunites Beyond H.S. in Nebraska

Educational Opportunites Beyond High School In Nebraska

A Guide for All Students

http:// edweblab.unl.edu/edu/edopportunites

The web site is designed for secondary students selcting a postseconday education institution. A listing of postsecondary educational programs in Nebraska is included. All schools on the site are licensed or accredited. Private vocational and technical schools are approved by the Nebraska Department of Educations. Schools of cosmentology, barbering, and health related are licensed by the Department of Health and Human Services. The major focus is to provide information about accommodations and special provisions available to students with special needs. The online database is provided by the Deparment of Special Education, College of Education and Human Sciences at the University of Nebraska Lincoln. 62 colleges are in the database.

School Tube

SchoolTube provides students and educators a safe, world class, and FREE media sharing website that is nationally endorsed by premier education associations.

SchoolTube is the recognized leader for moderated internet media content sharing for teachers and students. All student created materials on SchoolTube must be approved by registered teachers, follow local school guidelines, and adhere to our high standards.

SchoolTube Revolutionizes Internet Video for Students

SchoolTube’s partnership with The Student Television Network (STN) leverages a nationwide network of broadcast journalism teachers and students who share their expertise with each other in an effort to create quality student videos of all types.

www.schooltube.com