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Fair offers resources for youth with disabilities transitioning from high school
Youth who have disabilities and their families are invited to a resource fair on May 4 for Wyandotte County residents to help support successful transition from high school.
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Lives Changed: Thirty Years of the ADA
On July 26, 1990, the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act marked a new era for people with disabilities.
KU-Lawrence School Partnership Helps Students ‘Self-Determine’ Ways to Improve Learning
When Free State High School mathematics teacher Annette McDonald first learned about a possible way to improve learning by letting students make decisions as part of the process, she was skeptical.
Remembering Stephen Fowler: 1944-2020
On June 15, 2020, longtime Life Span Institute investigator Stephen Fowler died from complications of Parkinson’s Disease.
Program Helps KU Prepare Students with Intellectual Disability to Thrive Among Peers
When COVID-19 prompted the closure of the University of Kansas campus, Dana Lattin had faith that students in KU Transition to Postsecondary Education, or TPE, could adapt to their new online experiences.
Joe Spradlin (1930-2020) Remembering “The Conscience of the Bureau of Child Research”
On May 27, 2020, Joe Spradlin died at home with his wife of 71 years Rita by his side at age 90 in Lawrence, KS.
Kathryn Unruh earns first Stephen and Carolyn Schroeder Young Investigator Award
Assistant Research Professor Kathryn Unruh has received the inaugural Stephen and Carolyn Schroeder Young Investigator Award for Research in Neurodevelopmental Disorders.