Down Syndrome Students Go to College

I just read an interesting article on NYtimes.com about college and vocational offerings for students with cognitive disabilities. You might have to sign up for a free subscription to the NYtimes.com to get the entire article, but it is well worth the trouble. According to the article, The opening of college campuses comes as an outgrowth of the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act of 1975. That law mandated that public schools educate children of all intellectual abilities and, whenever possible, in regular classrooms with same-age peers. Now, coming of age expecting full inclusion from kindergarten through 12th grade, students and their parents are asking to graduate to similar opportunities. By law, children with disabilities are entitled to a free public e View the rest of this article