By Sarah Jacoby, TODAY
Mya Pol recalls being full of energy and “super rambunctious” as a child. “I would literally run laps around the house,” she told TODAY’s Sheinelle Jones. Continue reading How this TikTok star became an ‘accidental’ disability rights activist
By Vance Cariaga, Go Banking Rates
The Biden administration recently announced that it has cancelled $7 billion in federal student loan debt for about 350,000 borrowers with disabilities through a data-sharing initiative between the Social Security Administration and the U.S. Department of Education. If you plan to apply for forgiveness under the plan, you’ll need to follow certain steps to see if you qualify. Continue reading How To Get Your Student Loan Forgiven if You Have a Disability
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Many children have trouble reading, writing or performing other learning-related tasks at some point. This does not mean they have learning disabilities. Continue reading Recognizing Learning Disabilities
By Koby Levin, Detroit Freep
There are many ways to address a youth mental health crisis, including throwing a massive birthday party for a dog named Gravy. Continue reading Schools turn to dogs to help ease Michigan’s student mental health crisis
By Kristyn Burtt, SheKnows
What’s been amazing in the age of social media is how open some celebrities are about their personal lives. It’s obviously a choice to let fans in, but many stars are helping to bring to awareness for good causes by talking about their families and some of the struggles they may face. Continue reading 18 Celebrities Who Have Opened Up About Raising a Kid With a Disability
IOScholarships is the first of its kind scholarship and financial education platform for minority and underrepresented STEM students. The technology has been designed with a streamlined user-friendly interface Continue reading Scholarship Connoisseur Encourages Students to Apply for STEM Scholarships and Internship Opportunities Now
By Dean Pan, ABC
Over my 9 years in a wheelchair, I have learnt to adapt to many situations. Continue reading What you need to know if you’re teaching a student with a disability
By Helu Wang, Yahoo! Sports
By the time Joey Harrington was in kindergarten, his mother, Kathy, realized that he was struggling with reading and writing. While his teacher at Wallkill Central School District said he would outgrow it, his reading scores kept going down. He was not identified as a child with special needs until five years later. Continue reading Dyslexia: The learning disability that is overlooked
By Madeleine Burry, Explore Health
If you have a learning disability, your brain operates a bit differently. Learning disabilities occur “when someone has an impairment in learning or processing new information or skills,” Ami Baxi, MD, psychiatrist at Lenox Hill Hospital, tells Health. Continue reading The Most Common Types of Learning Disabilities Found in Kids and Adults, According to Experts
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, collectively known as STEM make up the fastest-growing and highest paid fields in the U.S. with diverse job opportunities in careers ranging from aerospace engineers, programmer to operations director, yet Latinas only account for 3% of the industry. Continue reading Hispanic Heritage Month: Two Latinas are working together to create a pipeline of diversity in STEM
