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5 Ways Disability Services and Career Services Can Work Together

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College students with disabilities face unique challenges when it comes to finding employment.

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Bridging the Gap: The Importance of Integrating Disability Services with Career Services

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According to the World Bank , one billion people, or 15percent of the world's population, experience some form of disability, and persons with disabilities are more likely to experience adverse socioeconomic outcomes such as less education, poorer health outcomes, lower levels of employment, and higher poverty rates.

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Supporting student journeys

Teaching Matters Academic Support

On a wider scale, the University offers specialist support in the form of the Counselling Service, Careers Service, and the Disability Service. My role within the Disability Service is as a Mental Health Mentor, a post I have held for 8 years.

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Consolidating touch points for retention

Confessions of a Community College Dean

A more recent trend is consolidating student services related to academics or health and wellness into a larger office or building. Tutoring, library resources, academic advising and career services are smushed together, and counseling, disability services, medical centers and student care teams are sharing space more than ever before.

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Supporting academic community at the University of Edinburgh

Teaching Matters Academic Support

Scholarships and Student Funding work with The Advice Place, Finance and ACE; the Careers Service works with Student Disability Service , and SRA. All services have links with Colleges and Schools, and there are some key partnerships including but not limited to the Careers Service and Student Disability Service.

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How Wichita State University is Making a Difference

University Business

These types of increases will in turn increase the need for services for students diagnosed with autism on college campuses as well. Topics covered in this course include communicating with supervisors and coworkers, collaborating with others, and meeting deadlines in a career setting.

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Symplicity Spotlight: Jeff Feld-Gore

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Each and every day, our client managers across the globe help make our clients' day-to-day just a little bit easier so that they can better support their students.