- October 1, 2022 | Center for Disabilities Studies Annual Report 2020-2021
UD’s Spectrum Scholars program is tailoring trainings for faculty and staff, designed to increase their ability to empower autistic students.
- January 28, 2022 | AUCD360
For her “Outstanding Research on Autism in Higher Education,” Jessica Monahan, research manager with the University of Delaware Center for Disabilities Studies’ Spectrum Scholars program, has won an inaugural Excellence in Autism Support award from the College Autism Network.
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September 17, 2021 | Delaware Public Media
A major focus of the program, which is administered by the Center for Disabilities Studies, is career development. That’s because young people with autism are underrepresented in the workforce.
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March 1, 2021 | Center for Disabilities Studies Annual Report 2019-2020
UD’s Spectrum Scholars program coaches participating students to establish their own goals and find ways to achieve them.
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November 4, 2020 | Center for Disabilities Studies
Students from UD’s Spectrum Scholars program along with the CDS-run Career and Life Studies Certificate and Summer CLSC programs connected remotely with professionals from UD, Delaware state agencies and local businesses.