UC Hosts Mini-College For Students With Disabilities

UC’s Disability Services Office is hosting a summer program June 20-23 for students with disabilities who are transitioning from high school to post-secondary programs. This summer’s pilot program is a result of a year long partnership and collaboration with United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) of Greater Cincinnati and the CareerNet Program to assist students in making a successful transition from high school to other opportunities.

Nine students with significant disabilities are exploring campus, and taking part in a mini-college that includes classes on how to build their study skills. The mini-college also provides an experience that includes staying in residence halls, eating in campus dining halls, independently following a schedule of activities, as well as following accessible routes to find their way around campus. During the evenings, the students sample some of the activities that enhance student life on UC’s campus, such as attending movies in the TUC Theatre.

As they finish the mini-college program, the students will receive assessment information that will help them understand what it takes to be successful in college.

The students range in age from 18-22. Some are recent high school graduates and others attend day programs at UCP. Their UC experience ends with a reception at 5 p.m. Thursday, June 23, in the African American Cultural and Research Center, to celebrate the students’ completion of the program. CareerNet scholarships will be awarded as part of that celebration.