Throughout my educational policy classes, I learned how important it is for students to have mentors and teachers who share the same ethnicities and genders as them. Having role models who look like them, increases…
Posts tagged Advocacy
Providing Hope—and an “I Love You”—Through AAC
In May 2014, Greg Barnett was in a motorcycle accident and sustained a traumatic brain injury, losing his ability to move his muscles and speak. He moved between hospitals and rehab centers and was cared…
Building Musical Bridges
Although language is localized to the left frontal and temporal lobes of the brain, research shows that music is neurally “wired” throughout. For people with brain damage, musical abilities are often a relative strength and…
How Will You Pay for Your Degree?
$32,000. That’s the loan amount I graduated with from my undergrad institution. Now that I’m nearing the end of my graduate program, that number has jumped to $52,000! Oh, and let’s not forget about the…
