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Confronting the ‘High School Cliff’: What Young Adults with Disabilities Need to Succeed

By | April 20, 2023 |

A Black mother with short hair and a white blouse crosses her arms around her 17-year old son who has autism. Michelle Mitchell worries about the small things in life, like sending Gerald to a bus stop. The bigger things, like career, are even more dizzying. (Dominick Williams | Flatland)

Four years ago, a Kansas City mom created a program for young adults with disabilities like her son. Today, that program has become a resource for people facing the “high school cliff.”

Disability Rights History: A Self-Guided Tour

By | April 19, 2023 |

A group of students at the University of Kansas demonstrate for civil rights in 1965. Image courtesy of Dole Archives at the University of Kansas.

Here’s a self-guided tour to help put disability rights and law history into context.

‘Canceled, Censored, Banned’ Sparks Questions About Government, Books and Public Libraries

By | April 7, 2023 |

This double display case at the Country Club Plaza branch of the Kansas City Public Library holds books provided to the library by an interfaith group called Cultural Crossroads.

Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s proposed rule addressing material at public libraries has sparked questions about book restrictions. Here are answers.

curiousKC | Submit Questions About Disability Resources in KC

By | March 27, 2023 |

A crowd surrounds Kim Riley, parent and founder of the Transition Academy. For the past several years, her focus has been to build a network that better assists families whose children have developmental or intellectual disabilities find meaningful careers.

“Will my child with disabilities find a job they enjoy?” Submit questions like this on access to disability resources to our curiousKC reporting team.

KU Disabilities Center Awarded $2.9M to Address Community Needs

By | February 24, 2023 |

The Mitchell family sits around their kitchen table. Michelle is seated next to 17-year-old son with autism, explaining what she faces juggling work and finding support for her son.

Researchers get funding boost to further community-centered research on disability supports for Kansas families.

Education

Confronting the ‘High School Cliff’: What Young Adults with Disabilities Need to Succeed

‘Canceled, Censored, Banned’ Sparks Questions About Government, Books and Public Libraries

curiousKC | Submit Questions About Disability Resources in KC

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