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First-Of-Their-Kind Graduates (Inside Higher Ed)

"When Washington State's Bellevue Community College hold its commencement a week from Friday, among the graduates will be the first four products of the two-year institution's unusual degree program for students with learning and developmental disabilities," Inside Higher Ed reports. "Mary Allason, director of the Venture Program, said the curriculum serves students with a wide range of disabilities. Some have attention deficit disorder, others autism, she said. Some students suffer from seizures and others had heart issues at birth that led to problems later in life, she said."

You can read the complete June 3, 2008 Inside Higher Ed article on-line.

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