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God bless you! My son wants to attend reach next year This is beautiful! Comment from : Tara King

My concern is that these educational gaps should have been addressed prior to college I'm glad people are doing something at that stage, but we don't have to wait until college If someone can learn to do laundry in college, they could learn in high school Imagine what would be possible if students had this sort of wrap around support from the beginning Comment from : knittyrobin

Doesn't matter if you with an intellectual disability go to college,just to have little to no chance to found a job afterbrThis is the sad and cruel reality Comment from : sfssvfgd

This looks like a collage scam to getbrpeople's money Even someone with a high IQ score that's just realbrslow in one subject ( like math ) only has 20 chance of graduatingbrThose internships probably only brproduce cheap laborers Why isbrit that someone with dyscalcula brcan't even get an apprenticeshipbror get a career diploma from a 2 -bryear trade school? It's because brthe corporations want a bunch brof low paid service workers brThey meddle in the school brsystem and encourage thebrnormal kids to pick the samebrmajors so they end up competing brfor the same white collar jobs,brand most end up low paid servicebrworkers This is a total complete brscam! Comment from : Renee Harold

Yes Comment from : L Rowe Rowe

my iq is 53 Comment from : judy brady

This is what happens to me sometimes It almost seems like classmates in school try to cheer me on and treat me like I’m five because of my intellectual disability The thing that gets me is instead of looking at you like a normal person, they just look at you as that one special needs kid that needs help All I want from those people is just to treat me like I’m a normal person Comment from : L

I have a mild intellectually disability, too and i was literally told than exact same thing you can't go to college and you can't have your apartment or car I wasn't feeling good about myself at all But managed to get a job it lasted me a year n a half But i still don't know what it is i wanna do for a job This video is very helpful, I can go to school Comment from : Jennifer Tobolt

Thank you for your video Our daughter was "Will" We fought for years for her rights and it paid off She graduated from college, lives on her own and is the mother of a beautiful little girl Never give up Comment from : L M

Keyword intellectual Learning is a Intellectual activity so for me, intellectual disability and higher education don't go together I have cerebral palsy and I have license to drive a car and I am pretty much doing nothing in life People do not see potential in me Comment from : Diego Arrechea

What I'm trying to figure out is what do you do if somebody has dyslexia and ADHD Comment from : zane wilkins

I finished my college I have learning disability too I only have prob with relationships Learning is a constant struggle for me Comment from : CarlGal

This is horrible I know someone with an intellectual disability who has been puffed up to think he is more capable than he really is because they let them in without merit Now he has over $200,000 worth of student loan debt and no job It is sick He should not qualify for financial aid because people with capability will be denied Comment from : Devotional Time

Is there any college for in Canada that can help me with my intellectual disability Comment from : Tat

I have intellectual disability and they said it’s not best for me to go to college Comment from : Saphia Bianca paris

I have mild intellectual dissability a great talk thanks for it 😊 Comment from : OneTrue

My question is how much this costs the parents College can be a good investment in one's future if it leads to employment that can be used to pay back the loans, but otherwise this strikes me as a cynical way of using the parents' good nature to rip them off and financially cripple these families that are already struggling If however the price of this program is substantially cheaper than regular college I would be open to changing my mind Comment from : The Goodly Dragon

What kind of doctors diagnose intellectual disability ? Comment from : SOAMC

Amen Comment from : Leticia Quinonez

Excellent video thanks for sharing Comment from : Lady morton Experience

I get so much what you said about "high-five friends" I have autism and aside from a high-five and small talk I don't really have socialization Comment from : SmellamyBlake

I have Bioplar disorder I graduated from high school 2 year ago and my high school counselor told me I wasn't ready for college I was scared and I felt alone I did not had a lot of friends in high school but I tried to keep myself busy like every 2 weeks of the month I have to see my therapist it was like really hard for me but it still helps me and now I'm sitting in my room I just need to go to college Comment from : Tralise Huggins

The reason why so many of the ones with intellectual disability are sitting on the sofa is because the system is messed up If they are on disability for the learning difficulties & live in disabled housing witch most are If they work part time or full time after 9 months of work trial time you lose your disability if they can hold a job that long The rent goes up if your working part time or full time So basically your working for free & most can't hold a job for long so why would they take that chance of losing the little they do have It's not like they can have savings or have money to spend it's hardly enough to get food & shelter I'm not trying to sound mean, sounds good but many other factors your not including in the US The good thing is I believe they can get a lot of help if they choose to go on with more education The factors are still the same as above if they do I help many that are disabled so have some experience with it Comment from : mike

Note: in UK, 'intellectual disabilities' are referred to as a 'Learning Disability' diagnosis [IQ < 70], whereas conditions such as dyslexia & dyscalculia are in UK referred to as specific 'learning difficulties' so bear in mind the conflicting terminology when watching UK video clips A UK person diagnosed with cognitive 'Learning Disability' must have an IQ/GCA measure under 70 What you refer to in USA as 'Learning Disabilities' we call in UK, 'learning difficulties' - hence the confusion Comment from : wem uk

I know her, she is excellent at what she does for disabled college students, GO EDIE!!! Comment from : Mitchell Hill, Jr

"Exceptional treatment does not equal an exceptional life, it equals an exception from life" Absolutely outstanding and beautiful talk Edie! This is truly an idea worth sharing and implementing! Thank you! Comment from : Jason Torres

Thank you Edie, your talk has already made a huge difference in one of my great friends life Thank you You are changing lives Comment from : Lefford Fate

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