CBC News Story – How some students with disabilities avoid the ‘transition cliff’ after high school Ending school is ‘potentially a time of crisis,’ says expert
Read the CBC story Transition programs are generally considered a responsibility of schools, according to Rachelle Hole, a UBC Okanagan professor of social work and co-director of the Canadian Institute for Inclusion and Citizenship. However, since they’re not mandated by every province or territory’s Ministry of Education, such efforts are often “left up to […]
Publication Level Gender Based Analysis of the Educational Journeys of Students with Autism
This study by Jennifer Baumbusch, Jennifer EV Lloyd and Vanessa C Fong highlights the value of longitudinal, population-based and student-level data in conducting gender-based analyses in autism spectrum disorder research. Research examining the impact of gender on educational outcomes in autistic students has been sparse. To address this gap, this study investigated the educational journeys […]