Empowering students with hidden disabilities
Subtitle: a path to pride and success
By: by Margo Vreeburg Izzo, Ph.D., Program Director, Special Education and Transition Services, the Ohio State University Nisonger Center, Columbus, and  LeDerick Horne, poet, speaker, advocate, entrepreneur ; foreword by Dan Habib
Contributors: Horne, LeDerick, author
Publisher: Brookes Publishing
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 181
ISBN-13: 9781598577358
Subjects: College students with disabilities; Education (Higher); People with disabilities; Students with disabilities; Psychology; School-to-work transition
Description: "Empowering Students with Hidden Disabilities discusses critical topics for young people with hidden disabilities, such as self-advocating, developing positive relationships with mentors, planning for college, successful working life, interpersonal skills, and satisfying relationships"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-172) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Why do so many people with hidden disabilities struggle?; title: 2. The path to disability pride : assisting self-advocates as they dare to dream; title: 3. Mentoring : guiding students toward disability pride; title: 4. Transition : planning for college and careers; title: 5. College life : valuable life lessons in the classroom and on campus; title: 6. Daring for the dream career : living a life of value; title: 7. The last transition : disability pride and quality relationships.