September has us thinking about the smell of fresh pencil erasers and the excitement of fresh learning opportunities. The Eastside is rife with educational programs as plentiful and complex as the students it serves. In our latest issue, we looked at some education routes for folks of all ages — because learning new things is ...more about 425 Magazine: Innovative Education Programs to Know About on the Eastside
Destiny Valencia Jun 10, 2024 Updated Jun 21, 2024 Bellevue College offers a resource aimed at neurodivergent students — the Neurodiversity Navigators program — that offers specialized courses and peer mentors to help students with autism, ADHD, dyslexia, and more excel while attending the college, according to a release from the school. BC's Neurodiversity Navigators program was among the first resources ...more about What to Know about Bellevue College’s Neurodiversity Navigators Program
Colleges expand support for people with autism, other developmental disorders ANNA LOFGREN - UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND, JULY 20, 2023 ... Willamette University’s program for “neurodiverse” students, College Access Navigators, or CAN, provides services like peer mentoring with a focus on “collaborative problem solving,” according to a CAN slideshow. Additional services provided by CAN include scheduling ...more about The College Fix: Colleges Expand Support
Bellevue’s Neurodiversity Navigators Program: “We use a threefold approach,” Sanders Gardner says. “We support our students, their strengths and job skills. Second, we help them find ways to remove their barriers, whether it’s college accommodation, workplace skills, social relationships and so forth. Finally, we help them with self-advocacy, where they learn to speak up for ...more about What does it mean to be an autism-supportive college? Neurodiversity Navigators in EdTech Magazine
Abby Leaver can fit her whole life into a dorm room. Within the confines of small, apartment-style student housing, the Bellevue College resident assistant (RA) attends online classes and violin lessons, participates in Zoom happy hours and online games with friends, and cares for her cat. She’s doing the things many college students are doing ...more about Neurodiversity Navigators in TEEN VOGUE
Author: Angela Poe Russell, KING 5 Evening (KING 5) Published: 4/22/2020 12:26:30 AMUpdated: 7:43 PM PDT April 21, 2020 BELLEVUE, Wash. — Neurodiversity Navigators, formerly known as Autism Spectrum Navigators, tries to make one thing very clear - the program is designed to build on students' strengths, rather than fix perceived deficits. In addition to typical college coursework, students ...more about Bellevue College Recognized as Best College for Students with Autism
The majority of students who enroll in Neurodiversity Navigators (NdN) start their freshman year and they can stay in the program as long as they need. For some, that means the whole time they are at BC; for others, that could mean just that first quarter. And some leave the program and come back. “It’s ...more about Helping Neurodivergent Students Navigate Higher Education
What autism support programs do Erik Uri, a computer science major who graduated from Bellevue last year with a bachelor’s degree in computer science, said advocating for himself was one of the most important things he learned there. Uri recalled a situation in which his grade dropped significantly because he didn’t turn in a ...more about USA Today – Autism in College: These Schools Offer Support
Up to 200 autistic high school and college students, their family members, and the educators and professionals who support them will converge on the Bellevue College (BC) campus May 11 for a truly unique conference, “Imagine Your Future in STEM” which will focus on “Autism and STEM: Fostering Balanced and Inclusive Communities at School and ...more about Conference at BC to Help Autistic Students Navigate Collegiate, Workplace Success
