
SDAi in Action
by Patricia “Patty” Violi, Ed.D. , Associate Director, Disability Resource Center University of Nevada, Las Vegas In honor of the first anniversary
by Patricia “Patty” Violi, Ed.D. , Associate Director, Disability Resource Center University of Nevada, Las Vegas In honor of the first anniversary
Over the course of the 2021-22 year, Sharon Field and David Parker had the honor and pleasure of consulting with Dr. Derek Furr and Dr.
During my years of working to support self-determination, I often wondered
about the degree to which any of u.
As we all know, the turmoil we have experienced in the last two years has taken a huge toll on motivation and mental health. We
2BSD is pleased to share this video (created by Alanna Hoffman and Jake Harbour) telling the story of two of our first grantees, Sherrie and
The team that wrote Becoming Self-Determined: Creating Thoughtful Learners in a Standards-Driven, Admissions-Frenzied Culture has just launched a new resource: Becoming Self-Determined: New Strategies for a
Supporting self-determination for students in postsecondary education is near and dear to our hearts here at 2BSD. Like most everything else, encouraging self-determination for college
I received a note from Jamie Brown in Lincoln, NE this week informing me about some resources she and a dentist have created to help
Pace University’s Student Accessibility Services (SAS) recently held a “Sundae Funday” to introduce their undergraduate and graduate students to self-determination opportunities that will be available to them on campus during the coming year. 2BSD was pleased to be a sponsor of the event. Pace is providing students with the opportunity to participate in two self-determination related programs: The Climb to Success and C.A.F.E: Connecting Authentically & Finding Empathy.
Greg Scott just wanted to go to a restaurant where he could take a date and have a quiet conversation. As a Manhattanite with a hearing impairment, this was a tall order. He searched for quieter restaurants by reading reviews and found that, even those that were supposed to be quieter, usually weren’t. It was even harder to find a quiet restaurant when he was traveling. Echoing the experience of many persons with hearing impairments, Greg said “I recall many times sitting at a restaurant table feeling completely lost in the conversation while others conversed and connected with each other. I would often nod my head in unison with the conversation, pretending to hear my companions when I could not, and then idly pass the time by entertaining myself with whatever fiction entered my head.”