Educational Equity Program

The Accessibility Bridge Corporation’s Educational Equity Program is designed to provide educational resources for students with autism, physical or intellectual impairments that will assist in bridging the gap in the educational divide.

Goals of this program include:

bring awareness to issues surrounding educational and digital inequity for people with disabilities
Supply devices, equipment and technology which increase chances for digital equity
Provide informational resources that illustrate educational options and best practices for students with autism or intellectual impairments
Provide access to technology training and academic tutoring
Offer scholarships to students attending 2 to 4-year post-secondary transition programs

What is Educational Equity?

Equity in education requires putting systems in place to ensure that every student has an equal chance for success. This necessitates understanding the unique challenges and barriers faced by students and providing additional supports to help them overcome those barriers.

What is digital Equity?

Digital equity means ensuring students have equal access to technology — as well as the training necessary to navigate ever-evolving digital tools.

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" Kids with a formal diagnosis, such as autism, Asperger's, ADHD, learning disabilities, Sensory Processing Disorder, and Central Auditory Processing Disorder -- along with those who just need to move while learning--often find it challenging to shine in a traditional classroom. The kids who collaborated to write and star in this "Dear Teacher" video represent such students. So, they wanted to share with educators how their brain works and offer simple ways teachers can help. "

Wishlist Items for our Educational Equity Initiative

Accessibility Bridge Scholarship Program

College is disproportionately costly for students enrolling in College Transition Programs (CTP)designed to support students with intellectual disabilities who want to continue academic, career, and independent living instruction to prepare for gainful employment. While the cost to attend these collegiate programs are equal to or greater than traditional college degreed programs, current regulations surrounding federal student loans prohibit students enrolling in CTP programs from qualifying for federal student loan funding, causing most or all expenses to be out of pocket.

Accessibility Bridge Corporation recognizes students with intellectual disabilities in their pursuits of post-secondary vocational or academic training by offering scholarships of varying amounts to assist with this courageous and necessary step towards independence, economic stability, educational equity and social inclusion. Take a look at the video above, " A Day in the Life of Marina". Its part of a vlog featuring Marina Martinez who has been studying marketing at UGA through the Destination Dawgs program. What this video shows is her increased independence and the inclusive nature of the CTP program and the college campus. Our Scholarship program affords more students opportunities to thrive in collegiate environments, just like Marina.

Applicants must have a diagnosed intellectual impairment (defined as a disability characterized by significant limitations in both intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior, which covers many everyday social and practical skills (This disability originates and is diagnosed before the age of 18). There must be a plan for additional vocational or academic training after high school and proof of enrollment is needed before any disbursements are made.

This scholarship is open to students anywhere in the United States seeking technical, vocational degrees, or certificates from a 2- or 4-year College or University.

Details of how to apply will be added to our website once the application window is open.

If you are interested in donating to the scholarship program, click the ling below, or email us at: donate@accessibilitybridge.com for donation-related questions.

Donate to The Educational Equity Program

Physical address: 9006 Woodyard Rd, Clinton, MD 20735 (By appointment only)

Mailing address: 4660 Crain Hwy, #1622, White Plains, MD 20695
Phone: (202) 871-5522

Email: info@accessibilitybridge.com

The Accessibility Bridge Corporation is a qualified nonprofit public charity with tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) (#84-4205456) of the Internal Revenue Code. Donations to the Corporation are fully deductible for income tax purposes.

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