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...for a degree or certificate program. Assistive technology. Job coaching. Career counseling from someone who knows disability employment law. Who Qualifies...degree or certificate program. Assistive technology. Job coaching. Career counseling from someone who knows disability employment law. Who Qualifies for VR...

...families know what to request. Job exploration counseling introduces students to career options that match...exploration counseling introduces students to career options that match their interests and abilities....their interests and abilities. This is more than a career quiz. It includes learning about different industries,...

...community to champion one other. Secondly, seeking professional advice, such as career counseling or...champion one other. Secondly, seeking professional advice, such as career counseling or...

...single missed target costs 150 meters of penalty skiing. She closed the Games with four medals across two disciplines: two golds, two bronzes. Seven career Paralympic golds. She's 33, competing in her third Winter Games, and this sport wasn't even on her radar until ten years ago. Here's why that matters....

...assistive technology when those expenses are necessary to reach a specific career goal. If you meet eligibility criteria and your counselor approves your...training over four-year degrees unless the degree is essential for your career path. A student pursuing a nursing degree will have an easier case than...

...setting new single-tournament records for goals (15) and points (26). His career Paralympic goals total reached 36, and his career points reached 66. Both...(15) and points (26). His career Paralympic goals total reached 36, and his career points reached 66. Both are all-time records in the sport. How He Got to...

...to build independent living skills, career readiness, and social integration through...that combines academic coursework, career training, and independent living instruction....traditional students, participating in career-focused classes, or completing modules...It's on building practical knowledge. Career training often takes the form of internships,...

...gold in Milan at 11 AM ET. Between those two moments, Declan Farmer rewrote every scoring record in the sport. Oksana Masters added three golds to a career Paralympic medal total that now sits at 22. Italy had its best Winter Paralympics in history. Kazakhstan won its first-ever Paralympic gold. Athletes...

...consecutive gold medal, which would be the longest winning streak in Winter Paralympic team sport history. Declan Farmer entered these Games with 34 career Paralympic points. He leaves with 58, passing Canadian Billy Bridges' all-time record. He scored 14 goals in this tournament alone, breaking the single-Games...

...matter because she got exactly what she asked for. She first competed at the 2006 Paralympics in Sestriere, Italy. Twenty years later, she's closing her career in Italy again. In interviews before the race, she talked about how different this Games felt. "Most of my other Games I've been a ball of anxiety,"...

...Kendall Gretsch won the women's sitting biathlon sprint pursuit, her 11th career Paralympic medal and her first gold of Milano Cortina 2026. She's been on...most decorated American winter Paralympians in history. This gold adds to a career that includes multiple world championships across cross-country skiing and...

...days following Tuesday's sprint, and her 22nd medal across a Paralympic career that now spans five Winter Games. For Gretsch, the bronze follows her biathlon...10km for his second individual gold of these Games, the first time in his career he has won two individual golds at a single Paralympics. In the...