WSU ROAR - Responsibility, Opportunities, Advocacy and Respect with Lisa Henniger

Published: Aug. 6, 2020, 11 a.m.

b"WSU ROAR - Responsibility, Opportunities, Advocacy and Respect with Lisa Henniger\\nLisa Henniger is joining me to talk about Washington State University's ROAR program, which supports higher education for the disabled and neurodiverse. Lisa's son Evan, who has down syndrome, has always wanted to go to WSU and follow in the footsteps of his entire family. Evan was among the WSU ROAR program's first cohort in 2018 which has been a dream-come-true.\\xa0\\n\\nEPISODE HIGHLIGHTS\\nCan you tell us about your background and how you got involved in ROAR?\\nHow does tuition work? Are there scholarship and grant options?\\nWas Evan one of the first students in the ROAR program?\\nWhat is the daily program like?\\nHow much has this experience changed Evan?\\nWill Evan get a proper graduation?\\nWere the teachers who are involved with driving this program special education teachers before?\\nWhat are your words of wisdom for parents and caregivers when planning for their child's educational future?\\n\\nLINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED\\nWSU ROAR Website\\nhttps://education.wsu.edu/undergradprograms/wsuroar/\\nWSU ROAR Program on Facebook\\nhttps://www.facebook.com/WSUROAR/\\n\\nTUNE INTO THE ONCE UPON A GENE PODCAST\\nSpotify\\n Apple Podcasts\\nStitcher\\nOvercast\\n\\nCONNECT WITH EFFIE PARKS\\nWebsite\\nhttps://effieparks.com/\\nTwitter\\nhttps://twitter.com/OnceUponAGene\\nInstagram\\n https://www.instagram.com/onceuponagene.podcast/?hl=en\\nBuilt Ford Tough Facebook Group\\nhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/1877643259173346/"