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January 2011

Students’ Corner

Jordan Shurr
DADD Student Representative

 
Things don’t always work out the way you’ve planned. Five years ago I would have told you at this point I would be working as a special education administrator. Ten years ago, I figured I would be in Prague, fluent in Czech, and working somewhere interesting and exotic. Twenty years ago I prepared for a future in architecture, medicine, or film. Today, I am in my third year of graduate school working toward a Ph.D. in special education. I have not yet been an administrator, had an address in Prague, nor have I diagnosed anything beyond my own lack of sleep. And I honestly could not see it any other way.

   

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DADD is seeking nominations - self or other - for three board positions to start January 1, 2014: Vice President (4 year term), Southeast, and Far West. Please note, Southeast and Far West representatives must live in those respective regions. Nominations may be sent to incoming DADD Executive Director Teresa Taber Doughty (tabert@purdue.edu).
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Download the 2010 DADD Showcase Sessions. Presenters included Robert A. Stodden, Dianne Zager, and Debra Hart speaking about "Preparing Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disabilities for Postsecondary Education and Employment"
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