Beth Foraker

co-director of the UC Davis Redwood Supported Education to Elevate Diversity (SEED) Scholars Program

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People with Down Syndrome, severe autism, and other intellectual disabilities don’t have a lot of options when it comes to college.

UC Davis’ new program for students with intellectual disabilities could become a statewide model

People with Down Syndrome, severe autism, and other intellectual disabilities don’t have a lot of options when it comes to college.

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