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Organization name: Scholars with Diverse Abilities Program (SDAP)
Contact Person: MarĂa Hofman Hernandez, Assistant Director & Community Access Coordinator
Purpose/mission: SDAP works to provide students with mild to moderate intellectual and developmental disabilities an inclusive college experience. We aim to help grow our students' strengths and work with them on academic, social, personal, and career goals.
Population served: College students with mild to moderate intellectual and developmental disabilities
Services/programs/resources offered:
SDAP provides students (Scholars) with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities access to a 2-year inclusive college educational experience. When the students complete the program, they receive a Collegiate Achievement Award. We work with students on whole-person development: academic, social, personal, and career goals.
Costs/requirements to participate:
To participate, students must apply to the SDAP program. To apply, visit our website.
Students pay regular tuition and fees. Due to the number of supports we provide our students, we also ask our students to pay an additional $1000 per semester to cover some of these costs. This covers approximately 30 hours a week of support.
How families can access more information if interested in pursuing:
Contact info: sdap@appstate.edu, 828-262-8389
Website: https://sdap.appstate.edu
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