Student Services

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GRANT PROJECT FOR STUDENTS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS (ASD)

Project REACH: Resources and Education on Autism as CUNY’s Hallmark- an Autism Initiative at City University of New York:  REACH is a project developed at City University of New York (CUNY) to build capacity to better serve the growing population of college students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). This project is funded by the Far Fund. >>

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Articles

Institutionalizing Support for the Autism Community

Brooklyn College

Kindness in the Community: Center for Student Accessibility Receives Donation from North Shore Rotary
College of Staten Island

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Resources

Reasonable Accommodations Guide <pdf>

Asperger Syndrome and High Functioning Autism Association

Asperger Syndrome Training & Employment Partnership

Autism Speaks

Autistic Self Advocacy Network 

 

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Project Reach In the News

CUNY Project Reach Mini-Grants Competition Results

The Central Office of Student Affairs, Disability Resources and Services recently announced the results of the CUNY Project REACH (Resources and Education on Autism as CUNY’s Hallmark) competition for the development of best practices and model projects that build CUNY’s capacity to serve students with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). >>

REACHing Out To Students With Autism

CUNY has identified a burgeoning need to educate and support its rapidly growing number of students who have Autism Spectrum Disorders, and it hopes to become a national leader in providing a variety of higher education opportunities for these individuals. (In January, the private FAR Fund awarded the University a oneyear, $100,000 grant for a preliminary initiative called REACH: Resources and Education on Autism as CUNY’s Hallmark.  >>

 

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Video

Autism Transition To College