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OLS is the only accredited associate degree in Occupational & Life Skills for adults with learning disabilities. The OLS National Network offers a proven, turnkey replication model for colleges across the nation to bring OLS to their campuses.
01/11/2017
With Endrew F. Case, Supreme Court Will Decide How Much Benefit an IEP Must Provide How much of an educational benefit do IEPs have to provide students? With the Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District case, the Supreme Court will decide.
01/04/2017
OLS at Bellevue College is very pleased to announce the launch of our brand new website! Our goal is to provide every current and future student, parent, community member and special educator an easy-to-navigate, mobile-friendly and interactive collection of information and resources. Check it out at www.olsatbellevuecollege.com and let us know what you think!
11/23/2016
Today is a very exciting day for everyone on the OLS team! We've launched our new OLS National Network website, highlighting our national replication model for our associate degree program in Occupational & Life Skills for adults with learning disabilities. Now community colleges across the nation will have a resource for bringing OLS to their campuses! Check us out at www.olsnationalnetwork.org.
OLS National Network - Home Use the only proven, turnkey model for graduating students with learning differences into meaningful careers. The OLS National Network provides a nimble platform of training, updated curriculum, collaboration, and ongoing support for participating community colleges.
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08/02/2016
An Associate’s Degree in Occupational Life Skills is an important step to achieving employment for adults with learning disabilities. Are you an educator wanting to learn more about the OLS turn key model? Register for our Experience OLS Conference. Space is limited.
Experience OLS Conference October 5th & 6th 2016 Experience OLS is a conference for college leadership to be immersed in the program and think about how this turn-key model could come to their campus.
08/02/2016
IEA (Individualized Education Act), the new Tennessee voucher law that takes effect in 2017 and provides students with certain disabilities with public money to pay for private education-related services.
Students with disabilities can now apply for Tennessee’s first school vouchers Up to 20,000 Tennessee families can now request funds from the state’s first education voucher program, which opened applications Monday.
Owen is a young man who was unable to speak as a child -- until he and his family discovered a unique way to communicate by immersing themselves in the world of classic Disney animated films. This emotional coming-of-age documentary follows Owen as he graduates to adulthood and takes his first steps toward independence.
07/14/2016
Congrats Washington State!
High rate of Washington community-college grads go on to earn 4-year degree Washington state ranks in the top five for the percentage of its students who receive an associate degree and then go on to complete a bachelor’s, a new study shows.
07/08/2016
Design Thinking is a innovative tool that could benefit everyone with or without disabilities.
When we design for disability, we all benefit "I believe that losing my hearing was one of the greatest gifts I've ever received," says Elise Roy. As a disability rights lawyer and design thinker, she knows that being Deaf gives her a unique way of experiencing and reframing the world -- a perspective that could solve some of our largest proble...
07/08/2016
529 Plans offer many benefits for those saving up for college.
Financial tips for teachers and parents saving for higher education Mickey Powell of Powell Financial Partners explains how teachers and professors can invest in their retirement.
