The Chairmen of the Joint Committee on Higher Education have convened a Task Force. Come speak to the issue!

Be heard. Public Hearings on College Inclusion for Students with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities
The Task Force will convene at four colleges in Massachusetts, to hear from students, parents, teachers, administrators, and professors, about expanding access to higher education for students with Intellectual/ Developmental Disabilities. Please come participate in one of these hearings. The Task Force is comprised of 14 members, who will collect community feedback about the current status of disability inclusion and prospects for expanded access to students with I/DD. The public hearings will take place at the following dates and locations:

Friday, November 1 10:30AM 12:30PM Bridgewater State University Burnell 132A 66 Hooper St. Bridgewater, MA 02325

Friday, November 8 Noon-2PM Harvard University Harvard Law School Project on Disability Austin Hall 304 (located behind Hemingway Gym) 1515 Massachusetts Ave. Cambridge, MA 02138 Friday, November 22 9AM - 11AM UMass-Amherst Lincoln Campus Center, Rm. 163C 1 Campus Center Way Amherst, MA 01003

Friday, November 15th 3PM-5PM Quinsigamond Community College HLC Building, Rm. 109A&B 670 W. Boylston St. Worcester, MA 01606

If you would like to participate, Please RSVP to either of the following two individuals: Brian Ramsey, Office of State Representative Tom Sannicandro bramsey@brandeis.edu 617-722-2013 Michael Benezra, Office of State Senator Michael O. Moore michael.benezra@masenate.gov 617-722-1485