Kessler Foundation Disability Rehabilitation Research And Employment

Rising to Success, Despite Educational Barriers and Discrimination Against His Disability

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Voices of the ADA Generation: Bryce Stanley Rises to Success, Despite Educational Barriers and Discrimination Against His Disability Read the transcript: https://kesslerfoundation.org/sites/default/files/2020-10/Bryce-Stanley-Rises-to-Success-Despite-Educational-Barriers-and-Discrimination-Against-His-Disability.pdf In this episode of Kessler Foundation's podcast, Nicky Miller spoke with Bryce Staley, a PhD candidate in economics at the University of New Hampshire, where he studies mental health policy and labor markets. They talked about his sleeping disorder and his experience at high school and college. Stanley, reflected on his experiences dealing with skeptical high school teachers doubting he had a disability, and moving forward in his career, earning a BSBA from Bryant University, and an MA in Economics from the University of New Hampshire, before studying for his PhD.  Our survey dispelled many long held myths about people with disabilities and higher education. Young people and their families were