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June 17, 2005
Higher-Education Bill Provision
The article I selected was from the June 8th, 2005 Daily.
When the higher-education bill was signed at the end of May, many deaf students had easier access to higer education at the University and other state colleges and universities. Deaf and hard-of-hearing students who receive state or federal Pell grants are entitled to full tuition and fees coverage at the University. The article also reported that blind students have been eligible for tuition waivers at the University since the 1930s.
We had a good start to our group discussion. Everyone went around and discussed his/her article. It was interesting that during the group discussion one of the first things Debbie asked was, “Did you select it because it made you mad?” It was interesting that the group could almost see how I felt about the article after I had just finished summarizing it. While on the outset I was initially upset about the article I thought about it more and realized after we were discussing the article in our group why I felt that way. I am not opposed in any way to equal access to higher education by anyone. If this was a blanket-coverage provision that offers free tuition to any deaf student it would be a different story but this applies only to students who are already in financial need. One of the things during our group discussion that I was extremely pleased with was that everyone contributed! We didn’t have anyone who sat back and was quiet and only offered a few words. Everyone had plenty to say!