Starting with AHRC NYC Program, Student with Autism Earns Bachelor’s from Hunter College: A First for Melissa Riggio Higher Education Program

• By: Lynn Uhlfelder Berman AHRC New York City
• April 1st, 2022
• accommodations, college, education, graduation, higher education, inclusion, peer mentors, self-advocacy, Spring 2022 Issue, transition
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Sam Wilkinson always knew he would go to college. However, he recalled having some doubts after enrolling in AHRC New York City’s Melissa Riggio Higher Education Program (MHREP) at the Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC). The program provides a fully inclusive higher education...