AHRC NYC Program Fuels Desire
to Help Others Pursue Higher Education
The Spring 2022 edition of Autism Spectrum News features an article about the benefits of post-secondary education beyond employment and social integration. Diagnosed with autism at age two-and-a-half, Meghan Mattei is in her senior year at AHRC New York City’s Melissa Riggio Higher Education Program (MRHEP) at the College of Staten Island. For her senior project, Mattei is focusing on colleges providing more opportunities for students with disabilities, if they wish, to be fully matriculated so they can earn a degree.
Meghan Mattei models herself after pioneers such as Erin Brockovich and Temple Grandin.
“I want to be a self-advocate and advocate for children and adults with disabilities,” Meghan says. “I will fight for our rights.”
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