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Special Education and Communication Disorders

Sharon Cherono navigates around landscaping in downtown Lincoln using her long cane during an orientation and mobility course in the Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders. Kerry Trent (left) and Bob Lee walk behind Cherono.

Immersive courses teach students how to instruct blind, visually impaired in cane skills

July 29, 2025

Society & Culture

Eight Huskers honored for completing special education apprenticeships

May 12, 2025

Society & Culture

A tree branch with blossoms in foreground of Nebraska Union plaza

Employee Assistance program offering presentation on dementia

April 16, 2025

Steven Barlow (left) attaches the pTACS' thermoplastic tactile ‘touch’ capsules to the hand of Jacob Greenwood.

Barlow patents groundbreaking frontline stroke treatment

April 2, 2025

Science & Technology

Tori Thomas works with students in a classroom at Lincoln Northeast High School.

UNL’s apprenticeship program expands to address teacher shortages

November 8, 2024

Society & Culture

Wick Alumni Center

Grand Challenges team holding health equity symposium Sept. 25

September 18, 2024

Study targets effects of substance misuse on hearing, balance

August 28, 2024

Science & Technology

Society & Culture

Charles Healey

Obituary | E. Charles Healey

July 23, 2024

Jenna Rogers smiles while holding hands with a smiling young girl at the Everybody Plays Mini Camp (Husker Athletics)

Rogers turns passion for people with disabilities into lasting impact

May 17, 2024

Apprentices sign certificates confirming their commitment to the Teacher Apprenticeship Program at UNL and LPS; photo by Brent Hardin, Lincoln Public Schools

Signing day launches new teacher apprenticeship program

April 17, 2024

Society & Culture

Kevin Pitt, assistant professor of special education and communication disorders

Study to enhance communication for kids with severe speech, physical challenges

March 28, 2024

Society & Culture

Michelle Hughes, a professor in Special Education and Communication Disorders, was one of eight UNL faculty members selected to receive a Grand Challenges planning grant.

Hughes aims to improve health disparities in underserved populations

October 31, 2023

Society & Culture