Gage Robinson | A Self-Advocacy Story

Imagine being an adult and not being able to have a say in your education. 

This was the experience of Gage Robinson, a young man who has an intellectual disability.

Gage Robinson is a 19-year-old college student at Dakota County Techincal College in Rosemont, Minnesota. But the road to college was bumpy. 

A little bit about Gage. He loves public speaking and has co-presented at several regional, national & international conferences. He runs a nonprofit called Gage Gives Back where he educates others about traumatic brain injury, shaken baby syndrome, and gives back to those places that have helped him get to where he is today.

Here is what we cover in today's episode.

1) How Gage took on his school district to get the services that he wanted.

2) What he said in front of the Minnesota Council on Disability Legislative Forum on Inclusive Higher Education.

3) And what support looks like for him in college. 

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Think Inclusive is written, edited, and sound designed by Tim Villegas and is produced by MCIE.

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