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Where the System Ends, CAA Begins. We Built the College We couldn’t find. CAA Story #5 Kim Rains

By Richard Lahaie • March 23, 2026

Kimberly was born in May 1978. She was a beautiful baby but something seemed off so testing was done and…

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Where the System Ends, CAA Begins. We Built the College We Couldn’t Find. CAA Story #4: Professor Danie Weaver.

By Richard Lahaie • March 16, 2026

Danielle Weaver was a beloved Professor, Director of the School of Communications, and Scheduling Manager at College of Adaptive Arts…

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Where the System Ends, CAA Begins. We Built the College We Couldn’t Find. Story #3: ED Nicole & her son Said

By Richard Lahaie • March 9, 2026

When my son, Saïd, was born, we discovered he had Down syndrome. I was 21 years old at the time,…

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Where the System Ends, CAA Begins. We Built the College We Couldn’t Find. CAA Story #2: Dr. Pamela Lindsay

By Richard Lahaie • March 2, 2026

The Ties That Bind Those in our community are often asked about their “story” of a child’s diagnosis of a…

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Where the System Ends, CAA Begins: We Built the College We Couldn’t Find. CAA Story #1: Angel E.

By Richard Lahaie • February 23, 2026

CAA Story #1: Angel E. College of Adaptive Arts is beginning a new weekly blog series featuring a story of…

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CAA Salutes & Honors Dr. Martin Luther King’s Legacy

By Richard Lahaie • January 19, 2026

CAA embraces the spirit of MLK’s legacy On this auspicious day celebrating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,…

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Onwards & Upwards for Eager Lifelong Learners

By Richard Lahaie • December 31, 2025

Traction and growing momentum are real. 2025 has been a pivotal, transformational year for College of Adaptive Arts (CAA). The…

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California State Senator Dave Cortese Delivers CAA Graduation Keynote

By Richard Lahaie • September 24, 2025

State Senator Dave Cortese shares his support & rationale for supporting this lifelong, adaptive equitable education model for workforce development…

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College of Adaptive Arts Co-Sponsors Accessibility Event Featuring the First Deafblind Graduate of Harvard Law

By Richard Lahaie • February 10, 2025

First Deafblind Graduate of Harvard Law to Speak at Bay Area Accessibility Event Disability Advocate Haben Girma to Speak at…

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