CAA Blog

The Ties That Bind Those in our community are often asked about their “story” of a child’s diagnosis of a disability, the re-calibration that follows, and the impacts on family life. How do we begin to piece it together when every family member could write their own book, which is indeed their own story to

CAA Story #1: Angel E. College of Adaptive Arts is beginning a new weekly blog series featuring a story of a CAA student, professor, or parent/care provider each week. We hope you enjoy and can resonate with these stories. If you could comment and share with your networks to amplify this model, we’d be deeply

CAA embraces the spirit of MLK’s legacy On this auspicious day celebrating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., College of Adaptive Arts strives each day to live the legacy inspired by Dr. King. College of Adaptive Arts embraces the spirit of Dr. King by providing a lifelong collegiate model to adults who historically

Traction and growing momentum are real. 2025 has been a pivotal, transformational year for College of Adaptive Arts (CAA). The conversations we’re having across the community continue to affirm that we are on the right track in advancing an expanded, adaptive higher education model—one we believe can scale nationwide and beyond. We hear it constantly:

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

First Deafblind Graduate of Harvard Law to Speak at Bay Area Accessibility Event Disability Advocate Haben Girma to Speak at West Valley College February 12 (Saratoga, Calif., January 22, 2025) Haben Girma, nationally recognized disability rights advocate and the first deafblind graduate of Harvard Law, will be coming to the Bay Area for a free

Longtime CAA Director Nicole Kim Brings New Energy, Vision, and Leadership to the Educational Nonprofit (Saratoga, Calif., June 15, 2024) Nicole Kim, the longtime professor and current director of College of Adaptive Arts’ School of Business, has been selected to take over at the helm as the organization’s new Executive Director. DeAnna Pursai, the school’s

College of Adaptive Arts co-founder DeAnna Pursai was recently selected as one of the profiles for the prestigious Human Atlas project. Human Atlas projects are research-based, interdisciplinary explorations of the people of a specified geography. They are built on an extensive nomination process from a carefully curated group. These individuals profiled are championing and driving

College of Adaptive Arts Showcases Several Student Standouts in Honor of National Disability Awareness Month (Saratoga, Calif., March 3, 2024) The month of March marks National Developmental Disability Awareness Month, and several students at one Bay Area college are proving that their abilities extend way beyond just the classroom. The College of Adaptive Arts, a

CAA Supports Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities to Reach Their Full Potential “My mind is my best asset” states Sam Headley, one of CAA’s new workforce development apprentices. This statement epitomizes the work of supporting incredible adults with intellectual disabilities at College of Adaptive Arts for the past 15 years. Sam represents one of