Shortly after graduating from high school in 2009, Katie Clegg joined the provincial Transitional Vocational Program, designed to help young people with mild developmental disabilities acquire skills for employment.
That's where she heard about an opportunity that would profoundly change her life.
Since 1987 the University of Alberta's On Campus program has been immersing differently abled students in the full university experience, where they flourish and grow alongside registered students. Though they don't earn degrees, they can take courses, join clubs and volunteer, and enjoy fitness and other recreational pursuits.
For Clegg, the program opened her eyes to horizons she never knew existed while learning about subjects that ignited her imagination.
