>> oh, yeah. >> reporter: we were there a couple years ago when he went to clemson.ogram teaches job skills and how to live independently. >> do you need my help? >> reporter: which i can tell his mother especially will appreciate. it's challenging, isn't it? >> it's very challenging, yes. >> reporter: but you're up for it? >> yes. >> reporter: 20 years ago there was no room on a college campus for someone like rion. >> all right. ready to go? >> yes. >> reporter: but today more than 200 universities across the country offer some sort of program like this. >> will you call us if you need us? >> yes. >> reporter: and rion, for one, couldn't have been more grateful for the opportunity. he took instantly to college life, proving that down syndrome can be overcome. >> i've always been able to control what he hears, what he sees, who he spends time with. >> reporter: but empty nest syndrome remains incurable. >> it's not going to be easy. >> danny holcombe, jr. >> reporter: last year rion graduated from the clemson program. he applied for 20 jobs and got two-- one with an

clemson does have a pre gram for people with intellectual disabilities. more than 100 people apply for less than 10 openings. since ryan wasn't getting the hint. they let him try. when the admissions letter arrived they recorded it on home video. >> we are just waiting to see how he does react when it hits him. >> i got accepted? >> he says, i got accepted. and, i think those words mean an awful lot. it was just total absolute joy. >> are you happy? >> yes. >> just as happy as you were that day? >> oh, yeah. >> we were there a couple years ago when he packed for clemson. >> that's the button. >> the two year program teaches job skills and huh to live independently. >> you need my help? >> i could tell his mother especially would appreciate. >> it will be challenging isn't it? >> very challenging, yes. >> you are up for it. >> yes. >> 20 years ago there was no room on a college campus for some one like ryan. >> shall we go. >> reporter: today, 200 universities across the country offer some kind of program like this. >> yes. >> all right. >> ryan for one, c

prior to that he worked for clemson, north carolina state. so these folks are really at the cutting edge. i want to talk -- start with fred. so, about four years ago, mark and i took a trip to the netherlands -- this is a tough job -- took a trip to the netherlandses and you took us to -- i had never heard of einto bein before, and we saw a turn-around story, a city that had built electronics at the heart of the city, had lost tens of thousands of jobs to asia, but within 15 years, this is a city that is basically voted one of the most innovative cities in the world. what happened? >> i shall give the short version. it's a long story. iontobin was built around two companies. phillips, and a subsidiary of the portland, based company. they came in big troubles in the mid-1990s. phillips announced they would ship their manufacturing to low-cost countries and it was 30,000 job losses. and in the same area, dock trucks then broke, so that was a horrible scenario for our city and not only for the city but for the netherlands as well. because philli