Originally aired on October 15, 2024, this webinar shares practical strategies for enhancing internship programs for students with intellectual disabilities. The session covered how to support internship sites in creating a positive and inclusive environment, the importance of continuous feedback, and ways to foster student self-advocacy. The event began with a presentation by former Think College intern Rachel Adams-Duffy, who shared her personal journey from college student to professional advocate.
Cohen Hall, Allison
Project
National Coordinating Center
For parents, families, and caregivers of youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), reaching the age of majority is an important milestone. In most US states, the age of majority is when many legal rights parents have under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) transfer to young adults. The way that transfer of rights discussions between schools and families happen can differ from state to state and school to school.