This article published in the International Review of Research on Developmental Disabilities (IRRDD) offers a comprehensive overview of the benefits of postsecondary education (PSE) for adults with intellectual and developmental disability. It describes the existing landscape of the current 339 PSE options offered by colleges and universities in the US and the relevant legislative foundations supporting program development.
Myers, Beth
This issue of Impact, by the Institute on Community Integration at the University of Minnesota, highlights critical areas of need for inclusive higher education. Accreditation holds promise for ensuring the quality experience that students and their families seek. Opening inclusive programs to a wider cross section of students is also important, as is making sure programs are truly inclusive, offering coursework that leads to competitive employment.
This article shares considerations and strategies for colleges and universities to apply in order to make inclusive academics a reality for students with intellectual disability.
This article describes how programs responded to meet the needs of students with intellectual disability (ID) in response to campus closures and remote learning. The authors relied on individual experiences as well as notes from the Think College program staff meetings, focusing on academics, social inclusion, and employment, as well as the changing roles of peer mentors and families. The article concludes by looking forward to the Fall semester and beyond, examining the longer-term impact of remote instruction and what this could mean for inclusive higher education.