Lyndsey Nunes, Director of Inclusive Postsecondary Education at Westfield State University, shares how one book shaped her life, and how meeting one of its authors made a lasting impact.
“Nothing about us without us” is important to us at Think College, and we want to highlight those individuals who are helping us demonstrate this by teaching college students with intellectual disability how to become advocates. Find out more about the specific work of Nichole Hastings and Liz Weintraub.
Cobey is going places! Read this update from Cobey about how college and other experiences have helped him find his true focus: advocacy.
There is a lot of activity around inclusive postsecondary education in the Great Lakes region: networking, collaboration, problem-solving, and future planning. Learn more in this post.
As soon as one TPSID annual report is released, the next one is already underway. There is student data and program data, gathered throughout the year. Data analysis. Data "cleaning." Report writing, and more! Learn all about it in this blog post from the eval team.
Every year, teams of students and coaches from colleges and universities around the country, participate in Think College Policy Advocates (TCPA). It can be a life-changing experience. Just ask Grace Arnold and Kelly Haan from Colorado, a TCPA team from 2023.
Liz Plachta, of Ruby's Rainbow, shares how important it is to have high expectations of people with Down syndrome. The sky is the limit!
This collaborative reflection on the evolution of technical assistance at Think College sheds light on how the field of postsecondary education for students with intellectual disability has grown, and how we've grown with it.
Debra Hart demanded inclusion for people with intellectual disability: inclusion in the community, at work, and of course, in college. Here, Denise Rozell and Liz Weintraub share memories of working with Debra to improve the lives of people with disabilities.
More and more, students with intellectual disabilities are exploring career and technical education opportunities after high school. Hear from Christian Zimmerman, technical assistance coordinator at FCSUA, talk about opportunities and obstacles for students with ID and how they are being addressed.