MIHEC October Learning Community Event: How the Higher Education Pathway to Competitive Integrated Employment can be Supported by Vocational Rehabilitation (VR)

In recognition of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, the Minnesota Inclusive Higher Education Consortium is organizing the October Learning Community Event focused on competitive integrated employment. Nationally, the employment rate of people with intellectual disability is around 19%. Higher education is a pathway to employment and a career path of choice. VR and higher education programs for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities have similar goals: increased preparation for and increased access to paid employment for people with disabilities. Russ Thelin from Think College and Allyssa Klein from Minnesota Vocational Rehabilitation will share what the partnership can look like and how collaborating to establish statewide practices benefits students, institutions of higher education, and VR counselors.