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This guide, thoughtfully developed by The Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities at Rutgers University, is designed for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities to choose a college that's right for them. There are 4 main categories ("Gold Medal Categories") that represent really important features of a college program, and the guide goes on to describes the characteristics of each category. Then the student has space to answer some questions about what he or she wants, considering those Gold Medal categories.

This Grab and Go Practice #12 is part of a series helping students, parents, teachers, and job developers create customized employment opportunities for students with disabilities. This issue focuses on how a job developer or teacher can conduct an informational interview and/or observational tour with employers. These interviews and tours are crucial to gather the information necessary to complete a customized job proposal that meets the needs of both the employer and the job seeker.

This guide was developed by the Think College Transition team to help teachers, families, and students prepare for college. Common college accommodations are explained as well as the steps to getting them.

This guide was created by the Think College Transition team to help teachers, families, and students prepare for college. It discusses the need to plan for the ways that higher education will be different from high school, including higher academic expectations, increasing independence, and new social environments.

This resource is available in English and Spanish. Click here to view the Spanish language listing for this resource.

This Grab and Go Practice #11 is part of a series helping students, parents, teachers, and job developers create customized employment opportunities for students with disabilities. This issue details the process for creating a job development plan, walking you through an example with a student and potential employers. The ready to use Customized Job Development Plan worksheet accompanies this Grab and Go Practice.

NEAIR is an individual membership driven organization that promotes institutional effectiveness in postsecondary education through excellence in the field of institutional research. Clare Papay and Frank Smith presented a poster and presentation called Programs for Students with ID and IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Systems).

Colleges and universities use multiple means to meet their inclusive program costs, including state and federal funds, foundation monies, Medicaid waivers, vocational rehabilitation (VR) funds, and scholarships. One underused financial resource is the Partnership Plus model provided under the Ticket to Work program of the Social Security Administration (SSA). Partnership Plus is a structured services provision model between VR and other entities to assist SSA beneficiaries to employment, with compensation from SSA provided to each.

This Insight Brief #38 provides dual enrollment staff, specifically college coordinators and transition specialists, an overview of effective transfer practices and policies between sending and receiving institutions to support students with intellectual disability and autism. These practices include advising, orienting, and support services, as well as providing opportunities for academic and social integration. Building ongoing relationships with transfer destination partners will be key to developing successful transfer programs.

This Think College Transition Student Profile features Patrick, a student at Bridgewater State University, who has been interested in a career as a DJ since his junior year in high school. Patrick’s clear focus in selecting his classes, combined with his work experience both in high school and college, has put him on the path to reaching his goal.

This Insight Brief #37 outlines the kind of information and suggested activities that can help parents during four stages of an inclusive college-based transition experience. The stages include introducing college-based transition services, supporting parents as students prepare for college, maintaining parent engagement through the transition to college, and engage and inform parents of adult services available once students age out of transition services.