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This report, funded by the South Carolina College Transition Connection, includes a literature review and information related to housing options for individuals withi intellectual disabilities, including funding information and independent living assessment and intervention resources.

A biblography of research published or in process of being published as of June 2015, compiled for the June 2015 Capacity Building Institute, held in Boston, MA.

This Credential Action Planning (CAP) tool supports postsecondary education programs for students with intellectual disabilities in the development of a meaningful credential that can be earned by the students attending their program. It includes a checklist that takes the user through each step in the process, allowing space for indicating where they are in the process and to take notes on each step.

Think College Insight Brief #25 shares strategies and processes that can be used by programs when they are developing the credential that students will earn.  An accompanying Credential Action Planning Tool is also available from Think College.

Directors of the University Participant program at Western Carolina University have put together a list of the top ten things parents can do to help prepare their sons and daughters for college.

Postsecondary education (PSE) is increasingly becoming an option for students with intellectual disability. Postsecondary education offers the promise of pursuing a valued social role (that of college student), enhanced social networks, and, most significantly, increased employment options. To date, research and practice in the area of transition to PSE for students with ID has focused primarily upon the sending (public school systems) and receiving (colleges or universities) agencies.

A list of twenty powerful strategies families can use to help support their sons and daughters to gain the skills necessary to be successful in college.  Created by transition expert Dr. Karla Wade.

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

Think College Insight Brief #24 describes the partnership, illustrating key activities with videos and photos that are embedded into the publication. Without a formal program or structure, the State University of New York Delhi and The Arc of Delaware County, NY, a human service agency that serves individuals with developmental disabilities, forged a collaboration. Their partnership creates opportunities that support individuals to reach their goals, share their dreams, and be part of a strong relationship between The Arc participants/staff and SUNY students and faculty members. 

In this Guide, we break down how to engage college students with intellectual disabilities in every step of the research process: finding relevant topics, using new technology to research them, and sharing their findings and recommendations.

This table provides recommended transition activities and outlines the role of the student, family, transition teacher and special education administrator for each activity to assist students to prepare for transition into college.