These applications are from two programs that have been approved as comprehensive transition and postsecondary program. They can be used as a model or example for other colleges when completing a CTP application.
This report examines AmeriCorps as a model that allows youth with disabilities to maintain their Social Security benefits while enrolled in service programs that support work-based learning and provide a living allowance and education award.
This article presents an overview of current legislative and policy issues as they related to postsecondary education for people with intellectual disability, including the Higher Education Opportunity Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and state vocational rehabilitation program policies. Policy actions are suggested. In describing existing and emerging practices, critical issues and future challenges are reviewed by the authors.
Think College Insight Brief #20 offers tips for effective communication with key partners when working to establish an inclusive dual enrollment program on a college campus.
This Institute for Community Inclusion Institute Brief describes quality employment practices for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The brief discusses considerations for placement planning and assessment, environmental demands placed on an individual with ASD in the workplace, organizational demands, job development strategies, applications, and recommended areas of practice.
To compare the status of transition planning for students with intellectual disability, autism, or other disabilities, we used data from the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2, a federally funded, national study of the secondary and postschool experiences of students with disabilities. Results show that although transition planning had been conducted for the majority of students, few of them took a leadership role in their transition planning.
This report was developed by the directors and staff of the networks of University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Centers and the Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Programs. Faculty, staff, trainees, individuals with disabilities, and family members can use this as a resource on transition.
Think College Insight Brief #19 describes Winthrop University's dual enrollment program, includes how it began, critical features and benefits of the dual enrollment approach.
This curriculum and assessment guide was created for college and university staff who are developing inclusive programs for individuals with significant disabilities in higher education.
This is a book for families with a young person headed for an Inclusive College program. Each of the five strategies is supported by several Power Plays-- baby steps in the right direction as your son or daughter with developmental delays gets ready for one of the new Inclusive programs offered on more and more college and university campuses. How do you know if you are doing the right things to prepare? You need Strategies for Success!
