By providing educational services in postsecondary settings, public schools may engage transition age students with significant disabilities in meaningful, age appropriate learning during their final years of public school special education. This article describes the goals of providing educational services in postsecondary settings and describes the challenges and benefits of providing services across a range of postsecondary settings.
This brief provides an overview of some successful models of transition services being implemented in postsecondary settings, describes one such model implemented by the Baltimore City Public School System in three local colleges, and presents some of the implications and strategies for success of this model. Resource can be found at: http://www.ncset.org/publications/viewdesc.asp?id=3395
This graphic compares traditional pathways to college to alternate forms of access to postsecondary programs for students with intellectual disabilities, including financial aid, entrance requirements, extracurricular activities, etc.
This brief informs readers about models of postsecondary programs for students with ID, describing them in terms of level of inclusion: substantially separate, mixed/hybrid and inclusive. It also provides information on program funding and includes a list of resources.
This chart can be used by a student and their educational coach to decide areas where students will need help, and what type of support an educational coach can provide for each area of need.
Think College Insight Brief #5 describes a Participatory Action Research project conducted by students with intellectual disabilities attending college in Massachusetts. The brief outlines the 5-step process the students went through to document their college experiences.
Think College Insight Brief #7 provides some background on IDEA, describes the connection between IDEA and postsecondary education for students with ID, and shares strategies that advocates can use to influence the next reauthorization.
This Think College Insight Brief discusses the philosophy behind offering postsecondary education opportunities to students with intellectual disabilities.
This Think College Fast Facts report gives an overview of how postsecondary education experiences can improve employment outcomes for people with intellectual disabilities, based on a secondary analysis of the RSA 911 research data (the Dept. of Vocational Rehabilitation national database) One role of Vocational Rehabilitation is to support postsecondary education in accordance with student's Individualized Plans for Employment (IPE).
Think College Insight Brief #6 gives an overview of the impact of students with intellectual disabilities in postsecondary education opportunities on teacher education programs. Peer mentoring programs at four universities are described and discussed.
