Families often think that college is not an option for students with intellectual disabilities. But today, there are a growing number of colleges offering inclusive higher education options.
Here & Now’s Deepa Fernandes learns more with Cate Weir, a program director at Think College, part of the Institute for Community Inclusion at the University of Massachusetts Boston.
The Educating All Learners Alliance (EALA) is dedicated to support for students with disabilities and learning differences. In the EALA podcast, host and EALA founder Aurora Dreager discusses the work of the EALA partner organizations, big changes in education policy, and popular topics in special education.
ThinkUDL is a podcast about Universal Design for Learning where they converse with the people who are designing and implementing strategies in post-secondary settings with learner variability in mind. Host Lillian Nave, discovers not just WHAT her guests are teaching, learning, guiding and facilitating, but HOW they design and implement it, and WHY it even matters.
ThinkUDL is a podcast about Universal Design for Learning where they converse with the people who are designing and implementing strategies in post-secondary settings with learner variability in mind. Host Lillian Nave, discovers not just WHAT her guests are teaching, learning, guiding and facilitating, but HOW they design and implement it, and WHY it even matters.
On this podcast, Dr. Martha Mock, professor and director of the Center for Disability and Education at University of Rochester and chair of Think College National Coordinating Center Accreditation Workgroup, shares what the workgroup has been doing to develop and launch accrediting processes for college and university programs for students with ID. Topics covered in the podcast include:
Dr. Brigid Bright, Director of Communication and Membership for Council for Administrators of Special Education, CASE, is joined by Dan Habib, Inclusive Communities Project Director, Westchester Institute for Human Development and the founder of LikeRightNow Films to discuss the "Think Higher. Think College." public awareness campaign.
Drs. Lisa Dieker and Rebecca Hines, professors at the University of Central Florida in the College of Community Innovation and Education, have worked with schools and parents across the country. They take a fun and informal look at "practical" situations from teachers, parents, and people with disabilities. Our approach is fast, flexible thinking about "real" life problems. This podcast is not about the "legal" approach, but our best advice from both personal and professional experience.
Podcast host Annette Hines (from Special Needs Companies) speaks with Cate Weir, program director and Debra Hart, co-principal investigator of Think College. Learning does not stop at age 18 for those with intellectual disabilities and offering those who have entered adulthood an opportunity for growth in over one hundred college programs is what Think College is all about.
College, Disabilities, and Success podcast helps parents of teens with all kinds of disabilities prepare for into what lies ahead as they consider and prepare for college. Mickie Hayes thoughtfully produces each episode to share insights and expectations for new college students with disabilities. Young listeners will learn what to expect as they head to college, and they will gain greater understanding about the changes and challenges college presents.
Cate Weir, Project Coordinator for the Think College National Coordinating Center, was interviewed by Mickie Hayes, Director (Retired) of the Florida Consortium on Postsecondary Education and Intellectual Disabilities. Mickie is host of a podcast called College, Disabilities, and Success. In this episode (#40), Cate shares how college can be a meaningful, productive, effective opportunity for your child with an intellectual disability to gain skills that can lead to effective competitive employment.
