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This brief (2 minute) video shares the perspectives of college professors who have included students with intellectual disability in college classes.  It is an excerpt from "Rethinking College", the 30 minute film created by Think College.

Students with intellectual disability (ID) are a new kind of college student, as there was no clear path for these students to enter college until recently. Changes to the Higher Education Act in 2008 created a new type of college program that offers alternative admission to those students with ID that wish to continue their education after high school. Close to 300 colleges and universities in the United States offer such a program, and faculty at those colleges are experiencing students with these kinds of disabilities in their classes.

People with developmental disabilities have the right to dignity of risk. Max Barrows from Green Mountain Self-Advocates describes the concept of dignity of risk in this Youtube video.

Think College created these (30 second) videos with students in Massachusetts to build public awareness of college as an option for all students, including students with intellectual or developmental disabilities. 

In this short video, students talk about being enrolled in a college program and how different college life is from high school.  Produced by Colorado Inclusive Higher Education.

Since 2019, college students and recent graduates have participated in a program called Think College Policy Advocates (TCPA) where they receive training to learn the basics of advocacy, get updates on the latest issues, and contact their representatives in Congress to advocate in person in Washington, D.C.

Opening Doors to College is a 36-minute documentary by filmmaker Dan Habib which shows the educational, social and self-determination strategies of inclusive higher education at Millersville and Temple Universities. Hundreds of colleges across the U.S. are opening doors to higher education for students with intellectual disability.

This video, produced for the 2019 Annual CEC Meeting, highlights the growth in postsecondary options for students with intellectual disability (ID) over the last 15 years. Featured in the video are interviews with Think College Co-Directors, Debra Hart & Meg Grigal, as well as staff members, Cate Weir and Maria Paiewonsky. Other valued members of the inclusion community such as Dan Habib, Martha Mock, and leaders at a variety of inclusive colleges share their perspectives on why college is important for students with ID.

With the 116th Congress in session as of January 3, 2019, Liz wants YOU to know there is no reason to be scared of contacting your Congressperson! Here, she reminds you to feel comfortable about sharing your story and advocating yourself, and how you can contact your Congressperson.

This week, Liz Weintraub provides an overview of what public comments on rules and regulations are, and how you can make them.