Webinar

This group, led by Liz Weintraub of AUCD, is for people with disabilities to learn and talk about advocacy. Of course, supporters are welcome. Meetings will be held quarterly.

Three established inclusive college programs share tips and insights for how they manage the admissions process. Hear details about applications from different schools, who reviews them, the interview process, and more. Find out how to advertise your program, when and how to arrange for an Open House, and how to manage the volume of applications. With growing demand for inclusive higher education programs, it’s important that your application process is efficient and effective. Don’t miss this chance to get some inside scoop about how it all works.

This webinar featured five high school administrators talking about their experiences with transition planning and college-based transition services (CBTS). Join us for a panel discussion where each of these professionals will address questions like:

This webinar, hosted by Georgia Inclusive Postsecondary Education Consortium, was part of a webinar series for parents experiencing the transition from high school to college with their children with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Impacting policy does not have to be scary. This webinar, recorded in October 2019 by AUCD staff Liz Weintraub and Rylin Rodgers, shares the latest Washington news and explore what is happening in the 116th Congress and on the campaign trail. They share actions and tips to help you make an impact. This webinar is for those interested in finding out what is going on in Congress now, what issues need your attention, and how to impact change. Objectives: 1. Increase your knowledge of what is happening in federal policy 2. Build skills to impact your congressional delegation 3.

Recording of an Emerging Advocates group meeting from September 2019. This group, led by Liz Weintraub of AUCD, is for people with disabilities to learn and talk about advocacy. Of course, supporters are welcome. Meetings are held quarterly.

This webinar introduces the inclusive living component of the Succeed Program and how it was developed. An inclusive residential program for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities comes with unique support needs and requires partnerships across the University. The webinar focuses on the University partnerships needed to maintain an inclusive community which include, Residential Life, Campus Police, Health Wellness and Counseling, Student Conduct, and Student Involvement.

With program sustainability a primary concern of Inclusive Higher Education program, this webinar introduces the Social Security Administration’s Ticket to Work and related Partnership Plus model. Through Partnership Plus, Inclusive Higher Education programs can share in financial reimbursements to vocational rehabilitation (VR) as students on SSDI and SSI achieve and sustain substantial gainful employment.

In this webinar, presenters from Millersville University share how they have encouraged and educated professors and faculty to include ALL students in their classes. This philosophy of inclusion begins in the classroom and extends throughout the campus and into the community. Topics covered include: the important role of faculty in fostering inclusion; strategies for faculty to use in the classroom; how to build capacity of students through meaningful relationships; and how to measure progress in and out of the classroom.

The Spring 2019 Research Summit will focus on evaluating the experiences and perspectives of peer mentors supporting students with intellectual disability in inclusive higher education. Erik Carter, Ph.D., Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Special Education at Vanderbilt University and Fiona Rillotta, Ph.D., Lecturer & Honours Coordinator, Disability and Community Inclusion, College of Nursing and Health Science at Flinders University, will present their work. Presentation handouts, a recording of the summit, and the transcript of the summit are available here for download.