Think College Insight Brief #28 features the University of Central Florida which began planning for an inclusive college experience for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) at the end of 2014, and enrolled the first students in the fall of 2015. John Kotter’s eight-step change model describes a progression used by the planning team to build the inclusive experience.
This webinar has concluded. The recording and handouts are now available.
The Think College National Coordinating Center Evaluation Team gathers a lot of data throughout each year, and then it gets shared out in multiple ways. Learn more about all they do with the TPSID data in this blog post!
Last year, Arthur Moreira, a student at College of Alameda College 2 Career Program learned about disability policy, some basics of how the US government works, advocacy, and more.
Tons of incredible things happened during Think College Policy Advocates 2023-- read this blog and hear from several Think College staff what made it so special.
Some colleges and universities across the United States have received money to create and run Transition and Postsecondary Education Programs for Students with Intellectual Disability, or TPSID model demonstration programs. These colleges and universities report data, or information, on their programs and students to the National Coordinating Center. In this session, presenters from the National Coordinating Center will share data on how TPSID programs work and the kinds of activities students participate in, such as taking college courses and working.
Think College recently published two resources that will be very useful to anyone planning to start a college or university program for students with intellectual disability.
This webinar has ended. The webinar recording and resources are available here.
Are you interested in learning what supports are available for college students with intellectual disabilities? Presenters Ashley Luce and Maria Paiewonsky will explore the comprehensive supports available on college campuses. Luke SaintAmour, a student at UMass Boston, will join to share his perspective.
Completing a program of study and earning a credential is a mark of student perseverance and success. Student completion rates can tell us how well colleges and universities support students in completing an educational program. A research study by the US Department of Education reported students who completed non-degree certificate programs had higher rates of employment than peers who did not (Burns et al., 2020), and found 52% of students who began a non-degree certificate program completed it within three years.
