This Emerging Advocates group was created for students with disabilities to talk with others so they could share ideas and learn tips together about advocacy. This group has grown to include dozens of emerging leaders who get together on quarterly calls, and we welcome new members. This group is led by and for people with disabilities. Of course, supporters are welcome. Learn more on the group's webpage.
Registration is required.
This Emerging Advocates group was created for students with disabilities to talk with others so they could share ideas and learn tips together about advocacy. This group has grown to include dozens of emerging leaders who get together on quarterly calls, and we welcome new members. This group is led by and for people with disabilities. Of course, supporters are welcome. Learn more on the group's webpage.
Registration is required.
In this Insight Brief, the authors present a five component model of student-directed learning for use by college programs to teach and track student specific college and career academic, social, and independence, skills without segregated courses.
This resource includes over 100 ideas for IEP goals to help prepare students for college. The ideas fall into four categories: education, career and employment, community engagement and services, and independence. Educators and families are encouraged to use this resource once students have identified personal strengths and interests, goals, and areas for improvement.
IEP Goal Ideas to Support College Readiness was inspired by work done by Karla Wade; we are grateful for her support of this new publication.
College students with intellectual disabilities often have engagement requirements in campus social, academic, and volunteer or internship activities as a component of their program of study. In this webinar our presenters will provide four guideposts to assist programs in supporting authentic community life engagement on campus.
[Project: National Coordinating Center] Join us for Planning for College Success Now: Recommendations for IEP Teams, a webinar about college preparation for students with intellectual disability. This webinar is for anyone engaged in preparing goals for students through the individual education planning (IEP) process.
Arthur Moreira shares about his experience as a Think College Policy Advocate in 2022. Arthur, a student at College of Alameda, had the opportunity to learn about advocacy and disability policy from experts at AUCD and Think College, and then travel to Washington, DC, where he visited representatives and talked with them about issues important to people with disabilities, including education, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and more.
[Project: National Coordinating Center] The National Coordinating Centers' Accreditation Workgroup continues to work towards the creation of a program accreditation process and the establishment of an accrediting agency. Read this update to learn what they are up to and what is planned for 2023.
One of the main goals for students attending college is to provide opportunities for career exploration and ultimately, to secure paid work. One way to do that is through apprenticeships. In this brief, you will learn about the key components of apprenticeships, the reasons why apprenticeships are a promising practice in inclusive postsecondary education (IPSE), and the steps to develop registered apprenticeship programs. Information about the Early Childhood Education pilot apprenticeship program at Next Steps at Vanderbilt is shared as an example of the use of apprenticeships in IPSE.
[Project: National Coordinating Center] The Emerging Advocates Student Group is a discussion group for people with intellectual disability who are in college or just finished college, or who might be thinking about college. The group was created for students so they can share ideas and learn tips together about advocacy.
