National Coordinating Center

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.

This brief, written by Think College partners at the Pacer Center, focuses on alternatives to guardianship. The authors take care to explain the different options available to families, and what the ramifications are for those options. In particular, this publication explains details and possible outcomes for power of attorney, supported decision-making, and guardianship. Examples are shared, as well as many additional resources.

Powerpoint from a presentation describing a qualitative study investigating faculty experiences in teaching students with intellectual disability in their college classes, including benefits, challenges and strategies for providing effective instruction to students with ID.  Presented at the 2019 AHEAD Conference.

The Fall 2019 Research Summit focused on using the RSA 911 Dataset to inform our understanding of higher education for students with ID. Tom Sannicandro, JD, Ph.D., Director of Massachusetts Association of Community Colleges, and Stormy Miller, Ed.D, Director of Student Services Student Accessibility and Psychological Services at College of Marin; Mark Tucker, Ph.D., CRC, Assistant Professor, Department of Administration, Rehabilitation; Postsecondary Education at San Diego State University / Interwork Institute, will present their work.

This poster, presented at the NIDILRR 40th Anniversary Celebration (https://acl.gov/NIDILRR40), reports findings from a mixed-methods study by Think College staff on the role of vocational rehabilitation (VR) in promoting postsecondary education for students with intellectual disability and/or autism. The study included secondary analysis of data collected from TPSID model demonstration sites and intensive case studies of four effective VR/higher education partnerships.

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.

This week on Tuesdays with Liz, host Liz Weintraub shares information about Congress, reminding viewers that they work for you. She also includes some useful tips for contacting your congressional representatives and highlights a relevant tool AUCD has.

In this edition of Tuesdays with Liz, host Liz Weintraub, kicks off the 25th Anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act

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.