In this webinar from January, 2012 sponsored by the Golisano Foundation and the University of Rochester, Meg Grigal provides an overview of the Think College Standards, including how they were developed and how they can be used.
Link to recording: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gUXp9It_RA
This is the first Insight Brief published by Think College. The Higher Education Opportunity Act (P.L. 110-315) (HEOA) was enacted on August 14, 2008 and it reauthorized the Higher Education Act of 1965. This law contains a number of important new provisions that will improve access to postsecondary education for students with intellectual disabilities. Of particular note are several provisions that address financial aid and that create a new model demonstration program and coordinating center for students with intellectual disabilities.
Think College Insight Brief #18 describes a project that sought to find effective and low-cost ways to improve secondary and postsecondary professionals’ job development skills.
This White Paper is written by the Executive Committee members of the Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) and provides an introductory statement that shares the organization's perspective on higher education for students with intellectual disabilities, and provides facts for postsecondary institutions related to PSE for students with ID. It also includes Key Disability Services Issues, in a question and answer format.
The authors present findings from a 2009 survey of postsecondary education (PSE) programs for students with an intellectual disability (ID) conducted in the United States. The survey was designed to collect descriptive information on characteristics and practices of existing PSE programs for students with an ID.
Introduction to the special issue of the Journal of Policy and Practice on Postsecondary Education and Young Adults with Intellectual Disabilities, edited by Meg Grigal and Debra Hart.
Think College Insight Brief #15 highlights some recent findings on the impact of postsecondary education on employment outcomes and how this impact differs by disability status, using data from the 2010 American Community Survey (ACS).
Think College Insight Brief #14 provides an overview of Universal Design for Learning (UDL), describe how it is supported in the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008, and share strategies for using UDL in college programs for students with ID/DD.
Think College Insight Brief #13 focuses on the Florida College Collaborative which conducted two parallel statewide web surveys, one for professionals who support people with IDD and another for families of youth with IDD. The surveys gathered perspectives about PSE for students with IDD and information on current practices. They asked about students’ hopes and dreams and about barriers to their participation in PSE programs.
Think College Insight Brief #8 focuses on healthcare transitions and provides strategies that can be used in college and afterward to help young people stay healthy and ready for the future.
