This guide for students was created to accompany Navigating the Transition from High School to College for Students with Disabilities, a book published by Routledge. This stand-alone resource for students includes testimony from students with disabilities about considerations when planning for college, how to pick a school that’s right for you, how to advocate for yourself, and more.
How can families of children with disabilities plan for lasting financial security at every stage of life? Find clear answers in The Special Needs Planning Guide, a step-by-step companion for parents as they progress through the complexities of planning for the future of their family and their child. Written by two financial planning experts who are also a parent and a sibling of a person with disabilities, and including contributions from a nationally recognized advocate, this bestselling how-to guide is now in its second edition.
This book uncovers the big picture of today's postsecondary options and reveals how to support students with disabilities before, during, and after a successful transition to college. A critical resource for education professionals to read and share with families, Think College helps readers
This chapter from Think College!: Postsecondary Options for Students with Intellectual Disabilities, includes guidance for families as they consider college options. There is information about opportunities and challenges, what to expect, what motivates a student to go to college, how best to navigate the process, and more. Throughout this chapter there are vignettes from students and families to illustrate the points made.
Without a clear connection between postsecondary education experiences and adult employment and life goals, youth with ID are vulnerable to unemployment and underemployment. This chapter in Think College!: Postsecondary Options for Students with Intellectual Disabilities outlines and discusses the rationale and strategies for developing meaningful, targeted work and community participation experiences.
The final chapter of Think College! Postsecondary Education Options for Students with Intellectual Disabilities highlights the impact of serving this student population will have at state and national levels, how to align PSE for students with ID with other higher education initiatives, and implications for students, research, and practice.
This chapter from Think College!: Postsecondary Education Options for Students with Intellectual Disabilities, shares key components and things to consider when developing a dual enrollment college program.
