Think College Insight Brief #30 features information gleaned from interviews with parents of youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The parents' answers to 10 questions, and additional thoughts and guidance are shared with the reader. These parents had played key leadership roles in establishing postsecondary education (PSE) programs for students with IDD. Five parent leaders, from five different states, participated.
Think College Insight Brief #29 shares outcomes of 23 graduates from one program at University of North Carolina Greensboro. Data are shared on employment since graduation, current employment, living arranagement, financial services utilized, participation in community activities, whether they were registered to vote and whether they had a driver's license.
This Credential Action Planning (CAP) tool supports postsecondary education programs for students with intellectual disabilities in the development of a meaningful credential that can be earned by the students attending their program. It includes a checklist that takes the user through each step in the process, allowing space for indicating where they are in the process and to take notes on each step.
Think College Insight Brief #25 shares strategies and processes that can be used by programs when they are developing the credential that students will earn. An accompanying Credential Action Planning Tool is also available from Think College.
Think College Insight Brief #24 describes the partnership, illustrating key activities with videos and photos that are embedded into the publication. Without a formal program or structure, the State University of New York Delhi and The Arc of Delaware County, NY, a human service agency that serves individuals with developmental disabilities, forged a collaboration. Their partnership creates opportunities that support individuals to reach their goals, share their dreams, and be part of a strong relationship between The Arc participants/staff and SUNY students and faculty members.
In an effort to support the continued growth in postsecondary options across the country, Think College funded Statewide Strategic Planning grants to 18 University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDDs) in 18 states from 2010 to 2012. These $15,000 grants were funded by the Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This brief provides guidance for others interested in embarking on a strategic planning process to increase PSE options.
Think College Insight Brief #22 describes how Kentucky postsecondary programs are working with vocational rehabilitation (VR) to provide employment opportunities to students with ID who are participating in postsecondary programs. The partnership between state VR and IHEs is considered crucial to enhancing life opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities in Kentucky.
Think College Insight Brief #21 focuses on peer mentoring, where current students are matched with new students, and the significant impact it can have on the transition occurs. Many colleges that have programs for students with intellectual disabilities (ID) use peer mentoring extensively because of its many benefits. In South Carolina, the College of Charleston (C of C) uses peer mentoring as a fundamental component of its REACH (Realizing Educational and Career Hopes) Program for students with ID.
Think College Insight Brief #20 offers tips for effective communication with key partners when working to establish an inclusive dual enrollment program on a college campus.
Think College Insight Brief #19 describes Winthrop University's dual enrollment program, includes how it began, critical features and benefits of the dual enrollment approach.
