To increase opportunities for students with intellectual disabilities to attend inclusive college programs, it is critical to understand current federal and state legislation and to develop relationships with policymakers. This is not a partisan issue. This is about sharing information, educating legislators and understanding how students, advocates, families, professionals and your neighbors can influence the process.
This resource shares the PPT slides from a session at the State of the Art Conference 2021 that shared the current status of the accreditation process as well as the recommendations from the recent Report to Congress. This session was presented by: Martha Mock, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, University of Rochester, Debra Hart, Director of Education and Transition, Institute for Community Inclusion, and Stephanie Smith Lee, Senior Policy Advisor, National Down Syndrome Congress.
Inclusive higher education presumes students with intellectual disability are accessing academic courses with their college peers. To ensure these learning experiences are successful, program staff must address questions and concerns with faculty before and throughout the duration of the course.
How can educators and families better support students with disabilities to begin their college journey ready for success? This presentation by Meg Grigal and Clare Papay at the CEC 2021 conference describes how to support high school students with disabilities to cultivate foundational skills; access needed academic supports; and develop 21st century skills using technology for communication, navigation, and social connections.
This presentation shares tips and strategies for securing college and university buy-in when developing a post-secondary program for students with ID. Staff at the REACH Program at the College of Charleston share the process they used as well as lessons learned. Communication strategies and training materials for college faculty and staff are also included.
This webinar, hosted by KU Transition to Postsecondary Education (KU TPE), features a presentation by Meg Grigal and Clare Papay about how educators and families can better support students with ID/D to begin their college journey ready for success. Learn how to support high school students with ID/D cultivate foundational skills; access academic supports; and develop 21st century skills using technology for communication, navigation, and social connections.
Meg Grigal, Clare Papay, and Brian Freedman from University of Delaware, presented a session called Including Students with Intellectual Disability in the First Year Experience at The 39th Annual Conference on The First-Year Experience. This conference provides an ongoing forum where higher education professionals can share experiences, concerns, and accomplishments related to supporting student learning, development, and success in the first college year.
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.
This resource shares the PPT slides and transcript from a webinar presented by experienced technical assistance provider, Russ Thelin, in 2019. He provides answers to the some of the questions we receive most at our Helpdesk. Specific topics to be addressed include:
