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Think College and Urban Collaborative collaborated to host this webinar about access to college for students with intellectual disability. Dan Habib facilitated a panel of experts including Brenda Barrio, Assistant Vice-President for Research & Innovation at University of North Texas and faculty lead of UNT Elevar; Carla Johnson, Regional Transition Specialist at Texas Service Center Region 11, Mary Judge Diegert, Assistant Director at Center for Disability & Education at University of Rochester, and Derrick Wesley, Education Program Director at Directed Analytics.

This guide provides inclusive higher education program personnel with a comprehensive look at the program accreditation process. This guide includes the 10 standard areas and 38 standards including the guidance and required for review (evidence) necessary to pursue program accreditation. In addition, information about the self-study, site visit and processes related to program accreditation are included. Programs should reference this guide at any point during the pre-accreditation or accreditation process. 

In partnership with AUCD, Think College tracks all state legislation introduced that is related to inclusive postsecondary education. Basic information about that legislation, including bills from 2015 - 2024, is included in this table.  It includes the bills that had funding attached, those that were passed but did not involve funding, and those that did not pass. The table was updated in August 2024, at the conclusion of most legislative sessions.

These resources highlight four types of funding provided through state legislation:

This resource shares two examples of Faculty Handbooks, developed at Calvin University and St. Joseph's University, that provide information about the program and answers common questions faculty have when they have a student from the program in their class. 

Faculty Guidebook - Calvin University: Provides a program overview for professors, including staff contact information, outline of meaningful participation, information on academic course plans, student expectations, grading, peer partners, support for faculty, and frequently asked questions.

Students with intellectual disability want to go to college - and they can! But they can’t get there alone. They need educators who understand what skills are necessary to make it happen and will support them in achieving their goals. Think College created the “Think Higher. Think College.” public awareness campaign to inform and educate teachers, school administrators, support professionals, college staff and faculty, families, and students themselves that college is an option for students with intellectual disability.

MIHEC Community of Practice Gathering: A Guide to the Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary (CTP) Program Designation (recorded November 14, 2023)

Centers for Independent Living (CILs) are organizations mandated to be led by people with disabilities to serve people with disabilities and make systems change. CILs provide support to people of all ages, with all types of disabilities, to equip them with the skills to live independently in their communities, advocate for their needs, and develop disability pride. They work to make sure communities are built and operate with people with disabilities in mind.

Este kit de herramientas se creó para apoyar la campaña de concientización pública "Think Higher. Think College". Incluye los fundamentos de la campaña, ejemplos de texto y gráficos para utilizar en las redes sociales y otros medios de comunicación, consejos para hacer publicaciones eficaces en las redes sociales, un cartel de la campaña y enlaces a los videos de la campaña. Todos los artículos ilustrados o mencionados en el kit de herramientas también están disponibles en Google Drive para descargarlos fácilmente.

Los administradores de educación superior desempeñan un papel importante en posibilitar el acceso de los estudiantes con discapacidad intelectual (ID) a la universidad. Este recurso está destinado a los profesionales de educación superior y contiene las perspectivas de líderes experimentados en educación superior que han desarrollado programas universitarios para estudiantes con ID.

Los educadores desempeñan un papel vital a la hora de establecer expectativas y compartir recursos con los estudiantes y las familias interesados en asistir a la universidad. ¡Este recurso incluye los pasos que los educadores y los profesionales de la transición pueden seguir para ayudar a los estudiantes con discapacidad intelectual (ID) y a sus familias a explorar las opciones universitarias!

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