This video shares the stories of several students with ID who are enrolled in the Next Steps program at Vanderbilt.
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The library includes carefully selected resources on a wide range of topics related to postsecondary education for people with intellectual disability.
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The FY2013 annual report of data from the Think College National Coordinating Center on the Transition Postsecondary Education Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabiities (TPSID) projects. These annual reports share data and analysis from data collected from a total of 54 TPSID projects annually from 2010-2015 on the programmatic structures and student characteristics and student outcomes.
In this Think College Story, a student at Western Carolina University shares his experiences being fully included in academics, employment, and campus life, including living in the dorms and participating in a fraternity.
A Think College Story by a student in Florida who describes her learning experiences in the Panther LIFE program.
This Think College Story shares Eddie's experiences at Virginia Commonwealth University and how it resulted in a full time job with benefits.
In this Think College Stories publication, Ira Shepherd shares his experiences at University of Delaware, including being a DJ on the college radio station and meeting the Governor of Delaware!
This letter is from an approved CTP program application and is a good example of what to include in this required letter informing the IHE accrediting agency of the CTP program application.
The article discusses a demonstration program, Transition and Postsecondary Education Programs for Students with Intellectual Disability (TPSIDs) and the accompanying National Coordinating Center created by U.S. Congress in 2008. Topics discussed include the awarding of these programs to institutes of higher education seeking to validate an emerging pathway to increased integrated competitive employment and learning and the need to discern long term fiscal impacts on higher education institutions.