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This White Paper is written by the Executive Committee members of the Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) and provides an introductory statement that shares the organization's perspective on higher education for students with intellectual disabilities, and provides facts for postsecondary institutions related to PSE for students with ID. It also includes Key Disability Services Issues, in a question and answer format.
Provides specific strategies that professors can use to assure that their course syllabus is universally designed and accessible to all students.
Think College Insight Brief #4 provides an overview of the supported education model and some of the challenges associated with using educational coaches in college. Explains how to use the Student/Coach Agreement Form.
Guide created by Dr. Missy Jones of Northern Kentucky University that is used at that university to train peer mentors. Includes information about getting started, and responsibilities of mentors and mentees. Emphasizes the importance of developing an equal power relationship between mentors and mentees, and the positive reciprocal relationship that develops.
Think College Insight Brief #5 describes a Participatory Action Research project conducted by students with intellectual disabilities attending college in Massachusetts. The brief outlines the 5-step process the students went through to document their college experiences.
This Think College Insight Brief discusses the philosophy behind offering postsecondary education opportunities to students with intellectual disabilities.
Think College Insight Brief #3 reports findings of a 5 year research and technical assistance grant related to the paid employment outcomes of students who attended dual enrollment postsecondary programs for students with intellectual disabilities on college campuses in Maryland and Connecticut.
This document provides guidelines for performing a situational assessment, a valuable tool for assisting a person with a disability to make choices about the types of jobs and work environments that they would enjoy that uses real work and community settings.
An overview of postsecondary education (PSE) options for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and other Intellectual Disabilities (ID) is shared. Topics include a historical and philosophical discussion outlining how students with ASD and ID can benefit from postsecondary opportunities, a description of current PSE options, and models of implementation.
This article examines mild intellectual disabilities within the context of historical trends, current developments, and future directions in terminology, definition, prevalence, educational environments, and transitional services.
