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This form can be used by a job specialist or job developer to gather detailed information from a jobseeker about interests and preferences, previous experience, skills and knowledge, accommodations and support needs, transportation resources, and more. 

Rethinking College introduces the audience to what is possible for students with intellectual disabilities, and explores how initiatives to include them are currently working. This film is not designed to provide detailed information on how an inclusive higher-education program is established, but rather encourages viewers to examine their own perspectives, ask their own questions, and talk to others about what it means when college is a choice for everyone--even those with intellectual disabilities.

The FY2011/2012  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. 

This journal article highlights the growth in college programs for students with ID and shares strategies for program development.

Think College Insight Brief #18 describes a project that sought to find effective and low-cost ways to improve secondary and postsecondary professionals’ job development skills.

Think College Insight Brief #17 describes how dual enrollment programs at several community colleges in Massachusetts have shifted from the use of state funds that were provided as seed money to be self-supporting with the use of IDEA funds and in-kind contributions from the college.  Examples of who funds different aspects of the programs, and a template to use to establish a Memorandum of Understanding between a college and a school district are included.