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This chart can be used by a student and their educational coach to decide areas where students will need help, and what type of support an educational coach can provide for each area of need.

Letter to Disability Rights Wisconsin that clarifies that the concept of least restrictive environment applies to transition work placements. This has implications for placing students in sheltered work settings when that is not the least restrictive environment for that student. A number of other related issues are also addressed.

This report examines AmeriCorps as a model that allows youth with disabilities to maintain their Social Security benefits while enrolled in service programs that support work-based learning and provide a living allowance and education award.

This curriculum and assessment guide was created for college and university staff who are developing inclusive programs for individuals with significant disabilities in higher education. 

This is a book for families with a young person headed for an Inclusive College program. Each of the five strategies is supported by several Power Plays-- baby steps in the right direction as your son or daughter with developmental delays gets ready for one of the new Inclusive programs offered on more and more college and university campuses. How do you know if you are doing the right things to prepare? You need Strategies for Success!

In this webinar from January, 2012 sponsored by the Golisano Foundation and the University of Rochester, Meg Grigal provides an overview of the Think College Standards, including how they were developed and how they can be used.

Link to recording: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gUXp9It_RA

This technical report describes various approaches to job development. The report (a) describes the results of a study on job development/placement professionals' strategies in the employment process; (b) compares the results to employer perceptions of the employment process from the recent literature and (c) identifies implications for job development/placement practice based on this comparison.

This article is a first hand student account of her experiences with the Threshold Program and the Cutting Edge program. In it she discusses some of the benefits of each program, and then notes the differences between them. The author also offers students advice on pursuing their dreams and advocating for themselves. Article includes sidebar: Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities: Emerging Standards, Quality Indicators and Benchmarks

This article discusses the recent changes to the Higher Education Opportunities Act (HEOA), P.L. 110-315, which have resulted in providing greater access to college programs to students with intellectual disabilities (ID). Prior to the amendments to HEOA, only students who were enrolled full time in a degree bearing program were eligible to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) under title IV of Federal Student Aid. The FAFSA form is the gateway to all federal student aid including Pell grants, Stafford and Perkins Loans, and Student Work Study Programs.