Approved by the Governor on 5/24/23, this bill allows for the creation of the Inclusive Higher Education Technical Assistance Center, as well as grant establishments.
Resource Library
Welcome to the Think College Resource Library
The library includes carefully selected resources on a wide range of topics related to postsecondary education for people with intellectual disability.
Use the filters on the left to narrow your search by topic, and click on Advanced Filters to refine by project, audience, media type, or publication type. If you are having trouble finding the resources you need, please contact us at thinkcollegeTA@umb.edu
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This guide offers basic considerations for starting the college search, as well as helpful tips. It also includes key questions to ask staff from college programs, covering topics such as academics, employment and student supports, housing, financial aid, and the overall campus and community experience, with room to add questions of your own.
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National Coordinating Center
This document was designed to help educate policy makers and legislators about postsecondary education (PSE) opportunities for people with intellectual disability. This sheet can be used when meeting with politicians to educate and advocate for PSE for people with intellectual disability; it can be shared with them directly or left with their staff. Included on this information sheet are some questions and answers and statistics about how PSE improves outcomes for people with intellectual disability.
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National Coordinating Center
These tips have been provided by staff of the Financial Services Administration at the US Department of Education, and by proposal reviewers.
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National Coordinating Center
This resource shares the relevant sections of the Higher Education Act regulations and information from the US Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education website related to the definition of intellectual disability, related statutory language and more information about the definition of ID used in the Higher Education Act. This information should guide programs as they determine how to document intellectual disability for students to be eligible to participate in a TPSID model demonstration program or to be eligible for federal student aid when attending
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National Coordinating Center
This article shares considerations and strategies for colleges and universities to apply in order to make inclusive academics a reality for students with intellectual disability.
This Satisfactory Academic Progress policy in plain language was developed by the AStep Program at Minot State University in North Dakota. It can be used as an example for other programs who wish to create a document that is easier to understand and explains this important policy in plain language. A copy of the original SAP policy is also included so you can see how the more formal language was simplified using plain language editing.
This slide deck shares information that postsecondary education programs for students with intellectual disability can use to understand the current status of program accreditation and learn about tools that are available from Think College to support programs in becoming accreditation-ready. Future steps to refine and finalize an accrediting process and develop an accrediting agency are also shared.
Esta hoja de datos ofrece una visión general de la misión y las metas de los proyectos de Think College (Centro Nacional de Coordinación, Red de Educación Superior Inclusiva, Future Quest Island: Exploraciones, y Liderazgo en la Transición) en el Instituto para la Inclusión de la Comunidad de la UMass Boston. En conjunto, estos proyectos se esfuerzan por mejorar los resultados de la enseñanza postsecundaria de los estudiantes con discapacidad de desarrollo e intelectual.
Cualquier estudiante que se prepare para la universidad debe tener un plan para pagarla, y los estudiantes con discapacidad de desarrollo e intelectual (IDD), probablemente utilicen muchos de los mismos recursos que otros estudiantes universitarios para pagar la universidad. También hay algunos recursos específicos a considerar para personas con discapacidad. Los estudiantes recurren a numerosos métodos para pagar la universidad, a menudo entrelazando varias fuentes de financiación diferentes para cubrir los costos.