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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.
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Peer mentors provide crucial social, academic, and campus community inclusion supports to students with intellectual disability enrolled in higher education. Research on the perspectives of peer mentors provides valuable insight into the impact that supporting students with intellectual disability has on both the students and the mentors.
Project
Inclusive Higher Education Network
There is one easy way to share your message. Write why you believe college is important for people with intellectual disability using our sign!
There are 2 ways to get the sign. You can download and print a PowerPoint slide or an image. Just follow these directions.
Using the PowerPoint slide instructions
This excerpt from the Federal Student Aid Handbook explains the use of "credit hour equivalencies" as regards approved CTP programs for students with intellectual disability and determining eligibility for Pell grant awards.
This guide focuses on credentials that are specifically for students with intellectual disability enrolled in inclusive postsecondary programs. Steps are carefully outlined about how to develop a robust and comprehensive course of study that culminates in a meaningful credential approved and awarded by the accredited college or university where the program is located. The process is clearly defined and real life examples and testimonies are provided.
Project
National Coordinating Center
joinIN provides a wide array of information about IPSE programs for students and their families. Additionally, this website supports the movement to develop a European network of universities by publishing practical information for professionals about current and developing programs in Europe.
This set of resources from Think College is all you need educate and inform people about the transition to postsecondary education for students with intellectual disability. This list of Think College resources is perfect to share at transition or college fair, an IEP meeting, a school board meeting, or a local education conference. Included in this pack are the following:
In March 2025, Think College hosted a webinar about Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools (UCS), a program designed to promote social inclusion on college campuses by uniting students with and without intellectual disability. Through activities that fostered friendship, respect, and understanding, UCS aimed to create environments where all students felt welcome, valued, and empowered to succeed.
Project
National Coordinating Center
During this webinar, the executive director of the Inclusive Higher Education Accreditation Council and directors from the first three accredited programs shared valuable insights and proven strategies for accreditation success. These pioneering programs discussed how they prepared, organized, and staffed their teams for a smooth accreditation process, offering tips to help others prepare their own programs.
Project
National Coordinating Center
This presentation was delivered at the Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation (CSAVR) conference in fall 2024, by Melinda Fruendt, Rachel Hoard, and Russ Thelin. These three professionals have decades of combined experience as practitioners and state and national leaders. In their presentation, they spoke on the importance of collaboration and understanding between VR staff and higher education professionals. Specific examples of success from Oklahoma and Colorado were shared.