People with developmental disabilities have the right to dignity of risk. Max Barrows from Green Mountain Self-Advocates describes the concept of dignity of risk in this Youtube video.
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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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Created for a Universal Design for Learning Affinity Group meeting, Lori Cooney invited attendees to share their favorite technologies for use in inclusive higher education, and "Tech-a-licious" is what they created. This Google Slides deck includes 8 recommendations for various types of technology that make teaching easier, more accessible, and engaging for students.
Project
National Coordinating Center
The mission of Ruby's Rainbow is to grant scholarships to adults with Down syndrome who are seeking postsecondary education, enrichment, or vocational classes. It is their goal to create awareness of the capabilities of these amazing individuals and help them achieve their dreams of higher education.
This website features a 15-week online course requiring an investment in an “inside-out” approach to working with people with disabilities.
A sequential mixed methods study, featuring a quantitative survey and qualitative interviews, was conducted to explore barriers faced by PSE program staff when facilitating work experience engagements. Findings include the identification of common barriers to facilitating paid work experience for students in PSE programs as being: (a) transportation issues, (b) employer perceptions of the abilities of people with disabilities, (c) inadequate number of staff hours to support students in the workplace, and (d) finding time in the students’ schedule.
Young Adults in Transition: Vocational Rehabilitation Services is a guide for advocates working with students, families and guardians to facilitate the involvement of state Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies in the process of special education transition. The Guide is composed of a glossary of terms and six related parts that summarize vocational rehabilitation services, their intersection with special education transition, the rights and responsibilities of stakeholders, and advocacy tips.
This bill, introduced in 2019, but not passed, would establish a pilot program for special education students to attend college courses or vocational training programs at county college, vocational schools and local IHEs in NJ. The program would be administered by local school districts that would submit a proposal to the New Jersey Education Commissioner to set up a partnership with a nearby postsecondary institution. They would be responsible for all management and must cover students’ tuition.
Este articulo, escrito por los socios de Think College en el Pacer Center, se enfoca en las alternativas a la tutela. Los autores explican las distintas opciones disponibles para las familias, y las ramificaciones de esas opciones. En particular, esta publicación explica los detalles y los posibles resultados del poder notarial, la toma de decisiones asistida y la tutela. Se comparten ejemplos, así como muchos recursos adicionales.
This “Questions and Answers” (Q&A) from the U.S.
Project
National Coordinating Center
The National Technical Assistance Center on Transition (NTACT) hosted a 5-part webinar series on improving access and success of students with disabilities in Career and Technical Education.