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In order to improve employment outcomes for individuals with intellectual disability, it is important for VR personnel and higher education program staff to establish partnerships. The Employment Partnerships Collaborative Workgroup, a project of the Think College Inclusive Higher Education Network, identified states with exemplary partnerships and asked them to write up a description of what makes things work in their state.
College programs for students with intellectual disability are designed to provide the same opportunities that all other students have in college: social inclusion, learning, and participation in classes and campus activities.
Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) counselors are key partners in the success of higher education programs for students with intellectual disability. Navigating these partnerships can raise many questions for program staff new to working with VR agencies. This publication addresses the most common questions that staff of higher education programs for students with intellectual disability ask Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) counselors, promoting effective collaboration between higher education staff and VR counselors.
Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) counselors are often unfamiliar with higher education programs for students with intellectual disability and have many questions when first approached. This publication tackles the top 10 questions that VR counselors frequently ask, offering clear and practical answers about higher education programs for students with intellectual disability.
This worksheet from Texas A&M San Antonio is an example of a Semester Student Audit Form offering one way of recording a visual accounting of how a student is meeting the program requirements for the semester and documenting Satisfactory Academic Progress.
This flyer explains the features of the What's Happening In Your State page on the Think College webpage. Additionally, it explains the purpose and value of state and regional alliances.
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This item in the governor’s budget designates $2M to create and operate an Inclusive College Technical Assistance Center from ongoing Proposition 98 General Fund.
In session two of this workshop series hosted by The PACER Center, a panel of experts discuss and share national higher education resources, as well as opportunities that are expanding in Minnesota. Presenters included Dan Habib from Think College, Mary Hauff with the Minnesota Inclusive Higher Education Consortium (MIHEC), Dawn Allen, Director of Bethel Build, and a Bethel Build graduate.
This webpage with resources on person-centered planning, was compiled by staff at the Institute for Community Integration at the University of Minnesota. It provides a good summary of the definition and purposes of person-centered planning and shares examples of person-centered planning methods.
As we develop and evaluate postsecondary education programs for students with intellectual disability, we must consider students’ perspectives on known program elements that work well and elements that need improvement. To support the consideration of student voices in program development and evaluation, the Think College Inclusive Higher Education Network conducted a brief literature review of articles that included the voices and perspectives of college students or college graduates with intellectual disability.
