Building Inclusive Higher Education Programs in Places Where They Don’t Exist: A Series of Family Perspectives

This series of briefs introduces inclusive higher education, shares lessons learned, and presents the stories of parent leaders who helped create programs in places where they didn’t exist. These briefs were compiled by Elise McMillan, J.D., a parent and former director of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities.

Profiled in the briefs are:

  • Baiyina Muhammad, Founder and Executive Director, North Carolina Black Disabilities Network
  • Beth Foraker, one of creators of the Redwood Supported Education to Elevate Diversity (SEED) Scholars program at the University of California Davis
  • Julie Lackey, Founder and current Director, Oklahoma Inclusive Postsecondary Education Alliance
  • Mary Hauff, Director of the Minnesota Inclusive Higher Education Consortium
  • Sheila Moore, CEO of The Arc Davidson County and Greater Nashville
  • Stephanie Smith Lee, Co-Director of Policy and Advocacy, National Down Syndrome Congress and chair of the Inclusive Higher Education Accreditation Council 
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