Successful completion of college requires more than attending to coursework, it also requires the development of foundational skills and personal competencies such as working with others in a collaborative manner, effective communication, problem solving, and self-direction skills. These same skills are also needed to support future career success. A team of researchers from the Institute for Community Inclusion conducted a study on state vocational rehabilitation (VR) agencies and institutions of higher education (IHEs) that enroll students with intellectual disabilities and autism (ID/A) to identify characteristics of effective partnerships. The team conducted interviews with students with ID/A and their parents, as well as higher education program and VR staff, at four IHEs across the country.
Blackburn, N., Domin, D., & Hart, D. (2019). College Experiences Foster Student Self Determination and VR Support. VR and Youth Rehabilitation Research and Training Center Practice Brief, Issue No. 06. Rockville, MD: TransCen, Inc.