The Institute on Community Integration (ICI) is currently leading a Community-Based Collaborative Transition Model project to improve the transition experiences and outcomes of Minnesota students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The project intersects with MIHEC's inclusive higher education efforts to expand postsecondary education options for students with an intellectual disability. Renáta Tichá, Brian Abery, and Seunghee Lee will share the project goals, the project's preliminary findings, and the next steps. They will also discuss the importance of the collaborative group of stakeholders who are project partners: MIHEC, school districts, state agencies, local service providers, and disability advocacy agencies.
Presenter Biographies:
Renáta Tichá, PhD, received her PhD in Special Education at the University of Minnesota in 2008. She has extensive experience in development, implementation, and conducting research with individuals with intellectual and developmental, and related disabilities. She has been a principal investigator or co-PI on multiple grants, including randomized control trials with adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in community residential settings. Dr. Tichá is a PI on a five-year project focused on building capacity in Minnesota for effective transition services for youth with IDD. She is also a co-PI on the Research and Training Center on HCBS Outcome Measurement. She is a Co-Director of the Global Resource Center on Inclusive Education, working on international projects in Japan, Bhutan, India, Czech Republic, and other countries focused on inclusion in education, employment, and social inclusion.