External Conference

State of The Art (SOTA) Conference

The State of the Art Conference (SOTA) provides opportunities for colleges, universities, researchers, program staff, parents and self-advocates to learn about the current state of research and practice in the field of inclusive postsecondary/higher education, and to network with each other. Conference speakers include faculty and staff from postsecondary education initiatives, parents, self-advocates, and other experts—sharing effective practices and leading group discussions.

MIHEC November Learning Community Event: Think College Policy Advocacy Training

Come and join the Minnesota Inclusive Higher Education Consortium event to learn about the opportunity to learn policy advocacy skills. Liz Weintraub and Denise Rozell from the Association of University Centers on Disability (AUCD) will co-present with college student advocates who have completed the Think College Advocates training. The training is available to students and staff of higher education programs for students with intellectual disability.

MIHEC October Learning Community Event: How the Higher Education Pathway to Competitive Integrated Employment can be Supported by Vocational Rehabilitation (VR)

In recognition of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, the Minnesota Inclusive Higher Education Consortium is organizing the October Learning Community Event focused on competitive integrated employment. Nationally, the employment rate of people with intellectual disability is around 19%.

Division on Career Development and Transition (DCDT) International Conference

During the Conference’s three days, there will be 250 sessions on: Transition Assessment; Culturally Responsive Practices, Transition to Postsecondary Education, Transition to Employment, Transition to Independent Living, Family/Community Partnerships in Transition, Self-Determination & Student Involvement, Personnel Preparation/Professional Development, Mental Health Issues, Practitioner to Practitioner, Introducing Transition in Elementary School, Assistive Technology & Transition, DCDT Committee Meeting, VCASE Featured Strand, Division on Learning Disabilities (DLD) Featured Strand, Feat

Examining How Historically Black Colleges and Universities Serve Students with Intellectual Disabilities in Higher Education Programs

In May, join the Administration on Disabilities (AoD) Disability Employment Technical Assistance Center (DETAC) for our May 2024 National Community of Practice (CoP) Webinar. Presenters from Think College, Alabama A&M University, and Arkansas State University will provide a roadmap for developing, maintaining, and expanding post-secondary education (PSE) programs for students with intellectual disabilities at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).

MIHEC's April Learning Community Event: College and Career Learning Inside and Outside the Classroom

Join us in conversation with Dr. Kathryn Burke from Temple University’s Institute on Disabilities explains how inclusive higher education initiatives for students with intellectual disability can promote this growth by supporting students to set and work toward meaningful college and career goals and gain related experiences. Burke and current Temple University students Mikayla Henry and Andrea Parente will describe, provide resources, and share student experiences from Temple’s Leadership and Career Studies’ four-year certificate program.

Think College, Think DC: Forging an Inclusive Post-Secondary Education Program for Students with Intellectual Disabilities

College programs for students with intellectual disability (ID), or inclusive postsecondary education (IPSE) programs, allow students to take college courses related to their personal and career goals, pursue a course of study, and achieve one or more credentials. Hear from our three speakers as they envision an IPSE program (or programs!) that would advance the needs and interests of DC residents with ID and of the broader DC community.

Creating Our Own Lives: College Students with Intellectual Disability

Minnesota Inclusive Higher Education Consortium (MIHEC) Learning Community Event. Join us in conversation with Beth Myers, co-editor of Creating Our Own Lives: College Students with Intellectual Disability  (Minnesota, 2023). Students with intellectual and developmental disabilities belong in higher education. Myers and her co-editor, Michael Gill, give voice to young adults with intellectual disability and their experiences in inclusive higher education and offers a powerful challenge to assumptions that intellectual disability is best met with protection or segregation.

APSE Annual Conference 2024

This year's conference theme is Navigating Tomorrow Together!

In addition to connecting to the conference theme, each session must promote competitive, integrated employment. This year we are particularly interested in hearing about programs and strategies to reach underserved populations and/or that incorporate equity, diversity and inclusion principles.Presenters are encouraged to feature advocates and stories of real-life people affected by the covered topic. Researchers can consider the track within which their research best fits. 

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