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College Possibilities: North Dakota State Spotlight

This interactive session will showcase the North Dakota State University TAP Program’s comprehensive approach to supporting students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in higher education. Jordan Bentz will provide an in-depth overview of the program’s core components, including academic offerings from the general course catalog tailored to students’ strengths and interests, person-centered planning, career exploration, internships, employment requirements, self-determined living, and fostering a sense of inclusion within the campus community.

OCALICON Online 2024

A + B = C When we have an opportunity to interact, when we have an opportunity to feel a sense of belonging, when we have an opportunity to access information, experts, and peers who feel the same things and experience the same things - or maybe feel different things and experience different things - we have the opportunity to build a community.

How Educators and Leaders Can Help Students with Intellectual Disability to Think College

Join Think College and CASE on Wednesday, September 11, 2024 from 1-2pm ET/10am PT for a free Zoom panel discussion about access to college for students with intellectual disability. Hear from educators, administrators, and students from across the country about supporting successful transitions for students with intellectual disability from secondary education into higher education. Also receive essential resources from the “Think Higher.

Think It, Dream It, Do It! Post-high School Options for Students with IDD: Continuing Educational Opportunities

In session two of this workshop series hosted by The PACER Center, learn about national higher education resources and opportunities that are continuing to expand in Minnesota. Presented with Dan Habib from Think College, Mary Hauff with the Minnesota Inclusive Higher Education Consortium (MIHEC), Dawn Allen, Director of Bethel Build, and a panel of young adults and their families.

NOTE: This webinar is scheduled for 6:30pm- 8:00pm Central Time, 7:30pm- 9:00pm Eastern Time.

 

Think Higher. Think College. New Resources and Strategies on College Access for Students with Intellectual Disability

Register for this webinar to learn effective strategies and skills to help your students Think College. Join this free, public webinar to gain strategies and insights from a panel composed of K-12 transition specialists, a program director from an inclusive postsecondary education program, and a vocational rehabilitation (VR) professionals. They will discuss:

Getting on the Same Page: Helping Families and Youth to "Think College"

Join Dan Habib and a panel of experts as they share experiences and discuss strategies to support students with intellectual disability to prepare for and attend college. Students with intellectual disability want to go to college - and they can! But they can’t get there alone. They need educators and family members who understand what skills are necessary to make it happen and will support them to achieve their goals. And they need resources to help them (and their families!) understand the college search and application process. 

Career and Technical Education Month - Interviews with FPCTP Students

To celebrate Career Technical Education (CTE) Month this webinar will include a panel of three students attending an FPCTP at a technical college. Dan Habib will facilitate the discussion. Students will share why they decided to attend a FPCTP at a technical college, the impact college has made on their life and more. Please join us to hear the stories of these students.

Presenter: Dan Habib. Inclusive Communities Projector Director Westchester Institute for Human Development

Accessing Higher Education: How Educators Can Help Students with Intellectual Disability to Think College

Join Think College and Urban Collaborative for a Free Zoom Panel Discussion about access to college for students with intellectual disability. This is an opportunity to hear from experts across the country about supporting successful transitions for students with intellectual disability from secondary education into higher education. Filmmaker Dan Habib of the Westchester Institute for Human Development will facilitate the panel, along with other expert panelists.

How Educators Can Help Students with Intellectual Disability to Think College

Students with intellectual disability want to go to college - and they can! But they can’t get there alone. They need educators who understand what skills are necessary to make it happen and will support them to achieve their goals. Think College created the “Think Higher. Think College.” public awareness campaign to inform and educate teachers, school administrators, support professionals, college staff and faculty, families, and students themselves that college is an option for students with intellectual disability.

My College Life: Students with Intellectual Disability Share Their Lived Experiences

Students with intellectual disability are increasingly identifying college as a goal, but far too few have actually had the option. It’s been nearly 20 years since the first inclusive college programs began and still, just 2% of school-age students with intellectual disability are attending college. It’s time to change that! The “Think Higher.

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