Through a partnership between Think College and the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD), the Think College Policy Advocates (TCPA) training program was established to train pairs of college students with intellectual disability and a college staff or faculty member on critical topics related to effective advocacy, particularly for college options for students with intellectual disability.
Over the past decade, states made big strides toward inclusive college access through legislation, funding, and advocacy. But there was still more to do — and this session helped participants figure out what came next for their states.
In this interactive webinar, Caroline Jurisich shared what had been happening in states over the past ten years, what new trends were starting to appear, and what we learned from real experiences in the field.
This webinar ended.
Use these resources for doing state-level advocacy and education about higher education opportunities for students with intellectual disability. Each resource is intended for a specific purpose and they can be used together or individually. Print these documents and use them to advocate with state policymakers. Some have blank spaces that you can customize with information about yourself or your state.
In this opinion piece published in University Business, Dr. Daniel A. Wubah, President of Millersville University, emphasizes the importance of diversity and inclusion on the college campus. He cites the contributions of the Integrated Studies initiative at Millersville as improving the university as a whole.
This resource will help you create an "elevator speech," or short and concise description that can be used to inform elected officials, business and community leaders and others who you want to educate on a particular topic of importance to you. This is a helpful strategy for all advocates to learn how to use effectively.
This collection of resources can assist individuals prepare for an effective meeting or other communication with local, state or federal legislators to help inform and educate about postsecondary education for students with intellectual disabilities.
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These plain language resources will assist with advocacy and education at the Federal level around key issues of importance to individuals with disabilities. There are three: Community Living, Employment and Education. Each provides an easy-to-understand statement of the problem, why it matters, and what Congress can do.
This resource helps those who are interested in informing state legislators about the importance of college opportunities for students with intellectual disability by providing 10 questions they may have so you can be prepared with the answers.
This resource shares plain language definitions for over 50 common policy terms, like caucus, constituents, debt ceiling, minimum wage and lots more.
