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Paying for College > Other Funding Sources

Medicaid HCBS Waiver Support for Students with Intellectual Disability Attending College: What’s Available in Your State?

Medicaid Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) waivers can provide support for individuals with intellectual disability participating in postsecondary education (PSE). HCBS waiver funding has...Read more

Policy and Legislation > State Legislation

State Policy Actions Supporting Higher Education for Students with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities

The passage of the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) of 2008 laid an important foundation to increase postsecondary education (PSE) options for students with ID, including the creation of...Read more

Program Operations > Student Outcomes

Positive Outcomes for Students with Intellectual Disability Attending College: Why Medicaid Waivers Should Provide Support

Given the positive outcomes of postsecondary education (PSE) that are possible for individuals with ID, more states should consider allowing Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) waiver...Read more

Campus Membership > Independent Living/Community Life

Consider the Alternatives: Decision-Making Options for Young Adults with Intellectual Disabilities

This brief, written by Think College partners at the Pacer Center, focuses on alternatives to guardianship. The authors take care to explain the different options available to families, and what...Read more

Paying for College > Other Funding Sources

Program Operations > Sustainability

Use of Medicaid Waivers to Support Students with Intellectual Disability in College

An increasing number of states allow students with intellectual disability (ID) to use Medicaid Home and Community Based Services waivers to support participation in postsecondary education (PSE)...Read more