In addition to academic programming, Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual DisabilitiesTPSIDs have a directive to ensure that enrolled students with intellectual...Read more
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College students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) have been involved in advocacy efforts to promote inclusive postsecondary education. These efforts include informing...Read more
In this brief, the perspectives of special education administrators from Massachusetts and Indiana, who have been engaged in college-based transition services (CBTS), are shared. It summarizes the...Read more
Bridgewater State University's EXCEL Program has made great strides in creating and maintaining inclusive postsecondary education experiences for students with IDD. This brief focuses on the work...Read more
Think College Insight Brief #45 discusses how students with intellectual disabilities can utilize federal financial aid to help pay for college. This publication was originally released in 2012 as...Read more
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
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
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
<p>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,...Read more
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