This White Paper is written by the Executive Committee members of the Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) and provides an introductory statement that shares the organization's...Read more
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Passed and signed into law, May 2021. The legislation establishes that any student in an approved comprehensive transition program (CTP) whose parent is a veteran with a disability (or deceased) will receive equal educational benefits to students with similar parentage who are enrolled in traditional 4-year college and university degree programs....Read more
This graphic compares traditional pathways to college to alternate forms of access to postsecondary programs for students with intellectual disabilities, including financial aid, entrance...Read more
This Think College Transition Student Profile features Pete, a student at Bristol Community College, and how the decision not to attend the traditional transition program offered through his high...Read more
This is the first issue of Think College Transition Student Profiles. This publication tells the story of Rachel, a student at Holyoke Community College in Massachusetts. Rachel and her team did...Read more
This Think College Transition Student Profile features Patrick, a student at Bridgewater State University, who has been interested in a career as a DJ since his junior year in high school. Patrick...Read more
Similar to their typical peers, students with intellectual disability enrolled in postsecondary education programs endure levels of stress that result in the application of coping strategies...Read more
This Think College Story by Lucy Balthazaar highlights the connection Lucy feels to her background and heritage, and how it shaped her desire to go to college. Lucy goes on to share how she...Read more
Lindsay Wertenberger from Federal Student Aid at the U.S. Department of Education explains the process for applying to become a CTP program in the webinar recorded in January 2020.
This paper critiques the emergence of micro-credentials in higher education. It argues that micro-credentials build on the discourse of employability skills and 21 st century skills within human...Read more