Think College Insight Brief #24 describes the partnership, illustrating key activities with videos and photos that are embedded into the publication. Without a formal program or structure, the...Read more
Resource Library
This presentation was delivered as a Plenary Panel Address at the 2016 State of the Art Conference for Inclusive Higher Education, featuring Barry Whaley (University of Kentucky), Ed James & D...Read more
This paper addresses the question of how interagency service coordination for youth with disabilities can be more flexible, youth centered, and culturally responsive. Poor interagency service...Read more
A press release was issued on September 17, 2019 from the US Department of Education announcing "that US Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos today made clear that vocational rehabilitation (VR...Read more
Why GAO Did This Study: Research suggests that more students with disabilities are pursuing higher education than in years past, and recent legislative changes, such as those in the Higher...Read more
This Q&A from the U.S. Department of Education describes how state and local agencies may coordinate to assist students and youth with disabilities in high school and at postsecondary education institutions, through appropriate supports funded under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Rehabilitation Act)....Read more
Letter to Disability Rights Wisconsin that clarifies that the concept of least restrictive environment applies to transition work placements. This has implications for placing students in...Read more
A letter from the US DOE addressing the use of IDEA funds to support college attendance. Case Summary: It's up to a student's IEP team whether to include attendance at a college or university as a...Read more
Project UNITE emerged out of the partnership between the South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department (SCVRD) and the CarolinaLIFE program. This...Read more
Think College Insight Brief #22 describes how Kentucky postsecondary programs are working with vocational rehabilitation (VR) to provide employment opportunities to students with ID who are...Read more