The passage of the Higher Education Opportunity Act in 2008 extended the expectation of previous legislation (the Education for All Handicapped Children Act and Individuals With Disabilities...Read more
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Teachers in 11 public school systems serving students with significant disabilities ages 18-21 in 13 postsecondary settings were surveyed to collect information on students' access to college...Read more
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
Traditionally, youth with intellectual and developmental disabiliites (IDD) have not been given the option of participating in and thus benefiting from a postsecondary education. There are school...Read more
This paper examines the often overwhelming and confusing process associated with finding and accessing services and supports encountered by students with disabilities in secondary schools as they...Read more
An overview of postsecondary education (PSE) options for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and other Intellectual Disabilities (ID) is shared. Topics include a historical and...Read more
A new population of college students is emerging on campuses across the United States: students with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD). With this new and growing population of...Read more
This "call to action" encourages the reader to challenge the prejudiced assumptions that underlie the exclusion of persons with disabilities from higher education, and bring full inclusion to...Read more
This paper explores how the civil rights of students with developmental disabilities and the moral and practical application of those rights challenges the Supreme Court of Canada relativist...Read more
This academic paper examines the goals of inclusive postsecondary education for students with intellectual disabilities, within the context of a broader political movement, that of inclusive...Read more