Significant changes were made to the state vocational rehabilitation (VR) agency services program with passage of the 2014 Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). These changes, which...Read more
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This is the first Insight Brief published by Think College. The Higher Education Opportunity Act (P.L. 110-315) (HEOA) was enacted on August 14, 2008 and it reauthorized the Higher Education Act...Read more
Example of a form that a parent can sign to documnt that they claim their son/daughter as a dependent on their federal tax return, thereby providing them with view elements of their child's...Read more
In this webinar, the presenter discusses the many college expectations for entering college freshmen and what middle and secondary school students with intellectual disability, their teachers, and...Read more
This article presents an overview of options that improve access to age appropriate educational and transition experiences for youth with significant disabilities ages 18-21. The article describes...Read more
By providing educational services in postsecondary settings, public schools may engage transition age students with significant disabilities in meaningful, age appropriate learning during their...Read more
The Program Sustainability Assessment Tool is a 40 item self-assessment that program staff and interested groups can take to evaluate the sustainability capacity of a program. When you take the...Read more
The amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA) in 2004 reiterate the significance of producing real postsecondary education, employment, and independent...Read more
This table outlines seven critical areas where Disability Services and program staff need to work together, and lists appropriate roles and responsibilities for each office....Read more