Think College Insight Brief #4 provides an overview of the supported education model and some of the challenges associated with using educational coaches in college. Explains how to use the...Read more
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The Association on Higher Education And Disability (AHEAD) presents this conceptual framework to support appropriate practices in providing seamless access through equal treatment and the...Read more
Although peer-mentoring relationships are critical to including youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities in postsecondary educational settings, little is known about the motivations...Read more
This peer mentor handbook provides an example of how to structure such a handbook and includes information on:Mentor Responsibilities: Job Description & Expectations, Meetings & Schedules...Read more
This Tennessee act, signed in 2016, enables recipients of the STEP UP state scholarship to apply its funds to enrollment in two and four-year postsecondary programs for students with intellectual...Read more
Two identical bills introduced in January 2019, these would prohibit postsecondary institutions from denying a student residential housing on campus or an affiliated location solely because the...Read more
This law, enacted in June 2015, requires the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to publicize information about PSE programs for students with IDD online and update it completely at least...Read more
Introduced in the 2023 session, but not passed, this bill would provide individuals with intellectual disabilities attending a comprehensive transition program to receive waiver of tuition if the...Read more
Introduced in 2023, but not passed, HB 5146 would have established the Building Better Futures Program, that supports funding for Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary program for students...Read more
This law enacted in June 2019 directs the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to create an advisory council on postsecondary education for persons with intellectual and developmental...Read more