More students with intellectual and developmental disability (IDD) are attending post-secondary education than ever before. As more students with IDD enter college, inclusive post-secondary...Read more
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What does it mean to be independent? Just ask Colby! This video is about a college student named Colby. Colby, his mother, and others involved in his life talk about the importance of self-...Read more
This Fast Fact #13 examines data from the model demonstration projects focused on how many college students with disabilities access the Disability Supports Office (DSO), and what services they...Read more
This document outlines the steps followed by the REAL certificate program in its admission process. It shares admission requirements, forms required in the application packet, reports and...Read more
This parent interview sheet offers questions to ask the families of potential students to help guide program staff in developing a plan for the incoming student....Read more
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
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 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 bill died in Senate Committee at adjournment in October, 2021. The Arkansas Academic Challenge Scholarship is the state’s flagship public scholarship program, and the bill would make CTP students eligible to receive a funding award....Read more