This brief informs readers about models of postsecondary programs for students with ID, describing them in terms of level of inclusion: substantially separate, mixed/hybrid and inclusive. It also...Read more
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This introductory chapter in Think College! Postsecondary Education Options for Students with Intellectual Disabilities provides readers with a description of the students and postsecondary...Read more
Profiles and Promising Practices in Higher Education for Students with Intellectual Disability describes the background and practices of five postsecondary education programs, and identifies...Read more
Few students with disabilities from high-poverty backgrounds attend college. We discuss the effects of disability and growing up in poverty on expectations for postsecondary education...Read more
Rethinking College introduces the audience to what is possible for students with intellectual disabilities, and explores how initiatives to include them are currently working. This film is not...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
Quick check box assessment of level of assistance required for various daily routine and hygiene tasks, safety skills, money management, ability to use things, and social skills. Used with...Read more
In Canada, the struggle for people with intellectual disabilities to gain recognition as citizens and to be included in the mainstream has gone on for more than 30 years (Wolfsenberger, 1980;...Read more
Examples of questions and format used by programs during the admission process - can be used by those developing admission procedures as an example or starting point....Read more
This Student and Parent Handbook from The Scholars with Diverse Abilities Program (SDAP) at Appalachian State University provides an example of the kinds of things that can be covered in a...Read more