Dr. Brigid Bright, Director of Communication and Membership for Council for Administrators of Special Education, CASE , is joined by Dan Habib, Inclusive Communities Project Director, Westchester Institute for Human Development and the founder of LikeRightNow Films to discuss the "Think Higher. Think College." public awareness campaign....Read more
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Topic: A discussion about voting
Hosted by: Liz Weintraub and Lauren Blachowiak, Liz’s co-worker
What happened: Liz and Lauren made a presentation on how to how to register to...Read more
This infographic provides a picture of inclusive postsecondary education for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Florida. It shares information on scholarships, a map and...Read more
The purpose of this paper is to propose and describe a model for engaging and retaining students with IDD/autism in Minnesota's 24 community and technical colleges and seven state universities (...Read more
This guide answers questions like what is the ADA?, why is it important for me?, what protections does it provide?, as well as sharing information about the Americans with Disabilities Amendments...Read more
Guidance provided by the US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid, for the completion of the electronic application to participate in federal student aid, which is the process used to...Read more
Due to changes in legislation and policy in the United States, higher education has become more available to people with intellectual disability (ID). Currently, over 6000 students with ID are...Read more
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) students with disabilities face unique challenges as a result of their disability status and potential bias related to their sexual...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 Story by Lucy Balthazaar highlights the connection Lucy feels to her background and heritage, and how it shaped her desire to go to college. Lucy goes on to share how she...Read more