Students with intellectual disability (ID) now have opportunities to attend college. In 2014, students with ID accessed college through 221 Postsecondary education (PSE) programs in the United...Read more
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In this Insight Brief, the authors present a five component model of student-directed learning for use by college programs to teach and track student specific college and career academic, social,...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
The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions and experiences of peer mentors who served in a mentor role for students with intellectual disabilities in a university-level educational...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
Amy Dwyre discusses how job developers can take advantage of the college setting in their job development efforts....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
This Think College Transition Student Profile features Pete, a student at Bristol Community College, and how the decision not to attend the traditional transition program offered through his high...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 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