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Federal Legislation Increasing Higher Education Access for Students with Intellectual Disabilities

Federal Legislation Increasing Higher Education Access for Students with Intellectual Disabilities

The Transition Program for Students with Intellectual Disabilities (TPSID) Model Demonstration Projects are required to support students through a focus on academic, social, employment, and independent living strategies. Twenty-seven five-year grants started on October 1, 2010. The range of strategies implemented by these grantees suggests that there is not a one-size-fits-all model for program implementation. Grant outcomes are expected to result in improved understanding of varying strategies used across programs, enhanced learning regarding the resources required to use these strategies, and, to the extent possible, extended understanding of how particular strategies may affect student performance and success in higher education, and student outcomes. This article provides information on the broad range of strategies used by transition programs for students with intellectual disabilities. 

 

 

APA Citation: 
 Shanley, J. (2010). Federal Legislation Increasing Higher Education Access for Students with Intellectual Disabilities. Impact, Institute on Community Integration University of Minnesota, 23 (3), Autumn/Winter 2010/11, 8-9-27. 
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2010
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National Coordinating Center