NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 9 results Save | Export
Alyssa Marie Sanabria – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Over the last decade, the number of SWIDs interested in postsecondary opportunities has increased. This is partially in response to the HEOA of 2008, which opened the door to more educational opportunities and supports for SWIDs; SWIDs can now consider college an option, not just a dream. As a result, the demand for new programs continues to grow…
Descriptors: College Students, Intellectual Disability, Students with Disabilities, Student Experience
Meg Grigal; Debra Hart; Clare Papay; Caitlyn Bukaty; Belkis Choiseul-Praslin; Rebecca Lazo – Institute for Community Inclusion, 2023
Think College Reports present descriptive data in narrative and tabular form to provide timely information to researchers, practitioners, and policymakers for review and use. This report provides an overview of descriptive program- and student-level data provided by Cohort 3 TPSIDs (Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students with…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Students with Disabilities
Weir, Cate; Boyle, M. – Institute for Community Inclusion, 2023
This Insight Brief discusses how students with intellectual disability can utilize federal financial aid to help pay for college. This publication is updated annually to reflect current legislation and policy related to federal financial aid for students with intellectual disabilities. The information provided is current as of January 2023.
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Federal Aid
Weir, Cate; Boyle, M. – Institute for Community Inclusion, 2020
Provisions in the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA), passed in 2008, make it possible for students with intellectual disability (ID) who demonstrate financial need to take advantage of some kinds of federal financial aid to help pay for college. The HEOA describes a new type of college program, called a Comprehensive Transition Program…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Federal Legislation, Higher Education, Educational Legislation
Grigal, Meg; Hart, Debra; Papay, Clare; Smith, Frank – Institute for Community Inclusion, 2018
Think College Reports present descriptive data in narrative or tabular form to provide timely information to researchers, practitioners, and policymakers for review and use. This summary report offers an overview of the descriptive data on programs for students with intellectual disability collected by the Think College National Coordinating…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Postsecondary Education, Intellectual Disability, Students with Disabilities
Grigal, Meg; Hart, Debra; Smith, Frank; Papay, Clare – Institute for Community Inclusion, 2018
Think College Reports present descriptive data in narrative or tabular form to provide timely information to researchers, practitioners, and policymakers for review and use. This summary report offers an overview of the descriptive data on students from Year Two (2016-2017) collected by the Think College National Coordinating Center (NCC) from the…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Postsecondary Education, Intellectual Disability, Students with Disabilities
Grigal, Meg; Hart, Debra; Papay, Clare; Domin, Daria; Smith, Frank – Institute for Community Inclusion, 2017
Think College Reports present descriptive data in narrative or tabular form to provide timely information to researchers, practitioners, and policymakers for review and use. This summary report offers an overview of the descriptive data on programs for students with intellectual disability collected by the Think College National Coordinating…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Postsecondary Education, Intellectual Disability, Students with Disabilities
Elizabeth Susanne Goode Dimond – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Inclusive postsecondary education programs (IPSE) for students with intellectual disabilities (ID) are relatively new, having their formal beginning in the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA; P.L. 110-315) of 2008. These programs vary greatly and are found in urban, suburban, and rural areas of the United States. Those programs in rural areas…
Descriptors: Cooperation, Educational Practices, Rural Schools, Postsecondary Education
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Hollingshead, Aleksandra; Lowrey, K. Alisa; Howery, Kathy – Educational Policy, 2022
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a scientifically validated framework that has been included in policy like the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 and the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008. However, studies have pointed out the variability in definitions and implementation surrounding UDL. In order to clarify this conversation,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Specialists, Policy Analysis, Educational Legislation