1 / 19

There s A New Kid in Town: National Trends, Research, and Initiatives Supporting Students with Intellectual Disabilit

waggoner
Download Presentation

There s A New Kid in Town: National Trends, Research, and Initiatives Supporting Students with Intellectual Disabilit

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

    1. There’s A New Kid in Town: National Trends, Research, and Initiatives Supporting Students with Intellectual Disabilities in Postsecondary Education Meg Grigal, Ph.D. Amy Dwyre, M.S. Senior Research Associate Research Associate TransCen, Inc. TransCen, Inc. megrigal@verizon.net adwyre@transcen.org www.transitiontocollege.net

    2. Growing Trend Thinkcollege.net database lists 110 postsecondary education programs in 30 states There is no federal entity that collects data on programs or practices

    4. Postsecondary Education Models Mixed/Hybrid: 57% Separate: 38 % Inclusive Individual Support Model: 4.8%

    5. Type of Institute of Higher Education 2-year: 45% 4-year: 55%

    6. 3 months - 25 years Number of Years in Existence

    7. Who Pays?

    8. Current National Initiatives Higher Education Act Amendments Include access to work study funds Include model demonstration projects/TA Center Spellings Announcement National Down Syndrome Society Projects

    9. Other State Initiatives Massachusetts Funding California Project Ohio PSE Conference Tennessee Symposium at Vanderbilt University South Carolina Funding Michigan Symposium

    10. Current OSEP Projects Postsecondary Education Research Center (PERC) Project-TransCen, Inc. College Career Connection (C3) Institute for Community Inclusion, University of Massachusetts/Boston

    11. The PERC Project The purpose of the PERC Project is to demonstrate and research exemplary practices supporting students with intellectual disabilities ages 18-21 in postsecondary settings.

    12. Project Goals Conduct site improvement activities Support PERC site to provide statewide technical assistance Collect and synthesize data on the efficacy and outcomes of the model Disseminate findings nationally

    13. Mixed or Hybrid Model Program Center and Coordinator Concurrent/Dual Enrollment Employment Individualized instruction

    14. Preliminary Data CT PERC 92% in paid work (clothing retail, humane society, restaurants, grocery stores) Work an average of 8.3 hours per week for an average of $7.50/hour 100% auditing classes (History, Theater, Psychology, English courses)

    15. Preliminary Data MD PERC 88% in paid work ( restaurant worker, usher, office clerk, utility worker, grocery store, retail, golf course, federal government) Work an average of 22.7 hours per week for average $8.00/hour 44% auditing classes (reading and vocabulary, computer basics, keyboarding, writing, food certification)

    16. Resources Program Self-Assessment tool Self-Advocacy checklist ICI Research Brief Benefits to College Tips for Parents State Program Initiatives Information

    17. Books Transition Services for Students with Significant Disabilities in College and Community Settings -Grigal, Neubert, & Moon (2005) http://www.proedinc.com/ Going to College - Getzel &Wehman (2005) http://www.brookespublishing.com/

    18. Videos Through the Same Door: Inclusion Includes College (2006) http://www.throughthesamedoor.com/ PSU Life Link PSU DVD http://soar.ois.psu.edu/cgi-bin/WebObjects/SOAR.woa/wa/campusRegister?productId=0521DVD

    19. Websites www.transitiontocollege.net www.thinkcollege.net www.education.umd.edu/oco www.transitioncoalition.org www.STEPS-Forward.org www.heath.gwu.edu

More Related