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Partnerships In Employment: What Matters Most: Research On Elevating Parent Expectations, Tash Town Hall, December 2014, Erik W. Carter, Thinkwork! At The Institute For Community Inclusion At Umass Boston Dec 2014

Partnerships In Employment: What Matters Most: Research On Elevating Parent Expectations, Tash Town Hall, December 2014, Erik W. Carter, Thinkwork! At The Institute For Community Inclusion At Umass Boston

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The brief goes into detail about the most powerful force in changing transition outcomes for young people with significant disabilities. This brief explains this force is not ultimately found in the transition plans we craft, the educational services we offer, the instruction we provide, or the systems we build, but rather in the expectations and aspirations individual parents hold for their sons and daughters.


Think College National Coordinating Center Annual Report On The Transition And Postsecondary Programs For Students With Intellectual Disabilities: Fy2013, Meg Grigal, Debra Hart, Frank Smith, Daria Domin, Jennifer Sulewski, Cate Weir Jan 2014

Think College National Coordinating Center Annual Report On The Transition And Postsecondary Programs For Students With Intellectual Disabilities: Fy2013, Meg Grigal, Debra Hart, Frank Smith, Daria Domin, Jennifer Sulewski, Cate Weir

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The FY2013 annual report of data from the Think College National Coordinating Center on the Transition Postsecondary Education Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabiities (TPSID) projects. These annual reports share data and analysis from data collected from a total of 54 TPSID projects annually from 2010-2015 on the programmatic structures and student characteristics and student outcomes.


Current Status Of Meaningful Credentials For Students With Intellectual Disabilities Attending Tpsid Model Demonstration Programs, Meg Grigal, Frank Smith Jan 2014

Current Status Of Meaningful Credentials For Students With Intellectual Disabilities Attending Tpsid Model Demonstration Programs, Meg Grigal, Frank Smith

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In 2010, the Office of Postsecondary Education awarded grants to 27 institutions of higher education (IHEs) to create or expand access to higher education for students with intellectual disabilities in 23 states. These model demonstration projects, known as Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities (TPSIDs), were asked to create meaningful credentials for students who completed their programs. This Fast Fact reviews what kind of credentials are available to students with ID in college.


Current Status Of Meaningful Credentials For Students With Intellectual Disabilities Attending Tpsid Model Demonstration Programs, Meg Grigal, Frank Smith Jan 2014

Current Status Of Meaningful Credentials For Students With Intellectual Disabilities Attending Tpsid Model Demonstration Programs, Meg Grigal, Frank Smith

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In 2010, the Office of Postsecondary Education awarded grants to 27 institutions of higher education (IHEs) to create or expand access to higher education for students with intellectual disabilities in 23 states. These model demonstration projects, known as Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities (TPSIDs), were asked to create meaningful credentials for students who completed their programs. This Fast Fact reviews what kind of credentials are available to students with ID in college.


Credential Development In Inclusive Higher Education Programs Serving Students With Id, Judy Shanley, Cate Weir, Meg Grigal Jan 2014

Credential Development In Inclusive Higher Education Programs Serving Students With Id, Judy Shanley, Cate Weir, Meg Grigal

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Think College Insight Brief #25 shares strategies and processes that can be used by programs when they are developing the credential that students will earn.


Credential Development In Inclusive Higher Education Programs Serving Students With Id, Judy Shanley, Cate Weir, Meg Grigal Jan 2014

Credential Development In Inclusive Higher Education Programs Serving Students With Id, Judy Shanley, Cate Weir, Meg Grigal

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Think College Insight Brief #25 shares strategies and processes that can be used by programs when they are developing the credential that students will earn.


Partnerships In Employment Brief: Engaging Families Of Youth With Intellectual Disabilities In Systems Change Efforts, Sean Roy Jan 2014

Partnerships In Employment Brief: Engaging Families Of Youth With Intellectual Disabilities In Systems Change Efforts, Sean Roy

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This brief will highlight the reasons why parents and families are essential partners in any systems change effort. It will describe the importance of the family’s perspective, and how their experiences should be used to shape policy recommendations. It will offer strategies on how to engage parents and families in systems change efforts, and how to promote family involvement to state-level partners.