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Caniglia, Joanne; Michali, Yvonne – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2018
Historically, individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) were limited in the amount of assets that they could earn. However, the enactment of the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act in 2014 provided for significant increases in the amount of earnings and savings allowable. Many of these individuals are capable of saving money and…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Money Management, Self Determination, Problem Solving
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Raynor, Olivia; Hayward, Katharine; Francis, Wilbert; Campisi, Catherine – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2016
For several decades, institutions of higher education (IHE) have been addressing the need for postsecondary education (PSE) for students with intellectual disabilities (ID). These efforts have increased significantly since 2008 with passage of the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA). The law includes a defined set of services and activities…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Vocational Rehabilitation, Community Colleges, Two Year College Students
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Ford, Jeremy W.; Wenner, Julianne A.; Murphy, Victoria – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2019
This practice brief provides an overview of a project designed to support students with disabilities considering postsecondary education. Postsecondary Rewarding Education is Possible (PREP) Academy was developed by individuals from a state vocational rehabilitation agency and a public research university. PREP Academy is a campus-based, weeklong…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Self Advocacy, Transitional Programs, Student Attitudes
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Shmulsky, Solvegi; Gobbo, Ken; Donahue, Andy – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2015
This article describes the Transition Program implemented at a liberal arts college for newly enrolled students who have the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The diagnosis of ASD has risen dramatically; consequently, more students are arriving on college campuses with needs related to social pragmatic functioning. The Transition…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Transitional Programs, College Students
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Smith, Tammy Jorgensen; Benito, Nila – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2013
In response to the paucity of transition services available for students with intellectual disabilities, the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) allocated grant funding to support model demonstration programs that promote successful transition into higher education. In accordance with the objectives of the HEOA, the Florida College…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Mental Retardation, Transitional Programs, Postsecondary Education
Burnett, Sandra E.; Segoria, John – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2009
It will be essential for postsecondary institutions to come up with new ways of providing service delivery to returning veterans with disabilities who will bring with them an entirely new perspective on what it means to have a disability. This emerging disability group will bring with them life experiences that are very unique and vastly different…
Descriptors: Veterans, Disabilities, College Students, Student Personnel Services
Ruh, Debra; Spicer, Paul; Vaughan, Kathleen – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2009
Veterans with disabilities constitute a vast, capable, deserving, and under-utilized workforce, and many successful hiring campaigns have targeted the employment of veterans. Colleges offering comprehensive, individualized transitional services have proven successful in supporting veterans with disabilities reentering the civilian workforce. With…
Descriptors: Veterans, Disabilities, Transitional Programs, Employment
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Serebreni, Riqua; And Others – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 1993
A six-week summer transition program for students with disabilities entering the University of Arkansas includes academic advising and personal counseling, enrollment in six hours of college credit, and participation in a range of social and recreational activities. Participants rated the program as good college preparation. (MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Advising, College Bound Students, College Credits, College Students