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Humberto Peña Jr.; Carly Blustein Gilson; Dongjin Kwon; Luis Morissette; Zoey Du – Journal of Inclusive Postsecondary Education, 2024
Poor social skills is a leading factor why individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) lose their jobs. Fortunately, the use of technology has made learning and teaching social skills more seamless and integrated in employment contexts. We conducted a multiple-probe-across-participants single-case experimental design study…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Students with Disabilities, College Students, Intellectual Disability
Eva R. Blixseth – ProQuest LLC, 2022
Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities have a history of being isolated, marginalized, and excluded from employment that is competitive and integrated. Policy makers, disability advocates, and self-advocates have made efforts to center inclusive education and employment opportunities for individuals with intellectual…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Student Attitudes, Transitional Programs, Postsecondary Education
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Meg Grigal; Maria Paiewonsky; Tess Anselm – Journal of Inclusive Postsecondary Education, 2023
College-based transition services are a model of transition services offered in college or university settings for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) who receive transition services after age 18. This method of transition service has existed in some form for over three decades. However, little guidance is available on…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Transitional Programs, Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability
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Nasr, Maya; Cranston-Gingras, Ann; Jang, Seung-Eun – International Journal of Whole Schooling, 2015
This study examined the nature of friendships of 14 students with intellectual and developmental disabilities participating in a university-based transition program in the United States. The transition program is a bridge between high school and adulthood, designed to foster students' self-esteem and self-confidence by providing them with training…
Descriptors: Friendship, Transitional Programs, Mental Retardation, Developmental Disabilities
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McEathron, Mary A.; Beuhring, Trisha; Maynard, Amelia; Mavis, Ann – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2013
The number of postsecondary education (PSE) programs for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) has been steadily growing over the last few decades. There has been little public information regarding these programs and schools. Consequently, students, families, and researchers alike lack details about the various…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Postsecondary Education, Taxonomy
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Papay, Clare K.; Bambara, Linda M. – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2011
Transition programs based on college campuses for students with intellectual and other developmental disabilities (IDD) ages 18-21 provide an opportunity for age-appropriate inclusion when peers without disabilities graduate from high school at age 18. The purpose of the present study was to examine the general characteristics of postsecondary…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, College Students, Developmental Disabilities, Educational Opportunities
Newton, Priscilla, Ed. – TASH Connections, 2001
Seven 2001 issues of the newsletter of TASH, formerly The Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps, comprise this document. Each issue typically contains news items, a column by the organization's executive director, reports from special interest groups, legislative testimony, conference information, and several major articles relating to…
Descriptors: Adults, Child Care Centers, College Students, Community Planning