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Rachel Najdek – ProQuest LLC, 2023
University-based certificate programs for students with intellectual disabilities have grown in number since the passing of the Higher Education Opportunities Act (HEOA) in 2008. The Comprehensive Transition Program (CTP) designation and Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities (TPSID) grant were created…
Descriptors: Employer Attitudes, Student Certification, Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability
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Jay Kandiah; Diana Saiki – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2024
This study examines experiences with aesthetic bias as perceived by individuals with physical disabilities (i.e., vision, hearing, orthopedic/mobility). We used the concept of aesthetic bias to guide our quantitative and qualitative data analysis. A quantitative Needs Assessment Survey (NAS) gathered demographic information, degree of appearance…
Descriptors: Physical Disabilities, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Bias, Aesthetics
Yeager, Richard Glenn – ProQuest LLC, 2022
AutismSpeaks.org estimated that a total of 1.1 million teens with autism will enter adulthood in the next decade (Autism Speaks, n.d.). Unfortunately, research shows many of those individuals will have bleak outcomes in life postsecondary (Lake et al., 2014; Posar & Visconti, 2018). This issue will compound without proper resources and…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Young Adults, Technology Uses in Education
Karen S. Markel – Sage Research Methods Cases, 2016
This research gathered data from a sample of university students with disabilities (and a control group without disabilities) from two university campuses (one urban and the other suburban). The project examined the current work and school experiences, plans upon graduation, and understanding of major legislation designed to protect against…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, College Students, Semi Structured Interviews, Student Attitudes