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…

Discusses the efforts of Portland Community College to accommodate the physically handicapped student in his struggle to gain a college education. (RK)

Presented an educational program for the Vienna Correctional Center which enrolled both inmates and correctional officers. Author also offered suggestions for consideration by others who might be thinking about developing a similar program. (Author/RK)

The final report describes a project addressing the lack of adequate transitional assistance for learning disabled students interested in attending a New York community college. The project attempted to: (1) plan and develop a cooperative model; and (2) implement and evaluate the model. After a search of the literature and a needs assessment the…

The paper describes background and findings of a study of postsecondary educational programs and services for visually impaired persons in Mississippi. The study focuses on three topics: (1) the status of special adaptive programs in such areas as vocational-technical education, community college, junior college education, and 4-year college…