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Initial Evidence for Personal Development Support for College Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Results from a Satisfaction Survey
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Alexander Fields; Rebecca Smith Hill; Olivia Lewis; Madeline Castle; Lucas Perez – Journal of Inclusive Postsecondary Education, 2025
With the increase in college students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) enrolled in inclusive postsecondary education (IPSE) programs, there is a growing call to understand additional support necessary for their mental health and wellness. Our IPSE program developed the personal development (PD) domain to meet the unique…
Descriptors: College Students, Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities
How Do I Get to the Student Union? Developing Independent Navigation Skills in Students with an Intellectual or Developmental Disability
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Wendy R. Mitchell; Malarie Deardorff; Tracy Sinclair; Melissa Wicker; Jeff McMillan – Inclusion, 2025
Navigating campus and the surrounding community may pose barriers to matriculation, engagement, and quality of life for students with disabilities. This intervention uses the student's smartphone device and a university map application to guide students as they navigate to specific destinations around campus (e.g., library, classroom buildings,…
Descriptors: College Students, Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities
Designing and Implementing Postsecondary Education Opportunities for Students with Intellectual Disability: An Illustration of Quality, Access, and Inclusion
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Robert Flexer; Robert Baer; Rachel McMahan-Queen – Journal of Inclusive Postsecondary Education, 2022
The college experience described in this paper created normative opportunities for exploration and development on a university campus for students with intellectual disabilities (ID). This project was one of 27 Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities (TPSID) model demonstrations to receive a five-year…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Access to Education, Equal Education, Students with Disabilities
Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in Inclusive Higher Education: Perceptions of Stakeholders in a First-Year Experience
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Brewer, Robin; Movahedazarhouligh, Sara – International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2021
Post-secondary education and students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (ID/DD) have not historically been viewed as compatible. In recent years, a growing number of colleges have offered opportunities for students with intellectual disabilities to take part in inclusive post-secondary education. This qualitative study was conducted…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, On Campus Students
Postsecondary Education Employment and Independent Living Outcomes of Persons with Autism and Intellectual Disability
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Ross, Jeffrey; Marcell, Jamia; Williams, Paula; Carlson, Dawn – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2013
The aim of this study is to report employment and independent living outcomes of 125 graduates from the Taft College Transition to Independent Living (TIL) program. The TIL program has served students with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including autism spectrum disorder, since 1995. The TIL program follows graduates from the time of…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Mental Retardation, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Transitional Services for Youth with Developmental Disabilities: Living in College Dorms
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Kirkendall, Abbie; Doueck, Howard J.; Saladino, Albert – Research on Social Work Practice, 2009
This study evaluates the impact of a college-based dormitory program on transitioning youth with intellectual disabilities. A qualitative study, with interviews at pre and post, was conducted to evaluate the program's impact. Data were collected with semistructured interviews from young adults with intellectual disabilities who participated in a…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Independent Living, Dormitories, College Housing
Independent Living: Relation among Training, Skills, and Success.
Lozano, Beverly – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1993
The effects of independent living training programs for 1,498 people with developmental disabilities were examined. After seven years, individuals who had received greater amounts of independent living services and improved/maintained their independent living skills were more likely to still live independently. There was no relationship between…
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Developmental Disabilities, Independent Living, Maintenance