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Exploring the Development of an Inclusive Postsecondary Education Program for Diverse Students with Intellectual Disabilities through a Virtual Community Conversation
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Kelli Sanderson; Kristin Powers; Maria Virginia Cornejo Guevara – Journal of Inclusive Postsecondary Education, 2022
Inclusive postsecondary education (PSE) programs at institutes of higher education offer a variety of benefits to students with intellectual disabilities (ID). Although the number of these programs has grown in recent years, many students -- particularly those from diverse backgrounds -- remain underserved. This study investigated the perceptions…
Descriptors: Inclusion, Higher Education, Students with Disabilities, Intellectual Disability
"Avenue and Access to Participate": Constructing Inclusive Higher Education for Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
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Carly Blustein Gilson; Mary L. Whirley; Kaitlin Foster – Journal of Inclusive Postsecondary Education, 2019
The rapid growth of postsecondary education programs necessitates a comprehensive framework to define and evaluate inclusion on each campus. This study utilized a naturalistic paradigm on a large, public university during a new programâs development. We conducted focus groups with students and faculty members to solicit perspectives regarding…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Students with Disabilities, Higher Education
Proceedings of the Disabled Student on American Campuses: Services and the State of the Art. (A National Conference Held at Wright State University, August 21-25, 1977).
Marx, Pat, Ed.; Hall, Perry, Ed. – 1978
The document consists of proceedings from a national conference focusing on problems of the physically disabled student at the postsecondary level. Following a keynote address are papers and discussion summaries covering principles of program operation; accessibility; planning; services; attitudes; research, evaluation, and finance; and law. Among…
Descriptors: Architectural Barriers, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Conference Reports, Educational Research
Mainstreaming: The Need to Prepare the Nondisabled.
Bond, Carole L. – 1981
Responding to research indicating that more concentrated efforts and innovative approaches are needed to change the negative teacher and student attitudes toward the disabled in mainstreamed classrooms, the pilot program described in this paper was designed to foster communication between the regular classroom teacher and the special education…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Change Strategies, Disabilities