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Kentucky Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities. Program Brief for Educators
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Human Development Institute, 2024
Comprehensive Transition & Postsecondary Programs (CTPs) were created by the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA, 2008). They are designed to support students with Intellectual Disabilities (ID) as defined by the HEOA, who want to continue academic, career or technical instruction in higher education in order to better prepare for…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Transitional Programs, Access to Education, Higher Education
Avoiding the Cliff: A Case Study Exploring a Community-Based Program Working with Young Adults with Disabilities
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Jon Christopher McKinnon – ProQuest LLC, 2024
When young adults with disabilities (YAWD) age out of the system, they face what has colloquially been termed "the cliff," which symbolizes the sudden drop in services that occur as they transition out of high school; needs previously met at school are left unaddressed. Multiple options have been suggested to meet these needs, including…
Descriptors: Young Adults, High School Graduates, Intellectual Disability, Individualized Transition Plans
Kentucky Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities. Program Brief: Student Financial Assistance
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Human Development Institute, 2021
Comprehensive Transition & Postsecondary Programs (CTPs) were created by the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA, 2008). They support students with Intellectual Disabilities (ID) who want to continue academic, career, or technical instruction in higher education to better prepare for competitive integrated employment and independent living.…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Transitional Programs, Intellectual Disability, Students with Disabilities
A Statewide Community Conversation about Post-School Employment for Kentucky Youth with the Most Significant Disabilities. Research Brief. Fall 2017
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Adams, Chithra; Kleinert, Harold; Sheppard-Jones, Kathy; Corbin, Amanda; Bishop, Malachy – Human Development Institute, 2017
Young adults with disabilities face multiple challenges in obtaining successful post-school employment outcomes. This situation has remained relatively unchanged despite nearly 25 years of federal attention to the issue, including mandated transition services and a series of additional significant legislative responses. KentuckyWorks is a…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disabilities, Severe Disabilities