Overview of National Trends and Research Supporting Students with Intellectual Disabilities in Posts

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Overview of National Trends and Research
Supporting Students with Intellectual
Disabilities in Postsecondary Education
PERC Spring Forum May 5, 2008
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Current OSEP Projects

• Postsecondary Education Research Center (PERC)
  Project-TransCen, Inc.
• College Career Connection (C3) Institute for
  Community Inclusion, University of
  Massachusetts/Boston

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2008 National Data (ICI, UMASS)

• 120 programs
• 31 states
• 75 response rate

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Types of Programs
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Funding Sources

• Institute of Higher Ed 17.1
• Adult Service Agency 11.8
• Private Pay 51.3
• Scholarship 11.8
• Financial Aid 18.4
• School District 39.5

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Who is being served

• 35 Dual Enrollment
• 28 Adults (no IDEA Funds)
• 37 Both

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PERC Data

• Project 2005-2009
• 2 States
• 3 School Systems
• 5 Programs Sites
• 35 High Schools
• 42 students in 2007/2008

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Preliminary Data

• CT PERC
• 80 in paid work (clothing retail, humane
  society, restaurants, grocery stores, childcare)
• Work an average of 11.4 hours per week for an
  average of 8.40/hour
• 100 auditing classes (History, Theater,
  Psychology, English courses)

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Preliminary Data

• MD PERC
• 88 in paid work (restaurant worker, usher,
  office clerk, utility worker, grocery store,
  retail, golf course, federal government)
• Work an average of 19.6 hours per week for
  average 7.72/hour
• 65 auditing classes (reading and vocabulary,
  computer basics, keyboarding, writing, food
  certification)

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Current National Initiatives

• Higher Education Act Amendments
• Include access to work study funds
• Include model demonstration projects
• TA Center
• NIDDR-DRRP-Research Center
• National Down Syndrome Society Projects-NJ,SC,TN

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Websites

• www.transitiontocollege.net
• www.thinkcollege.net
• www.education.umd.edu/oco
• www.transitioncoalition.org
• www.STEPS-Forward.org
• www.heath.gwu.edu