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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
Nanci Johnson; Gordon Way; Tim Lewis – Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports, 2025
Missouri Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support (MO SW-PBS), with support from the Center on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), has provided training and support to build local capacity and positively impact student outcomes. Numerous years of descriptive data and a recent peer-reviewed research article both show the effects of…
Descriptors: Positive Behavior Supports, Attendance, Student Behavior, State Programs
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
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Matthews, Amy; Ziegler, Maureen; Mayberry, Margie; Owen-DeSchryver, Jamie; Carter, Erik W. – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2022
Peer-mediated interventions are a powerful and practical way of promoting the social relationships, learning, and inclusion of students with disabilities. In this article, we describe one state's efforts to scale up a research-based, peer-mediated program called Peer to Peer throughout Michigan. Among the more than 700 schools that now offer this…
Descriptors: Peer Mediation, Students, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Developmental Disabilities
Human Development Institute, 2022
This manual was designed primarily for use by people with disabilities. The hope is that it is also useful for families, as well as service coordinators and providers who directly assist families and individuals with disabilities. The focus of this manual is to provide easy-to-read information about available resources, and to provide immediate…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Disabilities, Children, Health Services
Human Development Institute, 2024
This manual was designed primarily for use by people with disabilities. The hope is that it is also useful for families, as well as service coordinators and providers who directly assist families and individuals with disabilities. The focus of this manual is to provide easy-to-read information about available resources, and to provide immediate…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Children, Health Services, Resources
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
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Alexandra Shelton; Rebecca A. Cruz – Journal of Special Education Preparation, 2023
The well-documented special education teacher shortage in the U.S. has significant negative consequences for students with disabilities who require specially designed instruction from special education teachers. To address this shortage, special education teacher preparation programs should explore innovative approaches to recruiting and training…
Descriptors: Teacher Recruitment, Paraprofessional School Personnel, Special Education, Special Education Teachers
Sam Mintz; Emme Williamson; Jaimee Kidder – Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, 2024
During the 2023 Legislative Session, the Legislature considered House Bill (HB) 1479, a measure which would have prohibited isolation and further restricted restraint in public schools. While the bill did not pass, the Legislature provided the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) with designated state funds to begin actualizing…
Descriptors: Student Placement, Educational Legislation, State Legislation, State Aid
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Yell, Mitchell L.; Katsiyannis, Antonis; Prince, Angela – Intervention in School and Clinic, 2017
Federal legislation, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act, Section 504, and the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, mandates that individuals with disabilities be integrated in all aspects of life from education to employment to independent living. A recent development involves a settlement reached between the United States and the…
Descriptors: Sheltered Workshops, Court Litigation, Civil Rights Legislation, Disabilities
Herpin, Sharon – National Charter School Resource Center, 2022
This report explains how State Entity (SE) Program grantees are using or proposed to use the technical assistance (TA) set-aside portion of their Charter School Programs (CSP) funds for these activities. This report also describes SE activities to ensure subgrantees are equipped to meet the needs of all students, and specifically students with…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Educational Finance, State Aid, State Programs
Human Development Institute, 2019
This manual was designed primarily for use by individuals with developmental disabilities and related conditions. It is hoped that it is also useful for families, as well as service coordinators and providers who directly assist families and individuals with developmental disabilities. The focus of this manual is to provide easy-to-read…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Disabilities, Children, Health Services
Crain, Danielle; Doutre, Sara; Smith, Steve; Thacker, Chris; Long, Terry; Nadkarni, Swati; Snyder, Laura – IDEA Data Center, 2018
The "Individuals with Disabilities Education Act" (IDEA) refers to two types of Coordinated Early Intervening Services (CEIS): voluntary CEIS and comprehensive CEIS. Each scenario describes a local education agency's (LEA's) implementation of voluntary or comprehensive CEIS and how the LEA or state could track the amount LEAs reserved…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Equal Education
Bose, Jennifer; Winsor, Jean E.; Timmons, Jaimie – Institute for Community Inclusion, 2018
This brief is the second in a series focusing on Employment First implementation as it relates to one of the seven elements within the High-Performing States in Integrated Employment model. It examines the background of circumstances under which Employment First efforts began in seven states, and introduces each state's values, mission, and goals…
Descriptors: State Policy, Employment Opportunities, Employment Services, State Programs
McFarlane, Fred R.; Guillermo, Mari – Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE, 2020
Preparing all students, including students with disabilities, for life after high school is a critical responsibility for California's education system. Engaging students and their families in discussions regarding careers, employment, and the pre-requisites for postsecondary education, training, and employment must start early and continue…
Descriptors: Work Experience Programs, Students with Disabilities, Career Development, Expectation
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