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Think College!: Postsecondary Education Options for Students with Intellectual Disabilities de Meg Grigal

Think College!: Postsecondary Education Options for Students with Intellectual Disabilities

Autor Meg Grigal, Debra Hart
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 oct 2009
Uncovers the big picture of postsecondary options and reveals how to support students with disabilities before, during, and after a successful transition to college. This book features vignettes and first-person narratives from students and families that underscore the benefits and challenges of PSE.
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ISBN-13: 9781557669179
ISBN-10: 1557669171
Pagini: 323
Dimensiuni: 175 x 251 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.59 kg
Editura: Brookes Publishing Company

Notă biografică

Amy Dwyre, M.S., a Senior Associate at TransCen, Inc., is the Project Coordinator on the Postsecondary Education Research Center (PERC) project funded by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) to set up technical assistance centers and collect data on college-based transition programs for students with intellectual disabilities (ID). In addition, Ms. Dwyre is working on the Center for Postsecondary Education for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities, in partnership with the Institute on Community Inclusion at the University of Massachusetts in Boston. The Center will conduct research and disseminate information on promising practices that support individuals with intellectual disabilities so that they can gain access to and be successful in inclusive postsecondary education. Formerly, she coordinated the Baltimore Transition Connection, a 5-year federally funded transition project for students with ID on 2- and 4-year colleges and universities in Baltimore, integrating the local school system, adult service providers, the colleges and universities, and the community. Ms. Dwyre is a national trainer for TransCen in the areas of transition, marketing and job development, special education, community classroom models, and self-determination. She has a mastera s in rehabilitation counseling with a focus on transition and supported employment from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Laura T. Eisenman, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the School of Education at the University of Delaware. Through the Universitya s Center for Disabilities Studies (CDS), Dr. Eisenman also coordinates the interdisciplinary Disabilities Studies Minor. Since 2000, she has been faculty liaison to a campus program for young adults with significant disabilities, a collaborative effort of CDS and local school districts. Dr. Eisenmana s research centers on the transition to adult life for students with disabilities. She is currently studying the experiences of young adults and teachers in an inclusive technical high school. Her interests include understanding how schools can foster studentsa self-determination and the social and community experiences of young adults with significant disabilities. She is on the editorial boards of "Career Development for Exceptional Individuals" and "Review of Disability Studies." She received her Ph.D. in Special Education from Vanderbilt University and her mastera s in rehabilitation counseling from University of South Florida-Tampa. Janice Fialka, LMSW, ACSW, is a nationally recognized speaker, author, and social worker with expertise in adolescent health, parent-professional partnerships, inclusion, and disability. Ms. Fialka has directed several teen health centers in Michigan, including the Taylor Teen Health Center, which she co-founded. Currently she is the Special Projects Trainer Michigan's Part C (of IDEA) Training and Technical Assistance. Ms. Fialka speaks and writes from her dual perspectives as a seasoned social worker and as a mother of two adult children, Micah and Emma, both of whom also present and write on disability issues from their unique perspectives. Micah, who has cognitive disabilities, is a strong advocate and has been fully included in general education and his community. Ms. Fialka and her husband co-produced the award winning DVD, "Through the Same Door: Inclusion Includes College," which documents Micah's experiences as a college student. She has authored three books, various articles, a CD, and several poems. Ms. Fialka's website www.danceofpartnership.com is a highly regarded comprehensive resource for parents and professionals. She was awarded "Social Worker of 2007" by the Michigan chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. In 2009, Ms. Fialka and her family received the "Family Voices Lifetime Achievement Award" in Washingto"