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College Options with Students with Intellectual and Developmental
Disabilities
Margo Vreeburg Izzo, [email protected]
OSU Nisonger Center
Project Goals
Develop, test and refine a statewide model that delivers inclusive postsecondary options including participation in:
• college classes
• internships
• housing/healthy living
• social experiences
Today’s Objectives
1. Provide an update on OSU’s TOPS postsecondary program
2. Share alignment with the Governor’s Employment First Order
3. Share THINKCOLLEGE Standards, Quality Indicators*a) Academic Access
b) Career Development
c) Self-determination
d) Campus Membership
4. Share updates and ideas on the student selection, courses and internships
5. Share information about the Requests for Replication Sites RFP
*http://www.thinkcollege.net/images/stories/TC_Standards_Site_Visit_Instrument_11-1-11.pdf
College & Career Ready: Call to Action
• Higher expectations of all stakeholders• 21st Century Skills (CCS leading to CCR)
– Grades 8 – 12: Transition-focused Curricula– Grades 13 – 16: PSE Programs
• Transition-focused curricula delivered in inclusive settings (i.e. EnvisionIT)
• Continue evidence-based policies/practices(i.e. NSTTAC, Think College, IES….)
• Technology utilization (AT – LMS)• Expand interagency collaboration/blended funding
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Governor Kasich’s Executive Order Employment First
• Established community employment and school-to-work transition as priorities
• PwDD have the right to make informed decisions about where they work
• Improve and coordinate efforts to increase community employment outcomes
• Less than 6% of DD adult service funds spent on integrated employment services.
Who Should Go To College?
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=auIYOb_rptQ
• Over 200 colleges in over 30 states are enrolling students with IDD
• Insert screen shot of video opening picture
Who are Students with ID?
• The term ‘student with an intellectual disability’ means a student:
(A) with mental retardation or a cognitive impairment, characterized by significant limitations in:
• (i) intellectual and cognitive functioning; and• (ii) adaptive behavior as expressed in conceptual, social, and practical
adaptive skills; and
(B) who is currently, or was formerly, eligible for a free appropriate public education under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Who are Students with DD?
Developmental disability is a severe, chronic disability that:
• is attributable to a mental or physical impairment or combination of mental and physical impairments
• is manifested before the person reaches age 22
• is likely to continue indefinitely
• results in substantial functional limitations in three or more areas of major life activity - Self-care - Receptive and expressive language - Learning - Mobility - Self-direction - Capacity for independent living - Economic self-sufficiency
• include cerebral palsy, epilepsy, autism or other neurological conditions when such conditions result in impairment of general intellectual functioning or adaptive behavior similar to that of a person with an intellectual disability
Transitions Options in PSE Settings (TOPS) Pilot Sites
Xavier University
University of Toledo
Ohio State University
Kent State
OSU’s TOPS Model
Interdisciplinary TeamSpecial Educators, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Rehab Counselors, Speech Language Therapists, Social Workers, Assistive Tech. Specialist
Pilot Sites
Ohio State University University of Toledo Three Replication Sites
Services Planned Through
Transition Assessment Person-Centered Planning Academic Advising
Services Planned ThroughTransition Assessment
Person-Centered PlanningAcademic Advising
Pilot SitesOhio State UniversityUniversity of Toledo
Xavier University
TOPS (con’t)
Inclusive Postsecondary Campus Experience
Self-Determination
Health, Wellness & Independent
Living skills
Enroll/Audit College Courses
Project SEARCH Internships
Residential Campus Experiences
Individualized Supports
Peer Support Mentoring Family Support Educational/Job
Coaching
E-Portfolio
Each student exits the program with an e-portfolio that documents academic
employment and independent living skills through digital pictures, video and documents.
Individualized SupportsMentoring
Family SupportEducational/Job
CoachingPeer Support
E-PortfolioEach student exits the program with an e-portfolio that documents academic employment and independent living skills through digital pictures, video and documents.
TOPS Program UpdateEvette Simmons-Reed and Kristall J. Day
Think College Standards:
1.Academic Access
2.Career Development/Project SEARCH
3.Campus Membership
4.Self-Determination
5.College Systems and Practices
6.Sustainability
1. Academic Access
Arts & Sciences 5191/SLC
• Inclusive internship class offered through Disability Studies:
• TOPS students– Service learning– Study strategies and computer skills (Carmen and
Google Calendar)– Employability Skills– Job Search Skills (resume, interviewing, etc.)
2. Career Development:Project SEARCH = Employment
• Employment for each Project SEARCH
intern:
– Discovery - assessments and observations
– Unpaid internships – three rotations
– Student employment (20 hrs. per week)
– Permanent employment
JOBS at OSU
• Total Employees 41,921
• Sample Positions:
• Tenure Faculty 2,930
• A & P Staff 16,710
• Civil service 5,277
• Student employees 13,680
Employment
• Employment for each Project SEARCH intern– 20 hours a week or more
– Minimum wage or better
– Integrated Setting
– Non-Seasonal
• Culture Change at the host businesses – Recognize gifts and value of young interns
– Open to hiring people with disabilities
Cashier – Season’s Café
3. Campus Membership
• Student Organizations: Student CEC, Buckeye Connections, Mentoring Hub & Men’s Swim Team
• Mentors and Volunteers assist by Working out at RPAC Eating lunch together Attending campus events Mentoring events
-“Spread the word, end the word”
Campus Membership
• Use my Buck ID• Use RPAC pass to workout• Completed several internships successfully and obtained student
employment !!– Campus Grinds
• Completed EDUPAES 270.01: Self Career Development• Enrolled in Music 288: R&B and Hip Hop• Meet with my educational coach two times a week • Independently navigate from internship to classes, meetings, and the RPAC• RPAC- Work out two times a week with Michelle and Jonathan• Meet regularly with Taylor for lunch• Friends made on campus
4. Self-Determination
• Person-centered Planning Meetings
Student-directed meetingsSelf-advocacy plans developed/practicedCourses selected based on interest/need Internships selected based on preferences/skillsQuarterly goals established E-portfolio and Digital Stories
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Self-Determination
• Students Build and Manage a Network of Supports– Individualized supports
• Google Calendar• Facebook page• Texting using iPad/iPod Phones
5. Alignment with College Systems
• OSU Administrative Committee– Meet monthly to align TOPS with OSU’s institutional
policies• Diversity and Inclusion Policy• Credit hour guidelines• Financial Planning and Analysis• Establishment of Fee Structure (Buck ID, RPAC,
Library, etc.)
6. Sustainability
Federal, State & Private Blended Funding
1. TOPS: 10/10 – 9/15
2. IDEA funding: Project SEARCH
3. RSC: Services approved in IPE
4. VRP3 - PSE Project SEARCH
5. DD Funding: waiver programs
6. TOPS Development Fund
7. Private Pay
Blended Funding Sources
• Education Funding– IDEA, State & Local Tax Levies
• DD/Rehabilitation Funding– DODD State Subsidy and Local DD Tax Levies– Rehab Case Service Dollars– Medicaid Home and Community Based Waivers
• Other– Private Pay, Grants, Scholarships, Other
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National Resources1. Think College – www.thinkcollege.net2. National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center:
www.nsttac.org3. National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability/Youth:
www.ncwd-youth.info/The 411 on Disability Disclosure: A Workbook
4. National Center for Secondary Education and Transition: www.ncset.org See Youthhood
5. Association of Higher Ed and Disability: www.ahead.org6. Fast Facts for Faculty: Fact sheets on 12 different topics:
http://ada.osu.edu/resources/fastfacts/index.htm7. FAME: http://fame.oln.org/