Florida College Collaborative: Facilitating inclusive post-secondary education opportunities for youth with developmental disabilities.

2013

Tammy Jorgensen-Smith
[email protected]
813-974-0973

In response to the paucity of transition services available for students with intellectual disabilities, the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) allocated grant funding to support model demonstration programs that promote successful transition into higher education. In accordance with the objectives of the HEOA, the Florida College Collaborative (FCC) convened to facilitate the development of an inclusive postsecondary education model that supports individuals with intellectual disabilities. This effort included collaborative strategic planning, two statewide surveys of stakeholders, the development of an informational webpage, and the creation of a registry of existing postsecondary education programs in the state of Florida. A primary goal of the FCC was to lay the groundwork for a proposal for HEOA funding that would be utilized to demonstrate the model. Other states may learn from Floridas efforts and replicate strategies to improve systems and access to PSE.

postsecondary education, intellectual disability, HEOA, access

Peer-reviewed publications in scholarly journals submitted

Consumers/Families, Professionals, Students

Electronic (disc, CD, 508 compliant web posting)

N/A