Join us as we kick off the "Think Higher. Think College." public awareness campaign to expand access to college for students with intellectual disability. This weeklong celebration will take place between April 24-28, 2023 and will feature daily virtual learning events for students, families, educators, transition professionals, and higher education personnel. All events are free and open to the public.

Impacting policy does not have to be scary. Join us to hear the latest Washington news as we explore what is happening in the 116th Congress and on the campaign trail. We will share actions and tips to help you make an impact. This webinar is for those interested in finding out what is going on in Congress now, what issues need your attention, and how to impact change.

The annual MIND Summer Institute on Neurodevelopmental Disorders is a one-day conference intended for a wide range of professionals. The focus of the Institute is to help participants keep pace with the latest advances in neurodevelopmental research and the most current standards for best practices in prevention, assessment, treatment, and support services, and increase their knowledge and skills in the areas of developmental disabilities, early identification, service provision, inclusion, transition to adulthood, and other medical, legal, social and policy issues related to disabilities.

Check out the upcoming webinars from Think College! The cost for each one hour webinar is $45.00, and all registrants has access to the live webinar as well as a recording to listen to later! REGISTER early, space is limited.

The 2012 Conference theme is "Access For All: To Boldly Go Where Everybody Else Has Gone Before."

This webinar will provide an overview of the issues involved in developing inclusive postsecondary educational opportunities for students with intellectual disabilities. Experiences from programs that have been developed in two states will be discussed. Information will be relevant for higher education, K-12 education, and families.

The use of new technologies, including mixed-reality environments, may provide an alternate and efficient means of helping students succeed socially in postsecondary education. Learn how these new technologies are being used to transform the learning experiences of students with intellectual disability as they work on social skills such as self-advocacy, collaborative learning, and interviewing.

This webinar from Think College at the Institute for Community Inclusion will introduce all iPad users to the many applications, settings, features, functions, and apps that make the iPad a state-of-the-art personal learning device. Learn how to take notes, make audio recordings, add email accounts, activate speech to text, and other functions. Participants will learn about the uses and possibilities of available apps for productivity, social networking, storage, reading, personalized newspapers, and much more.

Research facilitators from three universities will share their experiences using participatory action research (PAR) methods with college students with intellectual disabilities.

This conference will provide a forum for the development of an action agenda, bring together critical partners in the transition community to exchange innovative ideas and approaches, demonstrate knowledge gained from policy implementation, transition practices, research findings, and promote and facilitate the development of networks and relationships.

This half-day Capacity Building Institute will focus on implementation of a model training program developed at the University of Hawai?i that enhances faculty awareness and skills related to students with disabilities. The model program focuses on three key topics: (a) Universal Design for Learning, (b) Cultural Diversity, and (c) Mentoring. Participants in the Institute will view a presentation about the training modules, and explore strategies for enhancing faculty development programs and education efforts to better integrate disability awareness and disability studies concepts into the postsecondary classroom.

This half-day Capacity Building Institute will focus on implementation of a model training program developed at the University of Hawai?i that enhances faculty awareness and skills related to students with disabilities. The model program focuses on three key topics: (a) Universal Design for Learning, (b) Cultural Diversity, and (c) Mentoring. Participants in the Institute will view a presentation about the training modules, and explore strategies for enhancing faculty development programs and education efforts to better integrate disability awareness and disability studies concepts into the postsecondary classroom.

Sponsored by the Center on Disability Studies (HI UCEDD)

Sponsored by Developmental Disabilities Institute (MI UCEDD)