Project Description:
The Think College NV project is the result of a mini-Grant by the Institute for Community Inclusion at the University of Massachusetts Boston. This project will utilize funding to provide the first step towards Nevadans with intellectual/developmental disabilities being meaningfully included in postsecondary education. The NCED will coordinate strategic planning activities with a wide variety of statewide stakeholders, many whom have already identified postsecondary education as a priority in Nevada. The NCED?s current relationships with the Nevada System of Higher Education, the Nevada Department of Education, People First, the Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation, the Department of Health & Human Services Regional Centers, Nevada PEP, Interagency Transition Advisory Board, the Nevada Council on Developmental Disabilities, and Family TIES of Nevada will guarantee that a wide scope of voices and experiences are heard.
During the first 6 months of this 9-month mini-grant, NCED staff will meet with stakeholders throughout the state in person, hold focus groups, webinars and videoconferences, to inform about best practice inclusive postsecondary projects throughout the country, get initial ideas and concerns, discuss possible funding sources, and identify additional collaborators. With the assistance of the Institute for Community Inclusion?s Think College staff, these efforts will then culminate with a one-day collaborative strategic planning process, where stakeholders will identify project goals, tasks to achieve goals, timelines, responsible entities and milestones. This 9-month mini-grant will conclude with a collaborative strategic plan in place as well as funding to continue the project activities.
Area of Emphasis
Quality Assurance, Education & Early Intervention, Employment-Related Activities, Quality of Life
Target Audience:
Professionals and Para-Professionals, Family Members/Caregivers, Adults with Disabilities, Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN, Legislators/Policy Makers
