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Project

MDDC Postsecondary Education and Students with Disabilities Project

Center:

MI-Developmental Disabilities Institute, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2011

Contact Information:

Michael Bray
[email protected]
313-577-4178

Project Description:

The MDDC Postsecondary Education project will focus on forming a coalition of persosns with disabilities, family members, education officials, disability professionals, and state officials to address the need to increase opportunities for individuals with intellectual/cognitive disabilities to benefit from and fully participate in postsecondary educational opportunities. A needs assessment will be completed to assess existing barriers to participation as well as best practices that are currently operating throughout the state.

Keyword(s):

postsecondary education, transition, quality of life, independent living

Core Function(s):

Performing Research or Evaluation

Area of Emphasis

Education & Early Intervention, Quality of Life

Target Audience:

Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees), Professionals and Para-Professionals, Family Members/Caregivers, Adults with Disabilities, Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Other

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

State

Funding Source:

COVID-19 Related Data:

N/A

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