“Cate’s brilliance lies not only in her ideas, but in her ability to bring people together to make those ideas real. She is the heart, the hands, and the mind behind so much of what makes inclusive higher education thrive today.”

Biography

Cate Weir has spent her career working towards the inclusion and full participation of individuals with intellectual disabilities. She has spent over twenty years working to assure that students with intellectual disability can attend college in states throughout the US. She has served as the project coordinator for the Think College National Coordinating Center since its inception in 2010, where she coordinates all project activities, including technical assistance, training, dissemination, and data collection.