College Options with Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

1. College Options with Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Margo Vreeburg Izzo, Ph.D. Izzo.1@osu.edu OSU Nisonger Center

2. Project Goals Develop, test and refine a statewide model that delivers inclusive postsecondary options including participation in: • college classes • internships • housing/healthy living • social experiences

3. Today’s Objectives • Provide an update on OSU’s TOPS postsecondary program • Share alignment with the Governor’s Employment First Order • Share THINKCOLLEGE Standards, Quality Indicators* • Academic Access • Career Development • Self-determination • Campus Membership • Share updates and ideas on the student selection, courses and internships • Share information about the Requests for Replication Sites RFP *http://www.thinkcollege.net/images/stories/TC_Standards_Site_Visit_Instrument_11-1-11.pdf

4. College & Career Ready: Call to Action • Higher expectations of all stakeholders • 21st Century Skills (CCS leading to CCR) • Grades 8 – 12: Transition-focused Curricula • Grades 13 – 16: PSE Programs • Transition-focused curricula delivered in inclusive settings (i.e. EnvisionIT) • Continue evidence-based policies/practices (i.e. NSTTAC, Think College, IES….) • Technology utilization (AT – LMS) • Expand interagency collaboration/blended funding

5. Governor Kasich’s Executive Order Employment First • Established community employment and school-to-work transition as priorities • PwDD have the right to make informed decisions about where they work • Improve and coordinate efforts to increase community employment outcomes • Less than 6% of DD adult service funds spent on integrated employment services.

6. Who Should Go To College? • http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=auIYOb_rptQ • Over 200 colleges in over 30 states are enrolling students with IDD • Insert screen shot of video opening picture

7. Who are Students with ID? • The term ‘student with an intellectual disability’ means a student: (A) with mental retardation or a cognitive impairment, characterized by significant limitations in: • (i) intellectual and cognitive functioning; and • (ii) adaptive behavior as expressed in conceptual, social, and practical adaptive skills; and (B) who is currently, or was formerly, eligible for a free appropriate public education under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

8. Who are Students with DD? Developmental disability is a severe, chronic disability that: • is attributable to a mental or physical impairment or combination of mental and physical impairments • is manifested before the person reaches age 22 • is likely to continue indefinitely • results in substantial functional limitations in three or more areas of major life activity - Self-care - Receptive and expressive language - Learning - Mobility - Self-direction - Capacity for independent living - Economic self-sufficiency • include cerebral palsy, epilepsy, autism or other neurological conditions when such conditions result in impairment of general intellectual functioning or adaptive behavior similar to that of a person with an intellectual disability

9. Transitions Options in PSE Settings (TOPS) Pilot Sites University of Toledo Kent State Ohio State University Xavier University

10. OSU’s TOPS Model Interdisciplinary Team Special Educators, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, Rehab Counselors, Speech Language Therapists, Social Workers, Assistive Tech. Specialist Pilot Sites Ohio State University University of Toledo Xavier University Services Planned Through Transition Assessment Person-Centered Planning Academic Advising

11. TOPS (con’t) Inclusive Postsecondary Campus Experience Project SEARCH Internships Enroll/Audit College Courses Individualized Supports Mentoring Family Support Educational/Job Coaching Peer Support Self-Determination Health, Wellness & Independent Living skills Residential Campus Experiences E-Portfolio Each student exits the program with an e-portfolio that documents academic employment and independent living skills through digital pictures, video and documents.

12. TOPS Program UpdateEvette Simmons-Reed and Kristall J. Day Think College Standards: • Academic Access • Career Development/Project SEARCH • Campus Membership • Self-Determination • College Systems and Practices • Sustainability

13. 1. Academic Access • Audit Classes at OSU: Disability Studies; PE classes; freshman seminars • Supports: Student Learning Community; Advising; Educational Coaches • Evaluation: Faculty and Ed Coach Evaluations

14. Arts & Sciences 5191/SLC • Inclusive internship class offered through Disability Studies: • TOPS students • Service learning • Study strategies and computer skills (Carmen and Google Calendar) • Employability Skills • Job Search Skills (resume, interviewing, etc.)

15. 2. Career Development:Project SEARCH = Employment • Employment for each Project SEARCH intern: • Discovery - assessments and observations • Unpaid internships – three rotations • Student employment (20 hrs. per week) • Permanent employment

16. JOBS at OSU • Total Employees 41,921 • Sample Positions: • Tenure Faculty 2,930 • A & P Staff 16,710 • Civil service 5,277 • Student employees 13,680

17. Employment • Employment for each Project SEARCH intern • 20 hours a week or more • Minimum wage or better • Integrated Setting • Non-Seasonal • Culture Change at the host businesses • Recognize gifts and value of young interns • Open to hiring people with disabilities

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19. 3. Campus Membership • Student Organizations: Student CEC, Buckeye Connections, Mentoring Hub & Men’s Swim Team • Mentors and Volunteers assist by • Working out at RPAC • Eating lunch together • Attending campus events • Mentoring events -“Spread the word, end the word”

20. Campus Membership • Use my Buck ID • Use RPAC pass to workout • Completed several internships successfully and obtained student employment !! • Campus Grinds • Completed EDUPAES 270.01: Self Career Development • Enrolled in Music 288: R&B and Hip Hop • Meet with my educational coach two times a week • Independently navigate from internship to classes, meetings, and the RPAC • RPAC- Work out two times a week with Michelle and Jonathan • Meet regularly with Taylor for lunch • Friends made on campus

21. 4. Self-Determination • Person-centered Planning Meetings • Student-directed meetings • Self-advocacy plans developed/practiced • Courses selected based on interest/need • Internships selected based on preferences/skills • Quarterly goals established • E-portfolio and Digital Stories

22. Self-Determination • Students Build and Manage a Network of Supports • Individualized supports • Google Calendar • Facebook page • Texting using iPad/iPod Phones

23. 5. Alignment with College Systems • OSU Administrative Committee • Meet monthly to align TOPS with OSU’s institutional policies • Diversity and Inclusion Policy • Credit hour guidelines • Financial Planning and Analysis • Establishment of Fee Structure (Buck ID, RPAC, Library, etc.)

24. 6. Sustainability Federal, State & Private Blended Funding TOPS: 10/10 – 9/15 IDEA funding: Project SEARCH RSC: Services approved in IPE VRP3 - PSE Project SEARCH DD Funding: waiver programs TOPS Development Fund Private Pay

25. Blended Funding Sources • Education Funding • IDEA, State & Local Tax Levies • DD/Rehabilitation Funding • DODD State Subsidy and Local DD Tax Levies • Rehab Case Service Dollars • Medicaid Home and Community Based Waivers • Other • Private Pay, Grants, Scholarships, Other

27. National Resources 1. Think College – www.thinkcollege.net 2. National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center: www.nsttac.org 3. National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability/Youth: www.ncwd-youth.info/ The 411 on Disability Disclosure: A Workbook 4. National Center for Secondary Education and Transition: www.ncset.org See Youthhood 5. Association of Higher Ed and Disability: www.ahead.org 6. Fast Facts for Faculty: Fact sheets on 12 different topics: http://ada.osu.edu/resources/fastfacts/index.htm 7. FAME: http://fame.oln.org/