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Join up for IPSE Day!
Join up for IPSE Day! Join up to participate in the Inclusive Postsecondary Education Day on May 1, 2024, to spread the word about post-secondary education for students with intellectual disability. On May 1, 2024, Think College invites students, families, educators, allies, friends and supporters to share why inclusive postsecondary education is important. Students with…
January 2024 KSHEP Newsletter
January 2024 KSHEP Newsletter Owensboro and WKU’s approved Comprehensive Transition Programs brings the total CTPs to six in the Commonwealth. A spotlight on UK’s CCS Program. View newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter!
Program Spotlight: University of Kentucky College and Career Studies Program
Program Spotlight: University of Kentucky College and Career Studies Program Fall 2023 Semester Highlights Career Exploration and Community Engagement 5 students are also working toward an undergraduate certificate in Universal Design. During the semester, practicum students explored their career interests by engaging in campus and community activities. Highview Arts Center | Theater Focus Justin helped…
About KSHEP
The Kentucky Supported Higher Education Partnership (KSHEP) is a network of Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) across the state offering inclusive higher education programs for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities, such as Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary (CTP) programs.
CTPs support students with intellectual disabilities (ID) who want to continue academic or career and technical instruction at an IHE in order to better prepare for competitive integrated employment and independent living.
About the KSHEP-TAC
KSHEP-TAC refers to the statewide technical assistance center for supported higher education in Kentucky. KSHEP-TAC is a project of the Human Development Institute (HDI) at the University of Kentucky (UK). In that role, HDI provides technical assistance and support to colleges and universities that have established, or may be interested in establishing inclusive higher education programs for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities, such as Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary (CTP) programs.
Students with intellectual disabilities (ID) are significantly underrepresented in higher education.
In Kentucky, only 18% of students with disabilities (across disability categories) were enrolled at a college or university in the year following their exit from high school.
Only 6% of students with ID were enrolled at a college or university in the year following their exit from high school.
Kentucky Post-School Outcomes Center (KYPSO), Youth-One-Year-Out (YOYO), 2022