Celebrating NKU’s Comprehensive Transition Program Students
Celebrating NKUs CTP Students
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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 intellectual disability who attend CTPs (Comprehensive Transition Programs) can continue to learn after high school, attend college, have access to financial aid if attending an approved CTP, and is more likely to have competitive jobs after college.
This event is sponsored by Think College.
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.
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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.
Inclusive Academics: Working with Faculty and Instructors to Support Academic Access
Inclusive Academics: Working with Faculty and Instructors to Support Academic Access
This webinar will explore strategies to engage with faculty, and activities including fostering awareness of inclusive postsecondary programs and students and adapting course content for students with intellectual disabilities who are auditing courses. Participants will receive insights and practices to promote meaningful collaborations with faculty and instructors.
Presenter: Chelsea Stinnett, PhD
DATE: April 18, 2024. 3:00-4:00 pm. EST.
This webinar is offered by Think College National Coordinating Center.
Western Kentucky CTP Approved
Western Kentucky CTP Approved
Western Kentucky University’s application to the US Dept of Ed to establish a CTP has been approved. WKU’s program is the 6th Comprehensive Transition Program that has been approved in the Commonwealth.
Resource: The Center for Transition to Adult Health Care for Youth with Disabilities
Resource: The Center for Transition to Adult Health Care for Youth with Disabilities
The Center for Transition to Adult Health Care for Youth with Disabilities website is an online resource center that can be used by youth and young adults with disabilities between the ages of 12-26 and their families and caregivers to learn about how to move (transition) from pediatric health care to adult health care. Pediatric health care is medical care for children ages birth to age 18. Once children reach age 18, they are most often referred to an adult healthcare provider. This website provides resources that empower youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities to become self-advocates in the transition process without gaps in health care service. The website provides videos for youth with disabilities to view that help them to understand their healthcare transition. Youth can listen to the real-life story of Hunter, who is a young adult with a disability, and his healthcare transition journey. In the video, Hunter describes the helpful tools he used to navigate a change in his own health care. Two additional videos show a young man with epilepsy named Kobe, who makes a healthcare transition, and Katie, who lives with cerebral palsy and other health issues who transitions from a pediatrician to an adult neurologist (a medical doctor who specializes in treating disorders of the brain and nervous system). Youth can interact with toolkits, quizzes, and workbooks on these topics.
The website also provides a comprehensive listing of resources for parents and caregivers, clinicians, and direct service providers. Those resources include topics such as changes in insurance and legal rights, interactive videos, toolkits, quick guides, and infographics.
This center is supported by the Administration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award.
University of Kentucky College and Career Studies students launch new podcast: Community Spotlight
University of Kentucky College and Career Studies students launch new podcast: Community Spotlight
Community Spotlight is a podcast highlighting different things on campus and in the community. It was started by Callie and Sara, two students in the College and Career Studies program at the University of Kentucky. Students explore campus or community events, resources, or activities each week and then work together to create a podcast episode featuring a chosen Community Spotlight.
Listen to the Community Spotlight Podcast.
Inclusive Higher Education Timeline
Inclusive Higher Education Timeline
Kentucky has a rich history in its commitment to inclusive spaces in post-secondary education. Over the last twenty years, multiple projects and initiatives have supported students with developmental disabilities as they engage in post-secondary education. The timeline below highlights some of the work that has gone into supporting students with their educational goals.
2005
Postsecondary Opportunities Workgroup
(POW) is launched by families, young adults with intellectual disabilities, and Kentucky organizations.
2008
Postsecondary Inclusion Partnership
PIP begins a three-year grant funded by the Commonwealth Council on Developmental Disabilities.
2010
The University of Kentucky Human Development Institute is awarded a five-year $2.1 million federal grant Supported Higher Education Project, SHEP.
2011
A pilot between SHEP and the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation provides support services on college campuses around Kentucky.
2012
SHEP staff and students with intellectual disabilities present to the Kentucky Legislative Subcommittee on Postsecondary Education.
A group from Murray State University, led by a parent advocate, expresses interest in starting a program on campus.
Representative Carl Rollins attends the POW meeting and hears concerns that SHEP students cannot utilize Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship Program money.
2013
Kentucky’s first U.S. Department of Education approved Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary (CTP) program was established at Murray State University.
Kentucky Legislature unanimously passes a bill to allow students with alternate diplomas to access their KEES money.
2014
Bluegrass Community & Technical College Comprehensive Transition Program (CTP) program approved.
SHEP, POW, and stakeholders explore expansion and sustainability options.
Spalding University Comprehensive Transition Program (CTP) program approved.
2015
Northern Kentucky University Comprehensive Transition Program (CTP) program approved.
2016
Partnerships in Employment State Systems Change grant.
Legislative action to increase KEES funding available to students with intellectual disabilities enrolled in Kentucky CTP programs.
2019
Inclusive Higher Education Webinar series.
2020
Kentucky State Budget addresses Supported Higher Education.
2021
Kentucky Supported Higher Education Partnership.
2022
University of Kentucky Comprehensive Transition Program (CTP) program approved.
Legislative action expands the Work Ready Kentucky Scholarship to include students with ID enrolled in Kentucky CTP programs.
2023
Owensboro Community and Technical College Comprehensive Transition Program (CTP) program approved.
2024
Western Kentucky University Comprehensive Transition program approved.
May 2023 KSHEP Newsletter
May 2023 KSHEP Newsletter
If you experience problems accessing the May 2023 KSHEP Newsletter, please get in touch with erin.fitzgerald@uky.edu for a copy in an alternate format.