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CTP Program Brief: Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Professionals Kentucky Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities Program Brief for Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Professionals As vocational rehabilitation professionals, our job is to empower individuals with disabilities to maximize their employment, achieve economic self-sufficiency and independence, and contribute to society. This includes doing all that we can to support the success of eligible consumers with intellectual disabilities enrolled in Kentucky Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary Programs. Cora McNabb, Executive Director, Kentucky Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Comprehensive Transition & Postsecondary Programs (CTPs) CTPs were created by the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA, 2008). They support students with Intellectual Disabilities (ID) who want to continue academic, career, or technical instruction in higher education to better prepare for competitive integrated employment and independent living. CTPs: utilize person-centered planning to help students identify and explore career goals, which may include paid work and non-paid work-based

KET Feature on Inclusive Higher Education Watch Erin Fitzgerald’s interview with Kentucky Today on KET (Kentucky Educational Television).

Students with intellectual disabilities have been significantly underrepresented in higher education. Learn more about inclusive higher education programs supporting students with education and career goals.

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Specific resources for educators and transition teams from ThinkCollege.

Think College is the National Coordinating Center for Transition Postsecondary Programs for Students with ID.