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Strands for Day 1:

Promotion of change within a university
Aligning with infrastructure and other systems at the college or university: for example, working with the registrar's office, admissions, student life, University administration leadership
Students and program included in all aspects of the IHE
Services obtained at university, from program staff, disability services office, etc.
Long term- sustainability: how to sustain funding

Building state-wide coalitions including state agencies, advocacy organizations, higher education, and the business community to promote postsecondary education (PSE) for students with ID
Developing state policy and legislation to provide support and funding
Developing Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) among agencies such as schools, IHE, vocational rehabilitation, ID/DD and workforce agencies, etc.
Successful state-wide efforts to develop multiple programs within a state to grow PSE for students with ID
Positive change for students with ID within a state-wide system of IHEs that involves multiple campuses or community colleges
Systems change at the regional level involving multiple states

Preparation in K-12 for PSE
Preparing in middle and high school to go to college
Access to the general curriculum and universal design for learning
Individualized supports to access curriculum, participate in employment training, work experiences, internships, etc.
Collaboration of secondary education and vocational rehabilitation
Professional development for general and special education staff, school counselors, administrators, etc.
Focusing on secondary education academics
Person-centered-planning, self-advocacy and self-determination
Service learning

Evidence-Based Practice
Participatory research involving IHE faculty, program staff, students and family members
Determining needed data
Evaluation methods
Outcome measurements
Establishing standards of quality
Definitions and classifications

Individualized instruction
Effective inclusion strategies
Universal design for learning
Use of technology
STEM
Language and literacy
Educational coaches and peer mentors
Media and academics
Alternative ways of learning/conversations/expressions and strategies to improve written and oral communication
Impact on faculty development and teacher education which may focus on experiences of licensure, internship, mentors, and volunteer activities

Transition/ways to prepare to live as independently as possible, including mastering activities of daily living
Technology to support independence
Support methods
Effective inclusion strategies
Independent living on and off campus
Housing
Person-centered-planning
Transportation access and travel training