MIHEC Learning Community Webinars: How the Higher Education Pathway to Competitive Integrated Employment Can Be Supported by Vocational Rehabilitation
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Description
In recognition of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, the October Learning Community Event focused on competitive integrated employment. Nationally, the employment rate of people with intellectual disability is around 19%. Higher education is a pathway to employment and a career path of choice. Vocational rehabilitation (VR) and higher education programs for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities have similar goals: increased preparation for and increased access to paid employment for people with disabilities. Russ Thelin from Think College and Alyssa Klein from Minnesota Vocational Rehabilitation shared what the partnership can look like and how collaborating to establish statewide practices benefits students, institutions of higher education, and VR counselors.
Details
- Date
- October 2024
- Type
- Webinar
- Publisher
- Minnesota Inclusive Higher Education Consortium (MIHEC)
- Co-publisher
- Institute on Community Integration, University of Minnesota
Topics
- Employment and postsecondary education
- Career preparation
- Postsecondary education
- Vocational rehabilitation
- Specific disability
- Intellectual/developmental disability (IDD)