Inclusive Postsecondary Admissions: Analysis of Systemic Barriers for Students With Intellectual and Developmental Disability

• In Event: Remaking the Ableist Campus: Inclusivity and Disabled Students

Abstract

Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD) across the US have increasingly attended Inclusive Postsecondary Education (IPSE) programs, which vary in criteria and processes required to apply and be admitted. With substantial growth of IPSEs, there is an ongoing need to evaluate their systems and processes. This research analyzes admissions criteria in a sample of IPSE programs. Initial analysis found common requirements as well as similar key aspects of admissions processes (financial access, arbitrary academic achievement levels, and difficulty of application process). The authors see these as barriers to bringing diverse students to IPSE’s. This research will bring the barriers created by IPSE admissions to the forefront to support change and increase access to inclusive postsecondary education.

Authors

• Katie E. Ducett, SUNY - College at Cortland
  Presenting Author

• Beth Myers, Syracuse University
  Presenting Author