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Adult and Continuing Education
Provides resources, information and contacts on creating, supporting and sustaining inclusive post-secondary options (e.g., college, university, technical institutes, continuing education, literacy, etc.). We hope the information and products provided at this site will help to increase the possibilities for inclusive life-long learning opportunities, which are often limited, for adults with developmental disabilities.
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Managed by: Bruce Uditsky of Alberta Association for Community Living (AACL)
Co-managed by Anne Hughson, University of Calgary
Product Categories
Books and Printed Material (24 Products)
Electronic Media (14 Products)
Organizations, Programs, and Projects (15 Products)
Online Forums (1 Products)
Books and Printed Material
 | An Inclusive Post-secondary Program at the University of Alberta
A consumer-based evaluation of an inclusive, post-secondary education program in Alberta, Canada. | | Atlas of Literacy and Disability
This book has maps of Canada broken into small areas. Each map shows the number of people with disabilities and the number of people who cannot read or write living in each area. Readers can learn about where help is needed by only looking at the maps. | | College Is Possible for Students With Intellectual Disabilities
This article is from U.S. News and World Report. It is about students with intellectual disabilities being able to go to college. | | College Planning for Students with Disabilities
This brochure tells students with disabilities the things they need to do to prepare for college. | | Cooking Made Easy
Cooking Made Easy is a cookbook for people with developmental disabilities who can read. Recipes are broken down into detailed, easy to understand steps. Every recipe is coded from 1-5 according to level of difficulty. | | Developing College Skills in Students with Autism and Asperger's Syndrome
This book talks about the skills needed for a person with Asperger Syndrome to suceed in college. | | Emergence labeled autistic
This is the true story of Temple Grandin, a woman with autism, told in her words. | | Functional Independence Skills Handbook
An assessment and curriuclum to assist people with special needs in the development of greater personal independence | | Impact: Feature Issue on Postsecondary Education Supports for Students with Disabilities
An informative newsletter with articles about post-high school options | | Life After High School A Guide for Students with Disabilities and Their Families
This book helps prepare students for life after graduation from high school. | | News from the Border: A mother's memoir of her autistic son
A true story of a boy with autism who went to college. | | Next Chapter Book Club: A Model Community Literacy Program for People with Intellectual Disabilities
The book is about forming a book club for people with disabilities. | | Nobody nowhere
True story told by a woman with autism who grew up in England. | | Preparing Students with Disabilities for College Success
This book explains how to help students with disabilities get ready for college. | | Pursuing Postsecondary Education Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities
A guide for people with disabilities and families about choosing and attending the right university, community college, or technical college. | | Retarded isn't stupid mom
True story about a young woman with intellectual disabilities told by her mother. | | School to Work Fact Sheet
This fact sheet explains the many options youth have as they make the transition from high school to the adult world. | | Self-Advocacy for Students with Learning Disabilities
Self-Advocacy for Students with Learning Disabilities gives concrete advice to students, parents and counselors about how to select and gain acceptance to college, and how to succeed once the student is enrolled. | | Students with Disabilities Preparing for Postsecondary Education: Know Your Rights and Responsibilities
This web page explains how students with disabilities prepare to go to college. | | The Road Ahead: Transition to Adult Life for Persons with Disabilities
This resource provides strategies and ideas for improving the adult lives of people with disabilities, from assessment and instructional strategies, to career development, supported living and postsecondary education. | | Think College! Postsecondary Options For Students with Intellectual Disabilities
This book provides professionals with the information they need to help people with disabilities attend college. | | Transition Planner for Postsecondary Education
This planner helps high school students get ready for college. | | Transition to College: Strategic Planning to Ensure Success for Students
This brochure is to help students with learning disabilities do well in college. | | Wilson Buswell: A story about how inclusion can work for everyone
A news story about a man with cerebral palsy who helps new teachers learn about inclusion. |
Electronic Media (Videos, CDs, T.V., Radio, Websites, etc.)
Organizations, Programs, and Projects
| Active Minds
Active Minds is a student run organization on college campuses that educates students about mental health. | | An Inclusive Post-secondary Program at the University of Alberta
A consumer-based evaluation of an inclusive, post-secondary education program in Alberta, Canada. | | Asbury College Connection
This is a program to help students with developmental disabilities go
to college. They attend classes, participate in campus activities,
and live in dorms. This program is at Asbury College in Wilmore,
Kentucky. | | Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD)
A membership organization for individuals involved in meeting the needs of persons with disabilities in all areas of higher education. | | Beyond Expectations: Employees with Disabilities
These DVD's show profiles of people with all types of disabilities who are working. The people shown have many different kinds of jobs. | | College Planning for Students with Disabilities
This brochure tells students with disabilities the things they need to do to prepare for college. | | Community Education Network on Disability
A network of community education programs serving adults with disabilities in Minnesota. | | Consortium for Postsecondary Education for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
A partnership of researchers working to see that all people with disabilities have the chance to attend college. The group is doing this by building new ideas that will help both students with disabilities and colleges to be successful. | | Creating Post-secondary Education Opportunities for Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities
A task-force program to support people with intellectual disabilities in Tennessee to go to college. | | Massachusetts DMR Metro Region Literacy Program
Boston area program to teach literacy to adults who receive services | | Next Chapter Book Clubs
These are book clubs that include everyone, even people not able to read. | | Next Step at Vanderbilt University
This is two-year program to help young adults with disabilities prepare for a successful adult life. Areas of study include academic, social, and work skills. | | Partners in Employment
This online course helps people with disabilities improve their skills at finding competitive employment. | | Pathway at UCLA Extension
A two-year college certificate program for students with developmental disabilities, providing a blend of educational, social, and vocational experiences. | | Transition Coalition
An organization that provides information and support on topics related to the transition from school to adult life for youth with disabilities. |
Online Forums
| NCDAE Tips and Tools: Microsoft PowerPoint
This fact sheet explains how to increase the accessibility of a PowerPoint presentation. It also talks about how to create an accessible HTML version of a PowerPoint file. |
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