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Promoting Post-secondary Education for High School-Aged Youth with Disabilities: A Model of Empowerment

Youth with disabilities are not realizing enrollment in post-secondary education at the same rate as their nondisabled peers. In rural Minnesota an attempt was made to increase the likelihood that youth with disabilities from rural communities would participate in post-secondary education. A conference for secondary youth with disabilities and their teachers was sponsored by a collaboration of state and local agencies, private business, organizations, and post-secondary institutions. The role of young adults with disabilities that were involved in a variety of post-secondary education institutions was a significant factor in the result of an increased number of youth with disabilities envisioning a future that includes post-secondary education after participating in the conference.