The fourth module in a series created by the PA Inclusive Higher Education Consortium to introduce students, coaches, staff, faculty and families to Inclusive Postsecondary Education and Social Role Valorization. Millersville University, located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania will collaborate with 29 institutions of higher education (IHE) throughout the Commonwealth to sustain the Pennsylvania Inclusive Higher Education Consortium, hereinafter referred to as the Consortium. The goal of this association is to strengthen the leadership of the statewide Consortium, guided by the vision to design and provide inclusive and supportive environments at postsecondary campuses in which education, authentic social experiences, independent living, and integrated and competitive employment can be accessed by the 14,000 young adults ages 18-26 with intellectual disabilities (ID) in Pennsylvania.The Consortium membership will, given available resources, grow to 100 IHEs. The membership led by the model programs will collectively aim to admit 1000 students with ID.
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