Promoting Access to Postsecondary Education for Low-Income Students With Disabilities
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
May 2014
Abstract
Few students with disabilities from high-poverty backgrounds attend college. We discuss the effects of disability and growing up in poverty on expectations for postsecondary education attendance. We describe the limiting effects of attending high-poverty high schools on student achievement followed by challenges faced by low-income students with disabilities in accessing and completing college programs including the role of federal student aid programs. Finally, we discuss the limited employment outcomes for adults with disabilities, in particular, those from high-poverty backgrounds who have not completed college. We conclude with implications and recommendations for policy.
Recommended Citation
Madaus, Joseph; Grigal, Meg; and Hughes, Carolyn, "Promoting Access to Postsecondary Education for Low-Income Students With Disabilities" (2014). All Institute for Community Inclusion Publications. 196.
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/ici_pubs/196