Ford and Gorman publish on supporting college students with disabilities

Jeremy Ford, associate professor in teaching, learning and community engagement and Julia Gorman, associate director for the Educational Access Center and doctoral candidate in the College of Education, published research in the Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability that proposes adapting the Multi-Tiered Systems of Support framework for use in higher education.

Multi-Tiered Systems of Support advocates for universal supports for all students (tier I), targeted interventions for students needing additional assistance (tier II) and intensive individualized services (tier III).

Ford and Gorman, who utilized three university case studies, demonstrated how students with intellectual disabilities' needs can be matched with campus resources using the multi-tiered framework. Ford and Gorman argue that intentional integration of the multi-tiered framework into higher education could improve access, retention and outcomes for students with disabilities.

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