ACCESS Webinars

The Advancing College Capacity for Equitable Student Success (ACCESS) webinar series is geared toward faculty and professionals in higher education settings. Our goal is to provide professional development to improve college outcomes of neurodivergent students and promote holistic student success. The ACCESS webinar series focuses primarily on autistic college students and college students with intellectual disability. See our past webinars below.

Federal Financial Aid for Students with Intellectual Disabilities under the Higher Education Act of 1965 by Jessica Finkel, Ian Foss, Molly Boyle, Eric Latham and Jeff Ross

The Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 contained provisions for federal financial aid for students with intellectual disabilities. Jessica Finkel of the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education and Ian Foss of the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Federal Student Aid provided training to describe the requirements that apply to institutions and to individuals that would qualify for federal financial aid. A recording of this webinar may be accessed here: