
Tuition and Registration
Students register through the College of Extended Learning, Open University. The three pilot students' tuition is supported by the College of Extended Learning and the Department of Rehabilitation.
This program cannot accept new students until sufficient funding has been secured.
Background
Since the passage of the 2008 Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA), a growing number of universities have founded programs to improve access to postsecondary education for students with intellectual disabilities.
The latest national Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disability (TPSID) report (Grigal et al, 2020) shows positive outcomes for students in post-secondary inclusion programs, like:
- Much higher (64%) employment rates than the general population of adults with IDD (18%)
- 93% of the included students report that they were satisfied or very satisfied with their social life
- 78% completed their program
- Benefits for faculty and students with and without disabilities
- Increased inclusive instructional practices consistent with Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

Partners
SF State Partners:
- Department of Special Education
- English Department
- College of Extended Learning
- Office of Research and Sponsored Programs
- Marian Wright Edelman Institute
- Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability
- Disability Programs and Resource Center (DPRC)
- Family, Interiors, Nutrition and Apparel (FINA)
External Partners:
- California Department of Rehabilitation
- California Department of Developmental Service (Regional Centers)
- San Francisco Unified School District
- Oakland Unified School District
- Dublin Unified School District
- Think College

Contact
Email Inclusion@sfsu.edu
Instagram @SFSU_Inclusion
Facebook SFSU Inclusion Pilot: Students w/ Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
Team
- Dr. Julie Paulson, Professor of English
- Dr. Kathleen Mortier, Assistant Professor of Special Education
- Dr. Mayumi Hagiwara, Assistant Professor of Special Education
- Isabella Brown, MA, PhD student at SF State/UC Berkeley Joint Doctoral Program
- Sadie Egan, MA, Lecturer of Special Education