IDD Education Center
About the IDD Education Center
Our mission is to create meaningful, life-changing experiences for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) through innovative research, education and services.
The University of Cincinnati’s IDD Education Center provides life-changing programs for teens and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) to further their education, independence, and life skills. Program participants reach their potential and find their purpose in a community that accepts and supports them to be the best they can be. The IDD Education Center embraces the University’s strategic direction of Next Lives Here, breaking boundaries and providing inclusive opportunities for employment, social connections, and life-long learning.
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Programs
- High school students ages 14-21
- Internship experience in inclusive settings
- Curriculum supports development of self-determination, vocational, and social communication skills.
- 4- year college certificate program
- Inclusive residential living on campus
- Develops career skills, academic achievement, personal responsibility, and social networks
- Year-round program
- Adulthood
- Lifelong learning, health and wellness, and vocational exploration