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2019–2025:\u003Cbr>ASummary Report\u003Cbr>By Rebecca Lazo and Caroline Nawas Jurisich |\n| --- |\n| \u003Cbr>|\n\nThink College  \nTHINK COLLEGE POLICY ADVOCATES 2019–2025:  \nASummary Report  \nBy Rebecca Lazo and Caroline Nawas Jurisich  \nABOUT THE PROGRAM DEVELOPERS  \nThe Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) was founded in 1963 following President John F. Kennedy’s first President’s Panel that provided guidance on intellectual disability. AUCD’s mission is to advance policy and practice for and with people with developmental and other disabilities, their families, and communities. There are AUCD members in every state and territory.  \nThe Think College National Coordinating Center, grant funded by the US Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education since 2010, provides coordination, technical assistance, training, and evaluation for Transition and Postsecondary Education Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities (TPSID). It also provides technical assistance, training, resources, and support to all college programs for students with intellectual disability, families, and students.  \nCONTENTS  \nThink College Policy Advocates Program ....................................................................................................................................................................... 1  \nThe Evolution of Advocacy Training ...................................................................................................................................................................................2  \nThink College Policy Advocates 2024-25 .......................................................................................................................................................................3  \nTCPA Lessons Learned ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................8  \nCurriculum Development ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10  \nResults of TCPA Program ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 10  \nImpact of TCPA Training ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12  \nHow Things Changed for TCPA ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 14  \nImagining the Future of t he TCPA Program .............................................................................................................................................................. 16  \nConclusion & Resources ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 19  \nCover photo: A group from TCPA 2019 pose in front of the US Capitol.  \n1  \nThink College Policy Advocates Program  \nThe Think College Policy Advocates (TCPA) program was specifically designed by AUCD and Think College National Coordinating Center (NCC) to:  \n• educate college students with intellectual disability and college program staff about federal-level disability policy and advocacy,  \n• emphasize the effect of federal policy on the lives of people with disabilities, and  \n• support the development of leadership and advocacy skills for its participants.  \nT","cbCaiglkegOqysbN","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiglkegOqysbN","pdf",6221404,22,"English","# Think College Policy Advocates Program\n## The Evolution of Advocacy Training\n## Think College Policy Advocates 2024-25\n## TCPA Lessons Learned\n## Curriculum Development\n## Results of TCPA Program\n## Impact of TCPA Training\n## How Things Changed for TCPA\n## Imagining the Future of the TCPA Program\n## Conclusion & Resources","[{\"question\":\"What is the Think College Policy Advocates (TCPA) program intended to do?\",\"answer\":\"TCPA was designed to educate participants on federal-level disability policy and advocacy, highlight how federal policy affects people with disabilities, and build leadership and advocacy skills.\"},{\"question\":\"Which organizations developed and supported TCPA?\",\"answer\":\"TCPA was specifically designed by AUCD and the Think College National Coordinating Center, with coordination, technical assistance, training, resources, and evaluation supported through a US Department of Education grant.\"},{\"question\":\"What topics were covered during TCPA between 2019 and 2025?\",\"answer\":\"Participants received education on public policy, the legislative process, the structure of the federal government, and strategies for effective advocacy, using a comprehensive curriculum and plain-language materials.\"}]","Think College Policy Advocates 2019-2025 - A Summary Report | PDF",1792054491,55]