Episode 96. College for Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.

Today we are going to chat about the Eagle Access Program, a post-secondary program for Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. We are joined by: Dr. Brigham Scallion, who is a co-founder of the program, as well as the Northwest Representative of the Tennessee Council for Developmental Disabilities; Dr. Jimmy Barham, who is the Dean of Arts and Sciences and Technology and part of the Planning and Implementation Committee at Eagle Access Program going at DSCC; Dr. Amanda Walker the Vice President for Institutional Advancement at the College and Nikki Erickson who is the current director of the Eagle Access Program. Timeline: 00:19 Introduction with Visual Descriptions. 02:28 What is Eagle Access 03:22 Backstory of the Program 04:20 Planning and Implementation. 06:56 Pathways and referral sources to access the program 08:55 Transportation to College 09:33 Vision for the Program 13:04 Where to after the completion of the 2-year program 16:53 Mentoring as part of the program 18:16 Application Process to the program 20:49 Future wishes for the program 24:45 Service Area that the program serves. 26:04 Closing Remarks. A transcript of the podcast is available at www.raisingkellan.org For further information about the program contact: Nikki EricksonEagle Access Program [email protected]