(77)INCLUSION IN THE WORKFORCE FOR STUDENTS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES: A SPANISH POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION PROGRAM

摘要

The Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM)is the first Spanish university to provide training to youngpeople with intellectual disabilities (ID)in the university environment, which qualifies them for inclusionin the workforce. This paper describes the UAM-Prodis Patronage Chair program, a successful modelused at Spanish universities within the European Higher Education convention framework, whichaddresses the inclusion and occupational training of young people with ID in order to help them obtainemployment. Outcome data for students with ID who completed the program at UAM during its firstfour years of implementation is reported. These outcomes indicate that the UAM-Prodis PatronageChair program has become one of the main strategies to achieve independent living and communityintegration of people with ID through a postsecondary education option.