Compensatory Education is a is a community college program designed to compensate adults with intellectual disabilities (formerly called mental retardation) who have not had an education or have received an inadequate one. The focus of the Compensatory Education Program is on helping the individual become as independent as possible through acquiring basic and life skills needed to function successfully in daily living.
| Eligibility criteria: |
| To be eligible to participate in the Compensatory Education Program, an individual must be 17 or older, and (a) diagnosed with intellectual disabilities (formerly called mental retardation) or (b) functioning on a level equivalent to intellectual disabilities resulting from head injury or brain damage. |
| Photographic Release Form |
| Click on the portable document file link below to print the appropriate documents using Adobe Acrobat Reader software. Photograph Release Form |
| Compensatory Education Resources |
| To download the Goal Planning Sheet, click here. |
| Click here to contact a CED program in your area. |
| Click here to download a copy of the CED brochure. |
| NIFL National Institute for Literacy |
| Click here for more Compensatory Education Resources. |
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