Who is Eligble?

Candidate Requirements 

 To be eligible for the H.O.W.L. Transition Program, a candidate must meet the following requirements: 

 

 Function without attendant care for personal needs. 

 Independently and accurately manage and administer their own medications. 

 Ability to independently communicate basic needs and wants. 

 The applicant must have an identifiable (e.g., IEP, psychoeducational report: must have been conducted within the past two years) intellectual disability and/or autism. 

 The age range of students to be accepted is approximately 18 – 26 years of age. 

 The applicant must be free of any communicable diseases that are transmissible by causal contact and all immunizations must be up to date. He or she must have health insurance. 

 The applicant must have received a diploma or certificate of completion or equivalent from a high school program. 

 The applicant must be able to live on campus. 

 The applicant must possess enough self-help skills and responsibility to safely and independently function in his/her apartment with minimum to no supervision during all program hours. 

 

 Required While in Program 

 

 The applicant must have acceptable social behavior, verified by previous schools, family, and/or agency personnel as well as the ability to get along with peers, follow rules, and accept supervision. 

 The applicant must be willing to attend all hours of instruction a week, as well as the supported learning during after-hours and weekends. 

 The applicant must have a strong desire to complete the program and live independently. 

 

 Who is Eligible? 

 Intellectual Disability 

 The Department of Education at Arkansas State University (A-State) will provide students with intellectual disabilities (ID) an inclusive college experience.  Intellectual disability is defined by the Higher Education Act as: 

 A student— 

 (A) With a cognitive impairment, characterized by significant limitations in— 

 

 intellectual and cognitive functioning; and 

 adaptive behavior as expressed in conceptual, social, and practical adaptive skills; and 

 

 (B) Who was formerly, eligible for a free appropriate public education under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). 

 Autism Spectrum Disorder 

 In addition to students with ID, The Department of Education at Arkansas State University (A-State) will provide students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) social and vocational support through the HOWL Program. 

 A student with ASD is described as: 

 (A) Having a current medical diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) with significant limitations in– 

 

 adaptive behavior as expressed in conceptual, social, and practical adaptive skills; 

 and who was formerly, eligible for a free appropriate public education under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).