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We provide high quality information to people navigating the world of disability. We are located at the Warner School of Education in LeChase Hall on the River Campus of the University of Rochester. Our work is supported by the U.S. Department of Education, the Warner School of Education, and Friends of the Warner School.

Our work began in 2008 through a partnership with the B. Thomas Golisano Foundation and the University of Rochester. Formerly known as the Institute for Innovative Transition, our work was made possible thanks to the generous support of the B. Thomas Golisano Foundation, an investment of over $2 million dollars. Additional funders included the New York State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council, the U.S. Department of Education, and Friends of the Warner School of Education.

Martha Mock, PhD

585-276-3363
mmock@warner.rochester.edu

Martha Mock, Ph.D., is a Professor and the director of the Center for Disability and Education at the Warner School of Education and Human Development, at the University of Rochester. Mock has worked alongside and on behalf of individuals with disabilities and their families as a teacher, professor and advocate for three decades. Mock is widely known for her work in the area of college options for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). She is the chair of the Accreditation Workgroup for the Think National Coordinating Center and is the co-founder of the New York Inclusive Higher Education Coalition, a group of colleges, agencies, and families interested in promoting inclusive higher education throughout New York State. Mock is a former special education teacher and holds her Doctor of Philosophy degree in Special Education from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Mock is affiliated with the Inclusive Higher Education Accreditation Council, a new program accreditor for higher education programs serving students with intellectual disability.

Mary Judge, EdD

585-273-1838
mjudge@warner.rochester.edu

Mary Judge Diegert, Ed.D., is the Associate Director of the Center for Disability and Education, Warner School of Education and Human Development at the University of Rochester. Judge Diegert is also the Access Coordinator of Disability Resources at the Warner School. Judge-Diegert provides technical assistance, information and referrals to family members, students, and professionals statewide. In addition, she provides technical assistance to university faculty and staff related to disability accommodations. Judge-Diegert coordinates the New York Inclusive Higher Education Coalition, a volunteer-run, grass-roots group of colleges, agencies, and families interested in promoting inclusive higher education throughout New York State. She is a member of the Think College National Coordinating Center Accreditation Workgroup, a Think College consultant for inclusive higher education accreditation, co-leads the New York State Inclusive Higher Education Coalition, and co-chairs the Northeast Regional Alliance. Judge-Diegert has research interests in the fields of access, equity, and inclusion for all students with disabilities and holds her doctorate in educational administration with a higher education specialization from the University of Rochester.

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