Florida International University
Project Panther LIFE

Access limited to local school district:

• Yes, Miami Dade

Age Range:

• 18-21

Program Length:

• 1 to 4 years

Students attend/audit classes with students without disabilities:

• Yes

Internships / Employment:

• Yes

Types of disabilities are included in this program:

• Students who have earned a special diploma and have an Intellectual Disability or Autism Spectrum Disorder with an Intellectual Disability

Accepts special diploma, or other non-standard diploma:

• Yes

Accommodations available:

• Yes

Student Housing:

• No

Students will be issued a college ID with access to all college events:

• Yes

Certificate options available:

• Certificate of Successful Completion of the Project Panther LIFE Program

Complete a Pather LIFE Student Application through their respective high school

Project Panther LIFE (Learning Is For Everyone)
   Florida International University
   http://education.fiu.edu/pantherlife/index.html
  Diana Valle-Riestra, Assistant Professor of Special Education & Principal Investigator 
   [email protected]
  Amanda Giust
  [email protected]
Florida International University (FIU), in continued partnership with Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) and Parent to Parent of Miami (P to P), Inc., has developed Project Panther LIFE, a postsecondary transition program for students with intellectual disabilities.