The Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) was enacted in 2008, reauthorizing the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965. The law contains important new provisions to improve access to postsecondary opportunities for students with intellectual disabilities including addressing financial aid.

LINKS to information

Definition of Intellectual Disability in the HEOA, revised per Rosa's Law

Full text of the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008

Financial Aid and Definition of an Eligible Program (from HEOA)

Final HEOA Regulations

Model Demonstration Projects (from HEOA)

Policy Brief on the Higher Education Opportunity Act