Category: Higher Education

Wheelchair-friendly Higher Education

The editors at New Mobility magazine have produced a guide to wheelchair friendly higher education.  The editors and writers surveyed hundreds of colleges and interviewed more than 80 wheelchair-using students and disability service leaders to identify 20 colleges that create wheelchair-friendly campuses and cultures. 

A PDF of the findings is available at: https://unitedspinal.org/pdf/Wheels_on_Campus_LR.pdf

A digital version is available at: https://newmobility.unitedspinal.org/wheels-on-campus/viewer/desktop/

Tips for Taking Online Courses

The COVID-19 virus has prompted many educational institutions to put their courses online for the remainder of the term. As faculty scramble to convert courses, students may be struggling to adapt as well. Not every student has taken an online class previously, and some may have done so and discovered that online learning doesn’t work for them.

If this is your first online course or you would like to be more comfortable or successful than you were in an earlier course, consider accessing the following resources. Each video will open in a new tab.

United States College Programs for Autistic Students

The College Autism Network has developed a list of college support programs that specifically serve autistic students. Members of the College Autism Network Virtual Association of Scholars (CANVAS) recognized there was an absence of a comprehensive list of programs specifically designed for the autistic students.

The PDF is designed as a resource for autistic students interested in seeking a college degree, parents and guardians of autistic students, guidance and transition professionals, and other support personnel. In addition to researchers and scholars, colleges and universities may also find this PDF helpful in finding peer institutions.

The document, United States College Programs for Autistic Students, is available at, https://collegeautismnetwork.org/advocacy/institutional-initiatives/. A PDF version of this information is  also available. United States College Programs for Autistic Students (PDF)

More information about the College Autism Network  and their efforts to to improve postsecondary access, experiences, and outcomes for autistic students can be found at https://collegeautismnetwork.org/.