Tag: transitioning

How Well Do You Know Yourself?

Going to college can be exciting and challenging for any student. For students who have never had to advocate for themselves, the transition from high school to college can be difficult.

The answers to each of these five questions can help students with disabilities transitioning to college better understand themselves and their needs. In addition, the answers can also help them be better prepared  to meet with  disability service provide

  • What type of person are you now and do you want to be in the future?
  • Can you describe your disability or disabilities and whether you have documentation?
  • How do you learn best in the classroom and in daily life?
  • What accommodations, including any assistive technology or adaptive equipment, did you receive or try in high school and/or daily life?
  • How and when do you advocate for yourself?

 

Questions courtesy Tom Heffron, the education director of disability services and financial aid at the Wisconsin Technical College System,

We Recommend. . .

Looking for a quick list of applications that are user-friendly for students with disabilities?  DSS staff at Keene State College, the University of New Hampshire  and innov8 Educational Consulting, have compiled annotated listings of applications that can help students make a successful transition to being a college student

The sites are updated as applicable low-cost technologies emerge. Additional resources will be added to this page as we become aware of them.

DSS Office Recommendations

Keene State College (NH):  Office of Disability Services Assistive Technology Web Resources   Staff have compiled helpful lists of free and low-cost apps and technology in the following categories:  Reading, Writing, Hearing, Fin e Motor Dexterity, Communication, Digital Texts Support and Study Aids. Other sections cover built-in accessibility of Windows 7 and Mac OS X and extensions for Firefox and Google Chrome. The site is regularly updated.

University of New Hampshire: iPod, iPad & Android Apps for College Students Disability Services at the University of New Hampshire have compiled an annotated list of useful apps for college students with disabilities.  The site also contains a link to an Excel spreadsheet listing the apps in alphabetical order.   The spreadsheet is regularly updated and lists more apps than are displayed at the site.

inov8 Educational Consulting: There’s a special app for that – Part 9: Apps for college/university students with learning disabilities  The consulting company, inov8 Educational Consulting has a series of blog posts entitled,  “There’s a Special App for That” which features  resources for various disabilities  or other special needs.  Part 9 in the series discusses the increase in the number of students with learning disabilities in higher education  and reviews ten apps that can help students with learning disabilities.