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Preparing Student for Post-Secondary Education

Preparing Student for Post-Secondary Education. July 25, 2007. What to do, what to do?. 4-year college Community college Training program or Technical school. Considerations in Deciding on Postsecondary Education Options. Student goals Student strengths/weaknesses

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Preparing Student for Post-Secondary Education

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  1. Preparing Student for Post-Secondary Education July 25, 2007

  2. What to do, what to do? • 4-year college • Community college • Training program or Technical school

  3. Considerations in Deciding on Postsecondary Education Options • Student goals • Student strengths/weaknesses • Resources available to the student • Student social skills and functional skills • Student self-awareness and self-advocacy • Student knowledge of academic modifications and accommodations • Student responsibility

  4. Let’s Look at a Tool • Could college-bound students with disabilities fill this out? • Do the questions map well to our areas of concern for students? • How can we use this tool?

  5. Struggling Students: Carlos • Carlos, a student with a learning disability, failed two classes his first semester at college before seeking help from the disability resource center. • What skills was Carlos lacking? How could they have been addressed in high school?

  6. Struggling Students: DeVon • DeVon, who uses a wheelchair, often arrives late for class because she didn’t schedule enough time between classes to get from building to building. • How could DeVon have avoided this problem?

  7. Struggling Students: Erik • Erik, a student with emotional disturbance, does well in class, but finds paying bills and getting along with his new roommates overwhelming. • What skills is Erik lacking? How could they have been addressed in high school?

  8. Video Break!

  9. Okay, so we’re going to college, now what’s important? • Disability services available at the institution • Generic Services • Disability Programs • http://www.auburn.edu/academic/disabilities/index.html • http://www.ub-disability.buffalo.edu/ • http://www.cleinc.net/

  10. Activity In pairs, describe a student with a disability who would be well-served by each of the disability services models. Think about present level of educational performance, but also perhaps goals. • Generic services • Disability programs

  11. What Accommodations are Available? • Course substitutions • Advanced registration • Alternative test formats • Counselors • Reduced paper/pencil tasks or courseload • Extra time on tests • Translators, interpreters • Staff-faculty training

  12. Questions to ask about Accommodations • How are accommodations and services obtained? • What are the alternative testing arrangements? • How are notetakers and readers made available, selected and arranged? • How are arrangements for sign language interpreters made?

  13. More Questions about Accommodations • Is there a TDD (telephone device for the deaf) on campus? What is the number? Where is it located? • How do I get textbooks on tape? • How do I arrange for Braille materials? • What is the process for tape recording classes? • How are faculty told about accommodations?

  14. Questions about Technology • Are computers accessible to persons with disabilities? • Are computers with adaptive and/or assistive technology available in both teaching and open labs? • Is there training available in the use of technology?

  15. Questions about Housing • Are there physically accessible residence halls including toilet and bathing facilities? • How does one make special room arrangements for resident students? • Are personal attendants available on campus? If yes, how are they contacted? • What are the rules about equipment and electrical use?

  16. Tutoring • Not a standard accommodation under 504 • Most colleges have tutoring, some require additional fees

  17. More Important Factors in Deciding on a College • Have a plan (S&dB, pg. 384) • Admission requirements • Program requirements • Campus visit/summer orientation for students with disabilities • Do our students get special consideration?

  18. Section 504 • Equal access to education • Reasonable accommodations must be made • It is the student’s responsibility to identify himself and request accommodation

  19. Obtaining Services • Self-identify • When? • Submit documentation of disability

  20. Help in College • Accommodations • http://www.ccdanet.org/collegeassist.html • Tutors • Altering physical environment • Counselors

  21. Community College • Easier admission • More specialized programs (2 years may be enough) • More home support • Familiar environment • Can take fewer courses at a time • Access to remedial classes

  22. Part II of Postsecondary Employment and Education Project Students are expected to provide an analysis of the admission requirements and support services for 3 postsecondary educational institutions (e.g., community colleges and 4-year colleges and universities). Students will research the quality and quantity of the support services offered using the schools’ websites or other resources (e.g., contacting the school’s admissions office).

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