Activities 38 and 39
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Overview
Self-Advocacy
Assistive Technology
Planning for College
Applying to College
Disability Services
Introduction
Getting Started
Resources
Activity 36
Activity 37
Activity 38-39
Activity 40
Activities 41-42
Activity 43
Summary
Adult Services
Research Disability Services
What Students Do
Students compare disability services at colleges by using the Post-ITT Web site. Activity 38 asks students to investigate general disability services while Activity 39 asks them to look into assistive technology services. The quality and quantity of information that colleges publish varies so students should be prepared to request information through by phone or letter.Planning
Review disability services at several colleges on the Post-ITT Web site to prepare yourself for these activities. You will find that some colleges have extensive information on both assistive technology and disability services. Others will have less information. Have alternatives in mind if you know a student's choice has minimal information available online.Activity 38 includes a worksheet. The Disability Services Comparison Worksheet provides enough space for students to list information on 3 different colleges and compare accommodations.
Introducing the Activity
Review the concepts of accommodations and assistive technology with the students. Discuss commonly used accommodations and different types of assistive technology. Tell students that not all colleges provide services in the same way and that they may have different resources available. Explain that they will be doing research on how colleges of interest to them provide disability services. They will investigate whether the accommodations they need are available and how they are obtained.
Activity 38 asks the student to research and compare accommodations available at different colleges. The purpose is to determine which colleges have the needed accommodations, review the accommodations that have worked well, and try out other accommodations that may be helpful.
Before doing Guidance Activity 38, students should rate the accommodations they use on a helpfulness scale. The higher the rating the more essential the accommodation and consequently the higher the priority.
Activity 39 is similar to Activity 38. It addresses assistive technology available at different colleges.
Supplementary Resources
The George Washington University Disabled Student Services Web site
The Web site for The George Washington University Disabled Student Services office provides a particularly clear outline of services commonly provided. The information gives a good overview of the range of accommodations of services that may be available in other colleges as well.Ways That Students Can Help Themselves
Accessed through the LD Online Web site, Ways that Students Can Help Themselves is a list of tips for students taken from College Students with Learning Disabilities: A Handbook by Dr. Susan Vogel.