Janet Peters's List: Assistive Technology in Post Secondary Education

Powerpoint Slides for Infinitec Webinar March 9, 2015

This session will discuss key points necessary when a student uses AT and is transitioning to employment or post secondary environments. It will highlight free tools and resources created by the Great Lakes ADA Center and others.

Please join us for an opportunity to learn about a new resource to include Assistive Technology (AT) in the transition process so students with disabilities are ready to succeed in their post secondary education. AT is cited as a key factor for success in post secondary environments and yet many AT skills necessary are not addressed or overlooked in the transition process. This session will discuss specific AT skills necessary for students, how AT fits into the post secondary environment and highlight free resources and tools to support the process.

This project, Quality Indicators for Assistive Technology in Post-Secondary education, offers tools and resources on quality implementation of assistive technology in the post-secondary educational environments. The project is sponsored by the Great Lakes ADA Center and the Southwest ADA Center, members of the ADA National Network. QIAT-PS is a collaborative effort of hundreds of professionals from a wide variety of higher education and K-12 schools and based on the successful implementations of assistive technology indicators in K-12 public schools.

Punch-in is designed to help college and transition age students with disabilities be successful with their employment endeavors. We offer self-paced tutorials, expert advice, a moderated online course, and resources to develop your job-seeking strategies.

"The Center on Technology and Disability (CTD) is funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP). The Center is designed to increase the capacity of families and providers to advocate for, acquire, and implement effective assistive and instructional technology (AT/IT) practices, devices, and services. Research-based technologies, used appropriately, have great potential to help infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities participate fully in daily routines; have increased access to the general educational curriculum; improve their functional outcomes and educational results; and meet college- and career-ready standards.
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The 411 on Disability Disclosure: A Workbook for Youth with Disabilities is designed for youth and adults working with them to learn about disability disclosure. This workbook helps young people make informed decisions about whether or not to disclose their disability and understand how that decision may impact their education, employment, and social lives. Based on the premise that disclosure is a very personal decision, the Workbook helps young people think about and practice disclosing their disability.

National Center for Secondary Education and Transition

National Alliance for Secondary Education and Transition

The QIAT Community is a nationwide grassroots group that includes hundreds of individuals who provide input into the ongoing process of identifying, disseminating, and implementing a set of widely-applicable Quality Indicators for Assistive Technology Services in school settings.

For over 40 years, the Institute for Community Inclusion (ICI) has worked to ensure that people with disabilities have the same opportunity to dream big, and make their dreams a fully included, integrated, and welcomed reality. As a leader not only in Massachusetts, but also nationally and internationally, ICI strives to create a world where all people with disabilities are welcome and fully included in valued roles wherever they go, whether a school, workplace, volunteer group, home, or any other part of the community. All of ICI's efforts stem from one core value: that people with disabilities are more of an expert than anyone else. Therefore, people with disabilities should have the same rights and controls and maintain lives based on their individual preferences, choices, and dreams.

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