Accommodating Students with Disabilities in Higher Education (ASD) Online Training
http://www.olympic.edu/Students/StudentServices/AccessServices/Online+Faculty+Training.htm
Developed with disability services offices across the U.S., this online training covers basic information for faculty about accommodations and services for postsecondary students with disabilities. While the training itself is text-heavy, there are also case studies and videos of students talking about their college experiences. (Note that users need to type “Access” when prompted for an institutional “key” during login.)
CAST: Teaching Every Student in the Digital Age
http://www.cast.org/teachingeverystudent/ideas/tes/
Designed for K-12 teachers, but applicable to postsecondary classrooms, as well. This online book provides an introduction to universal design for instruction and its neuropsychological foundations. The interactive nature of the book also gives users a chance to see advantages and disadvantages of working in a digital medium. Also of interest is the Universal Design for Learning (http://www.cast.org/research/udl/index.html) and Teaching Every Student (http://www.cast.org/teachingeverystudent/) sections of the CAST website.
Changing the Culture
http://www.uri.edu/disability/ctc/index.html
“The goal of the Changing the Culture program is to foster the development of an integrative, accepting and facilitating environment for college students who have disabilities. Negative stigmatizing can be the most limiting feature of having a disability by denying contributions to society at large. Information, knowledge and sensitivity can combat negative stigma and facilitate inclusion. But, more importantly, helping to create a community that is truly culturally competent will prevent negative stereotypes and remove future barriers for our citizens with disabilities.”
Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology (DO-IT):
“The Faculty Room”
http://www.washington.edu/DOIt/Faculty/
This website provides concrete information about providing accommodations in higher education, as well as information about disabilities, universal design, and disability services. Most of the information is free, but there are links to other videos and publications available for purchase.
Disabled Student Services in Higher Education
http://listserv.buffalo.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=DSSHE-L
The purpose of the list is to facilitate the sharing of information among providers of services for students with disabilities in higher education. Issues discussed include: service delivery models, legal issues pertaining to the American’s with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, publications of interest, assistive technology, counseling and career issues for students with disabilities, removing architectural and attitudinal barriers, grants and other funding sources, athletics/physical education, testing and other academic accommodations, disability awareness programming, available resources, student development theory, and other issues that relate to students with disabilities and to higher education service providers.
Fast Facts for Faculty
http://ada.osu.edu/resources/fastfacts/index.htm
“The Fast Facts for Faculty publications…are information briefs designed to help college and university instructors improve the climate and quality of education for students with disabilities. Through focus group discussions, both faculty and students provided a number of recommendations to enhance the teaching-learning process within the classroom. The Fast Facts were developed in response to these recommendations and suggestions.”
Going to College
http://www.going-to-college.org/
This web site contains information about living college life with a disability. It’s designed for high school students and provides video clips, activities and additional resources that can help you get a head start in planning for college. Through several interviews, college students with disabilities from across Virginia provided key information for the site. These video clips offer a way for you to hear firsthand from students with disabilities who have been successful. Each module includes several activities that will help you to explore more about yourself, learn what to expect from college and equip you with important considerations and tasks to complete when planning for college.
Individual Supports to Increase Access to an Inclusive College Experience for Students with Intellectual Disabilities
http://www.education.umd.edu/oco/training/oco_training_modules/IndividualSupports/start.html
Offered by the On-Campus Outreach project at the U of MA. The purpose of this online training module is to provide guidance on developing an Individual Support Model (ISM) to increase access to inclusive college experiences and to improve chances for the success of students with intellectual disabilities.
Needs Assessment for Students with Significant Disabilities
http://www.education.umd.edu/oco/oco_training_modules/
This needs assessment provides you with a tool that can be used to evaluate the educational services received by students 17-21 with significant disabilities to determine if changes are needed. This assessment will address students’ educational setting, instructional support, inclusive opportunities, employment, recreation, adult agency eligibility, and ability to travel independently.
Postsecondary Education
http://www.pacer.org/tatra/resources/postsecondary.asp
Expansive list of resources on postsecondary education created by TATRA, the Technical Assistance on Transition and the Rehabilitation Act (TATRA) Project.
Postsecondary Education Programs Network (PEPNet) eLearning
http://www.pepnet.org/e-learning
Free online learning modules for those providing services to college students who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.
Reasonable Accommodations for People with Psychiatric Disabilities: An On-Line Resource for Employers and Educators
http://www.bu.edu/cpr/reasaccom/
Provides employers and educators with information about reasonable accommodations for people who have psychiatric disabilities.
Virginia College Quest
http://www.vacollegequest.org/
This is a web-based project devoted to information and resources to help Virginia students with disabilities plan for and succeed in college.
Universal Instructional Design at the University of Guelph
http://www.tss.uoguelph.ca/uid/
This web-based resource was developed as a result of a project at the University of Guelph on the implementation of UID. Includes an overview of the principle, tips on implementation of UID and other information.
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“We Connect is dedicated to uniting people interested in rights and issues affecting people with disabilities, with particular emphasis on college students and access to higher education and employment issues.”