Youth in Transition Toolkit:
Will the youth need accommodations or assistive technology to be successful in postsecondary education or training?
Accommodations and assistive technology in postsecondary education and training provide students with disabilities an equal opportunity to participate in academic programs. They help students with disabilities become more efficient and independent by performing functions that may otherwise be difficult or impossible. Accommodations may include modifications or adjustments to specific tasks, the classroom environment or the way things are usually done as well as use of assistive technology.
Instruction in self-advocacy
Learn about academic accommodations from the Job Accommodation Network, and how colleges help visually impaired students succeed from Affordable Colleges.
Postsecondary programs typically offer a wide array of assistive technology. It's helpful for youth to learn and use the technology while they're in high school.
Options might include:
Assistive technology can be demonstrated at locations such as the State Services for the Blind, PACER, the Courage Center and a local Center for Independent Living.
Share this Accommodations in college (PDF) guide to help students learn about reasonable accommodations available to post secondary students and the process for requesting them.
Share the PACER Center's page on academic accommodations with the youth you support. The page includes questions youth can consider asking and videos showing how other youth have accessed accommodations and supports in postsecondary education and training settings.