Finding Assistive Technologies To Support Student Accommodation Needs

Finding Assistive Technologies To Support Student Accommodation Needs Accessing Higher Ground Conference Date/Time: Thursday, November 15, 2018, 4: 00 pm 1

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Other Helpful Resources from NIDILRR (1) ■ National Rehabilitation Information Center (www. naric. com) collects, catalogs, and disseminates the articles, reports, curricula, guides, and other publications and products of the research projects funded by NIDILRR. Search their extensive libraries to find resources on accessibility, assistive technology, accommodations, and more to assist students. 9

Other Helpful Resources from NIDILRR (2) ■ Learning & Working Center (https: //www. umassmed. edu/Transitions. ACR/research/project s-by-grant/rtc/) has various resources, including peer academic coaching support for college students, training for college administrators, faculty, and staff; and a You. Tube series called Comeback TV. ■ The Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Augmentative and Alternative Communication has a You. Tube Channel (https: //www. youtube. com/user/AACRERC/playlists) that includes videos on tech demonstrations, research briefs, consumer perspectives, updates, and so on. 10

Other Helpful Resources from NIDILRR (3) ■ Voices 4 Hope (http: //www. voices 4 hope. net/) is where teens and young adults with mental health conditions can find resources and information to bust stigma. ■ The Research and Training Center for Pathways to Positive Futures: Building Self-Determination and Community Living and Participation (Pathways RTC) provides training opportunities including a webinar series, the Healthy Transition Initiative Toolkit (https: //www. pathwaysrtc. pdx. edu/HTItoolkit/), and a mentoring program. ■ The Center on Transition to Employment for Youth with Disabilities provides a toolkit on seamless transition from secondary education to employment (http: //www. transitiontoemployment. org/toolkit. html). 11

Other Helpful Resources from NIDILRR (4) ■ The Employment for Individuals with Blindness or Other Visual Impairments has a transition calendar (https: //www. ntac. blind. msstate. edu/providers/tac/) that helps with the transition (from school to college) process. ■ The Model System Translation Center (MSKTC) has a great brochure on returning to school after a TBI (https: //msktc. org/tbi/factsheets/returning-school-after-traumaticbrain-injury), returning to school after a major burn injury (https: //msktc. org/burn/factsheets/Return_To_School_After_Burn_I njury) , and a plethora of other resources on TBI, SCI, and burn injury. 12

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