Assistive technology can serve as reasonable accommodations
for students. Reasonable
accommodations could possibly include: making sure a class is on the first
floor for a student in a wheel chair, providing sign language interpreters for
a student who is deaf, or arranging for extended time for students with
learning disabilities. Colleges
are required to provide accommodations to help provide an equal opportunity for
success. One common accommodation is assistive technology. Some students and families may be
worried about the cost of AT, but in the scheme of things, colleges will spend
the money on AT for that student, in most cases.
Students should develop self-advocacy skills prior to college,
and they should know how and when to use them. If a student has any sort of disability, they will need to
self-advocate for themselves in order to get the accommodations necessary. This website is for
students, and can be helpful when transitioning.
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