Accommodations for Students with Disabilities in College

In my previous posts I have discussed many different types of AT. In this post I am going to be talking about AT that can be helpful for college students with disabilities. AT can help students to read, write, organize, and enhance communication. All of this AT can be helpful to college students if the tools meet the following criteria:

• The AT tool must be easy to use and easy to customize.
• The technology must be age appropriate.
• The AT must be the student's own choice.
• The technology must match the specific task that needs to be accomplished and the environment in which it will take place.
• The AT tool needs to be placed in an area the student can easily access it.
• Training and ongoing technical support must be provided to students and staff.

Reference:

Dell, A. G., Newton, D. A., & Petroff, J. G. (2012). Assistive technology in the classroom (2nd ed.)Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc.