The number of students with disabilities attending college has increased significantly in the past decade, and assistive technology offers solutions to the obstacles they face in meeting the academic demands of college.
AT can be used to help college students during classes, testing situations, and completing assignments. However, all accommodations must be directly linked to tasks that are required in college coursework. Some reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities in college are listed below.
- Note Taking
- Use of a portable note taker (Neo)
- Smart pen
- Understanding Lectures
- C-print captioning
- Assistive listening system
- Tasking Tests
- Word processing application
- Use of spell-check
- Use of calculator
- Text-to-speech software
- Accessing Course Materials
- Captioned videos
- Electronic handouts
- Reading
- Books in alternate formats
- Highlighting
- Text readers
- Completing Papers and Other Assignments
- Screen magnification
- Word prediction
- Voice recognition
- Graphic organizers
I'm thinking college, even with my disability.
Amy G. Dell, Deborah A. Newton, Jerry G. Petroff. Assistive Technology in the Classroom: Enhancing the School Experiences of Students with Disabilities. (Chapter 14) 2012. Second Edition.
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