The Transition to College for Students with Visual Impairments. Technical Report.

Autor/inn/en	McBroom, Lynn W.; und weitere
Institution	Mississippi State Univ., Mississippi State. Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision.
Titel	The Transition to College for Students with Visual Impairments. Technical Report.
Quelle	(1994), (161 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Leitfaden; Academic Accommodations (Disabilities); Accessibility (for Disabled); Administrator Attitudes; Ancillary School Services; Blindness; College Bound Students; College Students; Higher Education; Partial Vision; Student Adjustment; Student Attitudes; Student Personnel Services; Transitional Programs; Visual Impairments + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Accessibility; Zugänglichkeit; Blindheit; Collegestudent; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Sehbehinderung; Student; Students; Adjustment; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Adaptation; Schülerverhalten; Visual handicap
Abstract	This monograph considers aspects of the visually impaired student's transition from high school to college and his successful adjustment at college, reports on a forum of experts addressing these issues, and summarizes results of surveys of successful students and college administrators. The first chapter is on making plans to attend college and covers such suggestions as beginning early, preparing both socially and academically, and dealing with admissions testing. Classroom accommodations are covered in the second chapter, including testing accommodations, computers, science laboratories, and transition programs and resources. The discussion of the research forum identifies information helpful to know before college, guidelines of rehabilitation agencies, and research suggestions. The report of the survey focuses on development of two survey instruments to identify, from the points of view of 102 successful students and 66 administrators, the skills, knowledge, and needed steps required of students with visual impairments. Highlights of the student survey address educational environments, college demographics, reading methods, work history, extracurricular activities, mobility, services and equipment, college preparation, and problems while attending college. Highlights of the college administrator survey cover time spent on special needs, admission standards, effect of the Americans with Disabilities Act, services provided by colleges, students' use of services, and source of payment for services. A qualitative analysis of survey responses and a summary complete the monograph. (Contains 80 references.) (DB)
Anmerkungen	Mississippi State University, Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision, P.O. Drawer 6189, Mississippi State, MS 39762 ($20).
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01