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Postsecondary
Education: Fielding the Next Set of Questions
Strand
Coordinator: Caren Sax
As students, families, and
professionals continue the journey into postsecondary education, they are
bumping up against new barriers, finding new allies, and creating new
strategies for successfully accessing continuing education. The TASH
Postsecondary Committee is drafting a resolution on this important topic
and will have it available throughout the day for your feedback and
recommendations.
Friday, November 11, 2005
8:30 am - 9:30 am
On Campus at
Syracuse
University
: The First Five Years
Coordinators
and students from the OnCampus Program will share examples of the
successes and challenges they have faced in the first five years of the
program, as we strive toward better understanding of inclusive educational
practices at the college level.
Speakers: Michele C. Paetow, Nicole DeClouette
9:45 am - 10:45 am
Possibilities - Nathan's
Wartburg
College
Experience
Nathan's
impossible dream….isn't. Join us as we share Nathan's story at
Wartburg
College
. We'll share what has worked, what didn't work, what we have learned and
the answers we are still seeking as we take this journey.
Speakers: Jean Trainor, Nathan Trainor, Norma Leibold, Chris Biechler,
Kevin Fiene
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Promoting Inclusion in Postsecondary Education through Universal Course
Design
This session will address strategies for full
academic inclusion in postsecondary education for students with
disabilities in achievable with the implementation of Universal Course
Design (UCD). Come learn about
UCD in an interactive session that includes testimonials from students and
faculty who have experience =with UCD.
Speakers: Kirsten Behling, Debra Hart
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Transition from school to postsecondary settings: Use and perception of
assistive technology by young adults
The
purpose of this presentation is to share how young adults use assistive
technology in postsecondary settings. Five case studies will be
presented that focus on students' perspectives on assistive
technology and how they perceive and use speech recognition programs as a
tool to meet the academic demands of postsecondary education. Implications
for students, their family members, and educators will be discussed.
Speakers: Sandra Alper, Steve Noyes, Delann Soenksen, Sahoby
Raharinirina
2:45 pm - 3:45 pm
Preparing Students with Intellectual Disabilities for Life's
Transitions
Preparing
for the future is a challenging task for all students, but it is even more
so for those students disabilities. As a teacher, your role is to assist
with life's transitions, but you may often feel that you are not equipped
to handle the magnitude of problems they may face. There is help for your!
Attend this session and you will find it chocked full of activities,
strategies and information that will assist you in helping your students.
Parents also have an important role to play in helping their child prepare
for the future. This session will also include information to assist
parents in the career planning process.
Speakers: Pam Ekpone, Rebecca Bogucki
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
University
of
Dublin
,
Trinity
College
:
One
University
's Open Door to
Inclusion
University
of
Dublin
,
Trinity
College
has responded to the recognised ambition and right of individuals with
intellectual disabilities to access tertiary, post secondary, education
through the introduction of an inclusive full time certificate programme,
incorporating liberal art, expressive art, personal development and
vocational skills.
Speakers: Sonia Edwards
Saturday, November 12, 2005 – Poster Session
8:30 am - 10:30 am
When I grow up I want to...GO TO COLLEGE
This
poster presentation provides steps taken to establish a postsecondary
college experience for young adults with disabilities. ELSA includes
students with disabilities, students without disabilities, and the campus
community all of which are completely immersed in a college environment.
Speakers: Nancy A. Cheeseman, Jan Writer
Accessing Post-secondary:
Making student information handbooks accessible for students with
developmental disabilities
Every
student registered at University College Dublin, Ireland receives a
Student Information Handbook. This
handbook brings together information about student faculties, services,
welfare and rules. All
students who register at UCD undertake to read all the rules that they
must abide to as students in UCD. For
students with developmental disabilities attending UCD, this handbook
proved to be inaccessible and therefore they were not able to find out
about the rules or facilities of the university.
An accessible student information handbook was developed to enable
all students at the University to know about the facilities, services and
rules. This poster
presentation illustrates, in a practical way, how universities can make
their publications accessible for students with developmental
disabilities.
Speakers: Anne O'Connor, Maeve Connolly, Jack Shanahan, Martin Carolan,
Tara Carroll
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