Financial Aid for Students with Disabilities in Postsecondary Educational Settings (Videotape) (1995)

Priced at: $20

As more people with disabilities choose to pursue postsecondary educational opportunities, VR counselors must know how to locate finacial aid resources that will enable their clients to achieve their goals. In reponse to this growing need, the RRTC on Blindness and Low Vision conducted a 1-day workshop in Washington, DC focused on formulating strategies to identify and secure financial aid resources for students with disabilities in postsecondary educational settings.

Support Services for Students with Disabilities in Postsecondary Educational Settings (2 VHS Tapes) (1995)

Priced at: $30

If you are a VR counselor, college administrator, guidance counselor, parent, student, or student support services coordinator, you play a key role in the success of college students with disabilities. Today, the boundaries of the college campus are no longer confines to nondisabled students and are expanding to include a growing number of students with various types of disabilities. To meet the unique and diverse needs of these students requires that support services be equally unique and diverse. The RRTC on Blindness and Low Vision hosted a national interactive videoconference to examine a wide variety of issues related to support services for students with disabilities. Topics included the role of the VR counselor, legal issues, housing needs, personal assistance services, equipment needs, accessibility issues, and personal advocacy.

Transition Activity Calendar for Students with Visual Impairments (1996)

1 - 10: $4.25 each; 11 - 20: $4.00 each; 21 - 30: $3.75 each;
31 - 40: $3.50 each; 41 - 50: $3.25 each; 51+: $3.00 each

The Transition Activity Calendar guides the student with a visual disability through the maze of college preparation. Beginning in junior high school, clearly written steps are provided for each grade level. Students planning to enter college after high school can check-off their accomplishments each step of the way. The Calendar helps students focus on their goals, while providing reminders of tasks yet to be completed. Students can use the Calendar in a self-directed manner or in a group format.

The Transition to College for Students with Visual Impairments (1994)

Technical Report: $20
Executive Summary: FREE

In order to encourage more students with visual impairments to enroll in and graduate from college, research is needed which identifies skills, knowledge, and steps necessary for students with visual impairments to enter college and to complete the required course work and training. This study was designed to identify previous research and literature about the transition to college. Data were collected by telephone from 102 students with visual impairments who were currently enrolled in college and who had "survived" their freshmen year. These students offered their insights and thoughts about succeeding in the college environment. General domains in the questionnaire included demographics, educational history, computers, specialized and adaptive equipment, resources, college preparation, problems adjusting to college, work history, and orientation and mobility (O&M) skills. Additional data were gathered from 66 college administrators about the programs available at their schools for students with visual impairments. Administrators were asked about services provided by their colleges, institutional expectations, requirements for admission, and effects of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Transition to Work Following Graduation from College: Experiences of Employees with Visual Impairments and Their Employers (1995)

Technical Report: $20
Executive Summary: FREE

Employees with visual impairments described their employment experiences following graduation from college. Their employers were also interviewed to determine their experiences, problems, and recommendations to other young people seeking employment with their firms. The report concludes with a checklist for employment that guides college students wanting to work, job applicants seeking employment, and employees hoping to advance on the job.

Youth with Visual Disabilities: Transition from School to Work (1990)

Technical Report: $10
Executive Summary: FREE

This project examined the career transition problems of young people with visual impairments as they moved from school to work and identified key components of selected transition programs. Twelve young people between the ages of 16 and 27 who were still in training or currently employed were selected from an educationally based and a rehabilitation based transition program to participate in the study. Eighteen transition services and a number of problems faced by yong people with visual disabilities in transition from school to work were identified.

Youth with Visual Disabilities: Transition from School to Work (1990)

Selected Readings: $10

An annotated bibliography of selected readings on the subject of transition from school to work for youth with visual disabilities.

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