Three Tools to Improve College Readiness for BVI Students

Date & Time

Friday, March 17, 2023 - 11:20 AM PST  

Location

Grand AB  

Description

Students with visual impairments looking to engage in college and work need a range of tools to access materials efficiently. Perkins School for the Blind has developed several tools to help students (and their educators) identify skill to teach in the K-12 system, to support students to meet their post secondary goals, including assistive technology. The Perkins College Readiness Checklist, Technology Competencies and Promising Practices for Disability Resource Centers can help you plan, develop students' executive functioning, and help students to gain understanding about their goals and the skills they need to meet their high school and postsecondary goals, including further education, training and employment.  

Audience

• Higher Education
• Disability Specific
• K-12 Education

Audience Level

Intermediate  

Session Summary (Abstract)

Learn about three innovative tools to help college aspiring high school students with visual impairments identify and develop the assistive technology and executive functioning skills needed to meet post secondary educational and vocational goals.  

Primary Topic

Blind/Low Vision  

Secondary Topics

• Captions & Transcription
• Education
• School-to-Work Transitioning

 

Session Type

General Track  

Presenter

• Leslie Thatcher
  College Success@Perkins Perkins School for the Blind

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