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Assistive Technology: Checklist of Questions to Ask Colleges
General Access to Assistive Technology
university’s assistive technology (AT) policies and programs.
After I receive permission to use AT
How do I communicate my AT accommodations to my professors? Who will then coordinate my AT accommodations (during lectures, while doing assignments, and taking tests) between the professor Are there certain places on campus where AT tools are available? If so, how many are there? Where are they located? Are they available 24 hours a day and on weekends or are there limited hours? Do students need to sign up for time slots in advance? resources do AT labs on campus provide? Make sure software-based writing tools, etc., that are available and check for compatibility with your laptop, desktop or other hand-held devices you use. Does the school maintain, update, and repair its assistive technology If I need training about how to use certain assistive technology tools, how is it delivered (e.g., formal group sessions, informal demonstrations)? Are reference manuals available? What about online tutorials? And will I be able to speak with other students who are also using AT tools to ask Page 2 of 3
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Does the campus provide accessible computer stations and AT devices in other areas besides the AT labs, such as dormitories or general libraries? If I have a problem accessing school-related information and materials (such as teachers notes, links to articles, web pages with assignments, Your Responsibilities and Rights to Use AT: In college you’ll have to carry full responsibility for arranging all of your AT supports, not at all
Your Responsibilities and Rights to Use AT have enabled me to succeed in the past and will continue to help me resources need to be reauthorized and if so, at what points in time? responsibility it is to deal with assistive technology for students with LD? Page 3 of 3
Assistive Technology: Checklist of Questions to Ask Colleges
Your Responsibilities and Rights to Use AT Will the college make print materials available to me in digitized electronic format, audio tape, or large print? If so, with whom do I need to speak to make this arrangement? Given my learning disability, is there a campus service for making video and multimedia content available to me? If I use screen-reading software, is the college web content (e.g., course Your Responsibilities and Rights to Use AT registration software, library databases, class discussion boards, class notes, and homework assignments) compatible with my software? Will the college order and pay for AT devices that I want or need but which have enabled me to succeed in the past and will continue to help me resources need to be reauthorized and if so, at what points in time? responsibility it is to deal with assistive technology for students with LD? 2011 The National Center for Learning Disabilities, Inc. All rights reserved. For more information, visit LD.org.

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