Recommendations to New York State for strategies to increase access
1. Preparation for Postsecondary Education Opportunities (continued)
Goal One
Individuals with disabilities, regardless of age, have access to learning opportunities
that prepare them for college study and to the tools and resources needed to succeed in postsecondary education
settings.
Toward this end, the Task Force recommends the following strategies:
- The Board of Regents reissues its policy on transition and convenes a summit of leaders in secondary and
postsecondary systems to refocus on transition planning, emphasizing the following:
- Students entering colleges or universities provide clear, concise, practical and current documentation of their disability that is acceptable to postsecondary education institutions, and that clearly states the students' functional limitations. Such documentation is used as the basis for the design of the college experience; including the most appropriate use of assistive technology. The documentation moves smoothly with the student. Policies are implemented that allow assistive or adaptive technology to move with students from secondary schools to colleges or universities, when appropriate.