Disabilities Task Force

Welcome

Acknowledgements

Foreword

Steering Committee

Definitions of Terms

Recommendations to New York State for strategies to increase access and opportunity

1. Preparation for postsecondary education opportunities

2. Institutional commitment within postsecondary education

3. Capacity of all campus personnel and students to work with and teach students with disabilities

4. Universal design and access through assistive technology

5. Career development and full employment opportunity

6. Regional coordination and partnerships

7. Accreditation and review

8. Funding and financial mechanisms to enhance the educational opportunity for students with disabilities

9. Management structure for continued collaboration and implementation

10. Conclusion

Appendices

A. Background

B. Data and Charts

C. Task Force Memberships

D. Chairpersons

E. Expert Panel

F. President's Panel

G. Liaisons

H. Guidelines to Allow for the Transfer of Assistive Technology when a Student Moves from School Jurisdiction to Higher Education, Other Human Services Agency or Employment

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Recommendations to New York State for strategies to increase access

4. Universal Design and Access Through Assistive Technology (continued)

Toward this end, the Task Force recommends the following strategies:

  • The State Education Department, working with the rest of the state's postsecondary education community, identifies the most appropriate site for a single clearinghouse on assistive technology.

  • Institutions of postsecondary education create assistive technology integration committees that include individuals with disabilities.

  • In conjunction with the assistive technology committees, institutions of postsecondary education develop guidelines to ensure vendors are aware of accessibility requirements for products and services, including video material, computers, websites and multi-media resources, and all other forms of instructional material.

  • Colleges and universities, working with the State's vocational rehabilitation programs, provide students with disabilities ready access to the assessment tools used to determine the most appropriate assistive technologies, given their academic and career goals.

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