Assistive Technology and Your College Experience

This survey is being conducted to assess assistive technology use and integration in the post secondary experience of students with disabilities. Thank you for sharing your experience.

1. How would you rate your overall transition experience from high school to post secondary education?

2. Have you you used assistive technology in the following school environments?

3. Please describe any training you received on the use of specific software or hardware?

4. How important has access to assistive technology been with regard to your ability to complete tasks successfully and independently?

5. Looking back to your high school educational experience, list at least 3 particular technology skills which you feel specifically prepared you for handling the demands of the post secondary environment?

6. What types of assistive technology do you regularly use?

7. Approximately what percentage of your technology was purchased by you personally as compared to the technology provided for you by an agency?

8. Are you currently using any of the same equipment you were using in high school? In other words, did you get to keep your technology in the transition process?

YesNo

9. Aside from the technology you use personally, are you aware of technology available for you to use on campus in the computer lab, library, testing services center, Disability Services Center, etc?

YesNo

10. Specifically, which university departments provided technology for you to use?

11. In situations where you did utilize technology provided by the college rather than your own, how would you rate the experience?

12. Please describe a situation (such as a particular class or testing environment) where you received accessible materials and the steps that were taken in order for these materials to be provided.

Examples of alternative formats could include Braille, large print, audio, sign language interpreter, or electronic format.

13. How did the university faculty respond overall to your use of adaptive technology and any accommodations requested?

14. Is there anything else you would like to share with us about assistive technology and your post secondary experience?

15. If you would like to be added to our mail list please share your name and e-mail.

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Extremely Negative	Negative	Neutral	Positive	Very Positive

	Birth - Preschool		Kindergarten - Elementary
	Middle School/Jr. High		High School
	Post Secondary

Not Important	Somewhat Important	Neutral	Very Important	Extremely Important

	computer with magnification		computer with screen reader
	computer with assistive hardware devices (ie switches, alternative keyboards, etc)		braille display
	handheld magnifier and/or CCTV		portable notetaker or PDA
	electronic text		optical character recognition software
	embosser		voice recognition software
	voice and/or speech amplifier		TTY
	augmentative communication devices		mobility devices
	environmental controls		durable medical equipment
	none		other

Very Negative	Negative	Neutral	Positive	Extremely Positive	Not Applicable