This guide provides general information to help you understand higher education as a person with disabilities. In addition to what we have provided here, there are many other resources that you might find helpful. Below is a list of some of those resources.

  • Delaware Department of Education:

Transition resources for parents and students:

http://www.doe.k12.de.us/infosuites/students_family/specialed/transition/smartmoves.shtml and

http://www.doe.k12.de.us/infosuites/students_family/specialed/transition/transitionresources.shtml

  • National Center for Learning Disabilities

Post-high school options, http://www.ncld.org/adults-learning-disabilities/post-high-school

Legal rights and accommodations for students with disabilities, http://www.ncld.org/adults-learning-disabilities/laws-accommodations/legal-rights-accommodations-adults-ld

Getting access to assistive technology, http://www.ncld.org/adults-learning-disabilities/post-high-school/getting-access-assistive-technology-college

  • National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY), nichcy.org
  • U.S. Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights

Overview of disability discrimination policies, http://www2.ed.gov/policy/rights/guid/ocr/disability.html

Transition of Students with Disabilities to Postsecondary Education: A Guide for High School Educators, http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/transitionguide.html#admissions

  • University of Delaware:

Office of Disability Support Services: www.udel.edu/DSS or 302-831-4643

Center for Disabilities Studies: TEEM Unit (Transition, Education and Employment Model): https://www.udel.edu/cds/teem.html