Ready for College – Tools for Success

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Description

There are many differences between high school and college. To better prepare, students should be made aware of technologies used in college, differences in accommodations between high school and college, and how to select the right college to best meet their needs.

Participants will:

Identify technologies being used in Universities
Overview of disability services available at MSU
Understand differences between accommodations in college vs. High school
Identify what to ask/look for when selecting a college/university

This session is presented by Tesia Freer.

Contributors

Tesia Freer

Tesia Freer is the Resource Center for Persons with Disabilities (RCPD) Ability Access Specialist for Blindness and Visual Impairment at Michigan State University. Her primary responsibilities include working with faculty, staff, and students with visual impairments needing employment and academic accommodations. Tesia is a Western Michigan University alumni with a bachelors in speech pathology (2013) and a masters in vision rehabilitation therapy (2015). Prior to coming to MSU, she worked as a blind rehabilitation specialist at the Cleveland VA Medical Center where she taught daily living skills and access technology to blind and visually impaired Veterans.