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Introduction

  • Overview
  • Meet the students
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What’s in it for you?

This Web site contains information about living college life with a disability. It’s designed for high school students and provides video clips, activities and additional resources that can help you get a head start in planning for college.

Through several interviews, college students with disabilities from across Virginia provided key information for the site. These video clips offer a way for you to hear firsthand from students with disabilities who have been successful.

Each module includes several activities that will help you to explore more about yourself, learn what to expect from college and equip you with important considerations and tasks to complete when planning for college. Share these with your parents, teachers and guidance counselor — you might just teach them a thing or two.

Next steps

Although we recommend proceeding in the following order, you have the choice to go to the information that is most relevant to you.

Overview
This section provides a quick introduction to the site.
  • Watch the videos on this page.
  • Read the step-by-step instructions.
My Place
This section provides information about your learning style, strengths and interests, as well as understanding your disability, setting goals and developing your advocacy plan.
  • Review and answer the questions under each topic.
  • Watch the videos.
  • Review the information presented.
  • Complete at least one activity within each topic.
  • Visit the eSources for more information.
Top 10 Tips Review the tips listed for the My Place module.
Reaching My Goals Review and answer each question to develop your goals.
Campus Life
This section provides information about college life, faculty, accommodations, talking about your disability, grades, assistive technology and finding resources.
  • Review and answer the questions under each topic.
  • Watch the videos.
  • Review the information presented.
  • Complete at least one activity within each topic.
  • Visit the eSources for more information.
Top 10 Tips Review the tips listed for the My Place module.
Reaching My Goals Review and answer each question to develop your goals.
Planning for College
This section provides information about choosing a college, deciding on a major, applying for college, obtaining financial and taking standardized tests, as well as a “to do” list to complete while in high school.
  • Review and answer the questions under each topic.
  • Watch the videos.
  • Review the information presented.
  • Complete at least one activity within each topic.
  • Visit the eSources for more information.
Top 10 Tips Review the tips listed for the My Place module.
Reaching My Goals Review and answer each question to develop your goals.