The Adaptech Research Network recently completed a study whose goal was to
explore obstacles and facilitators to college studies. Part of this
research involved asking both students with and without disabilities about
what made their college studies easier and harder. While students with
disabilities indicated that disability-related accommodations were
important facilitators, for the most part these students mentioned the
same facilitators as their non-disabled peers. Similarly, students with
and without disabilities shared most of the same obstacles. The main
difference here was that students with disabilities cited
disability-related issues, such as health, as a major obstacle.

You can download and read our final report's Executive Summary.

English versions are available
in PDF http://adaptech.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/pubs/PAREA05FinalReportExE.pdf
and
in Word http://adaptech.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/pubs/PAREA05FinalReportExE.doc

French versions are available
in Word http://adaptech.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/pubs/PAREA05FinalReportExF.doc
and
in PDF http://adaptech.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/pubs/PAREA05FinalReportExF.pdf

With the new school year fast approaching, we also wanted to remind you of
our library of Free and Inexpensive mainstream and adaptive downloads that
can be useful for students with various disabilities. These are available
on our site at <http://www.adaptech.org>. Click on Downloads.

Jennison Asuncion
Co-Director, Adaptech Research Network
http://www.adaptech.org