Success Resources for Students with Disabilities
HERE IS INFORMATION ABOUT A SERIES OF BOOKLETS DEVELOPED IN AUSTRALIA TO ASSIST STUDENTS WITH VARIOUS KINDS OF DISABILITIES. BECAUSE IT IS WRITTEN IN AUSTRALIA, PLEASE BE AWARE THAT SOME TERMS AND SPELLINGS MAY BE DIFFERENT FROM THOSE USED IN THE USA. For example, Post Secondary Education is called 'Tertiary'.The information reproduced below is from: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/edp/policy/publications.html
Please also note that some resources are specific to the particular university system in Australia. Please check with the UML Student Disability Services Office for resources available at UMass Lowell.
Towards Success in Tertiary Study was a cooperative project between the University of Melbourne and the Australian Catholic University, which has resulted in the development of a series of study guides for tertiary students with diverse needs.
The guides present study skills and resources for students with a range of disabilities, who are currently studying, or intending to study in higher education. The materials were developed through funding from the Victorian Co-operative projects for Students with a Disability.
Each of the eight booklets:
- Focusses on study strategies that deal with the impact of the condition on learning
- Is based on students' experience in tertiary institutions to bring together resources and strategies relevant for each disability
- Caters for students with less well known and invisible disabilities, for example, ongoing medical conditions such as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome; and psychiatric conditions.
The booklets have been developed from interviews and focus groups with students, academic skills advisers and support organisations (virtual and actual), as well as existing literature.
Towards Success in Tertiary Study focusses on a range of study issues for students with diverse needs.
Titles in the series
You can click on a title to download the PDF or Microsoft Word version. If you do not have Adobe's Acrobat Reader you can download it free from the Adobe website.
If you would like a bound copy of an individual book or the set, please see below for details on how to order.
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