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The College Bound Summer Program |
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| College Bound is a college
transition program for students with disabilities who are
interested in attending college held in June on the Campus
of Virginia Tech. Commonwealth of Virginia high school
juniors, seniors or upcoming college freshman and their
parents are eligible to attend. College Bound's goal is to
provide information an experiences that will better prepare
students for the transition to post-secondary education. |
| Participants interact with
successful college students with disabilities, discuss
policies and strategies with disability service providers,
and are given hands-on opportunities with assistive
technologies. Students participate in workshops and
activities related to leadership, self-advocacy, college
prep, learning styles, study skills ,and team building. |
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| For parents, College Bound is an
opportunity to acquire transition information as it uniquely
relates to students with disabilities. It also gives parents
the opportunity to network with their peers and explore
aspects of their changing role as the parents of a college
student. |
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| The program also invites middle
and high school educators from across Virginia to attend
College Bound. The Educator Track is and important part of
the College Bound program. All participants will interact
with successful college students with disabilities, discuss
policies, strategies, rights and responsibilities with
disability service providers, and be given hands-on
opportunities with assistive technologies. Educators will
learn transition strategies and assistive technology
information from experts in the fields of federal law,
college accommodation services, transition resources, and/or
from other participants. |
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| College Bound in a collaborative
effort of Virginia Department of Education, Virginia Tech,
New River Community College, Radford University, Virginia
State Outreach and Technical Assistance Center, And Virginia
Assistive Technology System. |
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| For more information and
registration forms, please visit the College Bound website:
www.swvats.ada.vt.edu/graphical/collegebound.htm
Additional questions, please
contact Maureen Weyer or Ellen Bielema |
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collegebound@vt.edu
(email) |
| 540-231-4270 (V) |
| 540-231-3035 (TTY) |
| 540-231-1724 (Fax) |
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Say YES (Your
Education Solution) to College
A College Transition Program for Students with Disabilities
Old Dominion University Campus
June 8-9, 2007 |
Say YES to College will increase students' knowledge of
accommodations, assistive technology, self-determination
skills, and other tips for college success. The program is
open to rising high school juniors, seniors, and college
freshmen who are pursuing a Standards of Learning (SOL)
diploma and reside in Superintendents' Regions 2 and 3 in
Virginia. You do not have to be planning to attend a college
in Virginia to participate.
*Participate in workshops covering topics such as
self-determination, assistive technology, and tips for
transitioning to college successfully.
*Interact with college students who also happen to have
disabilities.
*Spend two days on a college campus.
*Interact with college bound peers.
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| Say YES to College is a
collaborative effort of the Virginia Department of
Education's Training and Technical Assistance Centers
(T/TACs) at Old Dominion University and The College of
William and Mary, Virginia Department of Rehabilitative
Services (DRS), Virginia Assistive Technology System (VATS),
Endependence Center, Inc., Norfolk State University (NSU),
Old Dominion University (ODU), Tidewater Community College (TCC),
Virginia State University (VSU), and school divisions
throughout Superintendents' Regions 2 and 3. |
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To contact us:
Phone: 757.683.3639
Fax: 757.683.5227
Email: jervin@odu.edu
Joann Ervin
Old Dominion University
Education Building Room 252-1
Norfolk, VA 23529 |
