High School/High Tech Goes to College
 Can youth with disabilities succeed in high tech careers? Yes! Some of the greatest scientific and mathematic thinkers were or are people with disabilities – Einstein, Hawking and Edison, to name a few. Many of today's and tomorrow's jobs require training and education beyond high school. Below are resources to help guide you.
Contact information for approved institutions of higher learning including four year universities, community colleges and independent colleges.
The Michigan College Guide is a website with information about most of the two and four year Michgan Colleges and Universities. There is information about tuition costs, helpful information about the new ACT/SAT, how to write an application essay and more.
Links to Michigan Institutions of High Education Students with Disabilities Offices
http://www.mi-ahead.org/links.php
The links on this page go directly to contact information for each institution's office for students with disabilities.
Transition - A Guide to College.
This booklet developed by the Department of Labor & Economic Growth / Michigan Rehabilitation Services contains various resources for youth who are thinking about applying to college. Transition -- a guide to college (file size 2.92 MB)
Smart career and business decisions start here! This site is a bridge to state and national employment, career, education, training, and business resources and services.
Start exploring career options and be in demand by knowing about high growth jobs with better wages and a brighter future.
Tips on picking the right school, financing, disability considerations, and lots more regarding going to college.
How College Differs from High School
Click here for the Word document (file size 20 KB)
No IEPs In College
Students and their families may believe that some of the services and accommodations received in high school will be continued in college. View this PowerPoint to learn what to look for in a college and how to request what you need.
Click here for a PowerPoint presentation. (file size 291 KB)
Click here for a Word document version (file size 41.5 KB)
Searchable database of postsecondary education programs that support youth with intellectual disabilities, designed to allow indviduals to submit information about additional postsecondary education programs.
Community Colleges: A Pathway to Success for Youth with Learning, Cognitive, and Intellectual Disabilities in Secondary Settings (March 2004)
http:www.education.umd.edu/oco/training/pubs/docs/hart.pdf
Study involving a national survey of 25 postsecondary education options that support youth with learning, cognitive, and intellctual disabilities while they are still enrolled in secondary school.
NISH established the National Scholar Award for Workplace Innovation & Design over two years ago to create technological solutions to barriers that prevent people with severe disabilities from entering or advancing in the workplace. There are now two competition tracks: The National Scholar Award (for college students) and the Junior National Scholar Award (for high school students).
FAFSA: Free Application for Federal Student Aid
http://www.fafsa.ed.gov
Are you considering attending a college or career school? Which one to attend is one of the most important decisions you need to make. Another is how you're going to pay for your education. To help you, the U.S. Department of Education offers a variety of student financial aid programs.
FinAid was established in the fall of 1994 as a public service. This award-winning site has grown into the most comprehensive annotated collection of information about student financial aid on the web. This site contains opportunities for scholarships and other financial aid for individuals with disabilities.
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