These pages include archived HEATH Resource Papers, previous publications which may contain dated information but are maintained on the website for historical context.

• The Student with a Brain Injury: Achieving Goals for Higher Education (TBI)

Every 15 seconds, someone in the United States sustains a brain injury. Nearly 5.3 million Americans currently live with disabilities resulting from such injuries, the highest incidence occurring among youth and young adults between the ages of 15 and 24. Because individuals within this age group typically are preparing for postsecondary education or are of traditional college age, students with brain injuries are a growing presence on college and university campuses and within other postsecondary programs.



• Career Planning and Employment Strategies for Postsecondary Students with Disabilities

Career counseling is an integral part of the education process in preparing students for adult life. The current complexity of the marketplace requires that students from kindergarten on be increasingly and intensively exposed to career education, vocational education, and career development. The role of the counselor in these programs is to aid students to find a place in the world of work.



• Getting Ready for College: Advising High School Students with Learning Disabilities

Increasing numbers of students with learning disabilities are enrolling in two- and four year colleges and universities. Since 1985, among first-time, full-time freshmen who reported having any disability, the percentage of those with learning disabilities doubled from 15 percent to 32 percent. Currently nearly a third of all freshmen with disabilities report having learning disabilities.



• Doing It the Company Way: Employer Perspectives on Workplace Supports

Significant advances in the identification and application of accommodations and supports have enabled people with various disabilities to succeed in the workplace. Such advances include an array of technologies and methodologies, including, but not limited to, assistive devices, alternative and augmentative communication strategies, architectural modifications, telecommuting, re-structured job assignments, mentors and coaches, flexed time and other scheduling accommodations, and employee assistance and other employer human resource management programs.



• Young Adults with Learning Disabilities and Other Special Needs

This resource paper provides information about postsecondary programs for young adults with substantial learning disabilities and other special needs. The paper has been written in response to inquiries to HEATH
from professionals and parents. On the basis of their descriptions of these young adults, the introductory section of the paper gives the characteristics of the population, as well as components of selected
educational and training programs that seem to be successful.



• A Postsecondary Resource Guide for Students with Psychiatric Disabilities

Each year, up to fifty million people in the United States (more than one in every five individuals) have a clearly diagnosable mental disorder (The National Institute of Mental Health, 2001). Although individuals of all ages are affected, mental illness is particularly challenging for students in late adolescence and early adulthood, many of who are making plans for employment and higher education.



• Students Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired in Postsecondary Education

Students who are blind or visually impaired are seeking and successfully completing postsecondary education as educational and employment
opportunities for people with disabilities become increasingly available. In a recent survey of first time, full-time freshmen attending four-year institutions, 16 percent of students reporting a disability identified themselves as being either partially sighted or blind. (College Freshmen with Disabilities, 2001). An untold number of students with visual impairments also attend two-year and vocational programs.



• Students Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing in Postsecondary Education

Students who are deaf or hard of hearing have a variety of opportunities to further their education and training after high school. Like their hearing peers, they must decide which college, university, or vocational training program will best prepare them for rewarding and productive adult lives. To make informed choices, they must consider their communication and language needs and style, as well as services they will need to maximize their benefit from further education and training.



• Distance Learning and Adults with Disabilities

Off-campus education, or distance learning, is a teaching and learning strategy that is becoming increasingly popular in the adult/higher education community. In order to reach the growing number of non-traditional students (those who are other than 18-23 years old embarking on postsecondary education directly from high school) some postsecondary institutions have become decentralized, having campuses in several locations.



• Getting Ready for College: Advising High School Students with Learning Disabilities

Increasing numbers of students with learning disabilities are enrolling in two- and four year colleges and universities. Since 1985, among first-time, full-time freshmen who reported having any disability, the percentage of those with learning disabilities doubled from 15 percent to 32 percent. Currently nearly a third of all freshmen with disabilities report having learning disabilities.



• Vocational Rehabilitation Services: A Consumer Guide for Postsecondary Students

Postsecondary education, whether it is college, adult and continuing education, or technical preparation, plays a major role in preparing individuals for employment and career opportunities. This is especially critical because most jobs now require skills taught at the postsecondary level. Students who continue their education after high school maximize their preparedness for careers in today?



• 2001 College Freshmen with Disabilities: A Biennial Statistical Profile

In a strong economy, high school graduates have many options.
Some students use their secondary educational training to secure
an entry-level job with the possibility of advancement. Other graduates
enroll in vocational schools to acquire specific occupational
training. The community college system also offers a wide variety of
curricula for recent high school graduates as well as for adults who are
starting postsecondary education or returning to college.



Getting Ready for College: Advising High School Students with Learning Disabilities

Increasing numbers of students with learning disabilities are enrolling in two- and four year colleges and universities. Since 1985, among first-time, full-time freshmen who reported having any disability, the percentage of those with learning disabilities doubled from 15 percent to 32 percent. Currently nearly a third of all freshmen with disabilities report having learning disabilities.