Description
The transition from high school to higher education can be turbulent for all students, and especially challenging for students with disabilities. Navigating different legal frameworks protecting students with disabilities and changing communities of support can cause hardship and confusion. Beyond these issues common across higher education settings, STEM disciplines pose unique accessibility challenges. This presentation will highlight some of the efforts being conducted at the Colorado School of Mines to understand these problems from student and high school educator perspectives and ease the transition to STEM higher education.