Overview
Women veterans represent 15% of Virginia’s veteran population, however, little is known about the postsecondary support needs unique to women service members and veterans with disabilities. Project Achieve is a research project providing specialized services, including iPads and individualized apps, to assist women veteran students with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and/or Spinal Cord Injury (SCI). The presentation will review the outcomes of Project Achieve and the most beneficial apps used by participants. Presenters will share case studies and anecdotal information that reinforce the value of using technology to advance the postsecondary goals of women with TBI and/or SCI.
Content Disclosure: This session is focused on Project Achieve, a research project providing specialized services, including iPads and individualized apps, to assist women veteran students with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and/or Spinal Cord Injury (SCI). There will be limited or no information provided about similar research projects or case studies.
Learning Objectives
- Discuss two areas of support unique to women veterans pursuing higher education.
- Identify three apps that have been used with participants in Project Achieve.
- Describe three benefits of using apps reported by women in the study.
Primary & Secondary Strands
Transition and Workplace Accessibility; Research
Target Audience
- ADA Coordinator
- Administrators
- AT Specialists
- Caregivers
- Consumers/Individuals with Disabilities
- Consultants/Trainers
- Disability Services
- Educators
- Faculty/Instructors - Higher Education
- Family Members
- Government/Non-Profit Agencies
- Speech-Language Pathologist
- Transition Coordinator
- Vocational Rehabilitation
Experience Level
Introductory
Primary Life Cycle Addressed
Higher Education
Session Delivery Format
In-person presentation with recording
Course Schedule
This course was given at the ATIA 2022 Conference on Friday, Jan 28: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM (EST)
Continuing Education Credits
For Satisfactory Completion and Continuing Education information, please visit: ATIA Learning Center CEUs
This course is offered for the following CE Provider Credits:
ACVREP; AOTA; IACET
For: 0.10 CEU Units or 1.0 CEU Hours.
ASHA CE Information: Recorded Session
Start date of ASHA CEUs offering: June 15, 2022. This course was offered for 0.05 ASHA CEUs. (Introductory level.)
End date of ASHA CEUs offering: April 30, 2023
This course was approved by CRCC for CRC CEUs and was included in the ATIA CRC Transition & Workplace Accessibility Series (2023-2024). This series offering was available from March 20, 2023, through March 19, 2024.
Speaker/s:
Kelly Ligon, M.Ed.
Center on Transition Innovations at Virginia Commonwealth University, Research and Demonstration Associate
Biography
Kelly Ligon is a Research and Demonstration Associate for the Center on Transition Innovations at Virginia Commonwealth University. She has been a Virginia Commonwealth University faculty member since 2000. Kelly provides training and technical assistance, scholarship, research, and demonstration in the field of special education at the local, state, and national level.
Relevant Financial Relationship: Yes
Salary from employment.
Relevant Non-Financial Relationship: No