Lance Harrop, Director Disablity Resources, ASU Downtown campus

KC, IIC Participant

Barbra, IIC Parent

Denice Gallagher, IIC Life Coach

Miaka Golden, (Friend ) Linguist

Area #1: Access to Financial Resources.

Area #2: Access to Academic Support.

Area #3: Social Access (e.g. Social Inclusion, providing inclusive community services in higher education etc..).

Area #4: Access to Technology, Services and Facilities.

With such a rapidly and ever-changing technological landscape, it is and will always continue to be a challenge for universities, colleges, training centers etc... to keep up. Certain challenges on a larger scale could be.

The challenge of keeping balance between integration of new technologies and distraction/cluttering the student. The influx of numerous technology and social media platforms should be experimented with and integrated into the classroom but not at the price of cluttering the focus of the students to the point where they become too distracted to learn. Disabled students of course will need to have equal access to these technologies and innovations as well. Therefore certain challenges for institutions of higher learning could be: The challenge of implementing and providing adequate adaptive technology

Challenge # 2: Strengthening Cultural and Global Awareness in Higher and Post-Sec Education in a Globalized World.

Examples of challenges that post-secondary institutions face could be:

The Challenge of remaining global competitive and relevant

Linguistic Depth (strengthening multilingual capabilities)

Boosting Math, Engineering and Science

As it relates to the disabled student population, examples of challenges are:

The challenge of overcoming certain cultural taboos/views regarding certain disabilities and disorders

The challenge of building cultural awareness with in the disabled student population.