•Build and maintain a support network both on and off campus. This is especially important if you are living away from home. Check with the Disability Service Office for on-campus support groups for students with disabilities. Connect with the local advocacy group for your disability. Find out about other on-campus groups that support your interests—drama, music, sports or student government, for example.
For more information and suggestions about thriving in a post-secondary environment, check out the Canadian Mental Health Association publication Your Education—Your Future (cmha.ca/youreducation). For disability service office contacts
and specific information for Alberta post-secondary educational institutions, check out alis.alberta.ca.