A qualitative study, using the journals of 22 university students with disabilities, was conducted in order to learn more about their transitioning process and success in college. Findings include identification of the skills, abilities, and knowledge that college students with disabilities perceived as contributing to their transition to and success in college. The following major themes were identified. College students with disabilities (a) are insightful and reflective regarding their transition and postsecondary needs, (b) are college students first and foremost, (c) want and need access to disability-related knowledge, (d) want opportunities to develop the skills necessary to become self-determined adults, and (e) need opportunities to explore boundaries. If students with disabilities are to receive the kinds of educational opportunities and supports they deem important, more emphasis must be placed on person-centered planning toward self-determination.
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