College and College Prep
More and more students with learning disabilities are enrolling in college and universities. And more and more higher education institutions are offering support programs for students with LD. Here we’ve assembled information to assist in the planning and selection process, plus lots of advice on creating a successful post-secondary education experience.
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The Why, When, What, and How of Disclosure in an Academic Setting, After High School
When you go to college or other education, after high school, should you tell them about your learning disability? This article will help you decide when and how to disclose your disability to obtain accommodations.
Top Ten Things to Think About as You Prepare for Your Transition to Adulthood
Make a plan for your transition from school to college. Some things to think about include 1) Know your disability. 2) Know your needs. 3) Weigh your postsecondary options. 4) Handle college entrance exams. 5) Document your disability. 6) Be your own advocate.7) Manage your time and 8) Handle your own mistakes.
A Report from the National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities*
Keys to Success: Attitude, Self-Advocacy
How can you help high school students get ready for post-secondary education? Review these recommendations from the Department of Education and find out what to do. Help your students understand their disabilities. In the college settings, students have to explain their disabilities to their professors well enough to obtain accommodations. By high school graduation, they need to take responsibility for their own success, have computer skills, and be able to manage their time.
Creating Options: 2007 Financial Aid for Individuals with Disabilities
Find the funds to go to college. Parents and potential students, read this guide authored by HEATH Resource Center, an online clearinghouse on postsecondary education for individuals with disabilities. Read about the basics of federal and private financial aid. Learn the important details of vocational rehabilitation, social security, and disability-specific funding sources.
How does a student's rights and responsibilities change when they move from highschool to post-secondary education? Read these questions and answers from the Department of Education to find out.
Learn about your legal rights and responsibilities for accommodations on the job, disclosure of your disability, documentation of your disability, and many other issues that come up after graduating high school.
Questions to Ask Colleges About Assistive Technology Resources
It is important that students with disabilities consider accommodations that colleges provide, including assistive technology (AT) devices and services. This Info Brief highlights differences between the availability of AT in the K-12 environment and college setting, poses questions related to AT that students should consider when selecting a college, and offers links to resources about AT and support networks of interest to prospective college students with disabilities.
College or Training Programs: How to Decide
If you are a high school student with an IEP who is trying to figure out whether to go to college or other post-secondary education, this article is for you. It tells you the options available and gives you guidance on how to use your IEP to prepare for them.
Ten Tips That May Help Ease Your Child's Transition To Adulthood
A study of 26 students with LD and ADHD, who used the VCU Supported-Education Model, is summarized. Students received intensive education supports such as an Individualized Academic Support Plan.
Graduate Motivated, Even with Learning Disabilities
Building the Bridge Between Community College and Work For Students with Learning Disabilities
Ellen Carter Woodbridge - Mentor Teacher
Ellen Carter Woodbridge, a learning specialist, in the Disability Support services at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. In 1999 she brought her skills to the Disability Seaport Services (DSS) program at GWU.
Ellen began working at GW in 1983 as an instructor in the English Department, and then became the Assistant Academic Coordinator for the Athletic Department.
Meeting the Challenges of Maintaining Confidence as a Learner
Age of Majority: Preparing Your Child for Making Good Choices
At the age of majority (age 18-21 in most states), educational rights are transferred from parent to child. In special education, the child becomes responsible for IEP and graduation decisions. This article teaches parents to help their children make decisions. Young adults can discover how to use their new legal rights.
School-University Partnerships in Special Education Field Experiences: A National Descriptive Study
Customizing Technology Solutions for College Students with Learning Disabilities
Requesting Academic Accommodations
When to speak up? What to say? And to whom? College students with disabilities must answer these questions as part of developing the self-advocacy skills important for succeeding. Learn more about the typical attitudes a student may encounter on campus, and help rehearse the best response strategy: a self-advocate's good communication skills.
