From: Joe Tag, Elizabeth/Union, NJ
July 23rd, 2003
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I have found that I can make friends of older (peers)
in my evening college classes at Kean University.
I have been taking Freshman level and Sophomore
level classes, and I have failed College Algebra 3 times.
I fear that I must drop-out of college for two (2) years.
The support from my university’s LD support program,
Project Excel refused to grant me entry and service because
my reports were too old. NJ-Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Services does *NOT* re-test for LD. ( My original diagnoisis in
1st grade was Dysgraphia.) Math homework is still a “bear” .
I myself, still have some Social-Skills problems, but I am working
through them; and am in therapy.
I look forward to your notes, here at this site. Thanks for your attention.
/signed/ Joe Tag
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Re: Adults with LD, support etc., and local colleges/univ.
I know who to contact at my University. It is that Project Excel program at Kean University. I’ll let a Grad. Student do the test, not an Undergrad., though. They raised tuition, also, at Kean U. Roughly $225.00 including fees, for 1 credit!!!! I need a better job than what I have. Thanks.
Take care.
Re: testing for ld
[quote=”Anonymous”]:D I had the same problem. I tried calling Linda Mood Bell, Davis, and other ld special programs, and all of them wanted me to shell out $1,000 tp $2000 for a test. I am from a working poor background and I couldn’t afford that. After years of research and 6 years of undergrad without assistance. I ran across the psychology department at George Washington University who offered ld testing occuring to my income ( which came out to be a little bit over $100.) I finally got retested but I got the accomodations I needed for my last semester of college. My advice is to contact your local college and university psychology department and ask about diagnostic testing for learning disabilities. Ask more than one person in the department because sometimes the secretary and other personnel are not aware of programs in their own department!
Good luck[/b][/quote]
From: Joe Tag — See my note. Thanks.
Re: Adults with LD, support etc., and local colleges/univ.
joe tag, i wouldn’t fret because the price to get tested is worse at other states. In Georgia, I have to pay $500 to get tested.
local/college
[quote=”jkm”]joe tag, i wouldn’t fret because the price to get tested is worse at other states. In Georgia, I have to pay $500 to get tested.[/quote] :roll:
In Georgia, I didn’t pay for my testing… I went to the vocational Rehab asked to by tested for a LD as a job save
Vocational Rehab will pay for your test as its pertaining to getting or keep a job… I guess that’s why they are part of the Labor Department
Re: local/college
:roll:
In Georgia, I didn’t pay for my testing… I went to the vocational Rehab asked to be tested for a LD as a job save
Vocational Rehab will pay for your test as long as its pertaining to getting or keep a job… I guess that’s why they are part of the Labor Department
Even if your in College you can ask for help to get job while in college or just to have the documentation to obtain accommodation for furture employment.
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Re: local/college
[quote=”char”]:roll:
In Georgia, I didn’t pay for my testing… I went to the vocational Rehab asked to be tested for a LD as a job save
Vocational Rehab will pay for your test as long as its pertaining to getting or keep a job… I guess that’s why they are part of the Labor Department
Even if your in College you can ask for help to get job while in college or just to have the documentation to obtain disablity accommodation for furture employment.
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Well,
Some cities and states have just a certain amount of funding for ld testing. Here in memphis, Tn. the vocational rehab is making solely severly disabled people thier priority and are not helping people with ld testing at all. I personally cannot get mad at such a thing because if you are a person who is severly mentally disabled or physically disabled and can get assistance through vocational rehab, then more power to you!
However, sometimes this whole eing an adult with an ld thing can be a frustrating mess. But, when there is a will there is a way, you know?
Check with your insurance
Sometime depend on the kind of insurance you have, they might cover for the testing. You would just pay the co-pay for each visit. The cost for my testing was about $1200. When I got the report of the testing, the result was I need to get Attention for Attention Deficit Disorder and I displayed learning disability in the areas of reading, written language and oral language. Looking back, I noticed that I have troubling in understanding what I read and my spelling was bad. I didnt know that was a learning disability or what ADD was until i did some research on it. I am in college right now and it is alway a struggle.
Thanks,
K.D. :)
:D I had the same problem. I tried calling Linda Mood Bell, Davis, and other ld special programs, and all of them wanted me to shell out $1,000 tp $2000 for a test. I am from a working poor background and I couldn’t afford that. After years of research and 6 years of undergrad without assistance. I ran across the psychology department at George Washington University who offered ld testing occuring to my income ( which came out to be a little bit over $100.) I finally got retested but I got the accomodations I needed for my last semester of college. My advice is to contact your local college and university psychology department and ask about diagnostic testing for learning disabilities. Ask more than one person in the department because sometimes the secretary and other personnel are not aware of programs in their own department!
Good luck[/b]