Navigating the Transition from High School to College for Students with Disabilities

Navigating the Transition from High School to College for Students with Disabilities

Author: Meg Grigal

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-07-16

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 1317389158

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Navigating the Transition from High School to College for Students with Disabilities provides effective strategies for navigating the transition process from high school into college for students with a wide range of disabilities. As students with disabilities attend two and four-year colleges in increasing numbers and through expanding access opportunities, challenges remain in helping these students and their families prepare for and successfully transition into higher education. Professionals and families supporting transition activities are often unaware of today’s new and rapidly developing options for postsecondary education. This practical guide offers user-friendly resources, including vignettes, research summaries, and hands-on activities that can be easily implemented in the classroom and in the community and that facilitate strong collaboration between schools and families. Preparation issues such as financial aid, applying for college, and other long-term planning areas are addressed in detail. An accompanying student resource section offers materials for high school students with disabilities that secondary educators, counselors, and transition personnel can use to facilitate exploration and planning discussions. Framing higher education as a possible transition goal for all students with disabilities, Navigating the Transition from High School to College for Students with Disabilities supports the postsecondary interests of more than four million public school students with disabilities.


7 Steps for Success

7 Steps for Success

Author: Elizabeth C. Hamblet

Publisher: Council For Exceptional Children

Published: 2011-01-01

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 0865864675

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The transition from high school is challenging for any student, but for young adults with disabilities, it can be even more difficult. In addition to adjusting to increased academic demands in an environment where there is less structure and support, students have to navigate a disability services system that is very different from the one they knew in high school. But with the proper preparation, students can enjoy success! This practical guide explains how the system for accommodations works, describes students' rights and responsibilities within that system, and employs the voices of seasoned professionals and college students to explain the skills and strategies students should develop while they are in high school to ensure success when they reach college. As a bonus, it also offers answers to questions students with disabilities frequently ask about disclosing their disability in the admissions process.


Guiding Teens with Learning Disabilities

Guiding Teens with Learning Disabilities

Author: Arlyn J. Roffman

Publisher: Princeton Review

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780375764967

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Parents of teens with learning disabilities face a wide range of questions and concerns regarding the education of their children. This guide helps parents as their children shift from teenage life to adulthood.


Transitioning to College: A Guide for Students with Disabilities (2nd Edition)

Transitioning to College: A Guide for Students with Disabilities (2nd Edition)

Author: Elizabeth Hamblet

Publisher: National Professional Resources Inc. / Dude Publishing

Published: 2017-09-01

Total Pages: 6

ISBN-13: 1938539826

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School personnel, parents and high school students with disabilities will all benefit from this new and expanded (6-page) laminated guide by Elizabeth Hamblet. It offers detailed suggestions of ways students with disabilities, with the help of parents and teachers/school staff, can start preparing for the transition to college as early as freshman year of high school. Transitioning to College lists five key areas of preparedness, as identified by researchers. These include: understanding laws that govern how colleges address students with disabilities; understanding the differences between college and high school environments; being aware of college disability services and how to access them; having proper academic preparation for the demands of college work; having the knowledge and self-confidence to advocate for oneself. It also highlights critical elements of three federal laws in which students with disabilities, as well as their families and educators, should be well versed. Referencing the “4 Rs” of college disability services, the author provides an overview of Students’ Rights, Reasonable Accommodations, Responsibilities, Reality. The issue of disability documentation is also covered in significant detail, as are several others.


Preparing Students with Disabilities for College Success

Preparing Students with Disabilities for College Success

Author: Stan F. Shaw

Publisher: Brookes Publishing Company

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781598570168

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College success-put it within reach for students with mild to moderate, non-visible disabilities. This cutting-edge book balances current research with the most practical guidance available on making a smooth transition to college and ensuring the best ac


Transitioning to College

Transitioning to College

Author: Elizabeth C. Hamblet

Publisher: Dude Publishing

Published: 2010-09-30

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781935609322

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Written by Elizabeth C. Hamblet, one of the most respected authorities in the field of "transitioning" for students with disabilities, this reference guide is designed to assist school personnel, parents and students better prepare for a successful adjustment from high school to college. It provides strategies and recommendations to make the transition process smooth and successful, including valuable information on:the laws that govern how colleges address students with disabilities the differences between high school and college education college disability services and how to access them the proper academic preparation needed for college how students can self-advocate for themselvesAn essential resource for every guidance counselor, special education teacher, parent and student with disabilities who is involved in college planning process !!!


Life After High School

Life After High School

Author: Susan Yellin

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers

Published: 2011-03-15

Total Pages: 274

ISBN-13: 085700302X

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*Bronze Medal Winner in the Education / Academic / Teaching Category of the 2011 IPPY Awards* * Bronze Medal Winner in the 2010 BOTYA Awards Education Category * Graduating high school and moving on to further education or the workplace brings with it a whole new set of challenges, and this is especially true for students with disabilities. This useful book provides a complete overview of the issues such students and their families will need to consider, and outlines the key skills they will need in order to succeed once they get there. The authors describe the legal landscape as it applies to students with disabilities in the USA, and how to obtain the proper disability documentation to ensure that the student receives the right support and accommodations in college. Focussing specifically on the issues that affect students with disabilities, they offer advice on everything from dealing with college entrance exams and the college application process, to selecting the right college, visiting the campus, and achieving medical and financial independence away from home. A list of further resources guides students and their families towards additional sources of information and support, and stories of students with disabilities who have made the transition from high school to further education or the workplace are included throughout. This accessible and thoroughly readable book offers help and support to students with disabilities of all kinds, and their families, both before and during the transition to life after high school.