Teen Vogue seems like an unlikely source to find practical advice for requesting reasonable accommodations and academic adjustments in high school or college but How to Get Disability Accommodations at School, is just that, a useful, straight-forward guide for high school students preparing for college and students already in college.
Tag: College Students with Disabilities
Helpful Apps for College Students
Sue Ordinetz, has prepared two tip sheets featuring apps that may be helpful to college students with and without disabilities.
Ms. Ordinetz is an Adjunct Professor – Occupational Therapy at American International College.
Apps for Higher Ed Android Apps
For Collegians With Disabilities, Success Linked to Active Participation and Mentoring
A Rutgers study of recent New Jersey college graduates with disabilities has found that students attributed their academic success to a combination of possessing strong personality traits as perseverance and their relationship with a faculty or staff mentor.
Accessing campus accommodations was not a major issue but learning about such help “was not always the smoothest process,” the report noted. The research also determined that students mainly used campus resources for assistance rather than a combination of college and community services. Additionally, investigators examined problems faced by college disability and special services offices, including record-keeping and student-faculty outreach.
To read the full report visit – College Students with Disabilities: What Factors Influence Successful Degree Completion? A Case Study
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