Reasonable Accommodations

US Students With Disabilities Afforded Equality

Writing in VOA*, Char Freedberg, writes about the impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on higher education and the importance of reasonable accommodations.

To read the full article, visit “US Students With Disabilities Afforded Equality”

A related article is “Americans With Disabilities Act Turns 30”

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Why You Should Register For Disability Accommodations at College

Research shows that use of accommodations is one of the factors correlated with success at college for students with disabilities. Research also shows the numerous reasons students don’t register with disability service offices. To address this, in a recent blog post,learning specialist, Elizabeth Hamlet encourages students with learning disabilities or ADHD to register for accommodations with their schools disability services office even if they don’t think they will need them. She encourages students to consider how accommodations might help them and keep an open mind.

The complete post is at: Why You Should Register For Disability Accommodations at College. (https://www.ldadvisory.com/register-disability-accommodations-college/)

A PDF of the information is available at https://www.ldadvisory.com/wp-content/uploads/Why-You-Should-Register-for-Disability-Accommodations-at-College.pdf

Elizabeth Hamblet is a consultant, speaker and a learning specialist at Columbia University, where she helps students with time management, organization, reading, and study skills.

How to Get Accommodations at School

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.