Self-Advocacy – Page 2

College Students with Disabilities Must Know Their Rights and Responsibilities

The importance of students knowing their responsibilities and rights has been discussed in different ways, here at WinAhead’s World. However, the topic is an important one and worth revisiting now and then.

Elizabeth Hamblet an author, consultant and a learning specialist at Columbia University, has written an informative and useful blog post about what college students with disabilities need to know. It’s worth reading. “College Students with Disabilities Must Know Their Rights and Responsibilities”

Elizabeth’s main website LDAdvisory.com, has resources and information for families and students, college students and more. Her blog may be found at: https://echamblet.wixsite.com/ldadvisory

DREAM Shares Advice for College Students with Disabilities

DREAM (Disability Rights, Education Activism, and Mentoring), is a national organization for and by college students with disabilities. DREAM is open to higher education students of all types, including graduate students, part-time students, and those who are auditing higher education courses. It is open to students of all ages with any kind of disability.

DREAM has just released new video – advice for college students by college students.

DREAM is supported by our sponsoring organization, the National Center for College Students with Disabilities (NCCSD), which is based at the Association on Higher Education And Disability (AHEAD).

Department of Education Releases New Transition Guide

The U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, has just released a new guide to assist students with disabilities transition from high school to postsecondary education and/or employment.

The guide, “A Transition Guide to Postsecondary Education and Employment for Students and Youth with Disabilities,” (January, 2017), is available at:
https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/transition/products/postsecondary-transition-guide-2017.pdf