Students with Learning Disabilities Must Seek Out College Accommodations
Matthew Hart says he sees it all the time: Students with learning disabilities feel if they have survived high school, what could go wrong in college? “They don’t see it until they get to that college...
View ArticleCollege Students with Learning Disabilities Participate in Volunteer Program
College Living Experience (CLE), a national organization founded to help students with special learning needs achieve post-secondary education and independent-living skills, today announced for the...
View ArticleTransitioning into College with ADHD
by Lois Gilman - Shortly before Aaron Wolf arrived at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts four years ago, he was diagnosed with attention deficit disorder (ADD ADHD). At first, he ignored...
View ArticleStrategies for College Students with ADHD
by Elizabeth Ahmann - The first week of a new school year is exciting and busy: moving in, adjusting to a new schedule, and making new friends or connecting with old. Even the start of the second...
View ArticleCollege Program for Students with Learning Disabilities Gets Grant
Notre Dame is that rare college with high graduation rates for students with learning disabilities. by Karen Farkas - Notre Dame College’s Academic Support Center, which helps students with learning...
View ArticlePreparing Students with Learning Disabilities for Self-Advocacy in College
Learning disabled students often need accommodations to succeed academically, but they arrive at college unprepared to explain their needs to school administrators and professors. Self advocacy...
View ArticleBeing different is main reason students refuse disability services in college
by James Richards - Learning disorders present major challenges to students achieving their goals, whether academic or professional. But many students with learning disabilities don’t seek help....
View ArticleHow to get accommodations for learning disabilities in college
by Susan Yellin - The car is packed, you’ve synced your phone and downloaded new music for the drive ahead. You’ve even logged in to the online bookstore to order the semester’s required textbooks. But...
View ArticleColleges provide supports for students with learning disabilities
by Nathan Denette - Samuel Pereira was diagnosed with a learning disability when he was eight, but as he aged and his workload increased so, too, did his challenges in the classroom. “One of my issues...
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