Academic Disability Accommodations at College
What They Are and Why They Change
Why do you need to watch this webinar now?
You've spent years advocating for your student. Their plan includes accommodations that you think are important to their success.
What you need to know is that these supports may not be available to your student in college. You and your student may decide to keep them anyway, or you may decide that (as the research shows), the focus of their transition planning should shift to teaching them strategies and paring back those accommodations to give them better preparation for college.
Whatever decision you make, it needs to be made on the facts.
But the information you're getting from others about what accommodations are and aren't approved at college is wrong.
How do I know?
I've been working in college disability services (DS) offices for 25+ years. I keep active in my professional community and keep up with research and policy changes I can share both real-time insight and national trends.
Many of the folks you're getting advice from have never worked in a college DS office. They think they know what's happening, but they're missing important nuances in how accommodations are handled, and sometimes they're flat-out wrong.
I've been inside the offices where the decisions are made. I'm the one reviewing documentation, confirming it meets the university’s standards, and recommending which accommodations should be approved. While others may speak from related roles or past experience, I bring an insider’s view of how colleges actually make these calls. I also keep current in my professional community so I have knowledge of trends in DS offices across the country, and I stay updated on the research.
That's why I'm the go-to expert on college transition. I present at conferences and for school districts all over the country. That's why I'm the author of three editions of the go-to resource - Seven Steps to College Success: A Pathway for Students with Disabilities.
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Why do you need to know about this now?
Preparing students for a successful transition to college requires an accurate understanding of what college does and does not provide. Waiting until college is around the corner means missing key opportunities to prepare. Start now, while there’s still time to build the right foundation.
IEPs written in high school should help students develop the skills they will need to manage the demands in the absence of certain supports. For planning to be effective, you need to have an accurate sense of what they might receive and what is unlikely to be available.
Your student should graduate confident that they are ready. If you wait too long to learn the realities of the college environment, your student’s plan may not include the preparation they truly need.
What You'll Learn in the Course
This webinar takes a deeper look at academic accommodations and includes real-life examples of college disability services registration forms and processes.
- How college disability services offices operate
- Why changes in prevailing laws mean some supports students had in high school won’t be available in college
- What students must do to request accommodations
- Why some students may not be found eligible for accommodations
- What accommodations are commonly approved, which ones are not, and why
- A step-by-step example of a real college’s registration process
- What registration forms actually ask students to explain about their disability and accommodations
- Additional responsibilities students may have in managing accommodations that they haven’t had to handle before
- Accommodations without modifications- why colleges provide accommodations without modifications, the difference between them, and how misunderstanding the difference leads to false expectations about support
- Distinctions between accommodations that are considered reasonable (which colleges provide) and modifications that change class and program expectations (which they don’t)
COURSE WEBINAR
$14.99
What's included?
- 1 hour video on academic accommodations at college
- Detailed handouts from the video you can download
Worried you don't know as much as you should about the accommodations available at college?
This webinar will answer all of your questions.
Find out if your student has to give up accommodations if they attend a highly-selective school.
Learn whether private colleges provide more or better accommodations than public ones.
Discover which accommodations are offered at college and which ones aren’t.
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Elizabeth Hamblet
Elizabeth C. Hamblet has worked both ends of the college transition. She began her career as a high school special education teacher and then began working at the college level in the late 1990s. She is now at her third university, where she helps students with time management, organization, reading, and study skills.
In 2008, Hamblet began offering programs to families and professionals on transition to college for students with disabilities, speaking locally and at national conferences. In addition to being a requested presenter, she is also a contributing writer for Disability Compliance for Higher Education, a journal for higher education disability professionals. Her work has also appeared in the Journal of College Admission, Teaching Exceptional Children, ADDitude Magazine, Attention, Raising Teens, and Career Development for Exceptional Individuals, and on platforms like Understood.org and ADDitudemag.com.
Hamblet is the author of From High School to College: Steps to Success for Students with Disabilities, published by the Council for Exceptional Children, and a laminated guide on college transition, available from National Professional Resources. The newest edition of her book will be out mid-2022.
Reviews
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Top Rated
Sandra Patterer
DSO Pro
Elizabeth Hamblet knows the ins and outs of transitioning from a high school 504 or IEP to the College DSO Office and she shares it all in this informative webinar. From how accommodations change and what types are available to how to prep for college success (hint: register with the DSO on day 1!), this video has it all. Plus, Elizabeth is always willing to answer questions directly. If you have ever wondered about the disability process in college, this webinar a must see!
Beth Cato
Comprehensive discussion regarding college accommodations
This webinar does an excellent job of addressing the complex, often frustrating topic of transitioning a disabled student from high school into the vastly different realm of college. The main body of the webinar is in an hour-long video, and that's followed by many short segments that address specifics concerns of parents and students. There is also a compilation of helpful links to online resources as well as supplementary videos on YouTube.
Donna Sabel
Academic Accommodations at College presentation
This webinar contains extremely useful information for parents and students preparing for the transition to college. The content presents clearly the differences between services that a student received while in HS and what can be expected in college. Knowing the new parameters of what can be expected will make the transition much smoother for a student. In addition to the main content, there are handouts and links to videos that can be found on the You Tube channel for free, but they are organized for you in this format which I find to be extremely useful/helpful. I am so impressed with the volume of information provided at such a low cost.
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