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Articles, Publications and Resources About College Education
For Students With Developmental and Other Disabilities

 

Articles & Publications:

  • ACT Testing Accommodations – College Entrance Testing
    If your child will need ACT testing accommodations, it is important to begin as early as possible laying the documentation trail. Many college entrance exams require an application process that involves documentation of both a history of a disability and a history of accommodations in the classroom.
  • Charting a Course After High School (Education Week – 3/13/09)
    The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act calls for schools to help students develop a plan that will carry them to college or the workplace, but the requirement remains a challenge for familes and educators alike.
    Patti's Comment: This article frustrates me because it is so sad and so true. Schools still do a poor job of transition planning for students with disabilities.
  • College Savings for Students with Special Needs (Special Needs Answers – 1/5/10)  Helping Students with Asperger's Syndrome Navigate the College Experience
    Faced with the increasing cost of higher education, students and their families must begin saving for college from an early age — often from birth. 
  • Helping Students with Asperger's Syndrome Navigate the College Experience (6/1/2011)
    Students with Asperger’s Syndrome (AS) are arriving on college campuses in greater numbers. While the reason for this increase can be debated, the need to develop skills to work with these students cannot be. Advisors – whether professional or faculty – can play a significant role in helping these students realize success both inside and outside the classroom.

Resources: (Websites and Blogs)

  • Fulbright Greece – Individuals with Disabilities
    The Fulbright Foundation in Greece is committed to opening up all scholarship programs to the broadest possible audience of potential candidates. This includes all individuals – students, researchers, faculty staff members, artists, and teachers – with a disability.
  • Think College
    Doors to colleges are opening for people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities in many different ways all over the country. This website is designed to share what is currently going on, provide resources and strategies, let you know about training events, and give you ways to talk to others.
  • Think College For Your Child With Special Needs (Friendship Circle Blog – 9/13/12)
    I have to admit, I have been giddy ever since I began researching college opportunities for children with special needs.  How exciting!  We have always told our 13-yr old daughter with Down syndrome she would be going to college some day, but it was one of those hopeful comments where I wasn’t really sure it would ever be a reality. No more!
  • Transition to College
    Information and resources on college options for students with intellectual disabilities