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First steps
• Discover your student’s interests
• Discuss realistic future academic goals
• Complete College Entrance Exams
– Accuplacer and TABE
– SAT and ACT
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College programs
• Research programs that match interests
- Certificate vs Degree program
- Online vs Traditional Classroom
• Schedule campus tours
• Meet with the Office for Students with
Disabilities
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High school vs. College
• High School: You are entitled to support and services.
• Entitled: legal right or a just claim to receive or do
something.
• College: You are eligible for support and services if you
ask for them.
• Eligible: Having the right to obtain something if you
satisfy certain conditions.
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Important Reminders
• There are no IEPs in college
• Students are responsible for:
• Providing documentation of and disclosing their
disability to be eligible for accommodations
• Regularly advocating for their needs throughout the
term
• This level of advocacy will extend beyond the classroom
and into the student’s home and community.
IDEA (Entitlement) ADA and Section 504 (Eligibility)
Covers students in K-12 Covers students in post-secondary institutions
Free and Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) in the least restrictive environment guaranteed to student
Equal access is granted to student who must be “otherwise qualified” to enter college without consideration of disability
School must identify student with a disability
Student must self-identify to disability services provider
School develops Individualized Education Plan (IEP) for student
No IEP for student, and no formal special education services available
School responsible for testing and evaluating student with disability
Student must provide documentation as defined by the college. Postsecondary institutions do not evaluate or diagnose student
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Important reminders
• Collected from the Academic Success
Program for Students with LD/ADHD
• www.unc.edu/asp
IDEA ADA and Section 504
IEP team determines necessary supports as well as modifications to curriculum student will need
Student responsible to meet with disability service providers to discuss needs and request accommodations. No modification to curriculum
Classroom teachers receive a copy of IEP and have a thorough understanding of student’s disability
Professor provided with official notice from Disability Service provider regarding student’s need for accommodation. No diagnostic data included unless provided by student
Teachers and parents advocate for academic needs of student
Student advocates for own academic needs
Collected from the Academic Success Program for Students with LD/ADHD www.unc.edu/asp
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Planning for college
• Setting realistic academic expectations
- define success and failure
• Discuss a timeframe to measure
achievement
• Obtain academic supports
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Common Transition Challenges
• Being unprepared for independent living
responsibilities
• Managing free time
• Being overwhelmed by workload
• Initiating new social networks
• Missing support from parents
• Disclosing disability & understanding of
accommodations needed in school or workplace
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Cle support services
• Academic Support
– Tutoring; executive functioning coaching; coaching in
advocacy & accessing accommodations
• Career Development
– Pre-employment skills, job acquisition, job coaching
• Independent Living Skills
– Household organization, meal preparation, hygiene,
community access, financial literacy etc
• Social Development
– Building relationships, perspective taking, enhancing
conversation skills
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Cle Summer
Exploration
June 21st -July 11th
• Take classes on Auraria Campus geared toward
college readiness or career development
• Live in dorms to experience residential life
• Develop new social networks and participate in
social activities
• Build skills in:
– College or career writing and communication skills
– Navigating a college campus & community
– Managing independent living skills
– Self advocacy
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Nadine Balabanoff
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Questions & contact information
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