2004 Summer Pre-College
Programs for Students with Disabilities
http://www.asdk12.org/depts/step/disability/documents/2004SummerPreCollege.pdf
HEATH staff members have compiled this list as a resource for students with disabilities
who are seeking ways to prepare for college and enhance college performance.
Colleges not listed here may also have summer pre-college programs, but may limit
admission to those students who have been admitted to that college.
Designing IEP Transition Plans
http://ericec.org/digests/e598.html
The 1997 amendments to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
emphasized that students with disabilities are to be prepared for employment
and independent living and that specific attention is to be paid to the
secondary education they receive. The law also requires coordinated and
documented planning. Early and meaningful transition planning, which actively
involves students and their families, has a positive influence on students'
post-school success and independence. This digest describes the process of
designing quality IEP transition plans.
Financial Aid for Students with
Disabilities, 2004 Edition
http://www.asdk12.org/depts/step/disability/documents/Fin_aid2004.pdf
HEATH's annual revision of this popular resource
guide is now available. The 2003 edition contains
completely updated and revised information to help individuals with
disabilities to seek
and obtain financial assistance for post secondary
education. The guide describes federal financial aid programs, state
vocational rehabilitation
services, and regional and local sources. A listing
of nationally awarded grants and a pre-college checklist to organize
the search for funds
complete the guide.
Financial Aid for Students with Learning
Disabilities
http://www.asdk12.org/depts/step/disability/documents/FactSheet4.pdf
There are simply too few LD-specific scholarships
and the amounts awarded are too small,
for the acquisition of these awards to be central
to any college financing strategy. Instead,
students with LD’s should
focus their efforts where they are most likely
to produce results.
Getting Ready for College: Advising High
School Students with Learning Disabilities
http://www.asdk12.org/depts/step/disability/documents/GettingReady.pdf
Increasing numbers of students with learning disabilities are enrolling in two-
and four-year colleges and universities. Since 1985, among first-time,
full-time freshmen who reported having any disability, the percentage of those
with learning disabilities doubled from 15 percent to 32 percent. Currently
nearly a third of all freshmen with disabilities report having learning
disabilities.
Helping students assess
their readiness for post secondary education
http://www.asdk12.org/depts/step/disability/documents/Article9.pdf
This article presents a review of the literature about the transitional needs
of students with disabilities to higher education, discusses the challenges
these students face, and introduces a tool that is being piloted to address
these areas of concern.
Post secondary Education
Options
http://www.ldaamerica.org/aboutld/adults/post_secondary/post_secondary.asp
This Information Sheet from LDA-America discusses
a wide array of post secondary education options exists for all students,
including students with learning
disabilities.
Post secondary Students
with Disabilities: Enrollment, Services and Persistence
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2000092
This Stats in Brief uses information from students
and from post secondary institutions to describe the characteristics
of students with disabilities and
the types of services institutions provide. The
report draws on a number of different National Center of Educational
Statistics data sources.
Report of the National Reading Panel:
Teaching Children to Read
http://www.ldonline.org/ld_indepth/reading/teaching_children_to_read.html
One of the most significant outcomes of the
Panel’s work is that the
methodology they used suggests a set of
guidelines to define what high quality,
scientific research is in the field of reading.
This Web section from LDOnline reviews the
report.
Selecting A College for Students with
Learning Disabilities or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
http://ericec.org/digests/e620.html
Students with learning disabilities (LD) or attention
deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) approach
the transition from high school to college with an
array of learning strengths and needs. They need
to understand their own abilities and guide
their own transition planning by looking at various
post secondary options. If college is the path
chosen, investigating post secondary programs
to find the right match is a crucial step.
Teaching College Students with Learning
Disabilities
http://ericec.org/digests/e618.html
At the college level, issues in educating students with disabilities are often
different than those affecting K-12 education, and the instructional climate is
changing. Taken together, these trends call for a more systematic method of
accommodating diverse learning needs. This digest presents the issues and
offers a practical approach to improving instruction for students with learning
disabilities (LD).
Young Adults with Learning Disabilities
and Other Special Needs
http://www.asdk12.org/depts/step/disability/documents/YoungAdults.pdf
This resource paper provides information about
post secondary programs for young adults with substantial learning disabilities
and other special needs. The
paper has been written in response to inquiries
to HEATH from professionals and parents.
Key Web sites for this Subtopic
HEATH Resource Center
http://www.heath-resource-center.org/
Information exchange about educational support
services, policies, and procedures at post secondary learning institutions.
National Center on Secondary Education
and Transition (NCSET)
http://www.ncset.org/
The National Center on Secondary Education and Transition seeks to increase the
capacity of national, state and local agencies and organizations to improve
secondary education and transition results for youth with disabilities and
their families.
Students.gov
http://www.students.gov/
This is a student gateway to the U.S. government, delivering government
information and services across student campuses and around the world.
