Annie sat down with Adrienne Frumberg (Lighthouse Guidance) and Scot Marken (EdRedefined) to go over two important topics as students prepare to head to college in the fall: Topic 1: Maintaining/Finding Healthcare & Mental Health Providers: What To Do If You Are Going to College Topic 2: College Accommodations: How To Use Them & What […]
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Requesting Accommodations in College
Annie sat down with Adrienne Frumberg (Lighthouse Guidance) and Scot Marken (EdRedefined) to talk about what students should be doing to request accommodations in college. The summer is a good time to request accommodations for the fall for first year students, and it’s a good time for returning students to think about how things went […]
Where are Students with Physical Disabilities and Health Conditions Going to College?
Where are the students you support who have physical disabilities and/or health conditions going to college? This is a question I get a lot. The answer is simple –EVERYWHERE. The best school for a student with physical disability and/or health condition is the one they research, vet, and select. All colleges are required to provide […]
Help Hope Live: Medical Fundraising to Support Students
Annie Tulkin, sat down with Sonny Mullen, Director of Outreach for Help Hope Live. Help Hope Live supports medical need fundraising. Annie supports a number of students who have a hard time financing their needs for durable medical equipment, assistive technology, personal care attendants, and more. After meeting Sonny at a Reeve Foundation Summit and […]
Preparing Students with Disabilities to Connect with Faculty Members: A Conversation with Dr. Mary Hums
Annie Tulkin sat down with Dr. Mary Hums a Professor of Sport Administration at the University of Louisville. Mary has been a professor for 30 + years. She is also a person with the physical disability. Annie and Mary talked through: The best way for a student to disclose their disability to a professor and […]
A Chat with Lorraine Woodward: Becoming Rentable
Annie invited Lorraine Woodward from Becoming Rentable to chat about her company which is a listing platform that evaluates short term rentals based on accessibility related to a wide range of needs. Lorraine shared her experience as a wheelchair user who had a challenging time trying to finding accessible housing for college tours, vacations, and […]
Luna Fera: A Journey to College
Annie Tulkin chats with her former client, Luna Fera, a first year student at the University of Oregon (UO). Luna received the Neilsen Foundation scholarship to support her education at UO. Annie and Luna had been working together for nearly two years prior to Luna heading to college. They discussed Luna’s college search process and […]
A Conversation with Chaz Hayden
Annie Tulkin sat down for a chat with Chaz Hayden to talk about his novel “The First Thing About You,” in which the main character, Harris, is a 15 year old boy with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) who is navigating moving from California to New Jersey, entering a new school, and hiring a new nurse. […]
College Opportunities and Success for Students with Disabilities- Webinar Recording
On October 18th I had the pleasure of presenting alongside Scot Marken (EdRedefined) to the Bergen County Special Services School District. We discussed the options and opportunities for students with different disabilities including: ASD, LD, I/DD, physical disabilities, health conditions, and mental health conditions. We also looked at the differences between accommodations in high school […]
ABLE Accounts and Funding for College
“How will we pay for college and personal care?” “Can I use a 529 account to pay for personal care attendant services?” These are just a few of the questions that I get from from the families of students with physical disabilities and health conditions. I understand who confusing finding the answers to these questions […]