On 2/12/20, Elizabeth Hamblet and I hosted a Twitter chat: “Accepted: Preparing Students with Disabilities for College Success”. So many great questions were asked and tips were shared. In this recap, I’ve included some of the takeaways from the chat and links to the resources. If you want to review the whole chat, go to […]
Category: Health Conditions
How Can Students with Health Conditions Successfully Navigate the College Transition?
When Kaylee entered college, her dual diagnoses of anxiety and migraine disorder came with her. Like many students, she was unaware that she was eligible for accommodations. In high school she had a 504 Plan, but she rarely used her accommodations, and it didn’t come up in conversations with her college counselor. However, her college […]
Addressing Health Conditions and Physical Disabilities
This article was first published in the October-November 2019 edition of Insights, the newsletter of the Independent Educational Consultants Association. Transitioning to college can present challenges for all students: living away from home for the first time and with roommates, finding their way around a largely unfamiliar campus, and navigating new social and academic interactions. […]
Tips for Transitioning to College with a Mobility Impairment
When students with mobility impairments transition to college, there is a lot to consider beyond academic accommodations and campus accessibility. Through my work providing college transition support for students with physical disabilities and health conditions and my experience as a university administrator, I have learned to initiate conversations about the following areas: housing accommodations, Personal […]
Requesting Accommodations in College
For most students, the process of transitioning to college is straightforward. However, students with disabilities – including physical disabilities, chronic health conditions, mental health conditions, learning disabilities and ADD/ADHD – have additional considerations leading up to move-in day. In the K-12 setting, students with disabilities are provided with accommodations by the school under the Individuals […]
When Students with Health Conditions Transition to College
I was excited for the opportunity to share my work with the Beyond Booksmart audience. Beyond Booksmart provides a wealth of information related to parenting high schoolers and college aged students. The piece addresses steps that parents and students with disabilities can take to ensure a successful transition to college. The piece was originally published here. Students with […]
How Students With Disabilities, and Their Parents, Need To Prepare for College
I was excited for the opportunity to share my work with the Grown and Flown audience. Grown and Flown provides a wealth of information related to parenting high schoolers and college aged students. The piece addresses steps that parents and students with disabilities can take to ensure a successful transition to college. The piece was originally […]
Transitioning to College with an Eating Disorder
Recently, I’ve been getting a lot of questions about how best to support students with eating disorders in their college transition. It’s important to note that eating disorders are considered a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), because eating disorders “substantially limit one or more major life activity” (How to Determine if a […]
Campus Housing for Students with Health Conditions and Physical Disabilities
Students with physical disabilities and health conditions may require housing accommodations in order to be able to live on campus. Most universities have a separate processing for requesting housing based on a disability or medical need. This process typically takes place before the housing selection process. You should contact the Disability Support Office and Housing […]
Planning for College Tours-Tips for Students with Health Conditions and Physical Disabilities
For many students the process of planning for a college tour is as simple as selecting the college and signing up for the tour. However, for students with physical disabilities and health conditions there may be a few more steps. Below I’ve outlined a few considerations for students with physical disabilities and students with health […]