In person college tours are on hold during the COVID-19 pandemic, but that does not mean that students need to stop exploring colleges! Students and families can try out “virtual tours,” a number of which also include virtual reality options (get your VR headset ready!). Virtual tours for a number of colleges can be accessed […]
Category: Health Conditions
Recording: “Effective Consultant Collaboration in the College Process to Support Students with Physical Disabilities & Health Conditions”
Watch the recording of the conversation that Adrienne Frumberg, Founder of Lighthouse Guidance had with Annie Tulkin, Director and Founder of Accessible College. Background: Adrienne Frumberg, Founder of Lighthouse Guidance connected with Annie Tulkin, Director and Founder of Accessible College when she started working with the student with a physical disability. Adrienne recognized that she had the expertise to support […]
Webinar Recording: College Preparation for Students with Health Conditions and Physical Disabilities
Adrienne Frumberg, Founder, Lighthouse Guidance NYC and Annie Tulkin, Founder and Director, Accessible College hosted a webinar on March 30, 2020. The webinar, College Preparation for Students with Health Conditions and Physical Disabilities, covered the college application process, including timelines, and essays. We also discussed the differences between accommodations in high school and college, documenting accommodations, […]
COVID-19 and College Accommodations
I’ve got COVID-19 on the brain! Like most of you I’m consumed by the news. I’ve been coming across articles/opinion pieces that deal with topics related to health conditions/disabilities, accommodations, college, and COVID-19. I’m starting what I’m calling a “Lit Review Lite,” to give a brief overview of these pieces. It occurs to me that the […]
Twitter Chat Recap “Accepted: Preparing Students with Disabilities for College Success”
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 […]
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 […]