College, Disabilities, and Success: Recent Episodes
Mickie Hayes
Are you the parent of an upcoming high school graduate and new college student with a disability? Is your child planning a college, technical, or trade school higher education? Get an insider’s look from a college Learning Disability Specialist who can help you plan and ask the right questions to Disability Services! Find tips and resources to arrange accommodations and overcome barriers to your future.
According to a recent article in Bloomberglaw.com "Virtual Exam Case Primes Privacy Fight Over College Room Scans" by Skye Witley, a 2022 decision by a district court in Ohio found that electronic room scans mandated by Cleveland State University for students taking virtual tests had violated an individual's 4th Amendment protections regarding reasonable searches. Today's episode examines that local ruling, and the upcoming review of that ruling by the 6th Circuit US Court of Appeals in Ohio. Learn why virtual room scans are being disputed, and how that ruling could affect you or your child with a disability."Virtual Exam Case Primes Privacy Fight Over College Room Scans" by Skye Witley Free ebook Insights from a Disability Specialist mickieteaches@gmail.commickieteaches.com
In today's episode, you will learn some "tricks of the trade" that will help your teens take better notes in class, especially when dyslexia is a problem and notetakers might not be available. You will learn how to create "user-friendly" notes that will help your child have useful study materials for tests.NCR Carbonless Copy Paper **- also available on amazon
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Today's episode explores career development and employment, academic challenges and needs, independent living skills, community/ campus engagement, and self-determination skills as those topics pertain to helping your child plan a successful future. In each critical area, I share my perspective and experience supporting students with disabilities as they transition to college.STAR Person-Centered Planning ModelTeaching Students Self-Advocacy Skills
Empowering Homeschool Conversations
#90 Workforce Training for Students with Disabilities#28 Engagement in Clubs and Organizations on Campus with Christian Haas#26 Disabilities and Self-Determination with Dr. Richard Chapman
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Requesting the accommodation of extended time or flexible deadlines for assignments can either help a student or create a problem for the student. In today's episode, you will learn what types of situations and disabilities warrant the extended time, and which do not, and how extended time used incorrectly could impact a student's grades, financial aid, and future course load.#26 Disabilities and Self-Determination with Dr. Richard Chapman
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Today's episode explains to parents the difference they may find in reading accommodations when their child goes from the K-12 system into the college system. Although both systems will provide reading accommodations, there is a good chance the child will not find the same type of reading accommodations. Many of the differences your child will experience come from the methods used to provide the reading accommodations and originate from the changes from IDEA to ADA.67 Dyslexia Testing for College & GED Documentation
38 The Complexity of Dyslexia
27 LD Evaluation: What You Should Know
22 Jimmy Shares His LD Story
15 Sorting Out SLD, LD, Dyslexia, and ADHD11 How to Read a College Textbook Free ebook Insights from a Disability Specialistwww.mickieteaches.com mickieteaches@gmail.com
Today's episode will share examples of my own experiences with students when I could not provide the accommodations they needed or wanted. You will learn why some accommodations might get denied, and how you might benefit from a discussion with Disability Services even if you get denied an accommodation or don't have any documentation. Also, check out Episode 84, Unraveling the Mysteries of Disability Documentation and Episode 88 IEP and 504 for College? Problem Solving Q & AADA National Network Free ebook Insights from a Disability Specialistwww.mickieteaches.com
Brianna Paauwee shares her experiences as a disabled student using a wheelchair after she broke her back in an auto accident. After the accident, she decided to go back to school. Learn how she navigated the new reality of life as a college student with a physical disability, and how she overcame the barriers she faced along the way.https://wheelwithmefitness.com/
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We can find ourselves in an unexpected situation where we or our children will need temporary accommodations at college. Today's episode takes a brief look at what kind of situations might arise, how to address the problem, and what kind of documentation and accommodations might be typical for a person with a temporary disability.NCR carbonless paperFree ebook: "Insights of a Disability Specialist" with over 35 questions you should know or ask about supporting students with disabilitiesmickieteaches.com mickieteaches@gmail.com
Covid has impacted our kids' education on many levels including learning delays and learning losses. Although statistics show learning loss across all ages and grades, graduation rates have stayed stable. Unfortunately, that means that many high school students are likely graduating with academic deficits. As a result, those who transition to college are beginning classes at a disadvantage, and students with disabilities who are compounded by learning deficits are even more at risk. Today I share some strategies that could help mitigate those challenges. I have links to a couple of resources that might help parents and teachers support their students. You will also get links to some helpful episodes and articles. How Has the Pandemic Affected Students with Disabilities? A Review of the Evidence to Date Special Education During the Pandemic, in Charts6 things we've learned about how the pandemic disrupted learningCOVID-19 and education: The lingering effects of unfinished learning#60 Training (Coaching) College Peer TutorsFREE video: Coaching College Peer Tutors for Students with a Disability#62 Prepping For Final Exams#72 Strategies to Accommodate Struggling Learners#39 Improving Executive FunctionFREE resource: Free tips on executive function
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Parents, teachers, and homeschoolers will appreciate the free online resources with an extensive jobs training curriculum that aligns with IEP goals for the K-12 students with disabilities, and the IPE goals for Vocational Rehabilitation clients. The podcast also shares a free SCANS jobs skills online assessment specifically for students with disabilities.The Complete T-Folio Online Jobs CurriculumThe Original Scans ReportERIC Research articleScans Skills and CompetenciesFree Scans Skills AssessmentBecoming a Master Student by Dave EllisFree Ebook, “Insights from a Disability Specialist: 9 Critical College Concerns
Dr. Amanda Jackson shares insights that she learned when completing her doctoral dissertation supporting veterans with disabilities at the University of Florida. She explains the barriers vets talked about, and Dr. Jackson offers suggestions to address the veterans' concerns. The barriers include confidentiality, reluctance to self-identify in the event that the individual wants to return to the military, and coping with stigma - not only externally, but also within the vet's own self-image.Episode 19 Wounded Warriors and College AccommodationsFree ebook: "Insights of a Disability Specialist" with over 35 questions you should know or ask about supporting students with disabilities. mickieteaches@gmail.commickieteaches.com
This episode answers many common questions on social media dealing with accommodations and documentation for students with disabilities. You will learn what happens if your child wants to use an IEP or 504 plan at college. Will it work, and will it be enough for the accommodations you expect or need? If you need additional testing, how much can you expect to pay? What will the additional testing provide? What happens if your child doesn't use the Disability Services at first? Can your child get accommodations after the semester in already started? Can the faculty give your child accommodations instead of Disability Services? Will the faculty see my documentation and know my diagnosis? Where do I go if I cannot get the help that I expected or if I felt discriminated against?Free ebook: "Insights of a Disability Specialist" with over 35 questions you should know or ask about supporting students with disabilities.Office for Civil Rightsmickieteaches.com mickieteaches@gmail.com
Accreditation is a standard of excellence that colleges follow to prepare students for future employment. Colleges will tell you they are accredited, but for one institution just to say they are accredited does not mean that another institution will accept their credits if you need to transfer. In this episode, you will learn how accreditations differ, and why some educational institutions do not accept credits your child may have earned at another site, especially in the case of proprietary colleges. Finding out a college will not accept another's credited coursework for classes your child has already done someplace else can cost everyone both time and money.Accreditation in the United StatesFree ebook "Insights From a Disability Specialist" with over 35 questions to ask at Disability Services
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Sometimes one of the most difficult tasks for teachers and parents of high school students with disabilities is preparing a good transition plan for employment goals. In today's episode, you will get some of the employment questions that my colleague and I included in our STAR (Students Transitioning to Adult Roles) Person-Centered Planning module. (The link for the free module is below). I share my perspective on these questions and how you might be able to use them to initiate discussions with your teens regarding their future employment plans. You will also hear about ONET and Vocational Rehab resources.Free STAR Person-Centered Planning ModuleFree Insights from a Disability Specialist - 35 questions to ask your college Disability Services AdvisorEpisode 43 STAR Person-Centered Planning Module and Self-Directed IEPsO'NET OnlineVocational Rehabilitation Contact Information for Every StateEpisode 66 Meaningful Employment for Young Adults with DisabilitiesEpisode 48 Soft Skills for Work and SchoolEpisode 42 Workforce Training for Students with Disabilities
Do you need some study tips to help out your students or your child? Today I shared some of the study ideas that my students found most helpful. You will hear some stories about how to consciously attach a study technique to your long-term memory when preparing study materials for a test, learning a speech, or memorizing names and dates.Memory Strategies More Study Tips mickieteaches@gmail.com
Have you ever wondered if your student's IEP, 504 Plan, or old testing results will be enough documentation to arrange accommodations in college? In today's episode, you will gain insight into what colleges expect, what documentation is ideal, and how some documentation may not provide the accommodations your child might be expecting. You will learn when it may be necessary to update documentation and what to look for in new evaluations.Free ebook with over 30 questions to ask college Disability ServicesEpisode 67 Dyslexia Testing for College and GED Documentationmickieteaches.com mickieteaches@gmail.comSharing a podcast suggestion
PREPPING FOR A HURRICANE, so today I am replaying Episode 39: Improving Executive Function! Thanks for your understanding! Mickie
How good are your child's executive functioning skills? Is your child able to regulate his or her impulses, handle stressful situations, plan, organize, and follow through with assignments? Today's episode breaks down executive function into the three main areas of working memory, inhibitory control, and mental flexibility suggested by Dr. C. Cybele Raven (Video below). You will get suggestions and resources from Mickie Teaches to help you help your child strengthen the necessary executive functioning skills that lead to college success. Free Executive Function Tips Handout"Executive Function and Self-Regulation" - Center of the Developing Child, Harvard UniversityIn Brief: Executive Function Skills for Life and Learning Video with C. Cybele Raven, Ph.DSEDNET The Multiagency Network for Students with Emotional/Behavioral DisabilitiesCollege, Disabilities, and Success Podcast Episode 34, When Students Struggle, Metacognition HelpsCollege, Disabilities, and Success Podcast Episode 8, How Memory Works
In this episode parents and teachers will learn how to help their teens who might be hesitant or concerned about their chances to succeed in college. I talk about vocational school/ trade school options that could be viable alternatives for teens who do not want to seek the typical AA/BA college credit path, and some helpful accommodation strategies that work especially well in vocational classes. You will get a link to a blog post on a non-profit site from Somerset County, New Jersey called Middle Earth.This site has been providing prevention and intervention services for youth since 1972.WHAT TO DO IF YOUR TEEN DOESN’T WANT TO GO TO COLLEGEFree ebook with over 30 questions to ask college Disability Servicesmickieteaches.com mickieteaches@gmail.comSharing a podcast suggestion
Until recently, all the autism data collected was based on children, but the CDC has recently started calculating the number of adults in the US with autism. Adults are also being more recognized in books and media, including movies, TV, and videos. Today we look at some of the new data and how the new data can make a difference. You will also learn about signs of autism in adults, and resources for adults with autism. I also share some details about the upcoming virtual Stanford Neurodiversity Summit which I highly recommend. I attended last year, and it was simply remarkable!
Stanford Neurodiversity Summit Oct 23-25, 2022Free ebook of questions to ask the college Disability Specialist
Once Largely Overlooked, Adults with Autism Gain Visability
by Shaun Heasley | August 26, 2022CDC Researchers: Over 5 Million US Adults Have Autism
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Resources and Services for Adults with AutismSigns of Autism in Adults
Do you or your child struggle to spell? Does dyslexia cause a problem in spelling? Your child can be successful in college even if their spelling is a problem. There comes a point in your life where you need to switch from remediation to compensation with regard to spelling, and that's what we are talking about today. You will learn how to compensate, and how your child or student can be a success even if their spelling is a problem. Catch the amazing story of Stephen J. Cannell and how he built a successful writing legacy in spite of his inability to spell!An Adult Spelling TestStephen J. Cannell's videoEnglish with Ronnie - How I Remember the Spelling of Difficult WordsDr. Richard Chapman Episode 26mickieteaches.comFree ebook with questions to ask at college mickieteaches@gmail.com
If you know math is going to be a problem in college because of your disability, you may want to investigate the process for getting a course substitution in math. Today's episode looks closely at what a course substitution is and how a student can initiate the process. You will also see why some course substitutions succeed, while others are not granted. In additions, you will learn the 3 categories of course substitutions from Dr. Paul Nolting. I share snippets of Dr. Nolting's information about course substitutions from episode 59.How Disability Affects Math Learning with Dr. Paul NoltingMath Differences from High School to College: Strategies for Preparation with Dr. Paul Noltingmickieteaches.comFREE ebook Insights from a Disability Specialist
There is a world of difference between disability accommodations in the K-12 system and disability accommodations in the postsecondary system. Today's episode addresses some of those differences in accommodations that parents and teachers need to be aware of when students with disabilities plan for college. Just because your child or student had a specific accommodation in high school does not mean they will get the same accommodation in college. You will also be able to download a tip sheet put out by Learning Ally that shares many examples of common accommodations for K-12 students with dyslexia. I used the tip sheet to show how many of the accommodations your child might have in K-12 for reading, spelling, writing, math, homework, and testing that may not apply to college.
Learning Ally Accommodation Tip Sheet for Students with Dyslexia#57 Math Differences from High School to College with Dr. Paul NoltingGet the latest episode of College, Disabilities, and Success delivered to your inbox!FREE Copy of Mickie Teaches "The Americans with Disabilities Act -Chapter 2" from College & Disabilities: 9 Changes Every Parent Should Know
Sharing your own disability story with students, parents, and children can make a big difference in someone's life. However, by the same token, sharing can be risky and often depends on an individual's own circumstances. Today's episode offers some "food for thought" because sometimes sharing our own struggles helps others see a way through their own challenges. In today's episode, you will hear a replay of Jimmy from Episode 22 telling us how a professor helped him by sharing his own history of poor test-taking. You will also learn about three K-12 educators from an article in Edweek.org about school leaders who shared their own struggles with disabilities, including dyslexia, ADHD, and hearing loss. The article is titled "School Leaders With Disabilities: It's Important to Share That Your Are Not Alone," by Denise R. Superville from August 10, 2022."School Leaders With Disabilities: It's Important to Share That Your Are Not Alone," by Denise R. Superville from August 10, 2022.College, Disabilities, and Success Episode 22 "Jimmy Shares His LD Story"College, Disabilities, and Success Episode 4 "Changes From High School to College."Get College, Disabilities, and Success Podcast delivered to your inbox!
Heading to college for the first time is daunting, and creating your schedule for the first time is even more challenging. What classes do you need? Which ones should you take now? Are you working around family needs or job schedules? Online or on campus? Early morning or evening classes? Breaks or no breaks? Math now or math later? Prerequisite or Co-requisite classes? What is an academic plan and do you need one, and why are advisors so important? Today we address those scheduling questions and what you need to know to make those schedules work for you. You will also look more closely at the relationship between online and on-campus classes for students with disabilities and learn the advantages and disadvantages of each type of class. You will also hear about the specific advantages of online classes for students with disabilities as shared by Karen Powell Sears in her article "5 Ways Online Learning Benefited Some Students."5 Ways Online Learning Benefited Some StudentsHOT OFF THE PODCAST! Get your weekly podcast episode delivered to your emailCollege & Disabilities: 9 Changes from High School Every Parent Should Know
VIDEO COURSECollege & Disabilities & Success – Introduction and Overview of the Course (8 min)
Chapter 1 What’s Different Between High School and College? (15 min)
Chapter 2 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) (17 min)
Chapter 3 Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (12 min)
Chapter 4 Financial Aid (FAFSA) (11 min)
Chapter 5 Meeting the Disability Specialist (19 min)
Chapter 6 Documentation and Accommodations (39 min)
Chapter 7 Faculty Perspective (24 min)
Chapter 8 Online Classes (30 min)
Chapter 9 Self-Advocacy (29 min)
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Parents and teachers will learn the several stressors that many students attending college experience. If you find it difficult to begin those conversations with your child, you will also learn about eight different conversation starters that will help bridge any hesitancy or difficulty opening up the dialogue between you and your child and eight different approaches for guiding those conversations. You will also learn seven early warning signs of student stress, and you can download an Infographic from the National Alliance for Mental Illness called "Navigating a Mental Health Crisis." This Infographic includes warning signs, symptoms, and suggestions about reacting to the situation.
In addition, you will hear about one student's situation with a suicidal friend, and how that college has since developed a unique approach to improving support for students on campus who are experiencing mental health stress and emergencies.
How to Help Your Child Reduce Their Stress and Thrive During CollegeCSU Long Beach Makes Mental Health PriorityCSU Long Beach DataEducation Beat Podcast - Who Should Respond to Crisis Calls on CampusNAMI Infographic - Navigating a Mental Health CrisisStudent Mental Health Status Report: Struggles, Stressors and Supports
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On July 26, 1990, President George H. W. Bush signed into law the Americans with Disabilities Act. This episode defines basic key ADA vocabulary and rules explaining what qualifies as a disability and what includes a major life activity. You will also have access to a free chapter of my course, College & Disabilities, 9 Changes from High School Every Parent Should Know. This is a 17-minute video that details guidelines and accommodations recommended by the ADA.
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On July 16, 2022, the US rolled out a new 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Today's episode takes a closer look at that new resource and how it will help individuals who are struggling with suicidal thoughts, drug and alcohol addiction, and mental health crises. The new number plans to use the caller's area code to reroute the call to a local resource whenever possible. Today's episode will share information about current and potential funding, the relationship to the 911 number, and how the 2 numbers differ and occasionally overlap.
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In many classrooms, teachers have students who don't do well and haven't been identified as having a disability. A student for whom English is a second language might also be struggling with the language barrier and/or might also have a disability issue compounding academic problems. The challenges for both groups of students can sometimes look identical, and determining the exact nature of the issue may take quite a while. In the meantime, parents who are homeschooling, K-12 teachers, or college professors will have students in a class who need immediate help. Today we look at "Accommodating Learning Disabilities in the English Language Classroom," by Jimalee Sowell and Larry Sugisaki from The English Teaching Forum. We talk about supporting those struggling students without an official learning disability diagnosis using 4 methods of instruction: The Inclusive Classroom, Universal Design for Learning (UDL), Scaffolding, and Peer-Assisted Learning Strategies (PALS),
Accommodating Learning Disabilities in the English Language ClassroomEpisode 54 The Importance of Universal Design for LearningEpisode 9 Is Learning Style a Thing?#27 LD Evaluation: What You Should Know#38 The Complexity of Dyslexia mickieteaches@gmail.comFree resources from mickieteaches.com
Escaping the Cycle of Doubt and Confusion shares research that was done in 2020 from the Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability called "It's a Constant Fight: Experiences of College Students with Disabilities." In the research, students share their feelings of disempowerment at college, but it also shares instances where they were feeling empowered and accomplished. Episode 71 also includes snippets from Cathi Allen about transitioning out of high school, Jimmy, an LD student who shares his thoughts about reaching out to faculty, and Charlie Kirkham, a college student with autism who share the importance of establishing peer relationships. The goal of Episode 71 is to show parents and teachers how they can prepare their teens for college and avoid some of the pitfalls the students in the research experienced.
It's a Constant Fight: Experiences of College Students with Disabilities
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Do you want to see more career and technical college programs for students with intellectual disabilities? Today's episode introduces you to Dr. Drew Andrews, the Assistant Director & Technical Assistance Coordinator for the Florida Center for Students with Unique Abilities at the University of Central Florida. You will learn how Florida created grant-supported programs across the state, and how Florida students with Intellectual Disabilities who are enrolled in these programs can be awarded $7,000 scholarships to attend. If you are not in Florida, you will be able to learn how your state can reach out to Dr. Andrews and Think College for assistance and insight, and support when growing programs in your own state that are in line with current Federal guidelines.
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Think College has started several new initiatives to expand opportunities for students with intellectual disabilities. Dr. Danie Roberts-Dahm, the Project Coordinator for the Think College Inclusive Higher Education Network, shares how Think College is changing the narrative about college for youth with intellectual disabilities. Dr. Roberts-Dahm discusses the Think College Network’s six key initiatives: public awareness, state and regional alliance development and support, Career and Technical Education efforts, employment partnerships, training development, and membership organization. Parents and teachers will learn how they can become part of these opportunities and share their own stories with others.
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Heading to college is an exciting time, especially for students with disabilities who worked extra hard to get to this point, but parents of new students need to know that there will be many things that your child needs to do before those classes even begin!! In today's episode, you will hear about 15 steps that you and your child need to do or check on before starting classes in the fall. You will learn about residency paperwork, visiting Disability Services at least 3 times, building an academic plan, dealing with accommodation memos, and many other steps along the way. You will also have access to a FREE checklist to make sure you don't forget anything!
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If you need to learn more about disability testing for a learning disability, dyslexia, dysgraphia, or dyscalculia, then this episode will be able to answer many of your questions. You will find out the process involved, who might be able to test, and where you might be tested in your state. You will get an insider's look at what many colleges expect. You will also learn how to arrange accommodations and testing for a GED if your child decides to pursue a GED rather than a high school diploma. You will also get several links to GED regulations for your state, and you will get a contact list of places to get tested in every state and the approximate costs of testing in your state.
Documentation Guidelines for all disabilities to use for GED Accommodations. Lower Cost Testing Clinics Throughout the United States Documentation Guidelines for Evaluators For GED Testing Service® Test Accommodations (Reasonable Adjustments) for Learning and Other Cognitive DisordersMickie Teaches websiteMickie Teaches FREE ResourcesCollege & Disabilities: 9 Changes from High School Every Parent Should Know
If you know anyone who is attending college and looking for gainful employment with a good company, check out this latest episode that shares several amazing resources specifically designed to provide job opportunities for individuals with disabilities, including neurodiverse adults on the Autism Spectrum, or having Dyslexia, Tourette Syndrome, or ADHD.
You will have access to over 500 companies that have been identified by Forbes Magazine as being "diversity-friendly." A second resource shares nearly 50 companies identified on the Neurodiverse Career Connector website that actually have neurodiverse hiring programs in place.
Share your podcast idea here! America's Best Employers for Diversity - ForbesDisability Employment StatisticsNeurodiversity Career ConnectorTop Companies Seek Workers with AutismTip Sheet for Managing an Autistic EmployeeRising Tide U "The Blue Print" Step-by-step process for creating an autism social enterprise"Moving Forward" Video featuring Shawn Kelly's story.
Mental Health disabilities on college campuses are growing at an unprecedented rate, and today's episode looks at some of the research and resources that accommodate students with mental health disabilities. Parents and teachers will learn why accommodating for mental health disabilities can be a challenge, especially when class attendance is concerned. We explore possible accommodations for students with mental health disabilities and explain some of the pitfalls and challenges these students are facing.NAMI Mental Health by the Numbers - with phone numbers are contact information for each stateInside Higher Education " Accommodating Mental Health by Susan Greenberg
Age of Onset for Mental Health Disorders: A Review of the Literature
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Heading off to college can be a stressful and overwhelming experience for both the parents and their teen with a disability. In today's episode, you will hear a role-playing exercise between a student and a Disability Services advisor. My goal was to provide some insight into the kind of conversation you and your teen can expect to hear at that first meeting with Disability Services and to follow each role-playing segment with an extended explanation for parents and teachers. You will learn about student expectations, accommodations, documentation, and typical policies and procedures.
Free ebook "Insights from a Disability Specialist"
College & Disabilities: 9 Changes from High School Every Parent Should Know
Are you a parent of a high school student with dyslexia, or autism, or ADHD, or another type of "hidden" disability making plans to head to college for a degree in science, technology, engineering or math - one of the STEM programs? Today's episode shares potential barriers, or bottlenecks, that students with disabilities in STEM programs face in college including barriers transitioning from high school to college, barriers at college with peers and faculty, barriers that the college programs themselves create, and barriers students face about their disability. You will have access to new research from the Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability from 2021 from the research article " Students with High-Incidence Disabilities in STEM: Barriers Encountered in Postsecondary Learning Environments" by Rachel Friedensen, Alexandra Lauterbach, Ezekiel Kimball, Chrystal George Mwangi.
"Students with High Incidence Disabilities in STEM: Barriers Encountered in Postsecondary Learning Environments" by Rachel Friedensen, Alexandra Lauterbach, Ezekiel Kimball, Chrystal George Mwangi.
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Getting ready for final exams in college is not the same as it was in high school. Students need to check out various policies and procedures before taking finals. Today's episode centers around the policies and protocols for 5 different areas: college exam schedules and how they can impact a student; possible final exam accommodations and assistive technology that needs to be arranged with disability services; faculty expectations and policies with regard to finals; tutoring center operations that may be affected by high demand prior to final exams; and testing centers or special testing locations protocols for students with disabilities. Paying attention to these 5 areas of need before finals occur will make the final exam experience go much smoother for any student, especially a student with a disability.
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Research is showing that some college students, especially new students, are having a difficult time adjusting to college expectations after all the changes to education during covid. Today's episode explains some of the problems noticed by faculty this past year as students return to campus, but you will also hear some suggestions and accommodations that parents and teachers should talk about with their students before college begins. The podcast shares information from The Chronicle of Higher Education article called "A Stunning Level of Student Disconnection" by Beth McMurtrie. The article is listed below.
Chronicle of Higher Education article "A Stunning Level of Disconnection" by Beth McMurtrie
Fall 2021: COVID-19 Impact on College Student Mental Health
College & Disabilities: 9 Changes from High School Every Parent Should Know
Free tips for Organization and Improving Executive Function Skills
Are you a parent of a child with a disability who is planning college? Are you a Special Ed teacher who has students heading to college? Are you a college tutor looking for strategies and tips to make your tutoring stronger and more effective? Are you a homeschooling parent wondering how to help your child with a disability retain and recall information at college? Many college students with disabilities use the tutoring centers at college for support, so today's podcast actually contains the audio for a real peer tutor training, with an accompanying PP video that anyone can use! You will get a free PowerPoint training presentation in video format with the podcast tutor training embedded in the video so that any peer tutor that you choose can access the training.
FREE PowerPoint "Coaching College Peer Tutors" training video
FREE short ebook "Insights from a Disability Specialist" with over 30 questions to ask your college advisor
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If you are a parent or teacher of a child with a disability, and you believe that college math could become a real issue, you will want to listen to Dr. Nolting explain the subtests and learning disability scores of an adult psychoeducational SLD evaluation. He shares the purpose and reason for specific subtests, and how those results can affect college math accommodations. Dr. Nolting also explains how that same documentation can be used if your child needs a math course substitution in college, and the results you can generally expect.
SHAREABLE Episode link for #59 How Disability Affects Math Learning with Dr. Paul Nolting
Academic Success Press with Dr. Nolting'sWinning at Math and Mathematics and Disability Handbook
Academic Success website for all Dr. Nolting's resources
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Today you will hear 8 effective and impactful strategies that will help students with disabilities understand complex math problems and commit those math steps to memory. The 8 strategies are especially effective for high school students who plan to take math at college. If you have not yet listened to Episode 57 Math Differences from High School to College: Strategies for Preparation by Dr. Paul Nolting, be sure to listen to #57 to hear the reality of math in college, and how it is more important than ever to prepare your high school students to be ready for the new challenges they will face at college. Dr. Nolting's information is too important to miss.
Free brief ebook "Insights from a Disability Specialist" by Mickie Hayes
Academic Success Press with Dr. Nolting'sWinning at Math and Mathematics and Disability Handbook
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If you are a parent of a teen with a disability planning to attend college, you will want to hear Dr. Paul Nolting, a national math expert on higher education, disabilities, and math. Dr. Nolting discusses the major differences and trends that he sees today between the math a student takes in high school and math in college, and why so many students (50%) fail math once they get to college. Dr. Nolting not only talks about the struggles students have, but he offers helpful suggestions, techniques, and resources for parents and educators working with students.
Academic Success Press with Dr. Nolting'sWinning at Math and Mathematics and Disability Handbook
Academic Success website for all Dr. Nolting's resources
Reach out to p.nolting.phd@gmail.com for his free list of apps
Free brief ebook Insights from a College Disability Specialist from Mickie Teaches.
Limited Time Sale on my course College & Disabilities: 9 Changes from High School Every Parent Should Know
Since college is no longer under K-12 IDEA rules, and now follows ADA and FERPA laws, many changes will occur. Today's episode gives you a quick list of 10 basic changes you should expect at college. You will find changes with regards to discipline, reaching out to parents, and providing accommodations. You will learn what Disability Services does and does NOT do about classroom attendance, behavior problems, assignments, IEPs. modifications, and tutoring.
Free ebook: Insights from a Disability Specialist by Mickie Hayes
College and Disabilities: 9 Changes from High School Every Parent Should Know - A course by Mickie Hayes
Is your teen with a disability really ready to head to college? Has the work your child did in high school enough? Are you confident in their ability to handle college on their own? If you have concerns about your child with a disability heading to college, then listen to Cathi Allen's suggestions about the best ways to frontload or prepare for college. Cathi discusses the importance for students with disabilities to spend their high school adequately preparing and practicing the skills they will need in college. She also shares some technology suggestions that every student should know.
Inclusive Higher Education Certificate Program
Transitioning from Special Education to Higher Education Free ebook by Cathi AllenOtter.aiOne Note Immersive Readercathi@ihecp.org
Insights From a Disability Specialist Free ebook by Mickie Hayes
Universal Design for Learning is a framework for designing course instruction, materials and assessment that offers all learners equal opportunities to learn without adaptation or retrofitting. Today's episode gives parents and educators information about the origins of UDL, along with a basic understanding of the three learning networks of UDL. You will learn why UDL is especially important for students with disabilities, and how the concepts of UDL can apply to any student at any age. You will be able to access a free module explaining the concepts of UDL and sharing UDL methods, materials, and assessments.
Center for Applied Special Technology cast.org
Free downloadable UDL Guidelines Graphic Organizer from Cast
Free UDL module with resources
Free Ebook, “Insights from a Disability Specialist: 9 Critical College Concerns
Did you know that a student with a disability can ask for a "reduced course load" accommodation, but still get the benefits that come with being a full-time student? For many students with disabilities, heading to college comes with an enormous fear of failing, fear that they can never be successful at college. In today's episode, I share several tips and strategies that your child can try to help ease some of the challenges of adjusting to college life.
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Free ebook, Insights from a Disability Specialist
COLLEGE & DISABILITIES: 9 Changes from High School Every Parent Should Know - a course for parents with students with disabilities heading to college.
Episode 22: Jimmy Shares his LD Story
Do you know someone who struggles to memorize information, who struggles to pass tests? If so, then this is the episode for you!! You will learn how to easily memorize information using a mash up of a Google Doc checklist and the Mote Audio recording app! Using these 2 resources together can take the struggle out of learning new information for tests, regardless of the material. You can also get a free sample handout of how I used Mote to share the definition of 17 different study tips!
Mote Recording App
Google Docs
Check Please! Free handout of 17 study tips using Mote
Free ebook: Insights from a Disability Specialist
COLLEGE & DISABILITIES: 9 Changes from High School Every Parent Should Know
Teaching students with disabilities how to determine their own future path is critical, and today's podcast provides two FREE exceptional resources to teach self-determination. First you will hear about Dr. Michael Wehmeyer's The Arc's Self-Determination Scale, Adolescent Version and the accompanying 152 page The Arc’s Self-Determination Scale: Procedural Guidelines written by Dr. Wehmeyer. The second resource in from the UAA Center for Human Development at the University of Alaska Anchorage, and it is a 96 page document with 13 complete lesson plans with usable resources. Both are excellent resources for teaching self-determination to students with disabilities.
Free The Arc's Self-Determination Scale, Adolescent Version
Free The Arc’s Self-Determination Scale: Procedural Guidelines
Free Ebook, “Insights from a Disability Specialist: 9 Critical College Concerns
Project 10 Information on Self- Advocacy and Self-Determination
As high school and college students with disabilities enter into 2022, many are looking to uncertain futures for various reasons, including the ways the pandemic has impacted health, employment, and life skills. Today's episode talks about setting goals, and how parents and teachers can help students determine goals that are not only SMART Goals, but are also realistic, flexible, and sustainable. We also look at the STAR Person Centered Planning process that is a useful tool to help students and families plan viable long term goals.
FREE STAR Person Centered Planning Process
FREE Ebook: Insights From a Disability Specialist
Students with disabilities often struggle to adjust to the rigors of college, and consequently experience stress, anxiety, depression and all manner of related issues. One factor that can contribute to this problem is the surprise and lack of preparation parents and students alike experience when the accommodation process switches from a success model in K-12 to an Equal Access model in college. Today's podcast clarifies those different models and how parents and students can be ready for those changes.
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Soft skills are critical for our students to be successful at both work and school, and today's episode shares 2 FREE resources that together contain nearly 50 lessons for high school students with/ without disabilities who are transitioning from high school to college. Each resource includes complete lesson plans on topics such as communication, handling criticism and praise, using social media, getting along with others, teamworking, problem solving...etc, and will be useful for parents, teachers, and homeschoolers.
Resources include:
FREE Soft Skills to Pay the Bills
FREE Workforce Solutions: When I Grow Up
FREE Insights From a Disability Specialist
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Self-Identifying with Disability Services is a student's first step towards getting accommodations in college, so disclosing a disability correctly becomes especially important. This episode explains to both the parent and the young adult how everything will change once the student becomes 18 and the parent steps back so the child can take on their adult responsibilities. You will learn the best way to self-identify, and the wrong ways to self-identify, how to disclose formally to Disability Services and informally to your professors. You will learn how to access the Family Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) information, and how your privacy and confidentiality is protected. See the FERPA links below for additional information.
Family Rights and Privacy Act
FERPA FAQs
Free Ebook, “Insights from a Disability Specialist: 9 Critical College Concerns"
Donald Bailey shares his family's struggle to educate their son with a disability from kindergarten to college and into adulthood and an independent life. He talks about the challenges and successes along the way and how to plan for a future life once you are no longer around. Even though Donald's son was diagnosed on the Autism Spectrum and has an intellectual disability, his advice and experiences apply to every parent who is raising a child with a disability whether it's a learning, visual, auditory, physical, or mental/emotional disability. Donald is also offering a free downloadable copy of his book, Your Legacy of Care, with information about planning a future for your child when you are no longer there.
Your Legacy of Care - FREE download
Life: Learning is for Everyone (on Amazon)
mickieteaches.com
Free Ebook, “Insights from a Disability Specialist: 9 Critical College Concerns
College, Disabilities, and Success Episode 40 "Think College for Students with Intellectual Disabilities"
Are you a parent with a teen who has autism who wants to go to college? Charlie Kirkham is sharing his experiences as a college student with autism as he talks about navigating his opportunities, talking to professors, broadening his perspective, handling disappointment and using kindness towards his fellow students. His profound insights will help reassure other teens and young adults with autism that college can be a positive experience.
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College & Disabilities: 9 Changes from High School Every Parent Should Know
Free Ebook, “Insights from a Disability Specialist: 9 Critical College Concerns"
Cynthia Singleton is a parent and active advocate for students with autism. She shares her personal story behind her current activism, and how she worked to change Texas legislation for children with autism. Cynthia shares her advice for parents who are preparing their children with autism to transition from IDEA and the K-12 system to ADA and the college system. Cynthia is offering you a free college checklist and a free consultation, so check out the resource links below! You can also get my free ebook, "Insights from a Disability Specialist" which poses questions about college that every parent should be able to answer before sending their kid to college.
Cynthia's College Bound Checklist
Advocate Well Website and Autism Roadmap with Free Consultation
Where You Go is Not Who You'll Be
Mickie's Free Ebook "Insights from a Disability Specialist: 9 Critical College Concerns"
College & Disabilities: 9 Changes from High School Every Parent Should Know
The STAR Person-Centered Planning process is a specially designed process engaging students with disabilities to actively and intentionally plan their future goals with regards to employment, campus and community engagement, academics, independent living, and self-determination. Once students complete the STAR model, that information can then be easily transferred into Self-Directed IEPs that align with IDEA expectations for transitioning high school students. You will get a good look at the STAR Person-Centered Planning process as well as one teacher's story about using the STAR to make big differences in her students' lives and future plans.
http://project10.info/star.php
STAR pictures
Parents, teachers, and homeschoolers will appreciate the free online resources with extensive jobs training curriculum that aligns with IEP goals for the K-12 students with disabilities, and the IPE goals for Vocational Rehabilitation clients. The podcast also shares a quick SCANS jobs skills online assessment specifically for students with disabilities.
The Complete T-Folio Online Jobs Curriculum
The Original Scans Report
ERIC Research article
Scans Skills and Competencies
Free Scans Skills Assessment
Becoming a Master Student by Dave Ellis
Free Ebook, “Insights from a Disability Specialist: 9 Critical College Concerns
Do you have a child with an intellectual disability who is interested in college? Will your child need help with social/peer, academic, or employment skills at college? Christian Haas, a former college Mentor Coordinator, shares real-life mentoring stories and experiences helping students, and he discusses some of the challenges that come with mentoring as well as some of the successes. Learn important tips and strategies that make a mentoring program a success in today's podcast.
Episode 28 Engagement in Clubs and Organizations on Campus with Christian Haas
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Do you have a child with an intellectual disability? Does you child talk about going to college? Did you know college may be a real possibility? There are over 300 special inclusive college programs at colleges and universities across the United States, and they are all possible because of Think College, a group of projects at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, Institute of Community Inclusion. In today's episode, Cate Weir, the Coordinator of the Think College National Coordinating Center, shares how college can be a meaningful, productive, effective opportunity for your child with an intellectual disability to gain skills that can lead to effective competitive employment. This is an incredibly rich and informative resource for your children with intellectual disabilities.
https://thinkcollege.net/
https://thinkcollege.net/family-resources
What questions did I ask when considering this program for my child and What questions did I wish I asked?
Rethinking College | Think College
November 3, free webinar
How good are your child's executive functioning skills? Is your child able to regulate his or her impulses, handle stressful situations, plan, organize, and follow through with assignments? Today's episode breaks down executive function into the three main areas of working memory, inhibitory control, and mental flexibility suggested by Dr. C. Cybele Raven (Video below). You will get suggestions and resources from Mickie Teaches to help you help your child strengthen the necessary executive functioning skills that lead to college success.
Free Executive Function Tips
"Executive Function and Self-Regulation" - Center of the Developing Child, Harvard University
In Brief: Executive Function Skills for Life and Learning Video with C. Cybele Raven, Ph.D
SEDNET The Multiagency Network for Students with Emotional/Behavioral Disabilities
College, Disabilities, and Success Podcast Episode 34, When Students Struggle, Metacognition Helps
College, Disabilities, and Success Podcast Episode 8, How Memory Works
How can a student with a learning disability like dyslexia learn literature like Beowulf and yet spell the simplest words like "does" incorrectly? Dyslexia is a very complex struggle for many students. This episode examines typical challenges that students have from dyslexia from those who are identified at an early age up to those who don't discover they have dyslexia until they become adults. We will define dyslexia, explain what dyslexia is NOT, talk about it's causes, and look at the many challenges students typically experience. You will how dyslexia is accommodated at college, and you will hear about several resources that explain dyslexia even further.
Identifying Dyslexia and Improving Student Success with Dr. Kathy Futterman
Dyslexia and Phonological Processing 101
International Dyslexia Association Fact Sheet about Dylexia
Insights From a Disability Specialist: 9 Critical College Concerns
Between 40% and 60% of children diagnosed with ADHD will continue to have ADHD as adults. In this episode you will learn how ADHD is usually manifested in adults, and how a student with ADHD can be accommodated in college. You will also get information about an FDA approved TOVA test for ADHD, and a brief 6 question self-report ADHD screening tool that you can use and take to your doctor for follow up. Additionally you will get a link for a research report that explains the DSM5 guidelines for diagnosing ADHD as well as a link for a youtube channel called MedCircle that features Dr. Judy Ho, a Triple Board Certified Neuropsychologist who specializes in adult ADHD.
What happens when mental health disabilities surface during a semester at college? What kind of accommodations can you expect for yourself or your child, and what happens if the illness becomes such that you need to look at an extended leave of absence? This episode looks at the recent agreement between Brown University and the Justice Department for students returning to college after a mental health issue from an extended leave of absences.
The following resources are noted in today's episode or relevant to today's episode:
Department of Justice Settlement Agreement
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
National Alliance on Mental Illness Helplines
NAMI Guide to Navigate Mental Health Crisis
NAMI Crisis Plan
NAMI Tips If Your Child is in Crisis
College Guides for Students with Psychiatric Disabilities
Today's episode talks about the best way to accommodate pain issues, and how some accommodations might get complicated. You will also learn how temporary accommodations might be an option for unexpected problems and how if you are in a situation where you suddenly need to drop or withdraw from a class, your financial aid could be severely impacted.
Metacognition is "thinking about thinking" or as James Lange describes in his article "Metacognition and Student Learning" in Chronicles of Higher Education "... our ability to assess our own skills, knowledge, or learning." In today's episode I share a story about how one of my college students passed a very difficult grammar class and in the process became a metacognitive thinker. We explore how students can learn to think metacognitively and become more successful college students by learning the skill of posing questions to themselves about the material, and as a result become active learners and successful students.
Is your child too "burned out" or tired to plan for college after graduation? How might you be able to help your child reconsider college? Today's episode covers several suggestions that could make a difference and encourage your child to work on future plans. You will also learn about 2 accommodations that might be available to your child and could be options.
Have you done everything you can do to get your kid ready for college, and they don't want to register for college Disability Services? The statistics are staggering, and today we look at some of the reasons students don't get services in college, and how you as a parent could address those reasons before they becomes a problem.
You will look closer at the reasons for that disconnect, and we'll discuss a research project called the National Longitudinal Transition Study, NLTS2 by Dr. Lynn Newman at SRI Research, cited on the National Center for Learning Disabilities website. The NLTS2 studied over 12000 students in K12 with disabilities, 67% which had SLD, and why ONLY 1/4th of that 67% SLD population actually registered for disability services in college.We'll also discuss why so many students believe they no longer have a learning disability when they are ready for college, and how that can lead to bigger problems in college.
Today's episode features Kelly Hermann, VP of Accessibility, Equity, and Inclusion at the University of Phoenix. Kelly talks about how online programs have been affected by Covid, and how the University of Phoenix supports students with disabilities by encouraging proactive outreach by faculty, various online accommodations and assistive technology, and by offering a special Learning Management System called Blackboard Ally which allows students to download their course document into a variety of format options. Their goal at the University of Phoenix is the to make the accessibility process as smooth and barrier-free as possible, and Kelly shares with us the impressive strides it accessibility, equity, and inclusion.
Sometimes people don't realize that they have a disability that can be supported and accommodated at college, so this podcast dives deeper into the definition of a disability as provided by the ADA and why an individual should follow up with Disability Service at their college. We define 3 key terms from ADA disability and explain the concepts of a disability itself, major life functions, and substantially limits. We talk about visiting the Disability Services office even if your disability hasn't been diagnosed and finally about the impacts of that definition by the ADA on those individuals with learning disabilities and ADHD.
I also share with you information about a guest appearance I am making Tuesday, August 10 on Facebook live with Empowering Homeschool Students on the SPED Homeschool facebook group, where I will be presenting "Teaching Students Self-Advocacy Skills."
Did you know that if you miss the first day of a class that you're registered for, you could end up being automatically withdrawn from the class and it could affect your financial aid? Did you know accommodations won't start until the faculty gets the word from the Disability Services office? Did you know that saying, "Well, I didn't know anything about that isn't a good enough reason at college." There are many issues to address when you are a new college student with a disability who is getting ready for classes, and today's episode explores many concerns that a parent and student should expect to handle before classes begin.
Christian shares his knowledge and expertise regarding the engagement value for students with disabilities who join clubs and organizations on campus. He describes his own background with student government and various clubs, and explains how students who become involved in clubs will benefit in college classroom discussions, be able to engage with peers and improve their social skills, and ultimately learn skills that will impact their lives and careers. aYLu3DB2pyvWkkaTxDg0
Special shoutout to Feedspot.com for choosing College, Disabilities, and Success as one of the top 15 learning disability podcasts on the web! Today's episode explains how getting updated LD testing as an adult can be challenging in many ways. Prices vary, need for updated testing varies, and finding a professional to comlete the testing can be challenging. This podcast explains some of the concerns and issues that young adults and their parents face when arranging updated LD evaluations, and offers some insight and solutions to those challenges. You will also learn what to expect in your testing report, and some of the key information you should be given.
Dr. Richard Chapman is a Post Doctorate Fellow at the University of Kansas, and one of my former students from his early days as a college freshman. Today he is sharing his story about his journey to earning his Ph.D as a student with a disability, the accommodations he used in college, and his favorite assistive technology (hint: Dragon Naturally Speaking). He talks about the challenges with his Cerebral Palsy. He shares the importance of his work with self-determination, and and the need for parents to give their kids with disabilities high expectations to succeed. He is part of the team led by the work of Dr. Karrie A. Shogren and Dr. Michael L. Wehmeyer and their Causal Agency Theory pertaining to self-determination.
Have you ever had a professor tell you not to take his class again? What would you do if you just couldn't pass the class? Today's episode is filled with tons of suggestions that you can try in order to turn that problem around! We take a closer look at some suggestions you might not be aware of that you can investigate with Disability Services, talking to faculty, reexamining your scheduling options, working with Career Services, handling your personal space, and taking a closer look at some studying tricks I learned along the way.
Service dogs are critical for many people with disabilities. Listen to Anne's story about Rocky, a pure-bred poodle who was gifted to her as a puppy, and instinctively started showing tendencies at the age of 12 weeks that he would make a great service dog for her. The podcast also includes service dog resources like the ADA website for service animals, and a second link for "Seeing Eye Dogs" for individuals who are blind or have low vision. Even if you are not in the market for a service dog, you will enjoy Rocky's story!
This episode defines the multiple features of self-advocacy for students with disabilities by referencing the definition by Wrights Law, and connects that definition to specific tips and suggestions to help parents prepare their teens to become self-advocates, and why that skill is so critical to becoming a successful college student.
Today's episode guest is a former college student who talks about some of his experiences at both the community college and university as a student with a learning disability. Jimmmy talks about his academic struggles and how he worked to succeed in his classes. He describes his experiences with several professors, and the importance of reaching out regularly to both the disability services and the faculty. Jimmy's story is a "must listen to" episode for any student with a disability who is planning college.
In Episode 21, you (or your parents) will learn the importance of the entrance exams like the SAT and the ACT, and how those scores can impact your ability to register for college-level courses. You will discover how sometimes students who make last minute decisions to take college classes can still be admitted to a community or junior college without the ACT/SAT tests and rely on the entrance exams the college offers as a possible accommodated option. See the transcript here.
Making Career Plans examines resources that will help an adult with a disability or parents of teens with disabilities explore career options. In this session you will learn the value of O'Net, a free planning resource that provides tons of information about careers. The importance of O'Net is that it covers all skill levels, educational levels, employment outloooks, and salary ranges. The site even identifies accommodations resources for individauls with disabilities. The second free resource is the STAR Person Centered Planning process designed especially for schools and specialized programs to use to guide parents and teens with career planning and decision-making.
On this Memorial Day, we take a moment to reach out to wounded warriors who are thinking about returning to college on the GI Bill. Episode 19 shares insights into college supports and challenges for our veterans with a disability. You will learn what barriers may happen and how you might handle documentation challenges and limitations you might run into on certain accommodations.
Episode 18 shares four topics that college students with disabilities need to clearly understand: faculty POV regarding testing security, accommodations that contradict the syllabus, ADA law and program standards, and learning from your test mistakes. Each of these areas can easily become a source of conflict with professors, and this podcast offers students suggestions to address the problems and avoid conflicts as much as possible.
Episode 17 contains tips and insights regarding your college faculty discussions around your disability and the accommodations you are requesting. You will learn information to help a new college student avoid some of the common mistakes students make when sharing their accommodations with the professor. You will also gain some insights into whether or not you should share your disability information with faculty, and if so, how much information is best.
Is it possible for an adult to have an undiagnosed learning disability? What should an individual do to find out if they have dyslexia? Episode 16 addresses the issue of adults who suspect they have an undiagnosed learning disability, and suggestions to go about getting tested.
Episode 15 explains the difference between Dyslexia, LD, SLD, and ADHD and helps the listener understand both the similarities and the differences in the terms and will help you avoid some of the confusion many people experience around learning disabilties in general.
Episode 14 presents 6 types of test-taking errors and how to correct them: misreading directions, careless errors, concept errors, application errors, test taking errors, study errors. I'm talking about those 6 errors and what you can do to avoid them.
The ADA defines disabilities as a mental or physical impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, and this Episode 13 discusses that definition and including the meanings of substantially limits and major life activities. In this episode you will also learn how to get a copy of the spring newsletter, "Getting Ready for College."
Episode 12, Shares 8 valuable math techniques students have used to help them successfully pass math classes. The strategies include before-class previews, notetaking and disabilities, answer-key tips, white space frames, color coded steps, whiteboards first, using your voice, and learning from mistakes.
This podcast explains effective, active steps any person can do to read and learn the information in a college textbook in an easy straightforward process using SQ4R: S for survey Q for question R for read, recite, review, and reflect.
This episode is a quick peak at developing a system at home to teach kids and young adults how to track deadlines and due dates on their own.
Episode 9 Learning Style: Is That a Thing? talks briefly about the controversy around the concept of Learning Styles, and it explains why Learning Styles (aka Learning Preferences) are so very important to being a successful student.
Episode 8 is a brief look with some insights about how memory works!! You will learn about input short term/working memory, long term memory and output, what the terms mean, and how it works.
Episode 7 shares 6 techniques any student can use to improve testing and reduce the anxiety that often tags along with testing. You will learn about avoiding the door people, doing a data dump at the test, previewing tests, using scantrons correctly, writing short answer and long answer essays, and reviewing your errors.
Episode 6 Accommodations: High School vs. College explains the process for arranging and accessing college accommodations and what the parent and child might expect at that first meeting with Disability Services.
Episode 5, "Breaking Barriers: Tips to College Success" discusses students' barriers during high school, barriers at college, and barriers from the disability itself. This episode includes examples of barriers at each level with some suggestions to address those challenges.
Episode 4, "Changes from HIgh School to College" gives parents and students a closer look at some of the changes to expect at college as students move from the K-12 IDEA laws to ADA and FERPA laws in adult education.
College, Disabilities, & Success, Episode 3, Don't Lose Hope, is written for the uncertain parents of teens with disabilities who would like to go to college. My goal was to encourage those parents when they aren't sure if college is even possible. Throughout the podcast I share some information about struggles with disabilities in my own family, and stories about students who showed me that anything is possible! I also included some information about specialized inclusive college programs for students with intellectual disabilities. Additional information about supporting all students with disabilities can be found at https://www.mickieteaches.com/
Episode 2, Making Plans for College, provides a glance at some options to consider when your teens with disabilities are thinking about college. I give a brief overview on different types of colleges and degree options, insights into accreditation, tips on topics to cover during college visits, and insights into that initial meeting with the disability specialist.
Meet your host!! Are you planning a college, technical, or trade school education? Do you have a disability? Get an insider’s look from a Learning Disability Specialist at the supports and changes you can expect. Find tips and resources to overcome any barriers to reach your dreams.