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Navigating Postsecondary Options for Students with Disabilities: Key Considerations and Support Services

This chapter explores the impact of the law on postsecondary educational options for students with disabilities, discussing accommodations, financial aid, support services, and questions to consider when looking into colleges and distance learning programs.

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Navigating Postsecondary Options for Students with Disabilities: Key Considerations and Support Services

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  1. Chapter 12: Postsecondary Educational Options

  2. The Law and Its Impact • What restrictions were placed on universities or colleges under to provisions of Section 504? • What other modifications are made for college students with disabilities?

  3. Disability-Related Support Services • What are some difficulties faced by college students with disabilities in the following areas: • Reading • Written Language • Oral Language • Mathematics • Organization and Study Skills

  4. Financial Aid • What is financial aid? • What are the four types of aid that are available? • What expenses are considered disability related? • What services may be provided by Vocational Rehabilitation agencies?

  5. Issues to Consider When Looking into Postsecondary Education • What are some questions parents and students should consider when speaking with a college representative?

  6. Accommodations for Specific Disabilities • What questions should be asked when inquiring about potential services in the following areas: • Visual Impairment • Hearing Impairment • Mobility Impairment

  7. Learning Disability • What questions should be asked by students with learning disabilities when looking into colleges? • In order to find a “best match” for the student, postsecondary institution, and LD support services, which questions should be considered?

  8. Distance Learning • Define distance learning. • What should students be looking for when enrolling into a distance learning program?

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