Elizabeth Presents

Elizabeth Hamblet is proud to present “Preparing Students with Disabilities for Successful College Transition” a program covering important topics that can range in length from a brief one-hour overview to a full-day professional development program.

Visit Elizabeth’s Book a Presentation page to to arrange a time and venue.

One-hour presentations (fee includes up to 3o minutes of Q&A afterward)

Elizabeth covers the following topics:

  • A) Preparing Students with Disabilities for Successful College Transition: a brief overview of topics relevant to college transition (shifting laws, what accommodations are/aren’t commonly available,  documentation needed, college applications, and levels of college disability service)
  • B) Understanding Shifting Laws in College Transition for Students with Disabilities: a detailed look at the laws in place and how they lead to changes in the disability accommodation system at college, including what accommodations are typically available
  • C) The College Disability Services System: Accommodations and Students’ Responsibilities and Rights: a close look at shifting laws (not as detailed as in B), how the system works at college (i.e., what students have to do if they want accommodations and what their rights are), and what documentcation they might need
  • D) College Accommodations: Why They Change and What Is Commonly Available (or Not): a focus on college accommodations, which includes a briefer legal background, overview of differences in the K-12 model and college model, a longer discussion of what accommodations are and aren’t commonly available, and a walk through a registration process and form, including information about what students have to do after they register and what documentation they have to provide
  • E) How to Make Reports More Helpful for Students Headed to College: Psychologists, neuropsychologists, and learning disabilities specialists may know what they should include in an evaluation report to make sure that families and high schools get the information they need to help students. But what about when students are preparing for college? Colleges have their own requirements for the testing students have to submit when requesting disability accommodations, and they may view students’ scores and history differently than high schools do. Learn how students get accommodations, what colleges may require, what examiners should include (or not), and what details can help to support your students’ requests.

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An all-day presentation covers these steps for successful transition:

  1. Learn the difference between laws K-12 vs. college– reviews the changes in prevailing disability laws when students transition to college
  2. Learn about commonly granted (or not) college accommodations – discusses several accommodations students are likely to find available and which aren’t, and why
  3. Understand students’ responsibilities and rights at college – reviews what students have to do if they want to access accommodations at college, and what rights they have there
  4. Document a disability – outlines what paperwork students need to register for disability accommodations at college
  5. Develop essential  skills – discusses the characteristics what the research says about the skills associated with college success, and how to help students develop these while they are still in high school  [Note – this topic is not covered in brief overview programs]
  6. Disclosure in the admissions process & how to look at disability services during the college search – answers to some commonly-asked questions about disclosing students’ disability during the admissions process and provides suggestions for how students can research disability services at their target colleges

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Contact information for presentation references

Contact School Phone Email
Ms. Carollee Moorefield Manalapan High School 732-792-7300 ext. 5017 cmoorefield@frhsd.com
Ms. Suzanne Sanders Sparta High School 973-729-6191 ext. 239 suzanne.sanders@sparta.org
Ms. Michele Gardner Berkeley Heights Public Schools 908-464-1298, ext. 1800 mgardner@bhpsnj.org

 

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