Disability Support
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Getting ready for college
With a little planning, your move to a postsecondary school will be much smoother. You are more likely to succeed in college if you can make the following statements:
I am ready because
- I am considered the person responsible for my college education. I know that as a college student, I will be treated as an adult and will be responsible for arranging accommodations and taking charge.
- I can describe, out loud, how my disability impacts my ability to function in the classroom. I can describe what I can and cannot do because of my disability and what I need to have done to accommodate my disability.
- I am aware of my needs regarding attendant care, medical care, and special housing and have contacted Social Security, Social and Rehabilitation Services, and any other agencies that are necessary to accommodate those needs. I realize that I may require the assistance of others and that it is my responsibility to arrange for that assistance.
- If I use special accommodations to take tests (such as additional time or a reader), I plan to make arrangements to use the same accommodations when I take my postsecondary admissions related tests (ACT or SAT) so that my scores will accurately reflect what I know. I will work with my high-school counselor to make these arrangements.
- I know I have the right of confidentiality about my disability. I need not identify my disability to anyone. However, to be eligible for services, I will meet with a staff member of Disability Support Services to talk about why I need assistance and document my need.
- I have talked to my preferred college about courses they expect I will have successfully completed in high school, and I am academically prepared to enter that school. I realize that not all colleges offer preparatory courses. I am aware of all the college preparatory courses that are offered at the school I want to attend. I realize there is almost no course of study at the college level that does not require college English and college algebra. Avoiding high school English and/or algebra is only putting off what I will have to enroll in and learn eventually.
- If I use a reader or note taker, I can describe how they can be most helpful to me. I can decide whether their help is meeting my needs. I am aware that I need to let these individuals know if my needs are not being met.
- I have the following skills or will get help to learn them: time management, useful note taking, test-taking strategies, and use of computers and the library.
- I have asked questions about receiving financial support for my education by talking to my local Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) counselor. I know what services I am eligible for and how to get access to those services.
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