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May 28, 2013
Evaluating a College’s Learning Disabilities Services
How do you evaluate a college’s learning disability services? Today I’m sharing some questions that parents and students should ask when visiting a school (or contacting a disability office by phone.) Joy App, a college consultant in Houston, who was my source for my last post on learning disabilities, provided the questions that you’ll see below. Like other college-bound students,...
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May 24, 2013
Colleges for students with learning disabilitites
Does your teenager have a learning disability? If so, the whole college process might seem even more daunting. According to the U.S. Government Accountability Office, 11% of undergraduates have a disability and most of them are learning disabilities. With these parents in mind, I talked with Joy App, a college consultant in Houston, who has worked with many teenagers with...
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August 15, 2012
12 Questions to Ask About a College’s Disability Services
How do you evaluate a college’s learning disability services? In today’s blog post I’m sharing some questions that parents and students should ask when visiting a school (or contacting a disability office by phone.) Joy App, a college consultant in Houston, who was my source for yesterday’s post on learning disabilities, provided the questions that you’ll see below. Like other...
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August 12, 2012
College Admissions and Learning Disablities
Does your teenager have a learning disability? If so, the whole college process might seem even more daunting. With these parents in mind, I recently talked with Joy App, a college consultant in Houston, who has worked with many teenagers with learning disabilities. I am passing along some of her advice for parents of learning disabled teenagers. To start, I’m...
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