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Learning disabilities
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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May 4, 2011
Getting Into College With Learning Disabilities
Today I’m quite pleased to share some valuable and hopeful advice for high school students who possess learning disabilities and are wondering how that will impact their college search. The expert suggestions come from David Montesano, a very smart admission strategist in Bellevue, WA, who operates College Match Educational Consultants, which maintains multiple offices on the West Coast, as well...
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