Resources for High School Students with Learning Disabilities and Parents

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Description

AHEAD

Booklets from the Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD):

  • Preparing for College: Options for Students with Learning Disabilities

  • Ready, Set, Go: Helping Students with Learning Disabilities Prepare for College

LDOnline

This site offers information about many aspects of learning disabilities.

Western NY Collegiate Consortium of Disability Advocates

Good resources for parents and students about preparing for college.

ADD Resources

Quality ADHD/ADD Information, Resources, Support, and Help.

National Center for Learning Disabilities

Extensive information. Good section for teens on making choices. Excellent booklets on numerous topics. Under the section “Parent Center” is the booklet Transition to College: Strategic Planning to Ensure Success for Students with Learning Disabilities.

 

The following resources are from the NCLD booklet listed above:

 

The Big Difference: Disability Rights and Responsibilities in High School vs. College

The Learning Toolbox

 

College Accommodation Planning

Students with Disabilities Preparing for Postsecondary Education

 

Auxiliary Aids and Services for Postsecondary Students with Disabilities: Higher Education’s Obligations Under Section 504 and Title II of the ADA

The Civil Rights of Students with Hidden Disabilities Under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973

 

Getting Ready For College: Advising High School Students With Learning Disabilities

IDEA Parent Guide

 

Self-determination

Going to College by Elizabeth Evans Getzel and Paul Wehman

 

Contact Info

Location

Sagan Academic Resource Center
Hamilton-Williams Campus Center #324
61 S. Sandusky St.
Delaware, Ohio 43015

Anne Noonan
Exam Proctor
OWU Testing Center
University Hall #114
Delaware, Ohio 43015
testingcenter@owu.edu
(740)-368-3857
P 740-368-3990
F 740-368-3499
E anrodenborg@owu.edu