Helping Parents and Professionals Prepare Students with Disabilities for Successful College Transition
“Just when I’d figured out the IEP process, here comes college.”
This quote from a parent may speak to you. Whether you’re a parent/guardian or professional, you may wonder what happens (or doesn’t) for students with learning disabilities, ADHD, dyslexia, and other disabilities at college:
Do they need a 504 plan or IEP from their high school?
If they have one, does the college have to provide the same accommodations students had in high school?
You’ve come to the right place.
ARE YOU THE PARENT OF A COLLEGE-BOUND HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR, OR DO YOU WORK WITH THEM?
Elizabeth offers lots of free resources here on her blog, and on her Youtube channel and Substack for everyone to explore so they can learn how to prepare students for college success. (And she offers free tools for them to use at college.)
The preparation for success at college should start early, but if are parenting or working with students who’ll be college-bound in the fall and you’ve not started learning, Elizabeth has a suggested action plan for you to make sure you get crucial information as soon as possible. See it here.
What do you need right now?
Looking for some starting points? Explore Elizabeth’s blog to learn all about the college disability accommodations system, how disabilities are handled in the admissions process (which may surprise you), and more and/or visit Elizabeth’s Youtube channel to see her informative videos and video chats with relevant experts.
Prefer watching to reading? Visit Elizabeth’s Youtube channel to see her informative videos and video chats with relevant experts.
Looking for a thorough resource? Read Elizabeth’s book, Seven Steps to College Success: A Pathway for Students with Disabilities.
Want a brief, concise overview of relevant topics? Order Elizabeth’s 6-page college transition guide. (Great for students!)
Prefer watching to reading? View Elizabeth’s on-demand webinars.
Blogposts
How to prepare students with disabilities for successful college transition
Free Tools for College Students
Strategies, tips, and advice on time management, test preparation, and more.
Videos & Podcasts
Listen to Elizabeth’s interviews or watch Q&As she’s done with others on college searches, applications, assistive technology, and more
Published
Work
Read Elizabeth’s articles published in journals and online platforms
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ABOUT ELIZABETH C. HAMBLET
In 2008, recognizing that too many people didn’t know about the changes awaiting students with disabilities at college, Elizabeth began offering programs to families and professionals on how to prepare students for the transition. She is an in-demand speaker who makes presentations for school districts, advocacy organizations, and professional groups and at national conferences. (See the topics she covers.)
Additionally, she is a contributing writer for Disability Compliance for Higher Education, and her work has appeared in numerous other journals and online platforms.
Elizabeth’s latest book edition Seven Steps to College Success: A Pathway for Students with Disabilities, is published by Rowman & Littlefield. Her 6-page concise guide on transition is published by National Professional Resources.
