Resources at this page are for parents. Here you’ll find advice and tips from other parents.
Learning and Attention Issues
Understood: This site was developed with the goal of assisting parents of children, ages 3–20, who struggle with learning and attention issues. Resources found the site are selected to help parents understand their children’s issues and relate to their experiences. General categories include: Learning and Attention issues, School and Learning, Friends and Feelings, You and Your Family, and Community and Events.
8 Simple Ways Parents Can Teach Kids to Get Organized: Children and teens with ADHD and other learning difficulties typically have trouble with organization, time management, and transitioning to living independently. They need specific training on how to manage those skills, which are crucial for college and beyond. But, to varying degrees, nearly all young people have trouble with these issues says Elizabeth C. Hamblet, a consultant and learning specialist at Columbia University, where she helps students with time management, organization, reading, and study skill
Parent to Parent
An Open Letter to Parents of Students with Disabilities About to Enter College: Letter to parents from a professional who has worked with students with disabilities at the college level for more than 30 years, who, in this letter writes as a parent – to other parents, as someone who shares all their anxieties about their child with a disability going off to college.
Transition to College
Transition Year: Your Source for Emotional Health at College – Parent Edition: It’s common to assume that the major obstacle in adjusting to campus life will be academic. However, research shows that emotional issues are most likely to interfere with success at college Whether a student needs assistance in picking a school that is the best fit, or is looking for tips on managing stress once on campus, or wants guidance in making a smooth transition, this site has helpful tools and information. The Transition Year site is an online resource center to help parents and students focus on emotional health before, during and after the college transition.
Helping Your Student with Disabilities Prepare for the Future: . . . As a professor and researcher in special education, I’ve worked with many students with disabilities transitioning to college. The ones who are typically most successful after high school are the ones who were prepared to be strong self-advocates, who could seek out needed services and supports, and who could manage the multiple demands of being independent.
Paying for College
The Accessible Guide to Paying for College for Students with Disabilities: Created by the college and careers experts at GoodCall.com, the purpose of this guide is to provide comprehensive information about how to pay for college as well as scholarships and other information that is specifically helpful for students with disabilities. The design, formatting and style were developed to be easily interpreted by students with visual, hearing and mobility disabilities and was built to work with a broad range of assistive technologies. It includes a list of disability specific scholarships and rights for college students with disabilities.
College Funding for Students with Disabilities : Fact sheet from the University of Washington’s DO-IT program.
Financial Aid Checklist: This checklist from the College Board was developed to guide high school students and their families about what they can do to prepare to fund their college education, freshman year through the final year of high school.
Scholarships & Financial Aid for Students with Disabilities: This page allows users to search for scholarships available to students with specific disabilities such as autism or hearing, vision or speech disabilities and also provides general descriptions of federal financial aid programs.
Scholarships for Students with Disabilities | AffordableCollegesOnline.org: This page on the Affordable Colleges Online web site features selective scholarship opportunities that students with disabilities may apply for to help pay for school.
Student Aid.gov: A U.S. Department of Education web site that can provide students with an early estimate of their eligibility for federal student financial assistance and reduce the amount of time it will take to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), the qualifying form for all federal student financial aid.
“Mapping Your Future“: A neutral, non-proprietary, and non-commercial Web site sponsored by student loan guaranty agencies – many of which are nonprofit or state agencies – from around the country. While not focused on disability issues, it provides resources on career selection, college planning, and money management tools helpful for all students and families.
FAFSA On the Web: Link to the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), the qualifying form for all federal student financial aid.
NITRO Scholarship Opportunities for Students with Disabilities: This site is a free interactive online scholarship database that lets users sort through over 30 annual scholarships for individuals with disabilities.
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