During this time of year, high school juniors and seniors are hard at work preparing for college entrance exams, writing the perfect admissions essay, touring colleges, and eagerly awaiting decision letters from their institutions of choice. While this can be an exciting, yet stressful time for all students, students with learning differences have another level of factors that they need to take into consideration when choosing the right college. It is important for these students to not only consider the skills necessary to set themselves up for success, but to also be aware of the supports available to them at the colleges where they are considering attending.
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Paving the Way to College for Students Experiencing Homelessness - Webinar - Jan. 16, 2013 - 0 views
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What:
In this interactive webinar, presenters will review important information about supports available to homeless youth as they seek to attend college. Attendees can hope to gain a better understanding of:
Fee waiver options for college entrance exam and college application fees The FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) process for both accompanied and unaccompanied homeless youth College Cost Reduction and Access Act provisions pertaining to unaccompanied homeless youth and the FAFSA Options for seeking financial assistance beyond federal financial aid Options for undocumented youth wishing to attend college When:
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Mountain
Cost:
Free
Heading for College with Special Health Care Needs; Student Preparation for a Successfu... - 0 views
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Preparing to go "away from home" to college is both exciting and nerve-wracking. Concerns about the unknowns can cause student jitters: dorm life, being away from family, will I like my classes? my roommate?
For students who have chronic or special health care needs, there are the additional concerns about "leaving for college when their health care support networks are left behind."
This webinar will provide practical considerations for a student's health care transition, in preparation for a successful adjustment to college life. When:
August 1, 2012
12:00 - 1:00pm Mountain
Wired Wednesdays!!! - Billings, MT - Many Dates - 0 views
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Creating A Google Website
October 24th, 2012
5:30pm-8:00pm
MSUB College of Education Building, Room 122 In this series of classes Ronda McManus will explore how to create and maintain a workable website using Google Tools. Websites can be created for a personal digital portfolio, a classroom, or a business. Participants will learn how to use many Google tools such as calendar, documents, presentation, and forms and how to incorporate them into a workable website. Ronda will cover each Google tool and give participants an opportunity to develop content that will be utilized to develop a website at the end of the series. Click here to register for Google Docs
Google Docs
November 7, 2012
5:30pm-8:00pm
MSUB College of Education Building, Room 122 Google Docs is a suite of products that lets you create different kinds of online documents, work on them in real time with other people, and store your documents and your other files -- all online, and all for free. Learn how to create various documents, presentations, drawings, spreadsheets, and forms. In addition, learn how to use Google Docs professionally in teaching and in collaboration with colleagues, from making Digital Kits to using forms to survey parent and student interests. Click here to register for Assistive Technology
Assistive Technology
December 5, 2012 5:30pm-8:00pm
MSUB College of Education Building, Room 122 Participants will have an opportunity to learn and use a variety of
Salish Kootenai College: Demonstration Grants for Indian Children Program - 0 views
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Salish Kootenai College (Montana) S299A 120078 The Transitions Project will provide interventions at two points in a child's life - prekindergarten and high school. The Transitions Project will be implemented on the Flathead Reservation in Montana. The preschool component will implement a three and four year old, culturally appropriate active learning High/Scope curriculum program to prepare them for successful entry into kindergarten. This project collaborates with a Bureau funded tribal school - Two Eagle River School, where the Transitions Secondary component will serve high school students to provide an intensive one-on-one college preparatory coaching program. The goal is to increase college readiness skills and support high school graduation. Number of participants: 40 Preschool children and 30 High school students Contact:
Joelfre Grant
58138 Highway 93
Pablo, Montana 59855
Phone: 406-675-8475
College-Bound: What Every Student with Learning Differences Needs to Know | Special Edu... - 0 views
Think College For Your Child With Special Needs | Friendship Circle -- Special Needs Blog - 0 views
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I have to admit, I have been giddy ever since I began researching college opportunities for children with special needs. How exciting! We have always told our 13-yr old daughter with Down syndrome she would be going to college some day, but it was one of those hopeful comments where I wasn’t really sure it would ever be a reality. No more! Vanderbilt, Ohio State University, University of Kentucky, Syracuse University and on and on and on. I sorted through 200 programs throughout the United States. 200! Only a few years ago, when this subject was first brought to my attention, there were a mere handful of these programs in the US. I was very surprised to see the great strides our educational community is making to make college a reality for young people with intellectual disabilities.
Lighting the Way - Conference - Sioux Falls, SD - June 13-14, 2013 - 0 views
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Must be submitted by DECEMBER 15, 2012 What:
Lighting the Way is an annual conference focused on Autism Spectrum Disorders held on the Augustana College campus for educators, families, counselors, social workers, transition specialists, and community members. The conference is hosted by Augustana College and co-sponsored by South Dakota Parent Connection, Sioux Falls School District, Children's Care Hospital and School, Autism Behavioral Consulting, Division of Developmental Disabilities, and USD Center for Disabilities. Target Audience Individuals, including people with disabilities family members organizations are encouraged to participate. When/Where:
Augustana College
2001 South Summit Avenue,
Sioux Falls, SD 57197
June 13-14, 2013 Contact:
Elaine Roberts, Co-Chairperson eroberts@sdparent.org or hugh.weber@augie.edu
Public Hearing on the State Plans for Montana Vocational Rehabilitation/Blind and Low V... - 0 views
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You are invited to a Public Hearing on the State Plans for Montana Vocational Rehabilitation/Blind and Low Vision Services (MVR/BLV) and The Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC). When:
Friday, March 22, 2013
3:00 pm - 4:15 pm Mountain Where:
Billings
MSU-Billings, 1500 University Drive, Education Building, Room 158
Bozeman
Montana State University, Eng. Phys. Science Building-South 7th and Grant, Room 126
Butte
Montana Tech, 1300 West Park Street, ELCB Room 225
Great Falls
Great Falls College of Technology, 2100 16th Avenue South, Room B-133
Havre
MSU-Northern, 300 11th Street West, Hagner Science Center, Room 202
Helena
Old Livestock Building, 1310 East Lockey, Rooms 105 and 107.
Kalispell
Flathead Valley Community College, 777Grandview Dr., Learning Resource Ctr. Rm. 120
Miles City
Miles City Community College, 2715 Dickenson Street, Room 313
Missoula
University of Montana, Corner of Arthur and Eddy, Galagher Building - Room 104 There will be a call-in line available during the time of the hearing. Participants on the call-in line will have the opportunity to make comments.
Call-in information is:
Call-in number: 406-449-7478 Conference ID: 85946#
5 Scholarships for Students With Learning Disabilities - The Scholarship Coach (usnews.... - 0 views
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Getting into, paying for, and navigating through college is rarely easy. For students who have been diagnosed with learning disabilities (LD), that struggle can take on even more dimensions. Learning-related issues such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often lead to difficulties in traditional classrooms and on standardized tests; if scholarship applications look foremost at test scores and GPAs, it can mean that LD students lose out. Fortunately, there are resources and scholarships out there that can help.
Academic and Psychosocial Issues Among College Students with Traumatic Brain Injury (TB... - 0 views
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Click here to access this presentation and for more information What: Concerns and experiences of college students with TBI How do changes in cognition and social development impact students' college experiences? What services are currently available to students What do students with TBI need in order to be successful in college? Sessions are presented via a fully accessible Talking Communities webinar platform. When: Tuesday, June 22, 2011 at 1 p.m. - 2:30
Autistic Kids Learn To Survive, And Thrive, In College : NPR - 0 views
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a student living with Asperger's syndrome, a high-functioning form of autism, the everyday social interactions of college life can be awkward. Heim is part of a new influx of kids with autism who are heading off to college, creating a new demand for college services to help students with autism fit in, graduate and find jobs.
Intellectually Disabled Student Wins Dorm Suit : NPR - 0 views
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Here's one reason Micah Fialka-Feldman wants to live on his college campus, instead of remaining at home with his parents: To get to college in the morning, he takes the public bus near his home, then transfers to a second bus. The trip takes about two hours.
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Fialka-Feldman, 24, attends classes at Oakland University, as part of a program for students like him, with intellectual disabilities. The campus is about 20 miles from where he lives with his parents in Huntington Woods, Mich.
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A few years ago, Fialka-Feldman helped his younger sister Emma move into her dorm room when she went off to college at Mount Holyoke. It gave him another reason to want to live on campus: He thought he was missing out on an important part of college life. But his school said because he was in a special program and not a full-time student, he couldn't live on campus.
Disability Friendly Colleges - A Guide for Students with Physical Disabilities - 2 views
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A Guide for Students with Physical Disabilities
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Not one college guidebook specifically addresses these needs of students with physical disabilities however, so we created this website as one place where all types of useful links and college information are gathered and kept current. We are especially proud of our interactive charts of more than 75 disability friendly colleges and their services.
College Scholarships for Students of Parents with Disabilities - Through the Looking Glass - 0 views
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Through the Looking Glass and its National Center for Parents with Disabilities and their Families are pleased to announce new scholarships specifically for high school seniors and college students who have parents with disabilities. A total of ten $1000 scholarships will be given out Fall 2010. These scholarships are part of Through the Looking Glass' National Center for Parents with Disabilities and their Families. Please note that the 2010 awards have different application procedures than previous years.There are two separate scholarship awards, and each has separate eligibility requirements: High School Seniors - To be eligible, a student must be a high school graduate (or graduating senior) by Summer 2010, planning to attend a two-year or four-year college in Fall 2010 in pursuit of an AA, BA or BS degree, and have at least one parent with a disability. College Students - To be eligible, a student must be currently enrolled in a in a two-year or four-year college in Fall 2010 in pursuit of an AA, BA or BS degree, be 21 years of age or younger as of March 1, 2010,and have at least one parent with a disability.
Successful Transitions to High School: Promoting High School Success and Facilitating C... - 0 views
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Click here to register What: We are excited to announce our next webinar in the Achieving Excellence and Innovation in Family, School, and Community Engagement series. This webinar will highlight innovative practices that facilitate the transition to high school, information about how schools can help families stay engaged in their children's education during the high school years, and services that offer essential information and assistance for students and their families throughout the college application process. When: June 23, 2011 at 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Introduction - Going to College - 0 views
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This Web site contains information about living college life with a disability. It’s designed for high school students and provides video clips, activities and additional resources that can help you get a head start in planning for college.
Preparing for college with a learning disability - Campus Overload - The Washington Post - 0 views
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This spring I graduated from college, along with thousands of students across the country. But my academic journey was a little different than most. I am a non-visual learner, and I have AD/HD and components of Asperger’s Syndrome. For those of you preparing for college with a learning disability: I understand. I’ve been there.
Navigating College - 0 views
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Navigating College is an introduction to the college experience from those of us who’ve been there. The writers and contributors are Autistic adults, and we’re giving you the advice that we wish someone could have given us when we headed off to college. We wish we could sit down and have a chat with each of you, to share our experiences and answer your questions. But since we can’t teleport, and some of us have trouble meeting new people, this book is the next best thing.
Got Transition Radio: Healthcare Transition & College (It Doesn't Have to be Learned th... - 0 views
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Click here to register for this webinar What: Going to college is both an exciting and scary step for everyone. If you are a young adult who happens to have a disability or chronic health condition, that transition can add a whole other list of things to think about- but it doesn’t mean that you can't have a great experience! Tune into this episode of Got Transition Radio as hosts Mallory Cyr and Eileen Forlenza offer their insight about what high school students- with and without special health needs- might think about as they begin the college transition process. During the show, they will be asking their listeners to share personal lessons learned as well as taking their comments and questions. Don't miss this chance to hear and share your own adventures with college transition. When: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 1:00 - 1:30pm Mountain
Click here to register for this webinar College-Based (Dual-Enrollment) Transition Programs Wednesday, February 6, 2013 12:00:00 PM MST - 1:30:00 PM MST In this webinar, the speakers discuss the policies and practices that they have been developed to promote successful college experiences for students while they are still in high school. (Chapter 4)
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