Sweetser/Deschamps Sweetser/Deschamps Identifying and Identifying and Overcoming Barriers to Overcoming Barriers to Postsecondary Success Postsecondary Success for Students with for Students with Disabilities Disabilities Ann Deschamps Ann Deschamps Transition Liaison Transition Liaison Fairfax County Public Schools Fairfax County Public Schools And And Carol J. Sweetser Carol J. Sweetser Counselor, Disability Services Counselor, Disability Services Northern Virginia Community College, Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale Campus Annandale Campus
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Identifying and Overcoming Barriers to Postsecondary Success for Students with Disabilities
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Identifying and Overcoming Identifying and Overcoming Barriers to Postsecondary Barriers to Postsecondary Success for Students with Success for Students with
Post-secondary educationPost-secondary education documentationdocumentation academic adjustmentsacademic adjustments auxiliary aids and servicesauxiliary aids and services testing accommodationtesting accommodation
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Individual
World of work
Reasonable accommodations
Postsecondary education
Support services
Self-determination
self-advocacy skills
Recreational and leisure activities
Life After High SchoolLife After High School
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Differences Between Differences Between High School and CollegeHigh School and College
High SchoolHigh School Highly StructuredHighly Structured Courses less demandingCourses less demanding Student is a “child”, the parent Student is a “child”, the parent
is responsibleis responsible Grades given to parentsGrades given to parents Teachers call parents for a Teachers call parents for a
conferenceconference Grades might reflect effortGrades might reflect effort School creates social and School creates social and
cultural activities to enhance cultural activities to enhance educationeducation
CollegeCollege More flexibleMore flexible Courses more demandingCourses more demanding Student is considered to be an Student is considered to be an
adultadult Grades given to studentGrades given to student Professors have no parental Professors have no parental
contactcontact Grades reflect performanceGrades reflect performance Student must find campus Student must find campus
activities and organizationsactivities and organizations
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High SchoolHigh School Identification and Identification and
evaluation of disabilitiesevaluation of disabilities
Resource room; small Resource room; small classes; basic skills classes; basic skills instructioninstruction
No obligation to No obligation to provide personal provide personal services unless services unless available to general available to general student populationstudent population
Goal: Goal: Employment/Transfer Employment/Transfer to four year universityto four year university
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POST SECONDARY POST SECONDARY CONSIDERATIONSCONSIDERATIONS
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Documentation of a Documentation of a Disability in the Post Disability in the Post Secondary SettingSecondary Setting
ADA and Section 504 don’t specify age of ADA and Section 504 don’t specify age of documentation or nature of documentation.documentation or nature of documentation.
Most schools have adopted the AHEAD policy to identify Most schools have adopted the AHEAD policy to identify what is appropriate to demonstrate impact of disability on what is appropriate to demonstrate impact of disability on adult learning. In general colleges want documentation adult learning. In general colleges want documentation of a disability to be no more than 3 years old. of a disability to be no more than 3 years old.
Important to check w/ each individual college to find out Important to check w/ each individual college to find out their exact requirements. their exact requirements.
In all cases, provision of documentation is the In all cases, provision of documentation is the responsibility of the student and not that of the responsibility of the student and not that of the college or the public school systemcollege or the public school system..
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ACCESSING DISABILITY ACCESSING DISABILITY SUPPORT SERVICESSUPPORT SERVICES
Few schools have special programsFew schools have special programs All schools have some type of disability All schools have some type of disability
support services programsupport services program Important to check with the individual Important to check with the individual
school to learn about their specific school to learn about their specific services and procedure for applying for services and procedure for applying for servicesservices