FROM IEP TO CAMPUS: The Truth About College Accommodations

As students make the shift to college, they’ll find accommodations are available, but because of shifting laws that bring different mandates, there are categories of accommodations colleges don’t have to provide. This presentation takes a deep dive on accommodations colleges commonly approve and those they don’t – and why. (You may be surprised.) It also reviews process students have to follow for requesting accommodations and dives into the kinds of information students are likely to need in order to do so.

Elizabeth is widely regarded as a leading expert on preparing students with disabilities for successful college transition. Seven Steps to College Success: A Pathway for Students with Disabilities, her popular book, is in its third edition. Schools and organizations all over the country invite Elizabeth to speak because her experience (she’s worked in college disability services offices for more than 20 years) gives her insights into the college disability…