K & W Guide to Colleges for Students with Learning Disabilities, 9th Edition (College Admissions Guides)

As an often frustrated parent of a bright, talented ADHD boy, I appreciate this source of information regarding colleges' ability to serve students with LD/ADHD. It is a great time saver - last week my husband and I visited a small college and asked one of their very experienced special ed professors if she would recommend her college for my son, and she said no - look for one that is geared for the ADHD student. We will be using the K&W Guide for our next step with our older son. My son's ability to advocate for himself is evolving - he is not organized enough (yet) to think through what he has to do in college. He still needs external structure. Finally, I have used one of the authors as an educational consultant for both my sons, and I have been absolutely amazed at how quickly she developed an accurate assessment of their essential issues. Her recommendations have been right-on and it's easy to tell how deep her experience is.

As a parent of children with learning disabilities I am acutely aware of the fact that not all learning disabilities are the same and they can not all be overcome without some very specific interventions. Claiming all colleges can supply the needed aid to LD students implies that there are a much greater population of trained special needs teacher in the world than there is. This book is a wonderful resourse for finding those teachers and the schools with the greatest assortment of learning aids for LD students.Perhaps it is possible for some LD students to succeed in any school if they self advocate enough and are fortunate to find the right consulor and teacher. But there are schools available which make the college process less painful and more successful for LD students so what parent wouldn't want to know about them. This book provides a wonderful resourse for families of LD students with well presented school information and how it is designed to help specific LDs

This book is full of blatant lies! It insists disability accomodations are only available at certain campuses--when the Americans with Disabilities Act requires them made available at ALL non-religious colleges and universities throughout America. Don't limit your opportunities and potential because the author/publisher of this guide is illiterate!

As a person with a learning disability, who HAS successfully completed her college degrees, I honestly vouch that self-advocacy IS required at any ADA-covered college you are accepted to and enroll at.

In addition to falsely implying that people with disabilities can only enroll at a limited number of campuses, these guides also 'forget' that students are legally required to self-advocate for their accomodations at any college campus which they are ultimately accepted to and then enroll at. No campus, unlike K-12 special education,just gives accomodations to you!

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