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Resources for High School Students with Learning Disabilities and Parents
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AHEAD Booklets from the Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD):
  • Preparing for College: Options for Students with Learning Disabilities
  • Ready, Set, Go: Helping Students with Learning Disabilities Prepare for College
LDOnline This site offers information about many aspects of learning disabilities.
Western NY Collegiate Consortium of Disability Advocates Good resources for parents and students about preparing for college.
ADD Resources Quality ADHD/ADD Information, Resources, Support, and Help.
National Center for Learning Disabilities

Extensive information. Good section for teens on making choices. Excellent booklets on numerous topics. Under the section “Parent Center” is the booklet Transition to College: Strategic Planning to Ensure Success for Students with Learning Disabilities.

 

The following resources are form the NCLD booklet listed above:

  Parent Guide to IDEA 2004 Transition Timeline - Your “To Do” List
  College Accommodation Planning Students with Disabilities Preparing for Postsecondary Education
  Auxiliary Aids and Services for Postsecondary Students with Disabilities: Higher Education’s Obligations Under Section 504 and Title II of the ADA The Civil Rights of Students with Hidden Disabilities Under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
  Getting Ready For College: Advising High School Students With Learning Disabilities Toto, I Have a Feeling We’re Not in High School Anymore
  Transition and Your Adolescent with Learning Disabilities: Moving from High School to Postsecondary Education, Training, and Employment Going to College by Elizabeth Evans Getzel and Paul Wehman
  Postsecondary Innovative Transition Technology Going to College: Successful Transitions for Students with LD
  Self-determination The Learning Toolbox
  Muskingum College Center for Advancement and Learning (CAL) Learning Strategies Database