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Elizabeth C. Hamblet, LD Advisory @echamblet.bsky.social · 10h

Research shows that many students with #LearningDisabilities #ADHD #Dyslexia don’t register for accommodations at college. I wrote this to address their concerns. Please share. https://bit.ly/LDBlog117

"If you don’t need them, no one can make you use them, but if you panic the night before your first exam, it will be too late to get accommodated for that test, and there typically are no 'do-overs' for exams in college." Elizabeth C. Hamblet, LD Advisory

Blogpost title is "Why You Should Register for College Disability Accommodations." Read it on LDadvisory.com.

Elizabeth C. Hamblet, LD Advisory @echamblet.bsky.social · 22h

There's a lot of bad information floating around about whether all colleges have to provide accommodations for students with disabilities. I wrote this to clear things up. Let me know if you learn anything! https://bit.ly/LDblog157x

#ADHD #dyslexia #LearningDisabilities #SpecialEd #EduSky

Blogpost title is "Are Disability Accommodations Available at Every College?" Read it on on LDadvisory.com

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Elizabeth C. Hamblet, LD Advisory @echamblet.bsky.social · 1d

Anyone else find it rich that *Ashley* (Ashley!) is accusing Stacy of lying about being divorced? #RHOP

a woman in a yellow dress is sitting in an orange chair with the words real housewives out of context

Alt: Potomac Housewife Gizelle Bryant wears a yellow dress and sits in an orange chair making a facial expression of disbelief

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Elizabeth C. Hamblet, LD Advisory @echamblet.bsky.social · 1d

People hear all kinds of inaccuracies about where students w/disabilties should apply to college, what happens in the admissions process, & what they can expect at college. In this post, I bust some common myths: https://bit.ly/GFLDCol2

#College #LearningDisabilities #Dyslexia #ADHD #IEP #EduSky

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Elizabeth C. Hamblet, LD Advisory @echamblet.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks for the book love, Leah Paulos! It means the world that you thought my book was helpful for your sons experience. I would be lost in the book publicity world without you, Leah!

#booklaunch #bookpublicityschool #bookclubreads #collegetransition #collegeaccommodations #collegereadiness

Elizabeth C. Hamblet, LD Advisory @echamblet.bsky.social · 2d

w/o downloading anything new - where are you mentally?

Female Great British Bake-Off contestant in glasses wearing a red shirt says "absolute bag of pants."

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Elizabeth C. Hamblet, LD Advisory @echamblet.bsky.social · 2d

Also read what the International Dyslexia Association says should be checked in an assessment: https://bit.ly/IDADES

Post titled "Testing and Evaluation" discusses dyslexia testing. It highlights the importance of evaluations for identifying and addressing reading difficulties.

Elizabeth C. Hamblet, LD Advisory @echamblet.bsky.social · 2d

#MythbusterMonday

A colleague posted that an optometrist "diagnosed" a student w/ #dyslexia😮

Dyslexia is a language-based disorder, not a visual one. Read this statement from several doctors' associations abt what dyslexia is & isn't & how it should be assessed & treated: https://bit.ly/DCHEref1

Joint statement on learning disabilities, dyslexia, and vision reaffirmed in 2014 by multiple medical associations. Abstract discusses the complexity of learning disabilities and the importance of early recognition and intervention.

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Elizabeth C. Hamblet, LD Advisory @echamblet.bsky.social · 2d

High school students with disabilities may feel pressure to start college immediately, even though it's clear they're not ready. See if this story helps you recognize the signs: http://bit.ly/LDBlog116x

#EduSky #DyslexiaParent #SpecialEducation #ADHDparentingtip #CollegePrep

“Everything from waking up, to going to class, to doing my homework was my choice, and I wasn’t really ready for that...and even if I’d known where to go for help I didn’t have the vocabulary to advocate for my needs.” - Rae Jacobson, Writer with ADHD and Learning Disabilities.

Post title is "What Can Happen When a Student with ADHD Isn’t Ready for College." Read it on LDadvisory.com.

Elizabeth C. Hamblet, LD Advisory @echamblet.bsky.social · 3d

Students with #LearningDisabilities #ADHD #Dyslexia #Disabilities may get a lot of advice about disclosing their disability when they apply to college. The decision they make should be their own & it should be informed by knowing what data is available (or isn’t). I explain:

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Elizabeth C. Hamblet, LD Advisory @echamblet.bsky.social · 4d

Yup - that's Mom's score on the far left 😉

Scores left to right are 218, 182, and 156

Elizabeth C. Hamblet, LD Advisory @echamblet.bsky.social · 4d

46 points! (And yet I will still lose to my mother.😏)

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Elizabeth C. Hamblet, LD Advisory @echamblet.bsky.social · 4d

"In Boston. Well, outside of Boston. Not Tufts." 😏 (Not necessarily the exact quote but credit to "30 Rock" for this. And I say that as a Jumbo.)

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Elizabeth C. Hamblet, LD Advisory @echamblet.bsky.social · 4d

Has someone told you that if students with disabilities don't have an IEP or 504 from their high school, they won't get accommodated in college? Learn what really happens: https://bit.ly/LDblog102x

#CollegeAccommodations #CollegeTransition #DisabilityAccommodations #IEP #SpecialEd

"DS offices are aware that there could be several reasons why students didn't have an IEP or 504 plan, e.g., they attended a private school..."

Blogpost title is "Can Students Without High School IEPs or 504 Plans Get College Accommodations? Read it on LDadvisory.com.

Elizabeth C. Hamblet, LD Advisory @echamblet.bsky.social · 5d

Research reveals a major reason why many students who have had disability accommodations in high school don't register for them at college. Often, it's because they don't understand a key difference in the way things work at college. Find out what that difference is:

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Elizabeth C. Hamblet, LD Advisory @echamblet.bsky.social · 5d

Taking time at the beginning of the week to look at what's coming up is a great strategy to aid planning skills. I recommend this to my college students . Read to learn how to start this habit for them @additudemag.bsky.social Magazine https://www.additudemag.com/weekly-family-schedule-template/

ADDitude article titled "The Sunday Solution for Busy Families with ADHD," by Susan Kruger. Discusses scheduling weekly meetings to improve family coordination and productivity.

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Elizabeth C. Hamblet, LD Advisory @echamblet.bsky.social · 6d

Research shows that accommodations are only one key to success at college for students with disabilities. Learn what else helps: https://bit.ly/LDBlog134x

#LearningDisabilities #ADHD #Dyslexia #CollegePrep #SpecialEducation #IEP #CollegeSucces

"They found that many more students used the general supports (such as use of the tutoring center) than accommodations, and they emphasize the importance of students' using both kinds of supports." LD_Advisory

Post title is "“Accommodations Alone Aren’t the Only Key to College Success for Students with Disabilities.” Read it on LD advisory.com

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Elizabeth C. Hamblet, LD Advisory @echamblet.bsky.social · 6d

Wondering what happens for students with IEPs or 504 plans at college? I talked to Shereem Herndon-Brown and Timothy Fields about this on their Application to Admission podcast. Give it a listen! https://bit.ly/LDAp13

#EduSky #HigherEducation #Podcast #AdmissionMyths #CollegeAdmission #Disabilities

Elizabeth C. Hamblet, LD Advisory @echamblet.bsky.social · 7d

Kelley Challen has written about how schools assess students when they miss months of school & how that can present a misleading sense of their readiness for college or work after high school.

Read it: https://kelleychallentransitions.substack.com/p/transition-planning-cant-ignore-attendance

Post is titled "Transition Planning Can’t Ignore Attendance." Empty school desk is pictured. @KelleyChallenTransitions

Elizabeth C. Hamblet, LD Advisory @echamblet.bsky.social · 7d

Of course, accommodations won't be very helpful if students haven't prepared for exams. See tips on effective study strategies (https://bit.ly/CollTip4) and how students might tweak the ones they like that aren't supported by research (https://bit.ly/CollTip5).

#StudentSuccess

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Elizabeth C. Hamblet, LD Advisory @echamblet.bsky.social · 7d

Want to see what the process for registering with DS looks like? Read this (https://bit.ly/LDBlog119x) or watch this (https://bit.ly/LDAv2x)

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Elizabeth C. Hamblet, LD Advisory @echamblet.bsky.social · 7d

Ask your student if they've done all of these things. If not, they need to do this *now* because - again – DS doesn’t have to rush their processes due to students’ delay.

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Elizabeth C. Hamblet, LD Advisory @echamblet.bsky.social · 7d

If they did, they likely were reminded to *communicate personally* with professors about their approved accommodations, not just send along the notification from DS. (This is to make sure there won’t be any problems; read this to learn more: https://bit.ly/LDBlog144x)

Featured text is"When College Disability Services Offices or Professors Say No to an Accommodation. "Read the post on LDAdvisory.com.

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Elizabeth C. Hamblet, LD Advisory @echamblet.bsky.social · 7d

Students continuing at the same college they attended last year should have contacted their DS coordinator to request accommodations already. (Many colleges require them to do this each term.)

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Elizabeth C. Hamblet, LD Advisory @echamblet.bsky.social · 7d

Plus, some colleges require students to submit forms *2 weeks* ahead for any exam where they want to use accommodations. It's not DS's job to know when students have exams & make arrangements without students' participation. And DS doesn't have to rush if student have waited to register.

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