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College applications take a lot of time, research and planning, and they often require executive functioning skills that some students with learning disabilities may lack or struggle with, experts ...
Some schools, including Santa Monica College and East Los Angeles College, offer on-campus learning disability assessments. “To do this privately, it would cost upwards of $2,500, ...
Learning Disabilities In Community College. If you’re a high school senior with a learning disability — or if you’ve struggled in school despite trying your best — you might benefit from ...
For college students with autism and other learning disabilities, it’s the kind of balancing act that takes place every day - accommodating a disability versus pushing beyond it toward normalcy ...
Identifying and applying to “best fit” colleges can be challenging for most college-bound students. But it can be particularly perplexing for students with learning disabilities.
Students with learning disabilities drop out of high school at more than double the typical rate (NSBA, 2019). While over 60% of students go to college, about 5% of those with learning ...
The scholarship requires students to submit a 500-650 word essay describing their struggles living with learning disabilities. The application opened Sept. 1, 2024, and closes Oct. 31, 2024 ...
Southwestern College celebrated the community Monday by raising the Disability Pride flag for the first time. It’s dark gray ...
In a recent article in The History of Education Quarterly, Scott M. Gelber, a leading historian of education at Wheaton College, traces how colleges have dealt with learning disabilities since the ...
The mother of a young woman with a severe learning disability says her council is demanding £166 a month to support her daughter attending college. Lorna Greenaway says her 19-year-old daughter ...
The college admissions process can be overwhelming for any student, but it can be especially challenging for those with learning disabilities. "Many of the students we work with struggle with ...