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This is an excerpt from MyGraduationPlan, our online course on self-determination and transition planning. In Step 2 of MyGraduationPlan, students learn about their disability and the importance of self-advocacy.
Each college will have a support services office, although the name of the office and what they offer will be different from school to school.
It is up to you to contact the disability support service office at your college or school to find out what is available and how to obtain the services. They will not come looking for you.
It is important to call or visit your college special services office during the Spring semester of your Senior year at high school as soon as you get your acceptance letter. You can make contact with a person who will assist and answer all of your questions.
What kind of help is usually available?
No-cost tutoring sessions
Extended time for testing or completing certain types of assignments
Testing in a secluded or distraction-free environment
Help with getting textbooks on tape
Help with note-taking
Special equipment, like screen readers for the visually impaired.
Transportation assistance
You will need to provide documentation in order to get these services!
You will be asked to provide “supporting documentation” to show you have a disability and received special services in high school. During your Senior year you will develop a Summary of Performance (SOP) which will include this information.
Keep your SOP in a safe spot with important papers. The SOP will document, for example, testing results from your high school diagnostician or licensed psychologist, if appropriate a letter from your medical doctor, physical/speech/occupational therapist, audiologist, ophthalmologist, or other licensed person appropriate to make the diagnosis indicating the diagnosis or type of disability.
Be sure to include complete contact information (student and parent names; home, work and cell telephone numbers and/or home mailing address; campus of choice) when submitting documentation.
* Please call the office at your college to request specific information on documentation guidelines.
How do I get started?
Once you have received in the mail your letter of acceptance and you have chosen where you will attend:
Find the phone number for the special services offices and call to get a contact person to talk with. (use internet, high school counselor assistance or printed materials)
Depending on the procedure for your college, they may ask you to come in for an appointment and bring your documentation of disability OR they may ask you to first mail your documentation to them for review before you come for an appointment.
It may take several weeks for your documentation to be reviewed.
Please call the office at your college to request specific information on their procedures.
It is up to you to contact the disability support service office at your college or school to find out what is available and how to obtain the services. They will not come looking for you.
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