Module 5

Putting it All Together

Using your skills to be successful in

postsecondary schools

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Think of a few things you want to learn after high school…

Do you want to learn how to take care of horses?

Do you want to learn how to draw?

How about learning to speak another language?

Like Spanish?

Well, guess what? You can do all of these things when you go to college!

Or French?

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•There are some really cool things about college, like you get to choose your own schedule!•Yep, you heard me right, YOU get to choose the

days and times you go to school•Sometimes, you may only have ONE class per day!

•See, in college, you have a lot more FREEDOM & CHOICES (decisions!)•But..along with freedom and choices, you also

have...RESPONSIBILITIES!!!!

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Responsibilities? Like what? •Well, like…In high school, you receive support and

services through a law called the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or IDEA

In college, there are two laws that protect you--they are called the Americans with Disabilities Act (the ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1974

•BUT (and it’s a big one!)

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YOU, YOU, YOUIn college, if you want to receive services,

YOU MUST REQUEST THEM!!!Did you hear that? I said

YOU MUST REQUEST THEM...You, the college student, not your mom or your dad or your grandpa!

You must show proof of your disability to the appropriate people!

You must figure out who those people are!

You must ask for support!

IDEA vs. ADA

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IDEA

ADA

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WHY?

Well..in elementary or middle or high school, or whenever you started to receive special education services, that law that we just talked about, IDEA, required your school district to find you and provide support to help you learn---

•But, in college, they don’t have to find you! In fact, if you don’t tell them, they won’t know!

• So, really, why is this important?

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I’ll tell you why...You receive supports and services

that help you learn.

When you learn, you get good

grades, right?

Well, in college, YOU have to ask for supports and services.

So, if you know that you need support, but You don’t ask for it, are you going to learn all that you could?!

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High School College

Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) The Rehabilitation Act The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Schools must identify students with disabilities Students must self-identify

Schools must provide evaluations to show evidence of a disability

Students must provide proof of their disability, usually through recent academic evaluations;

Students must have an IEP and it must be updated yearly There are no IEPs in college

Progress toward meeting IEP goals is monitored and reported to the parents and students

Students must monitor their progress and make changes along the way; students are required to communicate their needs to their professors, instructors and support services

professionals

Accommodations are provided in addition to support services Reasonable accommodations are made to provide equal access; accommodations are usually the only type of service

offered

Accommodations and services are provided to students once they are staffed in special education

Accommodations are only provided after the student has self-identified and provided appropriate documentation of their

disability

Schools provide evaluations at no cost to the student If students do not have recent or appropriate documentation, they will be required to pay for the evaluation in order to

receive accommodations/services in college

Check out this chart, it shows you some of the differences between high school and college

You can do it! ADVOCATE for yourself-tell people what

you need to be successful

KNOW YOUR RIGHTS and RESPONSIBILITES-know when, where and how to get the support you need

MAKE GOOD DECISIONS

SET GOALS FOR YOUSELF-choose goals that are important to you

KNOW YOURSELF-know your strengths and weaknesses and how to compensate for areas of weakness

ADA

•The American with Disabilities Act

•People who have a disability have the same rights as everyone else.

•The person with the disability has to know about and be able to talk about his/her strengths and limitations.

The cycle of Success

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You Have Completed Module 5The Last One!

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