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COLLEGE STUDENTS WITH DISABILITES POSSESS MANY OF THE SKILLS LISTED BELOW.
HOW ABOUT YOU? TAKE THE INVENTORY. DISCOVER THE SKILLS AND ATTITUDES YOU NEED TO DEVELOP |
Evaluate your readiness for the responsibilities associated with college. Going to college is a major step in your life involving new responsibilities and independence. Below are some questions you need to ask yourself as you embark on your college career.
Can I clearly explain my special talents and abilities?
Can I describe my disability so that someone else understands my strengths and limitations?
Do I have copies of the evaluations that document the current impact of my disability?
Do I understand and can I discuss the content of these reports?
Can I describe my disability history and explain the diagnosis?
Can I explain how I learn and how I compensate in the areas where I have difficulty?
Can I describe the types of academic adjustments and auxiliary aids and services appropriate for me in various classroom settings and in my living environment, if needed?
In the past, have I used similar academic adjustments and auxiliary aids and services to those I need in college?
Do I know where, how, and when to apply for disability services at college?
Am I prepared (academically and socially) for the challenge college has to offer?
Do I take regular college preparatory courses, modified courses, or individualized courses?
Do I do the same assignments, participate in the same laboratory exercises, have the same opportunities to use a computer, and learn the same course material as everyone else?
Am I ready to live away from home, to manage my finances, to take care of my health, and to manage my time?
Do I seek assistance for academic and other problems when needed?
Do I know how to advocate for myself?
Do I accept that it might take me longer to graduate than my friends?
Do I understand that I might have to study harder than my friends?
Do I understand that college is a challenge and that dealing with temporary frustrations is part of being an ordinary college student?
Do I know my long-term goals? Am I beginning this life-changing process with some career goals?
Do I have some idea about how I want to earn a living?
Excerpted from Virginia's College Guide for Students with Disabilities (2003 Edition). Available at http://www.pen.k12.va.us
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