Do Colleges Follow Student's I.E.P.?

[Sally_Rubenstone]

<p>Question: Can you please tell me if all colleges and universities will follow a student’s I.E. P. (Individualized Education Plan)?This clearly written information from The College of New Jersey Web site should answer your question:<a href="http://www.tcnj.edu/%7Etechnj/2004/transition.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.tcnj.edu/~technj/2004/transition.htm&lt;/a> As you and your child go through the college search process, you should feel free to contact disabilities coordinators at the [...]</p>

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[MD_Mom_1]

<p>At our community college it is up to the student to contact disability services with any documentation in order to get accommodations for documented disabilities.</p>

[Pianomom12]

<p>Colleges will “review” the IEP and may use it as a basis for determining whether – based upon a recent evaluation report – they are willing and able to provide whatever accommodations are being requested. However, colleges do not follow the IEP and many students/parents find that an accommodation their child needed in school (K-12) and which enabled them to make progress is suddenly not being provided to them. Many bright students find themselves struggling in college not because they cannot handle the content, but because they are unable to access the accommodations necessary to enable them to do so.</p>

<p>Each disability services office is different. Some are far more willing to partner with the student (and professors) than others. Some are willing to collaborate with parents and some will not. Key, however, is that all require the student to self-advocate and for many students, this is an absent skill.</p>

[Sally_Rubenstone]

<p>I think that The College of New Jersey Web site information is about the best I’ve found on this topic. (Granted, I don’t spend a ton of time scouring college Web sites looking for disabilities information but I’ve read quite a bit in my day.)</p>

<p>So, if you have an interest in this issue and haven’t followed the link, above, I urge you to do so. </p>

<p>As Pianomom12 has noted, self-advocacy is critical. TCNJ Web site also makes a good point about transitioning from high school to college, saying:</p>

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Importance of Transition Planning in High School
In order to access and use technology tools effectively in college, students with disabilities must be adequately prepared in high school. The differences between the protections and procedures of the IDEA and the ADA described above make transition planning in high school especially important for students in special education who want to go on to college. Transition plans for students with disabilities who want to attend college must include the teaching of appropriate assistive technology skills and self-advocacy skills so that when they get to college, students will be able to assume the increased responsibilities associated with accessing accomodations [sic].

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