Callie Boik, College Supports Program Cordinator, left, sits with Tony Saylor, 22, in a classroom at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Mich., Thursday, Sept. 5, 2013. Often, his constant ...

In K-12, educators team up with parents and caregivers to ensure students with learning disabilities get the academic support they need. But in college, it’s up to the student to take the initiative.

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 disabilities do ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- One in five children in the U.S. has a learning disability. Yet these kids often feel alone. At the University of Pittsburgh, college students have been mentoring students from ...

The Connors Family Learning Center (CFLC) at Boston College must clarify the requirements to receive learning accommodations and provide resources to help students through the process. There must also ...

As the Learning Strategist for the Disability Resource Office at SUNY Cortland, I work one-on-one with students who identify with the office as needing academic accommodations to reduce barriers. A ...

The University of California, San Francisco, recently made a new accommodation available to students with disabilities: “release time” to attend medical appointments. “Very often that is therapy,” ...