Life after high school [electronic resource] : a guide for students with disabilities and their families / Susan Yellin and Christina Cacioppo Bertsch.

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ISBN:

9780857003027

Title:

Life after high school [electronic resource] : a guide for students with disabilities and their families / Susan Yellin and Christina Cacioppo Bertsch.

Author:

Yellin, Susan.

Personal Author:

Yellin, Susan.

Publication Information:

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2010.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (269 pages)

Contents:

The legal landscape -- Getting started -- What's a disability? -- Creating a paper trail -- College admissions tests -- Selecting a college -- Application advice -- The campus visit -- It's off to work we go -- Medical management without mom -- Keys to competence -- Pulling it all together -- Money matters.

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Subject Term:

People with disabilities -- Vocational guidance.

Students with disabilities -- Vocational guidance.

Added Author:

Bertsch, Christina Cacioppo.

Format:

Electronic Resources

Electronic Access:

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Publication Date:

2010

Publication Information:

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2010.

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Summary

*Bronze Medal Winner in the Education / Academic / Teaching Category of the 2011 IPPY Awards*

* Bronze Medal Winner in the 2010 BOTYA Awards Education Category *

Graduating high school and moving on to further education or the workplace brings with it a whole new set of challenges, and this is especially true for students with disabilities. This useful book provides a complete overview of the issues such students and their families will need to consider, and outlines the key skills they will need in order to succeed once they get there.

The authors describe the legal landscape as it applies to students with disabilities in the USA, and how to obtain the proper disability documentation to ensure that the student receives the right support and accommodations in college. Focussing specifically on the issues that affect students with disabilities, they offer advice on everything from dealing with college entrance exams and the college application process, to selecting the right college, visiting the campus, and achieving medical and financial independence away from home. A list of further resources guides students and their families towards additional sources of information and support, and stories of students with disabilities who have made the transition from high school to further education or the workplace are included throughout.

This accessible and thoroughly readable book offers help and support to students with disabilities of all kinds, and their families, both before and during the transition to life after high school.

Author Notes

Susan Yellin is an attorney and founder of The Center for Learning Differences, a New York-based nonprofit organization that runs an annual Life After High School program for students with disabilities. She is also head of the Advocacy and Transition team at the Yellin Center for Student Success, which provides educational evaluations and support for students of all ages. She and her husband, Dr. Paul Yellin, have three sons, one of whom has complex learning and medical issues, and all of whom have made the transition from high school. Christina Cacioppo Bertsch is the former Director of Disability Services for Fordham University in New York and the founder of CCB Educational Consulting Corp. Christina and her husband, a high school administrator and supervisor of guidance, have two daughters.

Reviews (1)

Library Journal Review

There are myriad accommodations that colleges and, to a lesser extent, work sites are required to make for people with disabilities, yet navigating the process can be daunting. Here, Yellin, attorney and founder of the nonprofit Center for Learning Differences, and Bertsch (former director, disability svcs., Fordham Univ.) provide students with disabilities and their parents an outstanding and highly readable guide to preparing for and transitioning to life after high school. They start by examining the legal landscape and cover defining a disability and creating a paper trail to document the disability and previous accommodations. They move on to college-entrance exams, how to select a college, and the admissions process, and then discuss the transition to full-time work. There is also a chapter devoted to dealing with medical issues without mom. The book ends with a useful list of resources, organized by topic, for further information. Verdict An excellent resource for students with disabilities and their families; at this price, within reach for most people and libraries. Highly recommended.-Mark Bay, Univ. of the Cumberlands Lib., Williamsburg, KY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.