Twitter Chat! “Accepted: Preparing Students with Disabilities for College Success”

January 27, 2020

Join Annie Tulkin of Accessible College and Elizabeth Hamblet of LD Advisory for a Twitter Chat! 

When: Wednesday, February 12, 2020 

Time: 12:00-12:30PM EST 

Topic:  “Accepted: Preparing Students with Disabilities for College Success”

Audience: Parents, Students, Teachers, Counselors, Healthcare Providers, Educational Consultants, Learning Specialists, Transition Specialists

Students with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, mental health conditions, and health conditions have a lot to think about when college acceptances start rolling in. Join us for a conversation to learn about questions to ask the disability support office before your student finalizes their choice, considerations for choosing the best college fit, requesting accommodations in college (and what paperwork they’ll need), and what accommodations may be available. Bring your own questions, too!

#DisabilityCollegePrep 

How to Participate:

Follow @AcssCollege and @echamblet

When it’s time for the chat, search #DisabilityCollegePrep tag on Twitter for the series of live tweets under the ‘Latest’ tab for the full conversation.

If you might be overwhelmed by the amount of tweets and only want to see the chat’s questions so you can respond to them, check @AcssCollege’s account. The questions will be Tweeted 5 minutes apart.

Another way to participate in the chat is to use this app that allows you to pause the chat if the Tweets are coming at you too quickly: http://www.tchat.io/

Here’s an article about how to participate in a Twitter chat: https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/how-to-participate-in-a-twitter-chat/546805/

Questions

Welcome to the #DisabilityCollegePrep chat hosted by:  @AcssCollege and @echamblet

Remember to use the #DisabilityCollegePrep hashtag when you tweet. If you respond to a question such as Q1, your tweet should follow this format: “A1 [your message] #DisabilityCollegePrep”

Q1: Please introduce yourself and what brought you to today’s #DisabilityCollegePrep chat. Tell us if you are a student, a parent, a teacher, a counselor or a service provider. Feel free to include links about yourself.

Q2: When student w/ a disability has been accepted to a college, what steps should they take to make sure that school can meet their needs? #DisabilityCollegePrep

Q3: What types of accommodations can students with disabilities receive in college? #DisabilityCollegePrep

Q4: What types of on campus support should students with disabilities ask about? #DisabilityCollegePrep

Q5: What other things should students with disabilities consider when making a final decision on what college to attend? #DisabilityCollegePrep

Q6: What are students with disabilities expected to do in order to request accommodations in college, and how can students prepare?#DisabilityCollegePrep

Questions? Contact: Annie Tulkin