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College and You—Why Not? Tackling College with a Disability

Overcoming barriers to higher education

Grade Levels:: 9-12; PD
Length:: 25 minutes
Taping Rights:: Unlimited
MARC Record:: Downloadable
Teaching Materials:: See Below

This 25-minute video for high school students, teachers, counselors, and administrators addresses barriers that sometimes discourage students with disabilities from pursuing a college education. Students with learning or physical disabilities talk about their experiences at a wide range of colleges and universities: what college life is like for them, how they chose a school, what types of accommodations they needed to succeed, and how they got the help they needed. The students interviewed represent large universities, small colleges, and technical schools as well as a wide range of majors.

A 2002 co-production of KET and the Kentucky Developmental Disabilities Council.

Program of Studies:
All Practical Living disciplines: Career Awareness, Exploration, Planning, Employability Skills

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2008/09 Program Schedule

: Students with learning or physical disabilities talk about their experiences at a wide range of colleges and universities: what college life is like for them, how they chose a school, what types of accommodations they needed to succeed, and how they got the help they needed. A co-production of KET and the Kentucky Developmental Disabilities Council. 25 minutes; Monday, September 1 at 5:35 am on KETED; Wednesday, September 3 at 3:30 pm on KETED; Wednesday, October 1 at 7:35 pm on KETED; Wednesday, October 15 at 1:30 am on KETED; Wednesday, November 5 at 9:30 am on KETED; Wednesday, January 28 at 11:00 am on KETED; Wednesday, February 18 at 11:35 am on KETED; Friday, March 6 at 11:30 am on KETED; Friday, March 20 at 10:35 am on KETED; Saturday, May 2 at 5:30 pm on KETED; Sunday, May 3 at 5:30 pm on KETED; Monday, May 11 at 1:30 am on KETED

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Kentucky Academic Expectations

This program relates to the following Kentucky Academic Expectations.

2.36	Career Path
2.38	Post-Secondary Options

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