June Richard

I appreciate the micro-definitions provided as some of them I've known only in broad terms or linked to one or more other disabilities.  Remembering the "People First" language places the focus on the individual - not the disability.  This course will increase my understanding of how I can serve each student with a disability.  Much appreciated.

While taking this training for my position as Registrar, I am posting from a parent's perspective.  My daughter applied to a FL state university as a transfer student.  She was on an IEP for K-12 and had an accommodation plan at her community college.  She just graduated with an associates degree and made the Dean's list.  While she took some courses that would transfer as pre-requisites, this university requires that all 7 prerequisite courses be a 3.5 gpa or higher.  My daughter received a 3.0 - 3.4 for these - and I thought that was great (but they didn't).  I… >>>