Forgot Password? Username Password Special Needs Submit your questions and get answers from myFootpath's resident College Counselor! Whether you're a student or a parent, if you have a question about college, send it to: counselor@myfootpath.com Q. Dear Counselor: I am disabled and am looking for information about what I need to do to get into college. If there is financial help for a disabled person I would like to know what I need to do so I can get that help. Thanks, Juanita A. Your first steps to finding a college that's right for you are the same as for every other student. Think about your interests, both in school and out of school what do you like, what don't you like? Think about what you've done in high school what do your high school experiences mean to you? Do you want your college experience to be the same, or different? How? In looking at colleges, you need to know as much as possible about who you are, and how you look at the world this is a very important area. The next few questions can help shape your search as well. If you've given any thought to what you'd like to study in college, or what part of the country (or the world) you'd like to study in, that can be helpful as well also, think about if you'd like to be in a big city, a small city, or nowhere near a city (or maybe that doesn't matter). To some people, the size of the college is important does that matter to you? In terms of scholarships and financial aid, Finaid.org has a great Web page devoted to financial aid for students with physical and learning disabilities. This page includes a list of publications you can get and other sources, including the HEATH Resource Center's publication "Financial Aid for Students with Disabilities"; to get that publication, call HEATH at 800.544.3284 (this number is voice/TTY enabled). Peterson's has a book called Scholarships, Grants, and Prizes that has a fairly good list on scholarships for students with disabilities (Nike and Nordstrom's each sponsor scholarships, for example). The book "Cash for College" recommends that you check with the rehabilitation agency in your state to find out about the resources that would be available from your state to support your efforts to go to college. | |
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