DVR counselors provide information about schools with good programs for students with disabilities, as well as helping with the financial aspect. DVR often assists with the expense of summer college-success programs, room and board and books for students with disabilities. In some cases, they also pay toward tuition. The next stop for a parent should be the library or bookstore to check out Peterson's Colleges with Programs for Students with Learning Disabilities or Attention Deficit Disorders. Part of the search for an institute of higher learning can include the local two-year county college.
Most county colleges have programs for students with learning disabilities.
These schools provide students with Accommodation Plans that give the supports necessary for success, such as extended time to take tests and hand in assignments. Many have smaller classes taught by professors with backgrounds in special education. Students need not take SATs to attend county colleges. Nor must they study foreign languages or advanced math to be accepted. Therefore, a disabled teen can prepare for county college by combining high-school college preparatory classes, such as English and social studies, with practical courses such as keyboarding and consumer math.