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Sara Luterman @slooterman.bsky.social · 2h

If you’re a parent of a child with a disability, you’re worried about how your family will be impacted by SpecEd Department of Education layoffs and you want to talk to a journalist about it, please DM, email (sluterman at 19thnews dot org) or Signal (slooterman.18).

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NPR @npr.org · 2h

Multiple sources tell NPR that, as part of the Trump administration's latest reduction-in-force, the U.S. Department of Education has gutted the office that handles special education.

Amid shutdown, Trump administration guts department overseeing special education

Multiple sources tell NPR that, as part of the Trump administration's latest reduction-in-force, the U.S. Department of Education has gutted the office that handles special education.

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Ryan Quinn @ryanequinn.bsky.social · 21h

Hey, I'm an @insidehighered.com reporter writing today about how the ongoing shutdown may be affecting, or about to affect, university research. If you have a story to share, please DM me or email [email protected] today. Thank you.

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Elizabeth C. Hamblet, LD Advisory @echamblet.bsky.social · 14h

Research shows that some students who had accommodations in HS don't register for them in college because they don't know they have to complete a process for that. Here's how the process may look: https://bit.ly/LDBlog119

#LearningDisabilities #ADHD #Dyslexia #CollegePrep #SpecialEd #EduSky

Video screen shows a college's disability services page. The speaker says "be aware that it can take anywhere from two to four weeks for this process." Video title is How do Students with Disabilities Get Accommodations at College?"

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Elizabeth C. Hamblet, LD Advisory @echamblet.bsky.social · 1d

Is your student with a disability working on their college search? Have you been told to research disability accommodations & services but don't know what to ask?

I created this free resource to help. I hope you find it helpful: https://bit.ly/LDORForm

#CollegeSearch #IEP #CollegeAccess #504plan

Free resource: College Disability Services Research Form. Image shows the start of this form on Google forms.

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James S. Murphy @jamessmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

Comments on Department of Education's plans to add a *massive* new survey component to IPEDS are due this Tuesday. Here are the 4 recommendations I made as a private citizen in my comment.

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Elizabeth C. Hamblet, LD Advisory @echamblet.bsky.social · 1d

It's out! My @collparcentral.bsky.social podcast co-host Vicki Nelson & I interviewed @dtwuva.bsky.social(author of Outsmart Your Brain: Why Learning is Hard & How You Can Make It Easy) & one of my professional heroes.

Listen (https://bit.ly/LDAp21) or watch (https://bit.ly/LDAp21)

Elizabeth C. Hamblet, LD Advisory @echamblet.bsky.social · 2d

I hope you'll read this and call your government representatives:

Special education staff decimated after Trump administration shutdown firings: Sources

The nation’s special education services have been significantly damaged after Fridays’s mass layoffs within the Department of Education, sources told ABC News.

abcnews.go.com

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Elizabeth C. Hamblet, LD Advisory @echamblet.bsky.social · 2d

For those who think state control is good, be aware that Texas got in trouble for creating a cap for the number of students who could be identified for special education:

Texas Illegally Denied Education To Students With Disabilities, Feds Report

Texas failed to make special education services available to all students with disabilities who needed it, according to a report released Thursday by the…

www.keranews.org

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Elizabeth C. Hamblet, LD Advisory @echamblet.bsky.social · 2d

In case you didn't know, the government eliminated most of the Office for Civil Rights offices, which investigates when college students claim disability discrimination:

Massive Layoffs at the Department of Education Erode Its Civil Rights Division

Only five of the agency’s civil rights offices remain nationwide. Those who are still with the department say it will now be “virtually impossible” to resolve discrimination complaints.

www.propublica.org

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Elizabeth C. Hamblet, LD Advisory @echamblet.bsky.social · 2d

Politics affects your student's services *while they're in high school.* (Remember that there is no special education in college, because IDEA doesn't apply there.)

ABC news headline is "Special education staff decimated after Trump administration shutdown firings: Sources." Picture of the White House at night with banner saying "White House Begins Mass Layoffs of Federal Workers.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

Trump just used the shutdown to wipe out the special ed department. www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...

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Elizabeth C. Hamblet, LD Advisory @echamblet.bsky.social · 3d

Parents of seniors may be wondering whether their student will really be ready for college next fall. This is a *must-read* post from my friend Joan Casey: https://educationaladvocates.com/are-you-ready-for-college-why-going-straight-from-high-school-to-college-may-be-the-wrong-decision/

Featured post from Educational Advocates is "Are You Ready for College? Why Going Straight from High School to College May Be the Wrong Decision?" Picture from the back of a group of graduates in black robes throwing their caps in the air.

Elizabeth C. Hamblet, LD Advisory @echamblet.bsky.social · 3d

I know you hear a lot of information about the documentation students with disabilities need to request accommodations at college. Much of what you hear about what students need to have, how old it can be, & what colleges have to do for students is *wrong.*

Get the facts: https://bit.ly/LDblog150x

Blogpost title is "Myths About Disability Documentation for College Accommodations." Read the post on LDadvisory.com. Picture of Elizabeth C. Hamblet, a middle aged white woman with long blond hair wearing a white shirt.

Elizabeth C. Hamblet, LD Advisory @echamblet.bsky.social · 3d

What do Happy and Ness have to say about all of this? 🤨

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Elizabeth C. Hamblet, LD Advisory @echamblet.bsky.social · 3d

Haven't watched yet!

a cartoon character says " can 't wait " with his tongue hanging out

Alt: Ned Flanders from "The Simpsons" says " can 't wait " with his tongue hanging out

media.tenor.com

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Elizabeth C. Hamblet, LD Advisory @echamblet.bsky.social · 3d

Get the facts:

Myths About Disability Documentation for College Accommodations - LD Advisory

Get the facts about what documentation students with learning disabilities or ADHD need to register for accommodations at college.

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Elizabeth C. Hamblet, LD Advisory @echamblet.bsky.social · 3d

But you *must* educate yourself so you can not only give students the right information but also make sure they'll have what they need to request accommodations at college. This may also mean telling them they *don't* need to be re-evaluated or seek additional testing.

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Elizabeth C. Hamblet, LD Advisory @echamblet.bsky.social · 3d

• Students with learning disabilities need to have a full neuro-psychological evaluation in order to get accommodations at college

I understand that your professional training may not have covered this.

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Elizabeth C. Hamblet, LD Advisory @echamblet.bsky.social · 3d

• Even if their learning disabilities testing meets the colleges’ requirements, students will get better/more accommodations if they are tested privately (rather than by the public school district)

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Elizabeth C. Hamblet, LD Advisory @echamblet.bsky.social · 3d

• If students’ documentation shows they’ve received certain accommodations in high school, their college has to provide the same accommodations

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Elizabeth C. Hamblet, LD Advisory @echamblet.bsky.social · 3d

• Testing for students with learning disabilities can’t be more than 3 years old

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Elizabeth C. Hamblet, LD Advisory @echamblet.bsky.social · 3d

• If the student was tested by their public school district, colleges have to accept the testing report

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Elizabeth C. Hamblet, LD Advisory @echamblet.bsky.social · 3d

• Students with ADHD and/or autism won’t get accommodations at college if they haven’t had any testing for a learning disability

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Elizabeth C. Hamblet, LD Advisory @echamblet.bsky.social · 3d

• If students didn’t have a formal plan in high school (either an IEP or 504 plan), they won’t get approved for accommodations at college

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