learning disabilities?

Question

my friend has learning disabilities and he wants to go to a online college, but he dont feel like he is smart enough to do it. i was wondering is there a online college for people with learning disabilities? thank you

Answer 1

An online college would be the best thing going for him right now, if he can't keep up with on- line classes he surely will not be able to keep up in a regular college class.

Answer 2

Having learning disabilities has nothing to do with not being smart. All it means is this person learns differently and may take more time to learn the material. While your friend may have difficulties if there is not support, that does not mean he can't do it. But, I really don't know if an on-line college would have accommodations if he does need more than just extended time for assignments or tests. I would recommend he try a community college if he requires a large amount of supports, like note-taking or a different form of exam (such as multiple choice over essay).

Answer 3

Just because you have a learning disability doesn't mean you can't go to college. Many colleges except accommodations for those with disabilitiess. Depending on your disabilitie you can get anything from extra time on tests, class notes on hand, note-takers, etc.Check out local colleges and look into their Student Disabilities Programs. Someone from their department will surely help.

Answer 4

Not reallly. Nor would it be the best way for him to go to college. Regular colleges have special offices of Disability Services that can provide the support and accomodations your friend will need--and online colleges aren't really set up to do that. The thing to do is get in contact with your state Department of Vocational Rehabilitation--they can tell you what 's needed to enable your friend to qualify for their assistance. Also check with local disability advocacy and support organizations (they should be in the phone book--look under "disability" and "learning disability" and "literacy" Also try this website for info and links to various agencies:
ldonline.org

Answer 5

may I recommend your friend not going to wiu on line courses i have a ld and I told them when i signed up it took them 5 weeks into the course and each course is only 6 weeks to get my ada paper work around and at that time I was already failing and there was no way to change it. I even told the instructors that I have a ld and they knew nothing about this. I took out a student loan for this and because I failed a course with a big fat f and the other one was a c- I had to go and pay over 700 dollars because students loans do not pay for failed courses. Then I was told if I was to fail again I am out of college I figured whats the since I am going to fail anyways because they gave me no help what so ever. If your friend was to try college I hope he/she passes but I recommend to go to a college in there town or state becuase they have tutors there and online its just you and no one eles.

Answer 6

i am not aware of a college that is just for people with some sort of disability. i can say that this sounds like a great idea he has.
this method would allow him to move at his own pace and to seek help from all different places as well no need to be embarrassed there no chance of being called on in class. yip-pi
i suggest you just point this out to him and that will i am sure remove a great deal of his worry about this all .
you could volunteer to help him out mostly at first sit right there in there in the room with him and make sure he is fully set up with the program and such before you distance yourself so he works more independently. you could just express an interest in the area of study and use that as a reason for this intense help he might need at the beginning . sure its good to be totally honest but you know this guy and how he would respond to an offer to help

Answer 7

People with learning disabilities are not dumb; in fact many of them have very high IQ's. It is just that their brain processes things differently than others. In some of these cases, the student can learn coping techniques to help them learn how they learn best. My sister has severe dyslexia. What you and I see looks nothing like what she sees. However by using organizational skills and additional time management skills, she is working on her masters degree in education and has maintained a 3.75 GPA while doing this.

If you speak with some of your instructors before class starts and a counselor, they in some cases will offer assistance and accommodate the special needs that you have.

Answer 8

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Answer 9

I think an on-line college would be very hard for an LD student.

Answer 10

Try you local colleges or other education providers, on her behalf Use yellow pages.