A student's freshman year in college represents a big transition. Many students move out of their parents' home and onto a bustling college campus, where they can be overwhelmed with new workloads, academic demands, and a multitude of social and extracurricular events. For college students who have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or learning disabilities, staying organized and focused can be extra challenging.

Whether you need to use the computer for research, to write a paper or just to learn a new skill, those with disabilities of all kinds can check out these resources to help them improve their learning potential while surfing the Web.

Benetech's® Literacy Program has already built the world’s leading reading machine for the blind, developed the nation’s largest digital library for the disabled, and in the process, grown into being a leading learning disability reading technology provider.

This website includes resources for students that have disabilities and things that they can do to improve their learning.

Today, there are more students with documented disabilities in higher education than ever before

Valuable information regarding how we can adjust our instruction. Good general information and enough specifics to help the instructor know which direction to go in developing educational set.

Information on the Disabled Students Program and UC-Berkley. Includes information on the responsibilities of the student and the teacher, general strategies on teaching disabled students, and resources on specific disabilities.

Although aimed more at elementary and high school teachers than college professors, this website takes on the challenging issue of dysgraphia. For students who struggle with writing, both accommodations and modifications are suggested. For example, the authors suggest that giving students assignments ahead of time, encouraging students to experiment with the types of writing utensils they use, and allowing students to write partial answers rather than complete sentences on tests can assist those who struggle with writing.

Congratulations! You and your child have met the challenge of navigating the school system with a learning disability and have made it to college!

LD OnLine offers hundreds of expert-reviewed articles and resources for educators, parents, and others concerned about children and adults with learning disabilities and ADHD. Click below to find the information you seek, organized by topic.

Students with disabilities are a rapidly growing minority on university campuses. In attempts to accommodate these students in the classroom, faculty often face the ethical dilemma of how to balance the rights of students with learning disabilities with the academic integrity of a course of study. In support of providing reasonable academic accommodations for qualified students, I will provide a brief overview of the law, a description of learning disabilities, and a discussion of the organizational and ethical concerns in evaluating what is appropriate in accommodating a student.

An older article (2004) that provides good info against the background of the Disabilities Act.

This webpage discusses the idea of "Universal Design for Instruction," which is basically preparing a class model that will accommodate all students from the beginning instead of "retrofitting" for students with disabilities when they enroll in your class.

Understanding the implications of learning disabilities, preparing to teach students with diverse characteristics, and learning to accommodate students with learning disabilities are essential for faculty and staff to provide academic and career opportunities for these students that are equivalent to those provided to their nondisabled peers.