TPP 089a: The Truth About IEPs & Accommodations in College, with Elizabeth Hamblet
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Full-Tilt Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children
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What is the focus of this episode on college transition for differently wired students?
Hey there, it's Debbie and welcome to Playback Friday. I'm going back into the archives and re releasing some of my favorite conversations from years ago every Friday. Unless you're a longtime listener of the show, there's a good chance you haven't heard this one yet. And even if you are, you just may get something completely different from listening to it this time around. Here you go and enjoy the show.
What's been really interesting to me is at at talks that I've given parents have said, well, you know, if I call your office, Elizabeth, won't they pick up the phone when I get off and call the admissions? I it breaks my heart. that this is something that parents are worried about. When I say I can't blame them, I uh what I mean is that I think that, you know, some people have had experiences with with others who are not very evolved in their thinking. But I can assure your listeners that that I I almost never say never in in my talks, but I will say that never happens. I'm gonna I'm gonna stand on that one for you. Nobody is gonna call admissions and say, Oh, you know, Elizabeth Hamlet's mother called.
You know, you might wanna put her on a list. That is not happening.
Welcome to Tilt Parenting, a podcast featuring interviews and conversations aimed at inspiring, informing, and supporting parents raising differently wired kids. I'm your host, Debbie Rieber. Today's episode is about the transition to college from the point of view of an educator and consultant who specializes in helping atypical kids be successful before, during, and after this transition. To talk about all of this, my guest is Elizabeth Hamblett. Elizabeth began her career as a high school special education teacher and case manager, and then worked as a learning disability specialist at Simmons College and Rutgers University. She's now a learning specialist at Columbia University, where she helps students with time management, organization, reading, and study skills.
She also offers programs to families and professionals on the transition to college. for students with disabilities and speaks locally and at national conferences. This is a jam-packed episode with a lot of insights and takeaways from Elizabeth. And no matter how old your differently wired child is, there's a lot of food for thought. Hey Elizabeth, welcome to the podcast. Hi Debbie, thanks so much for having me. Well, thank you for coming on and I'm really excited about this conversation. And this is definitely a topic that's been popping up a lot as we're recording this. It's fall and so I know many families with older kids are in the middle of that college application process and I'm noticing a lot of
Maybe myths is the right word, but different beliefs about what that looks like, how differently wired kids can be supported. So I'm just excited to dive in. Before we get into all the juicy stuff, I would love if you could just introduce us to who you are and and what you do in the world and how you got into this line of work.
Oh sure. Um I'm based out of Princeton, New Jersey, but I work part time at Columbia University's disability services office. Um and when I'm in the office I am meeting one on one with students, which is my favorite part of my job. Um, working on anything they really want to do, but I will, you know, honestly say a lot of it is time management, reading comprehension strategies, some organization, um, and often writing when students bring that to me. Uh the rest of my time spent for Columbia is in reviewing students' requests for accommodation. So um I read more than a hundred reports a year for them in that capacity and We have a two step process where myself and my colleagues, you know, read the documentation, look at what the students asked for, say what we recommend, and then it's approved or not or, you know, modified by a director.
So that's the other part. And in the days that I'm not doing my Columbia work, I am writing or traveling the country, presenting about this topic of how to prepare students for a successful college transition.
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Chapters
4 chapters
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What is the focus of this episode on college transition for differently wired students?
0:00–8:22
2
Who is Elizabeth Hamblet and what experience does she bring to supporting students with disabilities?
8:22–18:51
3
What does a learning specialist at Columbia University do for students with time‑management and study‑skill challenges?
18:51–33:32
4
How do colleges differentiate between accommodations and services for disabled students?
33:32–45:24
Speakers
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