The Choice Channel

“While once it was uncommon to see special-needs students heading off to college, sweeping changes in civil rights laws since the 1970s and more recent medical advances have combined to open the gates of higher education, according to the US Department of Education. Over the past two decades, the percentage of college-bound young adults with disabilities more than doubled nationwide, from 15 percent in 1987 to 32 percent in 2003, the latest data available from the department. With more disabled students choosing higher education, educators and advocates say they are increasingly facing questions from families about the very different services and sets of rules students face when they enter college.” (03/30/06)