The National Center for College Students with Disabilities at the University of Minnesota Announces its Fall 2023 College Transition Series This is a free four-part online series for families, students, K-12 educators, and everyone involved in transition to college for students with disabilities. Respected speaker and author Elizabeth Hamblet will share insights into preparing for college, understanding laws, and working with Disability Resource Centers for services and accommodations. Participants can register for any number of presentations - attendance at all the sessions is strongly suggested but not required. All sessions are 6:30-7:30pm CT/7:30-8:30 ET Sept 26: Preparing Students with Disabilities for Successful College Transition Oct. 24: Understanding Shifting Laws in College Transition for Students with Disabilities Nov. 14: College Accommodations: Why They Change and What is Commonly Available (or not) Dec. 5: The College Disability Services System: Accommodations and Students' Responsibilities and Rights More details, the Zoom link, and registration are available at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSebyq7TkPXgbYAvG485KoALBh8vthRNDIyOoDYXIt_MQ32vBA/viewform If you have any questions or need assistance accessing the events, contact the NCCSD at NCCSD@ahead.org<mailto:NCCSD@ahead.org>. The NCCSD and DREAM welcome your opinion - please tell us about your experience with us in a very short confidential survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BX3PHSH ----- Dr. Wendy S. Harbour, Ed.D. Associate Executive Director for Programs and Development at the Association on Higher Education And Disability (AHEAD) Co-PI and Director, National Center for College Students with Disabilities (NCCSD) at the Institute on Community Integration (ICI) at the University of Minnesota wendy@ahead.org<mailto:wendy@ahead.org> or harbo002@umn.edu Preferred Pronouns she/hers 651-583-7499 (Phone or VideoPhone) 704-707-5886 (Texts Only) https://nccsd.ici.umn.edu/ I acknowledge, with respect, that I live and work on traditional, ancestral, and contempory lands of Indigenous people including the Anishinaabe, Chippewa, Ojibwe, Dakota (including the Mdewakanton Sioux), Northern Cheyenne, and the Waccamaw Siouan Tribe. I affirm tribal sovereignty and will work to hold myself, my workplaces, and my affiliations accountable to American Indian peoples and Nations.