ETS and the National Center for Learning Disabilities are co-convening a symposium, "Addressing Achievement Gaps: Students with Learning Disabilities Transitioning from High School to College."

Set to be held on Oct. 3-4 at ETS in Princeton, N.J., the symposium will focus on educational and legal changes, and how they affect college opportunities, transitions and outcomes for students with learning disabilities.

Featured speakers include Noel Gregg (University of Georgia), Martha Thurlow (National Center on Educational Outcomes), Jose Blackorby (SRI International), Arlyn Roffman (Lesley University), and Sheldon Horowitz (National Center for Learning Disabilities).

For more information about the symposium, registration or accommodations, please visit www.ets.org/ldtransitions.

As the number of students with learning disabilities attending colleges and universities has grown dramatically over the past thirty years, so too have the number of issues faced by students, parents, and educators. These changes include:

• an increase in the hot button issues surrounding high school exit exams and college admissions testing for students with learning disabilities
• an increased prevalence of college students with disabilities including an increase in the number of students with learning disabilities (LD) and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD)
• changes in the laws and the documentation requirements for high school and college students and the expectations between high school and college for students with learning disabilities
  a new emphasis on high expectations for transition planning in students' Individualized Education Programs (IEPs)
• growth in the number of colleges for students with learning disabilities and programs within colleges focused on providing services to students with learning disabilities
• growth in assistive technologies that increase learning opportunities and independence in higher education
• changes to the reporting of admission test scores for students with learning disabilities who received testing accommodations.

This symposium will focus on the educational and legal changes and how they impact college opportunities, transitions, and outcomes for students with learning disabilities. Participants may include parents, school administrators, guidance counselors, college admissions professionals, postsecondary disability coordinators, researchers, and members of learning disabilities advocacy groups.

For more information contact Amy Lallier, Symposium Coordinator, (609) 734-5058, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it