Jane Jarrow

Susan, I think you are on the right track here. The best option is to make sure that the student is aware of all that the program entails and then let her make her OWN decision as to whether or not to proceed. But you say, "we run the risk of enrolling her ..." Don't take this on yourself or your institution. You aren't forcing the student to enroll. If you have made sure you give all the information, then the only risk you run is that the student will make a bad choice for herself -- and that is… >>>

Mechele, Your experience is both sad and inspiring. I think it is too bad that you had to struggle so much during your own educational career because no one in your environment understood the very real difficulties you were having. But I love hearing that you were able to "make lemonade out of lemons" and that you have not only harnessed your disability-related symptoms, but found a way to make them work for you. The experience of NEEDING to think outside the box for your own endeavors has ALLOWED you to think outside the box for others -- and I… >>>