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Melanie, Yep. Many times there are licensing or certification processes which outline specific qualifications. Sarah Smoger

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Tawnyn, I'm not sure how much encouraging we should be doing in this case. I would prefer to provide the student with all the necessary information for the student to make that determination on their own (best case scenario of course). The last place we want to be is one where a student says "you don't think I can do it and are trying to make me do something I don't want to". Sarah Smoger

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Jarrell, Absolutely. But let's not rule out "outside of the box" thinking in how we might reasonably accommodate a student. Sarah Smoger

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Latasha, I agree. I think we are seeing this more and more in general with traditional aged college students entering our institutions. Sarah Smoger

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Catherine, Absolutely. I'm a very strong advocate of self identification and understanding of one's functional limitations and the impact they may have in both a professional, work and personal/social environments. From there, one can work towards strategies to mitigate those limitations. This takes a certain amount of self-awareness and advocacy. Sarah Smoger

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Jeremy, Maybe, some with disabilities such as ADHD find work environments or career paths which work "with" or are more "forgiving" in certain areas which might be functional limitations for them. Sarah Smoger

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Julie, The question is, whose job is that-to provide real world training? Sarah Smoger

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Amanda, Good thing documentation is typically required to substantiate the need for accommodation! Sarah Smoger

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Robert, Exactly. This is a great example of how working with college level students to be aware of their functional limitations and how they impact them in a work environment can be the difference in being successful or not. Sarah Smoger

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Joseph, Probably. Many employers are unaware of their obligations under the ADA and until a complaint is filed, have no real interest or opportunity to make changes. Sarah Smoger