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Should I Disclose Learning Differences on the College Application

Great College Advice

Learning Disabilities and College Success Should a student with a learning disability share that information on the college application? A 2007 survey from the Association on Higher Education and Disability reported that just 28% of students with learning disabilities graduate from college.

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Subtitling pilot project at Moray House: Review and reflections

Teaching Matters Academic Support

Secondly, we worked with Student Disability Services to help identify courses where there were students with a schedule who we may not have been aware of. Computer generated subtitles can speed up the process but creating quality subtitles still requires human intervention. Feb 5, 2020

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Wellbeing matters. But how can we enhance wellbeing across the academic community?

Teaching Matters Academic Support

There is growing recognition that mental and physical wellbeing is of ever-increasing importance and concern to students in higher education. SOVA (Supporting Our Valued Adolescents) is a project where a young person who feels anxious or depressed can go to find information and support from others who have been there too.