Disabilities and Attitude for SAT® and ACT® Prep and Life

 

Seattle SAT Prep has helped students with learning disabilities prepare for the SAT® and the ACT®.

 

Students who have diagnosed disabilities are eligible for extra time on the SAT® and or the ACT®. We have encountered some students who don’t want to take advantage of that time. That has been concerning to us and parents. These students could potentially fear being judged by their peers for having an invisible disability. Society does a great disservice to citizens by not respecting invisible disabilities and attaches stigma when it is not appropriate. Director Mark Rosenberg saw this first-hand on a recent trip to Vancouver Canada and hopes that by sharing this experience students with a disability will learn to feel more confident and prepared for the SAT® and or ACT®. This is as important as any tutoring or classes we provide.

 

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After arriving in Vancouver Canada recently, our director, Mark Rosenberg attempted to hail a taxi cab at the Amtrak station. He witnessed another taxi driver sarcastically asked a fellow passenger if he was blind because having a small service dog before the passenger even sat down in the taxi and had a chance to act in his own defense. The fact is that approximately 90% of disabilities are not visible. When the passenger answered no, the driver told him to get another taxi cab. This kind of subtle discrimination  is also against the law in both the United States and British Columbia. Such behavior would stigmatize anyone trying to stand up for themselves , let alone  a teenager . Students in their teen years oftentimes don’t have the self-confidence to advocate for themselves. It falls to parents to prep them for such unfortunate experiences. There is no tutoring or classes in day-to-day life that can prep a student for these challenges. Parents must take on the burden themselves. (This also applies in school where bullying and cyber bullying occurs more often in class and online.)

 

In the same trip, Mr. Rosenberg yet again witnessed the exact experience happened again returning from the hotel to the train station. A taxi driver from a different company once again did not act appropriately. Mr. Rosenberg could not idly stand by as another passenger did not have the chance to prep himself for such actions to happen. Once again the passenger was asked if he was blind, clearly a discriminatory question. Mr. Rosenberg did the math, realized he had to get to the train station, and strongly voiced his opinion. Service dogs can can assist many kinds of disabled people and if the taxi driver did not want to take his business, Mr. Rosenberg advise the fellow traveler to report the taxi cab driver.

 

 

• The lesson is clear.

 

Parents should prep their students, tutor them  4  how to handle conflict, and instill confidence. Some of our most intelligent students have to deal with different disabilities and there is nothing wrong with asking for and receiving for help and feeling comfortable and comfortable confident and who you are. Every person is different with different strengths and weaknesses. Every teenager feels awkward at some point. Seattle SAT® prep strongly feels there is nothing to feel bad about for having accommodations up prep for the best possible performance in tutoring, classes and test taking.

 

Parents should consult counselors in Seattle, resources on the web, and talk to guidance counselors about 503 accommodations as appropriate. Helping your students succeed early in life will help them succeed as adults.

 

Mark Rosenberg, director of Seattle SAT prep, has helped the first students with disabilities such as attention deficit disorder, visual disabilities, and dyslexia.

 

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