Reviews history, policies, and practices of admitting learning-disabled students to postsecondary institutions. Presents legal and social background information with respect to emergence of undergraduate applicants with learning disabilities, discusses uncertainties that affect response of high school and college admission and guidance counselors,…

The National College Counseling Project (NCCP), formed in September 1983, examined the status of college counseling in schools across the country. Specifically, the goal was to learn what role college counseling plays in enhancing student aspirations for a satisfying future, as well as in helping students gain admission to the college most…