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Learning Disability in Higher Education... | Lexie Garrity | TEDxVanderbiltUniversity

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I know people have disabilities way worse than me but I have a learning disability it’s hard for me to do assignments that are handed out to me by myself it feels like I need someone to help me college is hard compared to high school and elementary school/ middle I don’t know what my pathway is I have a hard time reading hard words or words I don’t know so I have a reader that reads it for me I can’t spell I always pay attention but I don’t understand half of the time
Comment from : @paigefisbeck2608

It's so hard to deal with child who have learning disabilities are slow learnersare autistic and are very very Stubborni am failing as a mothercan't take them forward as they don't remember anything they learned a day beforei am so tiredwant to help but what to do😢😢
Comment from : @sonalibhatnagar8122

That level of planning she had to create that formula sheet and to understand her strengths so well as well her weaknesses is inspirational
Comment from : @dilbagjhuty5806

ive had a learning disability since i was in the 7th grade, im in year 2 of college and im about to message my professor about how difficult college can be
Comment from : @seongmhwaa__

Just called around to get officially tested so I can join college 😢❤
Comment from : @rherhe9000

Could we get human-edited captions on this? When she talks about her mentors, the captions say "men tours" instead Human editing matters
Comment from : @kathryngardner2852

I have a auditory and visual processing disorder and a LD for short term memory and sequential memory recall You must advocate yourself in higher education I just got my doctorates in educational leadership with a 40 which took me three years and prior my masters in education with a 39 gpa which took me one year I barely got a 30 for my bachelors which took over eight years Classes get easier when you’re able to take courses that you’re actually interested in and want to pursue Just do NOT let anyone ever make you second guess yourself You process information differently than the rest of the world which which gives you skills and perspectives that are so so valuable If professors don’t know how to present information to you in a way that’s accessible to how you learn, it’s their own failure as an educator to implement UDL or universal design for learning It’s not because you lack ANYTHING Figure out how you learn best, apply it and capitalize off those skills
Comment from : @pandaamachine

I have a mild learning disability I know how that feel
Comment from : @mikiamartin1270

i, like all of you have a LD it’s taken me 3 years to get an AA Please, if you have gotten accommodations has it genuinely helped u? would u like more support? what would that support look like, the crazier ideas the better!! These comments have opened my eyes & shown me it takes us almost twice as long to get a bachelors degree i see im not the only one who has been taken away financial aid bc i can’t meet their academic requirements your comments prove that this education doesn’t take into consideration our background I would say this should be more of an incentive for a lot more & out of the box accommodations students like all of us are fighting huge statistics A lot of us enter college & colleges don’t make an effort to retain students like us it doesn’t surprise me a lot of y’all don’t seek accommodations embarrassment, not enough support, stigma, and ignorance over this topic from others shies us away i have a huge list of suggestion but if I were to voice these i wouldn’t be taken seriously, but this only shows how much more support we need (those of that want it) they are so out of the box that I have to consider my peers whether my suggestions are too much of an advantage when it’s clearly taking us almost TWICE as long to graduate so ridiculous since we’re already on an uneven Plainfield The process for requesting accommodations is not good either we have suggestions, are colleges willing to learn and act? don’t just pride urself in being inclusive— ask us how u can be proactive for us more people like us graduating benefits colleges after all Keep fighting everyone! you are seen & you are heard don’t let comments, education and learning disabilities define your self-worth don’t let this stop you from valuing life, been there I can also relate to teachers professors and family members mocking me for my challenges and completely doubt i’ll graduate remember you’re fighting things greater than you, a system that’s not catered for us folks with learning disabilities wishing y’all nothing but success and that your doubters eat their words!! blessings
Comment from : @sararivas8825

Man this is so emotional, because I have learning disability It's hard for me a lot to do math and read a bit!
Comment from : @Thill_plays35

You're very, VERY lucky that you were allowed the use of a calculator during test(s)
Comment from : @elyzsabethahne2116

It can feel amazing to finally be diagnosed with something
Comment from : @courtneycrow4580

Thank you, thank you
Comment from : @sherryduva5263

Nice speech
Comment from : @NewEnglandPatriotsfan

I have a learning disability too as well as ADHD and I was in a special Ed class in elementary school but in high school I was put in all regular classes with mostly bad teachers that did not understand my disability and didn’t give me appropriate accommodations (Even when I asked for them and even though I had an IEP) It’s honestly a miracle I passed high school but I’m going to college this fall and I am honestly terrified
Comment from : @SDS-ee9js

She is gorgeous x
Comment from : @jackfoley2192

I have learning disability myself and I wont hold the label against me and hold me back for becoming an nurse anesthetist, this will be a challenge for me but I dont care I need a career and retirement plan, I will be the first to achieve an CRNA degree as a learning disability man rather I fail or succeed I will not hold back!
Comment from : @PrincePalmUwU

I have learning disabilitie and that is why I dropout the college, studying is not my interest
Comment from : @kendercedeno9169

Such a powerful and insightful speech!
Comment from : @Leslie-hg6wl

I guess I am smarter than I thought I was cool
Comment from : @leoxvenomhaviland9995

This is so inspiring made me cry because I have a learning disability
Comment from : @daniellamanzanales3320

Thank you for the video
Comment from : @crystalgreen1443

In elementary, middle school, I used to get yelled at by my teachers saying "this is ridiculous" You are a grown lady My elementary teacher said, "you won't pass 6th grade, middle school, and high school nobody will accept you" It was hard and depressing I wanted to take my own life I felt I was the only one, will I even have a business, or be good at math which is important, or your future? I also overthink a lot of what was going to happen to me
Comment from : @elizabethmendoza5542

I was place in a so call special ed class in highschool but it wasn't with special students just another class with learning disability students like me I just hated how they named my classes it was embarrassing to show my classes with my other friends so when they bring up that topic i would usually lie and also leave and tell them I have to go Im 25 and still hiding it
Comment from : @fatfitnessvang299

I have a learning disability in math which also effects my personality
Comment from : @uzairmahmood985

I was born with a LD and was in speech and special ed in classes through school I also have a twin sister that does not have problems, but it hard for me to grow up in her shadow I real this video
Comment from : @stacysolivan4556

I have four moderate learning difficulties and yet I am in my second year of my Medieval history degree :) we can do it always! 💙brbrMy blue tinted glasses were a life changer
Comment from : @neon_lines

She is beyond brave
Comment from : @meetchbleach2957

:( I needed this ted talk I have a physical disability, ADHD, and mood problems All of this combined makes it sooo difficult to study, learn, memorize, and find motivation to type and do homework through the severe pain i have due to my physical disability I don't feel comfortable talking about my disabilities and i feel like in my last class my professor was constantly out to get me and getting mad over turning in assignments late even though he knew about my disability and accommodations:/
Comment from : @ariamembreno6119

"Your professors do not know how to specifically help you They are not learning specialists" This sounds like a hiring issue to me People who do not want to specialize in learning should not become professors
Comment from : @SageGarlandSingerSongwriter

But yet in New Zealand employers training providers discrimante against people who want to work but are disabled or want to succeed in a course but end up getting failed or left to rott on welfare it's preitty sick world when employers and trainers do this
Comment from : @ladylivinginthedarklands3405

im sitting here crying because deep down i feel like i cant do it i discourage myself all the time i want to go to school for nursing assistant
Comment from : @Queenshaylivetv

You broke it down for yourself smart I sometimes try that myself
Comment from : @zoeleecotterorjoey8862

I can remember something from years ago but 2 days or 2 seconds ago hahha are bye bye lol not fun sometimes
Comment from : @zoeleecotterorjoey8862

I get u hun some here
Comment from : @zoeleecotterorjoey8862

I am dyslexic, dyspraxia and photographic epilepsy and absences and special needs not fun I am sssoooo slow at EVERYTHING I pray that God could have made me different 🙏 💜✝️💜✝️🙏
Comment from : @zoeleecotterorjoey8862

Humans are individuals you can't ask a dog to climb a tree But a giraffe found its own way to eat from the higher leafs! We learn on a different pase and way, let us find our way to learn!
Comment from : @srtjav2556

She is my cousin!! I am proud of you Lexi!!
Comment from : @ariellathebohemian6381

Hey I'm Joanna Sprouse I suffer from learning disabilities all my school years I graduated in 2005 without an high school diploma so that keep me for reaching my dreams I'm an very determined person so I'm trying to fight for our rights for equality as in get our high school diploma we went to school we suffer more than the regular kids so if you would lead to the direction i need to go
Comment from : @joannasprouse8828

Great point, while students with learning disabilities are taking the time to talk and proof to their professors they have learning disabilities that is time taken away from studying and essay writing
Comment from : @waynemcfarlane9175

How to use this IEP on work 😭😫 sometimes I forgot what my supervisor tells me or hard to memorize stuff
Comment from : @m3lsalazar335

Learning differences!!!!!
Comment from : @jenniferhizzy6591

Watt amazing video about learning disability
Comment from : @rebeccamccready1135

i feel like the way she adds is more difficult for me
Comment from : @aaronlong100

I'm the 100th comment
Comment from : @strange_okapi892

What a great video I have two boys w needs and am still learning how to be the best advocate for them and build them up
Comment from : @Valntina143

This made me emotional, because I also have a learning disability It’s not always easy and in elementary school, I had teachers tell me that I wouldn’t be able to go to University, yet I am almost done my undergraduate degree in Psychology We can succeed!!
Comment from : @megzworld913

I have received IEP services through out Middle School and High School since I severely struggle with math I am now in college and I am taking Mechatronics, (mechanical and electrical engineering) I ended up getting an Incomplete for my Algebra 94 since the struggle was real and now thanks to this I am on financial aid warning I've never been average and have always been below average I really don't know how to change that
Comment from : @EmeraldRaven

Wait she is not LD for sure I was just saying
Comment from : @ephesians2v8watchingforye57

8:22 Brilliant hypothesis Comprehension for sacrificial memory Nice
Comment from : @imdjc4

I’m 24 I’m stilling using my finger to count😭this hit hard
Comment from : @tyramong7758

@That1 Blaquekid I had Almost the Experience How are you?
Comment from : @MrTrinitothebone

I’m so so sooooooo proud of you!!!! Just getting up there I can’t do that in my nursing class I had to be part of group when it was my turn I choked on the word tracheotomy saw white, got dizzy and almost passed out I too have to learn in a story format to remember It’s so true ab documentation I just was printing my forms for my new college in GA It’s been 9 months and I just now found a doctor I changed 5 answers which made me get a 70 which made me fail Although my advisor told me I need to test in a room by myself, I can’t until I have my forms filled out In order to do that, I have to have an assessment part 2 completed the doctor can’t do that the same week I have 4 exams
Comment from : @hathortheshapeshifter

Awesome speech !!
Comment from : @sannyblas4668

I m 38 and I am still battling mine
Comment from : @andythomson2706

Oh have Dyspraxia I am in college I was told never to college there support in college though
Comment from : @gillowens24

I count with my fingers I am 31
Comment from : @alcidesgomez1045

Having my learning disability in college was the hardest thing I ever had to go through I had professors straight up tell me that I want succeed I finished college algebra within the first two months early with a C and immediately did statistics and got done within a month or two and finished with a B
Comment from : @TeresaBenson

I just willed my way through college with my learning disability’s I was tired of high school and middle school being in special ed classes because I knew the real world doesn’t care or understand I didn’t seek any accommodations It took me 7 years to earn my bachelors degree I fought fought for it like my life depended on it and I was able to force myself to get it done I don’t recommend not seeking help But I just learn differently and I figured out the hard way that there nothing I can do to fix it
Comment from : @willthecreator

exactly dude! exactly! and i am dying!!
Comment from : @spkspk1416

I have a learning disability myself and it makes me mad and I feel like I'm not normal because I want a career but I don't know about that
Comment from : @shaunaeowens7327

I so happy I watched this I'm going for marien biology with a math LD
Comment from : @michaelvamper5793

The way I see it everybody has a disability of some kind Learning and education shouldn't be standard or standardized no individual is created equal in the mind or in the body We are not a product or an item on a assembly-line Education and learning should be as an individual thing not in a mass production thing Just saying
Comment from : @justakitty2419

I have Specific language impairment and it has troubled me right from the start from preschool to vocational school and high school on top of that our country has 2 official languages I was studying dual qualification but ended up with only vocational school degree because turns out matriculation examinations were harder than I thought My point of this isn’t I want affirmative action to me Only thing I only ask for is more time to the exams and mentoring
Comment from : @normaaliihminen722

For those of us that struggle with this daily! I'm 56 and still have problems that keep me feeling alone! People do not understand the struggle! I thought that Department of Rehabilitation would help but that was a dead end Please if you have the info to help people that have this struggle We need HELP
Comment from : @ninimuzz

Lexie welcome sweetheart
Comment from : @rudraom9

She seems like such a lovely woman
Comment from : @marysnook98

I have a learning disability and a speech impediment Plus, I'm 40 returning to collegegod help me
Comment from : @TheMspoodle2

This was headeache after highschool
Comment from : @boogynights

Amazing speech!! Thank you :)
Comment from : @rik-keymusic160

I do agree with this video 💯💯💯💯💯I was born with Dyslexia disability see video
Comment from : @normageraldstevenhernandez2466

I’m watching this video right now because I’m fighting my university on this very thing
Comment from : @ArchCraftGaming

For anyone with an intellectual disability wanting resources, Think College is a great organization with a variety of resources and a list of colleges with programs for students with intellectual disability They are a great place to start 👍brbrBest wishes to you all!
Comment from : @jesusismyenergydrink

check work of Harold levinson learning disability is treatable it's related with inner ear or vestibular system or try learning breakthrough program do it for 2 years, 2 times each day to experience amazing change good luck
Comment from : @bereketbiz

Is why i was so afraid to attend college im 31 and still have the disability i want to attend college but i dont know if i can succeed i have poor writing, math aint great i dont understand what people are saying or give them a good feedback im a very slow learner
Comment from : @crystalzamora7094

wow I never new what was wrong with my brain I do have dislipcia
Comment from : @superdon1chw

this hit me hard i have been struggling with a learning disability my whole life and i always felt useless glad theres somebody out there who understands
Comment from : @auroracuthill8173

Who are the three people that didn't like this? C'mon!
Comment from : @charlesalbright

She good sense
Comment from : @animegirlhaven

I am had learning disability feel worst but i will finish school do my best
Comment from : @animegirlhaven

hii I know I have learning disability but no one trust me
Comment from : @fromnowhere8131

Dame, balling up Very emotional, very truebrave young lad
Comment from : @mattboselli1099

Thanks for not just calling me lazy
Comment from : @arwenbarrett2642

I'm a student with a learning disabilities and I struggle every day in higher education I need some suggestion? brbrBelieve or not it"s difficult to face these challenges brbrI always advocate myself every day
Comment from : @ferminlujano5151

I struggle with my learning disability every day any suggestion?
Comment from : @sarahk4556

She's actually a genius for touching on this subject iv never heard any stand up and ask for education to be changed for people with learning disabilities
Comment from : @Doe7251