Patricia Berkly LLC Announces Release Of Dr. Accessible’s Book, Accessible College

Dr. Accessible’s book, Accessible College: A Guide to Transition Students with Disability from High School to College is released. Visit Patricia Berkly LLC for more information.

Philadelphia, PA (I-Newswire) September 29, 2012 - With costs of college rising, and more complex systems regarding financial aid, admissions and entrance, these issues can be complicated further if a parent is supporting a child with learning disabilities. Further, if a child has physical challenges, is wheel chair bound and/or requires accessible facilities, parents also need to be in a position to be a strong advocate for their children.

All too often, a child with special needs can get lost, but this isn't a reflection on a child's ability. Sometimes a little extra guidance is all that is needed. While citizens are protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act and the IDEA legislation, people need to know the policies in order to apply them. All of this information can be a lot to a new parent guiding a college bound student to higher education.

Patricia Berkly LLC has a resident expert in Dr. Jeffrey Holmes, aka Dr. Accessible, who has over 20 years of policy and compliance experience assisting college bound students who also need services to support learning or physical disabilities. Dr. Accessible has direct knowledge regarding questions to ask during college visits, concerns for accessible facilities, and best strategies for accessing services once a student has matriculated.

Dr. Holmes aka Dr. Accessible also has utilized his expertise in ADA, ADAAG, IDEA and related concerns through holding senior level administrative positions as a district compliance officer, served as the principal in resolving Office of Civil Right (OCR) complaints, and has held regional representative positions with the State of California. Dr. Holmes and has trained faculty, administrators and staff about compliance. Dr. Holmes has developed policy and offered strategies for organizations to prevent formal complaints and meet resolution objectives for ADA grievances and findings. Dr. Holmes has completed facilities audits, developed ADA 504 plans, electronic compliance audits, and policy accessibility (i.e.HR hiring processes, workplace accommodations).


Dr. Holmes'/ Dr. Accessible’s book, Accessible College: A Guide to Transition Students with Disability from High School to College is available at Amazon.com in Kindle format. For more information on Dr. Accessible/ Dr. Holmes visit www.diversitytrainingconsultants.com/draccessible.