(WBBM NEWSRADIO) — As a new school year begins, a university in Chicago is focusing on leveling the playing field for disabled students.
Gregory Moorehead, director of the Center for Students with Disabilities at DePaul University, said so-called “invisible disabilities” are becoming more prevalent on campus.
That’s especially true in the wake of COVID-19, he says.
“In the last few years, in fact, we’ve seen about 60% of the students that enrolled in our office for the first time disclose one or more mental health/psychological concerns for disabilities.”
The move to college — coming to a new college and city, alone for the first time — is tough enough for any student, Moorehead said.
One key for students with disabilities can be having their parents let go, he said.
“It’s a process of helping the parents to understand that it’s going to be a little different now. The student’s got to move into the driver’s seat,” he said.
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