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Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine innovative strategies to support students with learning disabilities (LD) in postsecondary education. It explored the perceived systems and structures that support postsecondary students with LD in achieving their educational goals, and sought to determine how these systems and structures were implemented and sustained. In addition, innovative strategies that helped students with LD successfully complete their programs of study at the university level were investigated. Data collection methods included document analysis and interviews of postsecondary students with LD at one university. Findings of this study included the verification that systems and structures to support students with LD do exist, and that implementation of and maintenance of these systems was partially successful. Innovative strategies found to be most helpful to students with LD were assessment for disability status, accommodations in registration and testing, and coaching in time management and goal setting skills, as well as counseling in stress reduction techniques. Conclusive evidence was found to show that support services provided at the university level are instrumental in helping students with LD achieve their educational goals.