Our podcast helps college-bound students of all ages, navigate success to start and complete college if you are "504 or ADA" eligible. This means you have a substantial barrier to success in college from a medical or mental health condition. Join us as Crista walks the path with you to success in college. Apply Crista's guidance as an M.S./VRC Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor with 18 years' experience at 2-year colleges in the Seattle area. All are welcome to listen and strategize for your successful college experience!
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Crista Shaw, M.S, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor / Transition to College SME
If you have a medical or mental health diagnosis, you may need support working with college systems' requirements, deadlines and applications. This podcast focuses on understanding where to request support, questions to ask and self-advocacy for services. We give examples of barriers students have when they first engage with their college and solutions. Thank you for listening! Our publication will soon be released as a workbook for students, families, service members, vete...
24 Apr 2026
Paying for College with Free Tuition Resources Part Two
College is affordable with free resources to start and stay in school. Listen to the resources on this podcast. More free tuition resources can be found through your college Financial Aid Office. Take notes during this podcast writing down the program names that interest you. Bring your list to your college over the phone or in an appointment in person with the Financial Aid Department. Get more information about each one. Also! Think about if you wil...
24 Apr 2026
Paying for College and Free Tuition Resources Part One
Our publication will soon be released as a workbook for students, families, service members, veterans, case managers, doctors, counselors, teachers and advocates. In the meantime listen to our podcasts to become a student advocate for college success!
23 Apr 2026
Fear of Going to College
Education trauma is a phrase I have started to use to describe the experience of students who continually fail in school, due to a diagnosis that impacted their learning ability. Although my students' IQ was high, they continually failed. Failing every day in school from an early age is a huge reason to avoid higher education...until an injury occurs, a job layoff occurs, or new skills are needed to keep a job, and going to college is essential. How does one manage that nigh...
14 Nov 2025
College Bound with a Disability? I will navigate you! Listen Now to Coach Crista 🫶🏾
Transitioning to college is a life decision. And, if you have a diagnosis that impairs learning, working, seeing, hearing, walking, mental health, sitting, writing, reading, memory... more...meet me on this podcast. We are going to bust barriers you face to get enrolled - persist in college - and get a job you want. Your concerns about succeeding in college and how to do this have real answers. I am motivated to work with you because of the successes of 100's of stude...
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