Ep.9 | From Accommodations to Remediation with OT Warren III
November 24, 2021
Join Winifred A. Winston with OT Warren III as they discuss his journey navigating public school, private school, and academic support services in College. He shares his successes and challenges all while advocating for himself as a student with dyslexia and now as President of OT Warren Management, an award winning arm of the Otis Warren Group, a third generation family-led real estate firm headquartered in Baltimore, MD.
Join Winifred A. Winston with OT Warren III as they discuss his journey navigating public school, private school, and academic support services in College. He shares his successes and challenges all while advocating for himself as a student with dyslexia and now as President of OT Warren Management, an award winning arm of the Otis Warren Group, a third generation family-led real estate firm headquartered in Baltimore, MD.
Here’s a breakdown of what to expect in this episode:
Here’s a breakdown of what to expect in this episode:
- Leveraging networking and the people you know to advocate for your child.
- Changing the narrative around speaking up and utilizing accommodations to be successful in school and work.
- Using people skills to speak up and advocate for yourself in school and beyond.
- What schools and services were instrumental in helping O.T. be successful.
- Utilizing tutors for subjects beyond reading may be necessary and it’s ok.
- And so much more!
~
About OT Warren III:
O.T. Warren takes a hands-on approach in running the property
management division of his family’s company, the Otis Warren Group. As a third-generation company president, he led a $3 million capital improvement project at Dickey Hill Forest Apartments, an award-winning community recognized for its high ratings from residents. He’s most proud of winning a Star Award from the Maryland Multi-Housing Association for quality in housing in 2013, and is known among his colleagues for his bold ideas and mentorship of new hires. Established in 1953, The Otis Warren Group is a real estate firm headquartered in Baltimore, MD, dedicated to providing the highest level of quality and service in the areas of residential and commercial real estate development, management, sales, and leasing.
~
You can find OT Warren III. . .
Website: https://www.otiswarren.com/
~
Connect with Winifred!
Website: https://www.soallcanread.org
Twitter: https://twitter.com/soallcanread
Instagram: https://instagram.com/blackanddyslexic
Instagram: https://instagram.com/soallcanread
Connect with LeDerick!
Website: https://lederick.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lederickh/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lederickhorne/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/lederick?lang=en
Resources mentioned in this episode
Mainstreaming vs. Inclusion: https://www.spectrumlife.org/blog/mainstreaming-and-inclusion-213
Jemicy School: http://www.jemicyschool.org/
Calvert Hall LaSalle Program: https://www.calverthall.com/academics/signature-programs/la-salle-program
Dyslexic private schools listed by state: https://www.dyslexia-reading-well.com/schools-for-dyslexia-united-states.html
Interventions vs. Accommodations: https://www.ilispa.org/assets/docs/ResourceLibrary/Natalie%20Nordlund_AccommodationsModifications%20Interventions1.pdf
Differentiated Instruction: https://www.understood.org/articles/en/differentiated-instruction-what-you-need-to-know
Disability Supports in College: https://www.understood.org/articles/en/7-things-to-know-about-college-disability-services
Disability Services at the University of Nevada’s Reno Campus: https://fb.watch/8HhLzyj9AH/
Three levels of disability supports in college: The K & W Guide to Colleges for Students with Learning Differences – 15th Edition
Self-Advocacy: http://dyslexiahelp.umich.edu/dyslexics/living-with-dyslexia/home/teaching-self-advocacy-to-your-child
.
THIS PROJECT IS PARTIALLY FUNDED BY MORGAN CARES AND THE CENTER FOR URBAN HEALTH DISPARITIES RESEARCH AND INNOVATION AWARDED BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES (NIMHD 1U54MD013376-01A1)