Accommodating College Students with Learning Disabilities: ADD, ADHD, and Dyslexia

Autor/in	Vickers, Melana Zyla
Institution	John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy
Titel	Accommodating College Students with Learning Disabilities: ADD, ADHD, and Dyslexia
Quelle	(2010), (20 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISSN	1935-3510
Schlagwörter	Learning Disabilities; Dyslexia; College Students; Academic Accommodations (Disabilities); Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Attention Deficit Disorders; School Policy; Interviews; College Faculty; Mild Disabilities; Federal Legislation; Educational Legislation; College Entrance Examinations; Teacher Attitudes; Attitude Measures; Legal Responsibility; Court Litigation; North Carolina; SAT (College Admission Test) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Learning handicap; Lernbehinderung; Dyslexics; Legasthenie; Lese-Rechtschreib-Schwäche; Collegestudent; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; ADHS; Aufmerksamkeits-Defizit-Hyperaktivitäts-Störung; Aufmerksamkeitsstörung; Schulpolitik; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Fakultät; Bundesrecht; Bildungsrecht; Schulgesetz; Aufnahmeprüfung; Lehrerverhalten; Strafmündigkeit; Rechtsstreit
Abstract	Universities are providing extra time on tests, quiet exam rooms, in-class note-takers, and other assistance to college students with modest learning disabilities. But these policies are shrouded in secrecy. This paper, "Accommodating College Students with Learning Disabilities: ADD, ADHD, and Dyslexia," by Melana Zyla Vickers, examines the nature of this assistance and discusses the policy questions it raises. This research report is based on interviews with on-campus experts in learning disabilities, professors who deal with learning-disabled students, and students themselves. It incorporates statistics showing the rise in accommodations for college students' mild learning disabilities. The paper is not about severe disabilities such as autism, brain injuries, or visual or hearing impairment. The rise in accommodation by universities has been fueled by changing diagnoses of learning disabilities and by federal laws. Federal requirements are not, however, as demanding as are laws that apply to K-12 students. Those requirements could change, however, depending on the outcome of a court case currently under consideration. (Contains 58 notes.) (As Provided).
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