College Accommodations
Don’t Make Assumptions From Online College Accommodation Lists for LD and ADHD
“..these accommodations are widely approved, but that doesn’t guarantee that every student who requests them will be approved for each one.”
Are Deadline Extensions Commonly Approved for College Students with Disabilities?
“Think about it this way – we give extended time on in-class tests because the impacts/limitations of the student’s disability would preclude the opportunity for the student to produce the same level and amount of response as his/her classmates in a given amount of time. All students have a limited time to produce their answers, and this student’s disability means that additional time will be needed. Since there is no additional time available in a two-hour exam period, this student needs to be formally granted an extended time limit to have equal access.”
What You Need to Know About College Disability Accommodations
“Not everyone who requests copies of someone else’s notes gets approved for this. We may instead approve them to record lectures so they can fill in gaps in their own notes.”
College Math and Foreign Language Requirements: What High School Students with Disabilities Should Know
“This means that not taking these courses in high school may limit college choices down the road.”
All Resources on College Course Substitutions
Introduction When they were in high school, some students with disabilities might have been allowed to bypass taking certain classes required for graduation (sometimes referred to as a course waiver, or a substitution if they took a different course in place of the...
All Resources on Registering for College Disability Accommodations
Students registering for disability accommodations at college will need to follow the process, provide documentation, and request accommodations. Things are different at college than they were in the K12 system. Learn all about the changes and what students need to know before they register.
Colleges Don’t Follow IEPs or 504 Plans
“It just means that they don’t have any obligation to provide the same services and accommodations that students may have received before.”
Are Disability Accommodations Available at All Colleges?
“If you are thinking that highly-selective schools with very low acceptance rates don’t have to provide accommodations because they serve very academically advanced students, that’s not true. If you’re thinking schools that don’t charge a lot of money don’t have to provide accommodations because they’re taking less money from students, that’s not true, either.”
Myths About IEPs, 504 Plans, and College Accommodations
“While you won’t find a sentence…that says that this means colleges don’t have to follow students’ 504 plans, that is the effect.”
When College Disability Services Offices or Professors Say No to an Accommodation
“[sometimes] they aren’t found eligible for accommodations because [their documentation] doesn’t demonstrate…a substantial limitation…”
Accommodations Alone Aren’t the Key To College Success For Students with Disabilities
“…if students don’t know understand what’s been discussed in class and covered in the readings, it doesn’t matter how much time they get to take the test. A lot should happen before students take a test.”
Moving From High School To College Accommodations: Changes in Vocabulary and Expectations
“[This] conveys the idea that [they] only “coordinate” accommodations…they will do things that might be expected of a ‘case manager.'”
