Student with disabilities?

Question

How would college professors think of students with disabilities such as mental disorder which interferes with their study. Would they be lenient on grading like considering an individual work or treat them in the same way as others?

They let students with disabilities take exams at disability center where gives extended time for the exam. Do they have advantage?

Answer 1

It would be an advantage if you were a student without a disability to have extended time. But for the disabled student it just helps to even the playing field so they can be competitive with everyone else. Yes, colleges do have assistance programs for the disabled. But they just don't "make accommodations" for the students who qualify. The students are responsible for using and maintaining their programs.

Answer 2

I would think so.  When you apply for college, it asks you if you have any disabilities, that way they can make the necessary "accommodations"

Hope this helps! :)

Answer 3

College students with learning disabilities can get special help in colleges just like they do in schools, but it's not under the same law as schools.

Ask the dean of college about qualifying for this type of help.

Answer 4

I went to school with a person that had short memory loss.  She could not remember what was the teacher thought her the day before.  College teacher did not give her a break.  I came into to class earlier to help her with notes.  She had this condition because of a real bad car accident she had earlier in the semester.  At times professor do try to work with people with disability.  I found that they worked better with individuals that had physical disabilities, but with does with deaf or memory disabilities were less accepted.  

I saw that in many cases to all case disabled person does not  many advantages.  For an example of this.  Deaf people go through high school graduating grade 12,  most of the education is given to them is remidal, so therefore when they get to College English Reading, Writing would be a grade 6 level, therefore no Colleges are willing to give them a chance for higher educations.  They must have at least a Grade 8 to 9 level in English, Mathematics.  

So what do you say.  ARE THEY NOT AT A DISADVANTAGE?

Answer 5

In California, community colleges accept all adults (over age 18).  Unlike in K-12 schools, where students have IEP programs and advocates held accountable for their successful outcomes, in college students with disabilities are largely left to advocate for themselves and allowed to fail (under a different set of laws).

How would college professors think of students with disabilities such as mental disorder which interferes with their study?  That varies from professor to professor.  Some try to exclude students with certain disabilities.  However, even students with emotional disabilities and mental disabilities are expressly protected, by law, from exclusion of campus resources, activities, and courses that they may benefit from.

Would they be lenient on grading like considering an individual work or treat them in the same way as others?  Leniency and giving them too many extra rights or privileges are not really issues.  Professors are only to make adjustments that allow equal access to the curriculum (such as interpretors for the deaf or wheelchair ramps for those with orthopedic impairments).  No one should pass without effort, learning, or meeting the course objectives.  

They let students with disabilities take exams at disability center where gives extended time for the exam.  That is one option.  Issues about testing materials, timing, location and so on are negotiated on a case-by-case basis to assure fairness to all students and staff.

Do they have advantage?  Some students may obtain a slight advantage over their peers, despite the procedures to assure fairness.  Many students with disabilities are placed at a severe disadvantage and still denied equal access because of gross misunderstandings, prejudice, poetics, and budgetary considerations.