Who has a learning disability while in college? What kind of support are you given?

Question

Who has a learning disability while in college? What kind of support are you given?

Answer 1

Most colleges have an ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) office and/or a 504 office (reffering to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act).  According to federal law (ADA), if you have a disability, you must be given reasonable accomodations and modifications.  Most colleges that I have heard about are very accomodating to students with disabilities.

Answer 2

I have a learning disability and in college. I could tell my academic advisor and my professors that I have a learning disability but my academic success would not mean the same if I did. The kind of support that I receive is my desire to prove to society that the disabled can actually do more in life than clean up after the "normal" people of society.

Answer 3

Contact the counseling office, there are multiple resources available to anyone who has a learning disability at colleges. I have taken several classes with people who had a disability. One girl got extra time on exams, another was partially deaf and had an interpreter in class.

Answer 4

I recieve extended time and seperate location on exams.  also i am allowed to use a tape recorder in my the classroom to tape lectures