Learning
Disability Academic Support
Some students with specific disabilities
wish to arrange for academic accommodations for some or all of
their courses. Any student who wishes to request a reasonable accommodation
must submit appropriate documentation of the disability to the
Director of the Center for Learning Assistance. The documentation
and any recommendations must have been completed by a licensed
psychologist or physician as appropriate.
In the case of a specific learning
disability, specialists and educational therapists are also typically
involved in the process of assessment. The documentation must be
completed no more than three years prior to the student's enrollment
at the University. Documentation should include:
A standardized measure of general
intelligence (e.g. WISC-III).
Results of academic achievement
tests (e.g. Woodcock-Johnson Psycho Educational Battery-Revised;
Tests of Achievement; Stanford Test of Academic Skills; or Scholastic
Abilities Test for Adults).
Results of a specialized testing
in perceptual, processing, and motor skills, as appropriate.
A case history, including input
from parents, teachers, previous records, and the student.
Diagnostic reports must include
the names and titles of the evaluators as well as the date(s)
of testing.
A description of any recommended
accommodations.
There must be sufficient competent
evidence of a specific learning disability. Individual "learning
styles" and "learning differences" in and of themselves do not
constitute a learning disability.
Documentation is kept as a confidential
file in the office of the Center for Learning Assistance. Information
from the file is only released with the student's written consent
in keeping with University Policy.
Documentation should be directed to:
Director
Center for Learning Assistance
Cullom-Davis Library 312
Bradley University
Peoria, IL 61625
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