Reviews background and definitions associated with learning disabilities. Discusses college admissions process for learning disabled students, including difficulties associated with using standardized tests. Recommends that colleges clarify their admission policies and procedures for learning disabled students and that colleges supply this…

Reviews history, policies, and practices of admitting learning-disabled students to postsecondary institutions. Presents legal and social background information with respect to emergence of undergraduate applicants with learning disabilities, discusses uncertainties that affect response of high school and college admission and guidance counselors,…

After identifying shared characteristics that cause some Spanish-dominant students to be inappropriately labeled learning disabled, the author recommends strategies for addressing such students' educational needs. (MJL)