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Download full textScott, George A. – US Government Accountability Office, 2011
Standardized tests are often required to gain admission into postsecondary schools or to obtain professional certifications. Federal disability laws, such as the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) require entities that administer these tests to provide accommodations, such as extended time or changes in test format, to students with…
Descriptors: Testing Accommodations, Student Rights, Law Enforcement, Compliance (Legal)
Vickers, Melana Zyla – John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy (NJ1), 2010
Universities are providing extra time on tests, quiet exam rooms, in-class note-takers, and other assistance to college students with modest learning disabilities. But these policies are shrouded in secrecy. This paper, "Accommodating College Students with Learning Disabilities: ADD, ADHD, and Dyslexia," by Melana Zyla Vickers, examines…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Dyslexia, College Students, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities)
American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, Washington, DC. – 1994
The third edition of this guide on serving postsecondary students with disabilities reflects the language of the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as well as that of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. An introduction briefly describes both the ADA and Section 504 regulations, noting their close coordination. A section on…
Descriptors: Civil Rights Legislation, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations, College Students
Peer reviewedPullin, Diana C.; Heaney, Kevin J. – Journal of College and University Law, 1997
Discusses legal aspects of "flagging" college entrance examination scores of students whose special testing accommodations indicate a disability. Provisions of statutes and regulations, judicial decisions, and administrative agency findings governing this practice are outlined, its legality is examined, and factors for admissions…
Descriptors: Admission Criteria, College Administration, College Admission, College Entrance Examinations
