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Peer reviewedShaw, Robert A. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1999
Presents the case for allowing college students with a learning disability who are unable to meet foreign-language requirements even with special instruction to substitute related courses. Discussion is in the context of the 1998 Guckenberger v. Boston University federal lawsuit. (DB)
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Accessibility (for Disabled), Court Litigation, Higher Education
Peer reviewedSparks, Richard L.; Javorsky, James – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1999
Two studies examined students with learning disabilities who were allowed to substitute other courses for the college foreign-language (FL) requirement. Both studies found similar demographic, cognitive, academic achievement, and FL-aptitude profiles for the students. Article concludes that educators should not assume that students with LD require…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Accessibility (for Disabled), Higher Education, Learning Disabilities
Peer reviewedSparks, Richard L.; Philips, Lois G.; Javorsky, James – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2002
A study involving 158 college students with learning disabilities who were granted foreign language course substitutions found there were few cognitive and academic achievement differences among students with differing levels of IQ-achievement or achievement-achievement discrepancy on Modern Language Aptitude Test and American College Testing…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Academic Achievement, Grade Point Average, Higher Education
