Would someone be willing to re-state the question?  I have missed part of 
this discussion.  I think I have a response Patti, but want to make sure I 
understand the question.  :)

-J

--On Tuesday, January 10, 2006 10:28 AM -0600 Patti White 
<prwhite at MadisonCounty.NET> wrote:


> I changed the subject for my reply to you, Robin...the "out of school

> youth  with ld" thing wasn't working for me anymore.

>

> Thanks for responding, and don't panic, at least not yet.  In Arkansas,

> our  adult ed and literacy programs are very careful about having the

> students  sign off on release forms for any sharing of confidential

> information, as  per our LD Policy requirements.

>

> My big "uh oh, holy cow" moment came when I read Varsha's thing about the

> part of FERPA that says, "School officials with legitimate educational

> interest" may not have to do the release forms to share information.  So

> in  an adult ed. program, that pretty much opens the door for leaving the

> student out of the decision-making process re: who gets to know about the

> disability?  "Well, how can they teach this student effectively if they

> don't even know the student has a learning disability?"  Maybe so, but we

> have always argued that it is still the student's decision whether or not

> to  share that information, even with his/her teacher.

>

> Our LD Policy manual sure doesn't mention this part of FERPA....should

> it?  What are the other states doing in their adult ed. LD policy

> development?  My disabilities advisory committee is *extremely*

> interested in how this  might affect the whole confidentiality section of

> our LD policy manual.  Do  we add this piece in?  Do we pretend like we

> never heard of it?  ;)

>

> I would really, really like to hear from some of the other states that

> are  working on their adult ed. LD policies.  Thanks,

> Patti White, M.Ed.

> Arkansas Adult Learning Resource Center

> prwhite at madisoncounty.net

>

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: robinschwarz1 at aol.com

> To: learningdisabilities at nifl.gov

> Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 9:06 PM

> Subject: Re: [LearningDisabilities] Out of school youth

> withlearningdisabilities

>

>

> Ditto for university students with LD/other issues needing

> accommodation that I worked with at a major university--and that I have

> had as a teacher.   They must be the ones disclosing to schools,

> requesting accommodations of the learning support at the college and

> then taking the letter requesting accommodations to each

> professor/instructor-- or not as the student chooses.  If they do not,

> the school is helpless to do anything except recommend.   It is pretty

> alarming that adult programs ask for and get all this information

> without the student's permission!  Robin Schwarz,  M.Sp.Ed:LD,

> Columbus, Ohio

>

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