And another response from Debra:

We use a 17-question screening tool that asks about visual and hearing
issues, past difficulties in school with activities such as working from a
test booklet to an answer sheet, working with numbers in a column, filling
out forms, spelling, memorizing, and other things like that. Teachers go
through the screening tool with each student during orientation when the
student enters our program. Students who answer yes to 12 or more of these
questions are referred within our agency for PowerPath screening, which
produces extensive "how to accommodate" information for the student and, if
needed, referrals for further screening. We have a list
of universities/clinics for additional screening, some of which operate on a
sliding scale, but students and their families have to follow up and pay. In
actuality, few do. If students have an IEP from their K12 years, we ask them
to let us request it from their former school, and that takes the place of
PowerPath referral. We then work with our students to develop learning
plans that support their goals and accommodate any special needs.



Daphne Greenberg
Associate Professor
Educational Psych. & Special Ed.
Georgia State University
P.O. Box 3979
Atlanta, Georgia 30302-3979
phone: 404-413-8337
fax:404-413-8043
dgreenberg at gsu.edu

Daphne Greenberg
Associate Director
Center for the Study of Adult Literacy
Georgia State University
P.O. Box 3977
Atlanta, Georgia 30302-3977
phone: 404-413-8337
fax:404-413-8043
dgreenberg at gsu.edu