"With documentation" is the barrier here.  The cost of testing
(documentation) is not affordable to most adults.  Going through the office
of civil rights for assistance if denied is a great suggestion however in my
experience with LD individuals this is also a barrier.  They most often need
someone to walk with them through this process.

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-----Original Message-----
From: learningdisabilities-bounces at nifl.gov
[mailto:learningdisabilities-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Daphne Greenberg
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 6:50 AM
To: 'The Learning Disabilities Discussion List'
Subject: [LearningDisabilities 1900] accommodations

In response to my question:
I wonder if adult learners who need accommodations, due to physical,
sensory, cognitive, or psychiatric reasons could "demand" these
accommodations? Does anyone on this list know the answer to this?

The following was posted:

They could probably make formal request with documentation and then go
through the office of civil rights for assistance if denied.  I would guess
that many if not most people in Adult Ed program do not have the knowledge
of the system or the resources to complete that process.




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


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