There's a process for applying for accommodations on the GED, and the TABE
provides for them too. We try to give students the same accommodations in
class that they are likely to get on the GED, to the extent that we can
predict that. We are required to have the ADA posted in every classroom and
to make all reasonable accommodations. We locate our classes in accessible
buildings as much as possible, and we provide tutors, audio/large
print materials, color transparencies, line guides, laptops with
adaptability features, etc.. We screen for learning differences and make
referrals for further testing, get previous IEPs from K12 with students'
permission, and cooperate with whatever other agencies students with special
needs are working with. Adult education is generally underfunded, and
accommodations can be expensive, but as much as possible, our agency works
hard to provide suitable accommodations to meet the needs of every learner.
Debra Smith

On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 8:55 PM, Daphne Greenberg <alcdgg at langate.gsu.edu>
wrote:


> 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?

>

> Do any of you work/learn in adult literacy programs where accommodations

> are offered? If yes, we would love to hear about it!

>

> >>> Angela Smith <adsmith1 at uga.edu> 04/01/08 12:39 PM >>>

> Daphne, I definitely believe your outlined (and other accommodations) are

> needed to better serve adult learners, particularly in adult literacy

> programs. It has been my experience that these services are not part of

> adult literacy (routine) offerings. Depending on the location of the

> classroom site, some kinds of physical accommodations may be offered.

>

> I believe this lack of support and resources are the result of an overall

> devaluing of adult literacy programs and the population they serve (from

> funders, policymakers and other leading stakeholders who have the power to

> make the difference).

>

> Angela

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