Hello,
 
I am Moderator for the Learning Disabilities Discussion List.  I will  
forward the responses that have been posted by subscribers on my list.   Here is the 
first response by Nancie Payne:
 
 
Okay – I’ll offer a  response to this 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 answer is yes, as  long as the request is reasonable and provides for the 
removable of a barrier  which is the result of the disability.  Under the ADA 
and Section 504 of the  Rehabilitation Act adult learners can access 
reasonable accommodations.  In  most adult learning environments there are some basic “
standards” procedurally  in place for the request and provision of such 
accommodations and, if needed,  the appropriate disability documentation to justify 
the use of  resources. 
I am sure many have  more to add – and I know there hare hundreds of programs 
throughout the country  providing literacy and adult basic education classes 
that provide such  reasonable accommodations. 
Nancie  Payne
 
 
Rochelle Kenyon
 
 
 
Rochelle Kenyon
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Center for Literacy Studies at the University of  Tennessee
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