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Disability Information, Classroom Tips & Accommodations
ADD/ADHD ADA Requirements
The ADA requires that students with add/adhd be provided with the following support services: (appropriate support services will depend on the documented type and severity of add/adhd)
- Readers
- Scribes
- Audio tapes of lectures & texts
- Extra rest periods
- Alternative locations for testing
- Individualized testing
- Time extensions of assignments and testing
The ADA further requires that students with ADD/ADHD be allowed to:
- Use a calculator
- Use a word processor with thesaurus and spell check
Source: (1) ADAPT Accommodations Help Students with Attention Deficit Disorders, Harvey & Parker, Ph.D., A.D.D. Warehouse. (2) Providing Education and services to students with Disabilities Pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, Presentation by Frank B. Garrett III, Community College Administrators' Conference, September 20, 1994. (3) Janursky & Gussin, College Students with ADHD; An Overview & Description of Services, Journal of College Student Development, May, 1994.
For additional information please contact the Counselor/Coordinator of Student Accommodations
at 217/234-5259 or email Jordan Hicks at jhicks50392@lakeland.cc.il.us
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