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Susan, Sometimes we provide extended time to students with disabilities so that time pressure will not be an issue in their performance. There is a tendency, among all of us, to go for the QUICK answer (whether or not it is the right answer) when we are pressed for time. When the time pressure is relieved, students are more likely to focus on content, instead of on "finishing." Dr. Jane Jarrow

Jane Jarrow

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After the Classroom

Chelsea, The issue you raise here -- student development -- has always been a tricky one for disability service providers at the college level. Their natural tendency is to WANT to help the student learn to manage their own disability-related needs so that they can do so in the future, but there is nothing in the law that obligates the college to engage in student development (or requires that the student accept such help!). We tread a thin line. Dr. Jane Jarrow

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Reality Check!

Chelsea, I agree. Students with disabilities, just like all other students, are the best judge of both their own capabilities and their own motivation. The college owes a realistic picture of the field, and then owes it to the student to get out of their way and let them try! Dr. Jane Jarrow

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Equal Access

Susan, Well stated -- and I'll give you another argument to lay on those you have already made. Technology and innovation change not only the things that someone may need to do, but also the things that NEED to be done in any given profession. For example, think about the technology used for xrays 30 years ago (remember those big plates they had to slide into the imaging mechanism?), versus the digital imagery used today. The physical skills needed to function in that field today are VERY different than those needed by an earlier generation. Progress gives us cause to… >>>

Jane Jarrow

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Rock and a Hard Place?

Catherine, That certainly works for me! GRIN Dr. Jane Jarrow

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After the Classroom

Catherine, I agree. Just as we can only give the tools to a student without a disability (and hope that they find a way to make those tools work for them), we can only provide the training and support to the student while they are at school. The piece that we CAN do for a student with ADHD is to help them explore both formal accommodations and compensatory strategies while they are still with us that they can take with them into the world of work. Dr. Jane Jarrow

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Need to Know?

Catherine, I agree. In fact, there are very few who need to know about the NATURE of the student's disability at all. What they need to know is what the impact of disability is on the student's performance, and what they need to do differently because of it. Dr. Jane Jarrow

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Severity of Disability

Catherine, How does that speak to the question? I don't disagree with your statement, but I don't know that it adds much to the discussion. Dr. Jane Jarrow

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Reality Check!

Susan, Well said! You have just given a very cogent explanation of both how bias impacts students with disabilities and what equal access to opportunity is all about! Good for you. Dr. Jane Jarrow

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Psychological Disability

Cindy, That's a great example of ability over disability -- but I am not sure why you shared it in a thread on psychological disability. Cerebral palsy is a physical disability caused by neurological damage, but that damage is to the motor system. It doesn't come along with emotional problems or cognitive problems. Dr. Jane Jarrow