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Justin, It can certainly impact on their starting out. But it is conceivable that SOME individuals with ADHD may actually have more trouble later! When they are first starting out, it may be easier to maintain focus and attention because everything is new. Once they get used to the situation, they can sometimes wander in their attention. Dr. Jane Jarrow

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Reality Check!

Justin, That's exactly right. That is what we do for all other students, and to do less than give that honest appraisal and then leave the choice to the student with a disability would be discriminatory. Dr. Jane Jarrow

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Leveling The Playing Field

Tim, Unfortunately, what you describe is not uncommon among students who are of traditional college age and have come through the K-12 Special Education system. THEIR system is set up so that they modify things until the student succeeds. That is very different than our system of providing accommodation so that they will have access. The best you can do is keep saying the same (right) things over and over! Dr. Jane Jarrow

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Leveling The Playing Field

Erica, I am not sure in what context you are using the word "understandable" here. But, certainly, access is the expectation! Dr. Jane Jarrow

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Leveling The Playing Field

betty, It sounds like you are not teaching "the same to everyone" so much as you are providing instruction "each according to their need". That is pretty much the textbook definition of "just", and it is the Department of JUSTice that oversees the ADA. Good for you! Dr. Jane Jarrow

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Learning Disability

Ziaul, I am sure that is very much appreciated. Dr. Jane Jarrow

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Physical Disability

Doris, I couldn't agree more. I am the mother of a daughter who is a wheelchair user with a significant disability. I made it a point, as she was growing up, to find a way to give her a chance to participate in things WHEN SHE CHOSE TO, but didn't push her to do things that she wasn't interested in, just so she could say she had. She seems to have turned out pretty well! GRIN Dr. Jane Jarrow

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Need to Know?

Darin, I suppose that depends on what "more" you are looking for. Having the NAME of the disability (the label) doesn't tell you anything about how better to assist the student. That is why this information is often NOT included in the notification you receive. But I agree that having information about the impact of the student's functional limitations on their academic work WOULD be useful. Dr. Jane Jarrow

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The Human Factor

Stephen, Your experiences attest to the capabilities that remain, rather than disabilities that limit. And you are correct -- THAT is what the ADA is all about. Many years ago, there were huge advancements in the field of rehab engineering that emerged at Purdue University because they had a huge Ag school. They also were seeing a large number of farmers who had been seriously injured while working their farms -- missing limbs from thrashers, spinal cord injuries from run-ins with heavy equipment, and so on. These gentlemen (as it was almost always males) wanted and needed to continue to… >>>

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Reality Check!

Joseph, You are right on that. Besides the fact that the law requires reasonable accommodation in employment, it is important to remember that 504 and the ADA are a floor, not a ceiling. They say, "You may not do LESS THAN this." They do not restrict an employer (or an institution!) from choosing to do more. Dr. Jane Jarrow