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High School |
University |
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Primary Legislation |
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 |
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 |
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Assessment |
School conducts assessment and provides you with documentations of disability |
You must provide current documentation of disabnilty by a qualified professional |
| Sevices and Meetings | School initiates services and sets up meetings for you | You intiate requests for services, accommodations, and meetings with university professional |
| Educational Goals | School often creates an monitors progess for you | You develop and monitor your own progress |
| Course Workload | May be Modified | May be Modified |
| Homework | May consist of one to two hours of study time per day, much of it done in class | You can expect to study two or three times or more than the number of hours spent in class per week |
| Reading | Requirements for classes may be done with minimal outside work | College is a reading intensive environment. Analytical skills are required |
| Accommodations | Determined by broader educational and legal mandates | Determined by impact of disability, qualified individual, and essential components of course |
