Students living with a visible or hidden disability have specific needs as a result of their conditions. Students who have documentation of a learning disability are eligible to receive accommodations from the Disabled Students Program.
Students with learning disabilities may have had long term difficulty in reading, writing, spelling, and/or mathematical concepts. Their verbal skills may far exceed their reading, writing, or spelling skills. Students with a learning disability may also process information slowly and need some “think time” to respond to a question, retrieve information, or solve a problem. They can have difficulty recalling and integrating information presented orally.
In an academic setting, students with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) may have difficulty sustaining attention and following through on instructions or completing a task; tend to lose things easily; frequently forget appointments; often interrupt or intrude on others; blurt out answers before questions have been completed; appear restless; seem not to listen when spoken to directly; and tend to be active and creative.
In cases of learning disorders, AD/HD, and/or psychiatric disabilities, students may not be aware that there are treatments and accommodations available for the symptoms that are interfering with their academic progress.