special needs

I. A Qualified Professional Should Conduct the Evaluation
II. Testing Must Be Current
III. Clinical Documentation Necessary to Substantiate the Learning Disability Should be Comprehensive
IV. Each Accommodation Recommended by the Evaluator Should Include a Rationale
V. Verification of Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Introduction

In 1992 SLU enrolled 96 students who identified themselves as learning disabled and who asked for accommodations. For the 2009-2010 year we have almost 300 such students. This page has been prepared to answer some of the questions people have asked about special needs students.

Introduction:

More students with learning disabilities now have the academic records and aspirations that lead them to college. In 2000, 9% of all first-year students in the United States reported having some type of disability compared with 2.6% in 1978.

The Office of Academic Services for Students with Special Needs is here to ensure that all students with disabilities can freely and actively participate in all facets of University life, to coordinate support services and programs that enable students with disabilities to reach their educational potential, and to increase the level of awareness among all members of the University so that students with disabilities are able to perform at a

In order to fully evaluate requests for accommodations or auxiliary aids St. Lawrence University will need documentation of the disability that consists of an evaluation by an appropriate professional and describes the current impact of the disability as it relates to the accommodation request.

All contact information and documentation received is kept in separate confidential files within the Office of Academic Services for Students with Special Needs. Information concerning inquiries about accommodation or documentation will only be released with written consent.

The Office of Academic Services for Students with Special Needs was established to assist students on the St. Lawrence campus who have disabilities. A student who is admitted to St. Lawrence and has a disability must present written documentation by a licensed professional who has diagnosed the student according to the definition of disability as stated in Section 5, Part B of Public Law 94-142, November 1975.

Our mission is to ensure that all students with disabilities can freely and actively participate in all facets of University life, to coordinate supportive services and programs that enable students with disabilities to reach their educational potential, and to increase the level of awareness among all members of the University so that students with disabilities are able to perform at a level limited only by their abilities, not their disabilities.