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This workshop by Dawna M. Cobb guides law schools on identifying and providing accommodations for students with disabilities. Topics include recognizing student needs, arranging accommodations, and ensuring academic success. Learn about the process from acceptance letters to final accommodations. Discover the various disabilities students may have and the accommodations they may request. Find out how deans and Academic Achievement Programs can support students. Don't miss out on this valuable workshop to enhance inclusivity in legal education.
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Finding a Way Through:The Sequel.Assisting Law StudentsWith Disabilities.
For: LSAC Topical Workshop October 22, 2011 St. Mary’s University Law School San Antonio, Texas By: Dawna M. Cobb Assistant Dean for Student Affairs University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
Finding students who needaccommodations. • Acceptance letters • Correspondence from the ADA coordinator • Faculty and Staff • Information sessions • Open houses • Orientation • School website
Then what?? • One-on-one meeting with each student • Review documentation • Get follow up documentation if necessary • Refer for testing • Follow up with students’ evaluators • If necessary, convene faculty to discuss reasonableness of requested accommodations.
Who is asking for accommodationsin law school? Students with: • ADD/ADHD • Anxiety disorder • Bi-polar disorder • Chronic diseases • Depression • Learning disabilities • Migraine headaches • Panic disorders • Physical disabilities • Various temporary disabilities
What accommodationsare students requesting? • Note-taking assistance • Extra time on exams • Distraction free exam space • E-books • Kurzweil • Dragon • Large print • CART (transcription) services
Accommodations con’t • Special lamps • Lap desks • Afternoon or morning exams • Writing assistance • Organizational assistance
Arranging accommodations Dean of Students: • Arranges for note-takers • Obtains faculty permission for recording classes • Arranges for exam rooms • Refers students to other resources
Working with the AcademicAchievement Program • Referrals to the AAP program • When, why and how • Confidentiality