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Peer reviewedWhiteaker, Janet; Zolg, Carolyn – Research and Teaching in Developmental Education, 2001
Describes Intermittent Central Suppression (ICS), a treatable eye malfunction that can make reading difficult. Reports that some students with ICS are not diagnosed through standard vision acuity tests and are misdiagnosed as learning disabled. Presents a study that found that students who were treated for ICS stayed in school longer than students…
Descriptors: Corrective Reading, Eyes, Higher Education, Learning Disabilities
Peer reviewedSolan, Harold A.; Heiberger, Michael A. – Journal of Optometric Education, 1995
A survey of 15 optometry schools investigated degree of compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, concerning accommodation of students with disabilities, particularly in regard to students with learning disabilities. Results indicate institutional policy is made at a different level than that at which it is implemented.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Administrative Policy, College Students, Compliance (Legal)
