Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ561313
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Publication Date: 1998
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Students' Perceptions of Beneficial LD Accommodations and Services at the Postsecondary Level.
Finn, Laurie Lawler
Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, v13 n1 p46-67 Win 1998
Thirty-three undergraduate and graduate students with learning disabilities (LD), aged 16-56, from five colleges and universities who participated in focus groups identified five beneficial services, skills, and accommodations beneficial to LD students: coursework accommodations; testing accommodations; LD staff; peer support groups; tutors. Other recommendations include faculty programs to increase awareness and provide information, self-esteem training; and service improvement. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Accessibility (for Disabled), Attitude Change, Classroom Techniques, College Students, Disabilities, Faculty Development, Focus Groups, Graduate Students, Higher Education, Learning Disabilities, Peer Relationship, Program Development, Publicity, Self Esteem, Social Support Groups, Student Attitudes, Student Personnel Services, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods, Testing Accommodations, Tutors
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Language: English
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