The Case for Course Substitutions as a Reasonable Accommodation for Students with Foreign Language Learning Difficulties.

Shaw, Robert A.

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ERIC Number: EJ589568

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Publication Date: 1999

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The Case for Course Substitutions as a Reasonable Accommodation for Students with Foreign Language Learning Difficulties.

Shaw, Robert A.

Journal of Learning Disabilities, v32 n4 p320-28,49 Jul-Aug 1999

Presents the case for allowing college students with a learning disability who are unable to meet foreign-language requirements even with special instruction to substitute related courses. Discussion is in the context of the 1998 Guckenberger v. Boston University federal lawsuit. (DB)

Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Accessibility (for Disabled), Court Litigation, Higher Education, Learning Disabilities, Required Courses, Second Language Learning

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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