Accommodations in Higher Education Under the Americans with Disabilities Act

Which psychiatric, learning, and physical disorders warrant academic and test-taking accommodations under the ADA? What are the best approaches for conducting evaluations, writing reports, and reviewing documentation? With balance and clarity, this manual outlines how the ADA applies to a wide range of mental and physical impairments within higher education settings. Cutting through the morass of ambiguity surrounding current disability law, the book outlines a series of fundamental principles and actual clinical/administrative procedures. Contributors draw upon extensive hands-on experience with managing ADAissues to provide helpful diagnostic roadmaps, sample evaluations, reproducible forms, and resource listings. An appendix presents the most current consensus guidelines (developed by two prominent national organizations) for the documentation of both learning disabilities and ADHD in adolescents and adults.