- Documentation should be typed or printed on letterhead, dated, signed, and legible
with the name, title, and professional credentials of the evaluator.
- Documentation should be recent. Documentation should be no more than five years old
for LD, three years old for ADHD, and six months old for psychiatric disabilities.
- Documentation should include a listing of all the tests that were used to establish the
disability and to support the accommodation requests. (For example, if a reader is requested
for testing, a reliable instrument to test reading should be included as one of the subtests.)
Evaluation measures selected for the assessment battery should be reliable, valid, and age
appropriate.
- The diagnostic report should have a clear statement of the disability (Not "this
information suggests a diagnosis of dyslexia" or "indicates Johnny may have dyslexia")
- Tests should be clearly stated with all subtests noted.
- The clinical summary should recap the high points, rule out alternative explanations,
and summarize how the findings support any "substantial limitation" to a major life activity.
- Support for the requested accommodations must be tied to specific test results.
- Support for extended time should be specifically addressed by the evaluator.
- ADHD students must prove a history of ADHD and must provide a description of
current functional limitations pertaining to an educational setting.
- A test of aptitude/cognitive ability such as the WAIS-III, the Woodcock-Johnson III,
the Kaufman Adult Intelligence Test, or the Stanford-Binet IV is required for a student
wishing to qualify with learning disabilities. The Slosson Intelligence Test and the
Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test (KBIV) are not comprehensive enough to make accommodation
decisions.
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Send documentation to:
Deana Lehman
Vernon College
4400 College Drive
Vernon, TX 76384
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