The Learning Disabilities Program also helps inform students and faculty of their rights and responsibilities under Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. A learning disability is a permanent disorder which affects the manner in which individuals with average or above average intelligence take in, remember, or express information.
ADD interferes with developmentally appropriate social, academic, or occupational functioning.
Both disorders require college students to use strategic study and time management and have access to disability accommodations to be successful in college. Many students with learning disabilities and ADD are academically successful at UMD with the support of the Access Center. Appropriate services are determined from the information provided. Providing evidence of a learning disability in the form of written documentation from the high school previously attended, from an independent psychological testing clinic, or from a learning evaluation center. Meeting with one of the disability counselors to discuss appropriate accommodations.