Most student with learning disabilities make their first contact with LDSS during the admissions process, and there is a place on the UMass application to indicate a learning disability. The accommodations most often provided include untimed exams, additional time to finish assignments, alternative types of evaluation procedures, help with note-taking, prepared materials before class, and tutoring. LDSS can also help students obtain books on tape and can arrange for volunteer readers. Students who want to be readers or note takers can work with LDSS to arrange course credit through the School of Education if they meet the necessary requirements.
Contact LDSS for more information.
Accommodations must be arranged well in advance. For example, a student who needs an untimed exam should make arrangements two weeks before the exam date. Accommodations and graduation requirements Go to the Requirements section of The Point to find out more about University, college and major requirements. However, LDSS will work closely with students to help them complete the requirements by providing tutoring and assisting with the accommodations mentioned above. The additional requirements of each college at UMass may be modified at the discretion of that college, although this does not often happen.