Unless a student formally requests notification to professors or unless the student does the informing directly to the professor, the professor will have no knowledge of the disability. It is the student's responsibility to make his or her needs known to the staff. It is the student who must speak to the professor to request modifications or accommodations. The term used in this regard is advocate. The student, in this case, is his or her own advocate.
Some professors are more receptive than others.
If necessary, the student may need to explain the disability to educate the professor. The student must be prepared to use the backing of law, if necessary, to achieve results. Today, even without the pressure or mandates of law, most colleges and their professors are receptive to meeting the needs of the learning disabled. To expedite the meeting of these needs, some colleges have developed very fine programs. Other colleges are providing services without the organization inherent in a well-defined comprehensive program.