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Disability Services Faculty & Staff Disability and Accommodations

General Accomodations	Disability Accomodations
Types of Accomodations Confidentiality	ADD / ADHD Blindness / Visual Impairments Deafness / Hard of Hearing Learning Disabilty Mobility Health and Medical Psychiatric Traumatic Brain Injury

ATTENTION DEFICIT / HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADD / ADHD)

A neurologically based, developmental disability that affects learning and behavior; hyperactivity/impulsivity may or may not be present; affects ability to plan and sequence tasks, attend to multiple components simultaneously, and resist distraction and interference.

Limitations may include:

difficulty remaining on task, concentrating, and listening
poor organization and time management skills
distractibility
difficulty making transitions and following directions

Accommodations may include:

note taking assistance, i.e. copy of classmates and/or instructors notes
extended time on tests and in-class assignments
separate testing location to minimize distractions
tape recording lectures
laptop computer with word processor
audio texts
instructions/demonstrations delivered in more than one way, i.e. visual aids, handouts, verbal description, etc.

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