It did not tell students promptly if their requests were granted, did not communicate with students and parents about providing reasonable accommodations in a timely, interactive, or sympathetic fashion, and adding the additional requirements for students to prove their LD status seemed destined to add further levels of bureaucracy to the process. Also, because learning disabilities can be a spectrum, someone with a mild learning disability seeking moderate accommodation might be forced to engage in some very 'major' testing.
Students should be required to submit some documentation, either from their school system (such as a history of reasonable documentation,...
On-staff specialists or specialists with references in the community could be provided for individuals who lacked such documentation of a disability. There should also be a timely appeals process for individuals who wished another hearing of their case. Cases should be evaluated not only on the strength of the credentials of the reviewer, but upon the extent of the accommodations that were requested and the credibility of the student's history in documenting his or her LD.
