ABSTRACT
The increases in the number of students with learning disabilities on college and university campuses present challenges for faculty and staff. Although most faculty are able to understand that they need to make special accommodations and academic adjustments for students with “visible” disabilities, such as blindness and motor difficulties, they commonly question whether the accommodations given to students with learning disabilities give these students an unfair advantage over students with no disability. Moreover, faculty are being challenged to alter the ways they instruct, advise, and counsel students. Because of these challenges, faculty and staff must understand the nature of learning disabilities and the type of appropriate accommodations and academic adjustments necessary to provide students access to the academic and nonacademic programs and services of the institution.
