ABSTRACT
Understanding the issues surrounding accommodations begins with recognition of the consequences for an adult who is not provided equal opportunities to demonstrate knowledge. Dropout rates from secondary educational institutions for students with learning disabilities continue to be disproportionately high compared to their peers (Scanlon & Mellard, 2002). With the ongoing focus on high-stakes testing throughout public education, dropout rates for students with learning disabilities have the potential to grow. In addition, the percentage of these students going on to postsecondary education and later to professional schools is significantly lower than the parallel percentage for students without documented disabilities (Vogel & Reeder, 1999). Lack of access to professional studies has an unsettling effect on both career development and adult income (Bowen & Bok, 1998; Vogel & Reeder, 1999).
