Education
Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
Do you or your child need accommodations because of a disability?
Attorney Sydney Rendel assists individuals with disabilities or students’ with special needs obtain appropriate accommodations on standardized examinations and in school. Sydney partners with students and their families to understand and navigate issues that arise related to accommodations on standardized exams, in college, and in graduate school.
Sydney counsels and prepares effective accommodation requests, submits appeals and reconsiderations of denials of accommodation requests.
Sydney can assist in obtaining the necessary and legally allowable accommodations on the following:
Appropriate Accommodations
Testing accommodations are a common way of leveling the playing field for students with disabilities. Accommodations are available for both physical and cognitive disabilities.
Elementary School Accommodations
High School & College Accommodations
Graduate Program Accommodations
Accommodations on Exams
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ensures that individuals with disabilities have the opportunity to fairly compete for and pursue such opportunities by requiring testing entities to offer exams in a manner accessible to persons with disabilities. Exams administered by any private, state, or local government entity related to applications, licensing, certification, or credentialing for secondary or postsecondary education, professional, or trade purposes are covered by the ADA and testing accommodations, pursuant to the ADA, must be provided.
Accommodations in School
Both Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act require schools to provide reasonable accommodations for qualifying disabilities.
Examples of accommodations include but are not limited to:
- Allowing additional time to take exams;
- Allowing reduced course loads or additional times to complete the degree;
- Providing course materials in alternate formats (such as audio files or Braille);
- Additional or extended breaks;
- A quiet testing environment;
- Providing note-takers for students in classes; and
- Providing interpreters.
Justice delayed is Justice Denied
Accommodation Denial
The best way to handle the denial and the subsequent appeal is to hire counsel that has experience
Denial of accommodations can have a negative impact on your student’s educational process. The best way to handle the denial and the subsequent appeal is to hire counsel that has experience dealing with the process of appealing an educational institution’s or testing companies denial of accommodations. One of the biggest mistakes a parent can make is to attempt to handle the process without an attorney.
Applied but regected for accomodations due to a disability, contact Attorney Sydney Rendel
If you or your student is looking to take a standardized or professional exam, and has applied but been rejected for accommodations due to a disability, please contact Attorney Sydney Rendel as soon as possible. She will review the documents submitted and help you figure out what additional information is needed to support your need for accommodations in light of your student’s disability.
Willfully ignored or denied reasonable and legally allowable accommodations by a college or university
If you or your student has been willfully ignored or denied reasonable and legally allowable accommodations by a college or university, please contact Attorney Sydney as soon as possible. The transition into college or graduate school can be challenging for students with disabilities. Sydney can advocate on your behalf or your student’s behalf with the appropriate documentation.
Don't attempt to handle the process without an experienced attorney
One of the biggest mistakes a parent can make is to attempt to handle the process without an attorney.
Applied but rejected for accommodations due to a disability? Call Attorney Sydney Rendel
Don’t wait upon denial, Attorney Sydney will support your need for accommodations in light of your student’s disability.
Take quick action if your student was denied accomodations by a college or university
Sydney can advocate on your behalf or your student’s behalf with the appropriate documentation.
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The Role of Attorney Rendel
Schools often lack the basic understanding and expertise to properly address disability issues and avoid violating student disability rights. Not every instructor or administrator in every department of every school will be an expert in disability rights and accommodations. You or your student may be dealing with uninformed school officials who do not know the law or do not know the available and common accommodations. The knowledge gap in the law is what representation of an education attorney can address. Attorney Rendel can advocate on your behalf or your student’s behalf to educate and inform school officials of their obligations under the complex federal disability-rights laws.
