PROCEDURES FOR OBTAINING LEARNING DISABILITY SERVICES

Service Providers: Cheryl Biggs & Rita Wade

 

1.      Present all pertinent documentation outlining your disability [latest psychological evaluation, Individualized Educational Program (IEP), staff/eligibility reports, etc.].   All documentation should be dated within three (3) years of the request for services.

 

2.      Sign Release Form. 

 

  1. The signing of the Release Form allows us to send your information to our Regents Center for Learning Disorders (RCLD) at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro.  The   Regents Center will determine your accommodations.

 

  1. We will receive a letter from the Regents Center within two to three weeks, stating which accommodations you will receive, if your documentation meets their criteria for LD or if you need to be re-tested.

 

5.      If you meet the Board of Regents criteria for having a Learning Disability (LD) or Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), then you need to come to our office at the beginning of every semester and inform Ms. Biggs of which instructor(s) you want to receive letters about your disability status.   It is your responsibility to distribute letters to your instructors.

 

  1. If you need to be re-tested, you have two (2) options:

a.      Testing at RCLD – Cost: $500.00 – contact Service Provider for testing packet.

b.   Testing by a private agency or by a licensed psychologist/psychiatrist, but please get the criteria from Service Providers for outside evaluations – Cost: up to $1,200.00 or more.

 

  1. If you do not meet either criteria of LD or ADD and you do not need to be re-tested, you will not be granted accommodations and cannot receive services through our program.

 

As Service Providers, we are responsible for making sure that accommodations are followed and adhered to by the instructor and/or institution (ABAC).  Please remember we must have your cooperation (the student) in being your own advocate in letting us know what is happening with you, your classes, instructors and other problems.  Please feel free to contact us for more information at the address and telephone number listed above.

 

                   NOTE: There may be some students who have a Learning

                   Disability and other health impairments.  In these cases you

                   may receive assistance through our program and the Office

                   of the Vice President of Student & Enrollment Services,

       Mr. Tom Call.  Mr. Call can be reached at (229) 386-3232.

                                                                                                                                    Rev. 4.2004