| What is "appropriate
documentation" for a learning disability?
Edison
requires a current (within the past three years) psychological
report containing the results of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence
Scale; WAIS-R and Woodcock-Johnson-Psycho-Educational Battery or
comparable tests. Generally, the documentation also
details recommended academic support.
An I.E.P. from a high school, a report
from a physician who is not trained to administer psychological
testing, or a high school report stating that the student has a
learning difficulty does NOT constitute appropriate
documentation.
- The documentation should list the
current status of the disability.
- The documentation should relate how the
student's disability affects him in a postsecondary setting.
- The documentation should include
information regarding medication the student is using and the
treatment he is undergoing. This also should include
their impact on the student's ability to function in an
academic setting.
- The documentation must include the
statements that the impairment substantially limits a life
activity.
What is "appropriate
documentation" for a physical disability?
Depending on the disability, Edison may
require written documentation (no more than three years old)
from an authorized expert (M.D., audiologist, etc.). This
documentation will state the nature of the disability and
describe the accommodations the disability requires. If
the disability is temporary, the documentation must state the
anticipated date after which services will no longer be needed.
What is "appropriate
documentation" for an emotional disability?
Edison may require written documentation
from an authorized expert (psychiatrist, psychologist, clinical
counselor, or licensed social worker).
- The documentation should list the current
status of the disability.
- The documentation should relate how the
student's disability affects him in a postsecondary setting.
- The documentation should include
information regarding medication the student is using and the
treatment he is undergoing. This also should include their
impact on the student's ability to function in an academic
setting.
- The documentation must include the
statements that the impairment substantially limits a life
activity.
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