| Screen last updated on: September 10, 2007 |
| Learning disabled program contact: |
Virginia Perelson, Acting Director |
| Contacting the office: |
617 287-7430 |
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According to the National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities, "learning disabilities" is a "general term that refers
to a heterogeneous group of disorders manifested by significant difficulties in the acquisition and use of listening,
speaking, reading, writing, reasoning, or mathematical abilities." A learning disability is presumably due to central
nervous system dysfunction, and is not primarily due to other handicapping conditions, environmental, or cultural influences.
It is not a form of mental retardation, or an emotional disorder.
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| Institution accepts students according to the above definition: |
yes |
| Learning disabled program available: |
support services but no program |
| Services available to LD students: |
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note-taking services, oral tests, readers, reading machines, tape recorders, extended time for tests, Adaptive Computer lab |
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| LD students are tutored: |
individually and in small groups |
| A lighter course load is allowed for LD students: |
yes |
| Additional time to complete degree is allowed for LD students: |
yes |
| There are additional costs for LD students: |
no |
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| Requirements that may be waived for LD students: |
Foreign Language in high school if LD is documented |
| Requirements for LD applicants: |
SAT I or ACT |
| An essay is required: |
yes |
| Untimed tests are accepted: |
yes |
| GED is accepted: |
yes |
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