Accommodations
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Special Education
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9th - 12th Grade
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Jacqueline Ordaz
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Accommodations
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What are accommodations?
Accommodations are changes that remove barriers and provide you with equal access to learning.
Accommodations don’t change what you are learning. Rather, they change how you will be learning.
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Here is an example of how accommodations are used...
Here’s a classic example. Let’s say you are taking an American history class, but you struggles with reading. As an accommodation, the teacher lets you listen to an audiobook version of the textbook.
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The accommodations help by
By using an audiobook, you can learn history without her reading issues getting in the way. This has removed a barrier to her learning.
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Accommodations don’t change what you is expected to know or learn. They don’t lower expectations. The accommodation simply helps you work around you challenges.
You may use an audiobook in American history, but you are still expected to learn about events like the Civil War.
And you still must complete all assignments and take exams, just like your peers.
The accommodation simply helps you work around you challenges.
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Accommodations and the Work Place
Learning and thinking differences don’t just create challenges in school. They also affect everyday life. That’s why accommodations also exist outside the classroom. But instead of providing an equal opportunity to learn, they provide an equal opportunity to participate.
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Accommodations can apply to many activities. You may see them used in driver’s
tests, the workplace, summer
camps, sport clubs and even at Disney
World.
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