According to the Nova Scotia Department of Education, An adaptation is a documented strategy or resource that accommodates the learning needs of an individual student. An adaptation is planned, implemented, monitored, and evaluated to enable a student to achieve the public school curriculum outcomes.
Having completed a degree already, James Lewicki is being told that he will not be able to fulfill the requirements to complete the Master's program in Political Science due to the severe dyslexia he has which makes it next to impossible for him to learn new language. While he is willing to take the course with some assistance, the university is insistent that they will not provide any type of accommodation.
Is there a double standard here? Students taking the program in English are required to take one course in French. Students taking the program in French are NOT required to take one course in English.
While in a public school setting, many students have varied adaptations to their programming, some minor, some major, all with the ultimate goal of enabling students to achieve. How do these students transition to a community college / university setting to continue building on their acquired skill set, in a completely new environment? While some universities offer support centres for students with Learning Disabilities that are very accessible, some services in certain universities are not as easy to access.
I am looking forward to finding out how this story plays out. Having filed a complaint with the Human Rights Commission, James Lewicki is obviously ready to go to battle for this one - something he believes in, that affects his future. I am looking forward to seeing how this story plays out.
In researching what universities have in place to support students with Learning Disabilities.
Having completed a degree already, James Lewicki is being told that he will not be able to fulfill the requirements to complete the Master's program in Political Science due to the severe dyslexia he has which makes it next to impossible for him to learn new language. While he is willing to take the course with some assistance, the university is insistent that they will not provide any type of accommodation.
Is there a double standard here? Students taking the program in English are required to take one course in French. Students taking the program in French are NOT required to take one course in English.
While in a public school setting, many students have varied adaptations to their programming, some minor, some major, all with the ultimate goal of enabling students to achieve. How do these students transition to a community college / university setting to continue building on their acquired skill set, in a completely new environment? While some universities offer support centres for students with Learning Disabilities that are very accessible, some services in certain universities are not as easy to access.
I am looking forward to finding out how this story plays out. Having filed a complaint with the Human Rights Commission, James Lewicki is obviously ready to go to battle for this one - something he believes in, that affects his future. I am looking forward to seeing how this story plays out.
In researching what universities have in place to support students with Learning Disabilities.
I have included a small list of services available is some of Canadian Universities.
THE MEIGHEN CENTRE - Mount
Allison’s award-winning Meighen Centre for Learning Assistance and Research
serves Mount Allison students with disabilities.
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