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Quick Quiz – Disability Issues in Higher Education

1. College students are responsible for initiating a request for an accommodation (such as extra time on tests) in each class where they need one.
True or False

2. If they want them, college students automatically get the same special services in college as they did in high school.
True or False

3. All college students, including those with disabilities, must meet the same academic standards (such as test questions and other assignments) as all students in their classes. True or False

4. Parents can call the college disabilities office anytime and learn how their students are doing in their classes.
True or False

5. An Individual Educational Plan (IEP) or 504 Plan is sufficient documentation of a disability for a college student.
True or False

6. It is the responsibility of the student with the disability to provide documentation of his/her disability to the college.
True or False

7. Like school districts, colleges are responsible to identify and evaluate students with disabilities at no expense to the student or parent.
True or False

8. The Individuals and Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) that governs high schools also governs colleges.
True or False

9. Federal laws ensure that college students with disabilities have equal access to educational programs and resources but do not require that college students with disabilities achieve success.
True or False

10. Colleges expect students to take responsibility for their academic, social and personal success, while parents play important roles as supporters.
True or False

Quiz Answers
1, 3, 6, 9 and 10 are true
2, 4, 5, 7, and 8 are false

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