How can a student with a learning disability that affects reading be expected to keep up with the high level of reading content in my course?
A. There are also several options students can consider for assistance with reading. Students can arrange to obtain their textbooks recorded on audiocassettes or placed in another e-text format through agencies such as Recordings for the Blind and Dyslexic or the disabled student services office on campus. Some students may benefit from a computer-based reading system. These systems convert screen text (from disks, the Internet, or e-mail) or scanned text (from textbooks, journals, etc.) to speech output. This requires the availability of an appropriate configuration of computer software and hardware. Not every textbook is available on tape or in another alternate format. You can help students by choosing your textbooks well in advance. Students should order these books early and prepare the accommodations before the classes begin. Many students with learning disabilities manage their disabilities by careful time management to allow more time for reading; some may begin reading text ma
