Is “special education” available for students with disabilities in college?
No. Keep in mind, a postsecondary institution’s responsibility is to provide equal access, not special education. To insure equal access, usually a designated person or office (such as “Disabled Student Services” or “Disability Resource Center”, etc.) handles requests for reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodation is the provision of an auxiliary aid, or modification to the course or program that will allow access to the educational process, program and degree, or activity. Requests for reasonable accommodations must be supported by disability documentation and should be made with adequate advance notice to the institution. Institutions of higher education are required to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities provided such accommodations do not create an undue hardship.
