Cawthon, S. W., & Cole, E. V. (2010). Postsecondary students who have a learning disability: Student perspectives on accommodations access and obstacles . Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability , 23 (2), 112–128. https://www.ahead.org/professional-resources/publications/jped

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Accommodations were not specified. The perspectives of postsecondary students with disabilities on their use of accommodations and on obstacles they have faced while accessing school services were examined.

A total of 110 postsecondary students with learning disabilities from a selective, four-year public university in Texas (U.S.) participated.

Students completed a survey that focused on four primary areas of student experience: accommodations use; opportunities and barriers encountered during the transition to college; knowledge about disability and available services; and self-advocacy.

Students received accommodations more frequently at the postsecondary level than during high school. They were also more likely to receive certain accommodations, such as a classroom assistant, extended time, separate testing setting, individual counseling, reduced course load, and priority registration at the postsecondary level compared to in high school.