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University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Whitmore, 181 President's Drive
Amherst, MA 01003-9313
Official telephone: (413) 545-0111
Website: www.umass.edu
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| Screen last updated on: September 14, 2006 |
| Learning disabled program contact: |
Margarita Hydal |
| Contacting the office: |
413 545-0892 |
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According to the National Joint Committee on Learning Disabilities, "learning disabilities" is a "general term that refers
to a heterogeneous group of disorders manifested by significant difficulties in the acquisition and use of listening,
speaking, reading, writing, reasoning, or mathematical abilities." A learning disability is presumably due to central
nervous system dysfunction, and is not primarily due to other handicapping conditions, environmental, or cultural influences.
It is not a form of mental retardation, or an emotional disorder.
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| Institution accepts students according to the above definition: |
yes |
| Learning disabled program available: |
support services but no program |
| Services available to LD students: |
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other special classes, note-taking services, oral tests, readers, talking books, reading machines, tape recorders, untimed tests, extended time for tests, All services are determined by students needs |
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| LD students are tutored: |
individually and in small groups |
| A lighter course load is allowed for LD students: |
yes |
| Additional time to complete degree is allowed for LD students: |
yes |
| There are additional costs for LD students: |
no |
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| Requirements that may be waived for LD students: |
Massachusetts residents can get SAT waived; diagnostic tests are required if SAT is waived. |
| Requirements for LD applicants: |
SAT I, diagnostic test(s) are required |
| An essay is required: |
no |
| Untimed tests are accepted: |
yes |
| GED is accepted: |
yes |
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