I have always had extended time in high school so is this still an option I can get while in college
I believe that if your IEP mandates extra time, you can talk to someone at the school and have the same modifications. But you’ll have to be the one who gets in touch with the right people and makes it happen; no more meetings where they call mom and dad in and lay out what modifications they want you to have…
You have to contact the disabilities office at the school. After you give them documentation about your disability, they will discuss accommodations with you. They will type up a letter for you to give each professor at the beginning of each semester. Professors have students every semester who need extra help, so don’t worry about it. But as @bjkmom pointed out, it will be up to YOU to arrange everything. If you wait until midway through the semester and ask for help, you probably won’t get it.
And it isn’t automatic. Your IEP will expire at some point and you’ll need to make sure it is renewed, that the accommodations will still work, etc. If your high school extra time was 90 minutes for a 60 minute exam period, will you want to take a 3 hour test in a 4.5 hour time span, all at once?
It is not only extra time, but you may want to request a quiet testing room, better lighting, breaks. Some college tests are given in very uncomfortable rooms.
Yes I want time an a half extension for extended time. I don’t need other accomodations though. Just the extended time.
Wanting is great. But I would imagine you’ll want to speak to your guidance counselor fairly soon about having the appropriate testing to ensure that it can be put into place.
Right, but time and a half if fine for extending a 30 minute exam to 45 minutes. It’s very different to extend a 3 hour exam, which is already very long, to 4.5 hours all in one sitting. You might want the accommodation to be a 2 hour session in the morning, and a 2+ hour afternoon session to finish it up.
My daughter has a 504 plan for basic accommodations for some partial hearing loss. When she started doing dual enrollment I went with her to the college disabilities office before the semester started since I was told under 18 I still had to sign off. Basically they were very willing to give my daughter way more than what she needed (ability to sit near the professor talking, awareness that if she does ever ask to have something repeated it is real not because she wasn’t paying attention). They offered her a note taker, the ability to use a sound recorder (with the professor knowing) etc. She said no to most of it knowing she didn’t need all they offered. Also in her case simply talking to the professor before/after class could easily be enough without going through disabilities.
She was given paperwork for all of her professors to sign off on. She had to personally give them the papers. It was also her responsibility to get the signed copies back and return to the disabilities office. This would need to be done at the start of every semester. Basically even working with the disabilities department it is now up to the student to follow through.
Once you find a school you’ve enrolled at (or perhaps even before enrolling), meet with the disability services office ASAP. You’ll have a meeting where you discuss accommodations you’re eligible for or how to make you eligible for accommodations if for some reason you’re not.
Is your disability documented?
Also, my understanding is that IEPs end at high school, 504s do not. So you need to find out if whatever college you are going to will recognize the IEP. I’ve heard some will.
I would research all this before you say yes to a school. Different schools will have different guidelines and will try to accommodate you in different ways. Some have better services for those with disabilities than others. How they work with you can have a major impact on your college experience, so once you have an acceptance, I would contact each school you are considering and find out the facts.
Okay. I will ask about that during accepted student days for this info