Accessibility Services - Accomodations - High School vs. College
| K-12 | Post-Secondary |
| Individuals with Disabilities Improvement Act (based on Entitlement) | Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (based on Eligibility) |
| IEP (Individualized Education Program) | Accommodation Letter Note: Having a IEP in High School does not automatically translate into accommodations in College |
| It is the schools responsibility to identify a student with accessibility needs | It is a student's sole responsibility to self-report a disability and request accommodations. |
| Accommodations can include adaptations and modifications such as altering class assignment, providing a word bank for "fill in the blank," and limiting number of multiple choices answers on tests. | Accommodations can include academic adjustments such as extended time and preferential seating, but modifications that would change the class curriculum and content cannot be made. |
| Services can include personal aid in the classroom, PT, OT, and transportation. | Student is responsible for services such as personal care attendant, PT, OT, and transportation. Services can include notetakers and test proctors. |
| Student has advocates such as parents and learning support and may not be necessarily involved in the creation of the IEP. | Self-advocacy is promoted and the student must independently take charge of requesting and receiving accommodations. |
| Parents have right to be involved in IEP and are included in all decision-making processes. | Privacy laws (FERPA) prevent information being shared with others, including the student's parents, unless written permission is given by the student. This permission can also be taken away. |