Re: students with disabilities

[Jean-Marc Perreault]

I had a student bypass our "Learning Centre" (which is in charge of 
determining disabilities and accommodations) and come to me directly. He 
told me he had a rare spinal disease, and that he would be in a wheel 
chair within 5 years. I felt terrible, and gave him some leeway (without 
asking for proof, of course, thinking, "how could someone make this kind 
of stuff up?") As it turns out, he was found to havelied to many 
instructors, cheated on papers and exams, and was put on probation. He 
did not come back for a year, and I now see him around, still smiling as 
if nothing had hapened.

Studying psychopathy these last weeks, it truly makes me wonder... One 
thing I know for sure, from now on, I will definitely bypass my 
compassion and ask for medical support of any such claims! And I'll be 
certain to direct them to the Learning Centre!

Cheers!
JM

David Campbell wrote:
"B"  I'd hate to have the responsibility as a teacher to make this 
decision.  I don't want to have to discriminate between bonafide 
disabilities and student manipulation to avoid difficult requirements.
--Dave

Frigo, Lenore wrote:
Just a quick survey question and I'll be happy for as many 
back-channel answers as I can get.

At your college/university, when a student has a disability for which 
they need accommodation, is this determination made by

a) individual instructors
b) a centralized unit (such as disabled student services)
c) either, depending on the student's preference
Thanks,
Lenore Frigo
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