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Advocates urge state to accept IEPs, 504 plans as sufficient documentation for college accommodations
Summary
Proposed H.1433 would require public higher education institutions to accept Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and 504 plans as adequate documentation when students request disability accommodations, removing a barrier that forces costly re‑testing.
Erin Mayo, an advocate with the National Center for Learning Disabilities, and other experts told the Joint Committee on Higher Education that H.1433 would reduce financial and administrative barriers for college students seeking accommodations by allowing colleges to accept IEPs and 504 plans as sufficient documentation.
“Disabilities do not disappear once a student graduates high school,” Mayo testified, describing how many students are forced to pay for expensive neuropsychological testing — commonly quoted…
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