Study Aboard: Disabled Student Services

I studied abroad in the fall of 2004. I studied abroad in the country; England, United Kingdom.

Before going  over to the United Kingdom; I organized with both universities my disabled student services needs.

In England; I had tutoring sessions.

If papers were due on Wednesday, I had till Friday to turn in my paper. I had tutoring and review sessions of my papers to fit the different english styles of writing.

Study Abroad: Test Taking

In England; I had tutoring sessions and extra time on tests. My extra time on tests consisted of .5 more time added.

example) If test time for class was 1 hour. I got 1.5 hours to complete the test.

San Diego State University: Disabled Student Services: Test Taking

Test taking for finals and for regular course tests helped me to do my best. I did this for every test possible.

I recieved time and a half to take tests. Meaning; if a test was 1 hour long; I got 1.5 hours to take the test.

Finals were two hours long. Therefore; I got four hours to take my finals. A few times throughout four years; I did take the full four hours. 

Sometimes my tests were at different times; not at class time due to the hours I needed or other requirements.

I took tests in a seperate room monitored by a proctor. The proctor was outside my room for test and watched me take the tests.

Finals; I sometimes was in a room with several other students taking their tests too. The demand for assistance to take tests was higher.

Process:

I order to have this opportunity-I had a folder for my tests and forms that my professors had to fill out and agree to let me take the test in a seperate monitored room. This had to be set-up one week prior to taking the test.

I went to the Disabled Student Services office to sign in for tests and then the procotor would go get my test from the professor.

I would get set-up and start the test.

I ended the test and the proctor took my test and sent it to the professor/department/teacher assistant to grade my paper.

Time to get my grade back:

Sometimes; I would get my grade back at the same times as though that took it in class. Other times; I did not and recieved it a few days later. 

The blackboard program helped me to get my test grades back a lot faster. The program was implemented my junior year of college.

Process:
I order to have this opportunity-I had a folder for my tests and forms that my professors had to fill out and agree to let me take the test in a seperate monitored room. This had to be set-up one week prior to taking the test.

I went to the Disabled Student Services office to sign in for tests and then the procotor would go get my test from the professor.

I would get set-up and start the test.

I ended the test and the proctor took my test and sent it to the professor/department/teacher assistant to grade my paper.

Time to get my grade back:

Sometimes; I would get my grade back at the same times as though that took it in class. Other times; I did not and recieved it a few days later.

The blackboard program helped me to get my test grades back a lot faster. The program was implemented my junior year of college.

High School: Disabled Student Services: 9th-12th Grade

Test Taking:
I had the opportunity to take my tests in a room that a Disabled Student Services Teacher monitored my test taking.

This helped me and enabled me to take the tests with the time and concentration needed to succeed.

Application for Colleges:

The Disabled Student Services group helped me with my application to San Diego State University. All helped with the paperwork for the San Diego State University Disabled Student Services application with the application to attend the college.

Junior High: Disabled Student Services: 6th-8th Grade

I had many resources in Northbrook, IL.

Reading Class:

I went to turtoring with a few other students and read aloud the books/assignments.

Writing Class:
I had writing class that overviewed writing.

This course helped me improve my writing skills. I am glad I was in this class.

Study Period/Help Period:
I met with a teacher to review any items of any periods (class courses) that I needed assistance in. In a sense; this is why I value tutoring and the reasoning behind the need for it.

SAT Test

I took this two times. My two tests scores were averaged for the score I provided to schools I applied too.

I did not take these two tests in a seperate room. However; I should have. I believe my score would have been higher and that I was not able to fully concentrate.

Keyboards on Notebooks/Netbooks/ MacBooks

The keyboards on those three electronics is easy/maintain an ability to write 30-40 words per minute.

The keyboard is small enough like my one-hand keyboard to move my hand freely throughout the board.