The University Experiences of Students with Learning Disabilities

McGregor, Karla K.; Langenfeld, Natalie; Van Horne, Sam; Oleson, Jacob; Anson, Matthew; Jacobson, Wayne

doi:10.1111/ldrp.12102

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The University Experiences of Students with Learning Disabilities

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McGregor, Karla K., Langenfeld, Natalie, Van Horne, Sam, Oleson, Jacob, Anson, Matthew, Jacobson, Wayne·2016·Learning Disabilities Research & Practice

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To explore the university experiences of students with learning disabilities (LD), 63,802 responses to the 2014 Student Experience in the Research University Survey were analyzed. Compared to other students, those with self-reported LD (5.96%) had difficulty with assignments and had more obstacles caused by non-academic responsibilities and imposed by their skill levels. Students with self-reported LD sensed more bias towards people with disabilities on campus, and they were less satisfied with their overall experience. Interactions between disability status and age suggested even more challenges for older students who self-reported LD. Approximately one-third of students who self-reported LD received accommodations. The rate of accommodations was higher among individuals who were wealthy, who lived alone, and who were out-of-state students. Compared to students who self-reported LD but reported no accommodations, those with accommodations had more contact with faculty and less difficulty with assignments.

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Each step of the DSO process possesses unique hurdles, from needing an awareness of DSO services to communicating with others for implementing the accommodation.
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The Access to Higher Education section reports poor knowledge of available accommodations as a reason students may not disclose a learning disability. The Discussion > Accommodations section says students must communicate with instructors to arrange accommodations. The paper does not specifically identify awareness of DSO services or characterize instructor communication as a hurdle, so it supports the examples only in part. (LLM, conf=0.83)
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Authors: McGregor, K. K., Langenfeld, N., Van Horne, S., Oleson, J., Anson, M., & Jacobson, W.
Affiliations: University of Iowa (US)
The University of Iowa
Corresponding author: McGregor, Karla K.
ORCID: McGregor, Karla K.
Oleson, Jacob
Jacobson, Wayne
Venue: Learning Disabilities Research & Practice
Publisher: SAGE Publications
Published: 2016-05
Volume: 31
Issue: 2
Pages: 90-102
ISSN: 0938-8982 (ISSN-L)
1540-5826
DOI: 10.1111/ldrp.12102
PMC: PMC5033508
OpenAlex: W2402025925
Cited by: 119
References: 52
Citations by year: 2026: 7 · 2025: 12 · 2024: 25 · 2023: 13 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 11 · 2020: 17 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 1
FWCI: 18.73
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Licence: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor, 16 d)
Locations: Learning Disabilities Research and Practice (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
VTechWorks (Virginia Tech) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nd)
Funders: NIH-NIDCD (5R01DC011742)
Topics: Social Sciences › Safety Research › Disability Education and Employment
Social Sciences › Education › Higher Education Research Studies
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport
Keywords: learning disabilities, university students, student experience, academic accommodations, disability discrimination, student satisfaction, age differences, socioeconomic status, out-of-state students

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