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Marge: First a question, beyond the impact requiring a scribe, is there an impact of the disability on communications? For example with the slurred speech that can accompany Cerebral Palsey might need someone who has had time to familiarize themselves with the student's speech. Can the testing center provide that? Probably not initially. But it might be reasonable to have a staff member sit in with the attendant so they might acquire that familiarity and skill allowing you to do a fuller job in the future and to address any security concerns. If there are no apparant reasons for using the attendent instead of a staff member it would be reasonable to ask why. The answer would define how reasonable and necessary it was to use the attendent. At 11:13 AM 11/13/99 -0200, you wrote: >When a student cannot write the required essay, do you allow the care giver >to write the essay, or do you require college staff to act as scribe? In >the past the testing center personnel have always acted as scribes. Now, >however, the ADA coordinator said that the personal caregiver can perform >this function. > > >I believe that the college staff should do it in order to maintain >consistency of process (not to mention concern for the type and amount of >coaching that could occur). >Marge Nikpourfard >Chair, Humanities Division >Hagerstown Community College >11400 Robinwood Drive >Hagerstown, MD 21742 >(301) 790-2800 ext.292 > > L. Scott Lissner, Director Of Academic & Disability Services [log in to unmask] 201 High Street (804) 395-2392 (Voice) Longwood College (804) 395-2252 (Fax) Farmville, VA 23909-1899 (800) 828-1120 (TTY Relay)