Acknowledgements

The Maryland Group is made up of professionals with various backgrounds who brought their experiences together to work on this handbook. We would like to take this opportunity to thank the following organizations and individuals:

Association for Higher Education and Disabilities (AHEAD)

HEATH Resource Center, The National Clearinghouse on Postsecondary Education for Individuals with Disabilities

Learning Disabilities Association

M. Pennelope Appel
Director of the Learning Assistance Center
Charles County Community College

John Jordan, Ph.D.
Director of Academic Advising
Loyola College in Maryland

The Administration at Dundalk Community College

We would also like to recognize the individual contributions of the original Maryland Group:

Name	Policy Contribution
Pat Burton Career Counselor Harford Community College Bel Air, MD	Documentation
Sherry Glass Director, Student Support Services Carroll Community College Westminster, MD	Testing Accommodations Admissions Policy Checklist
Lois Haid Assistant Dean of Students Trinity College Washington, DC	Disability Procedures Checklist Admissions Policy Checklist
Peggy Hayeslip Learning Disabilities Coordinator University of Maryland at College Park College Park, MD	Documentation Course Substitution Policy
Jill Hodge Coordinator, Support Services Catonsville Community College Catonsville, MD	Testing Accommodations
Beth Hunsinger Acting Director, Special Services Essex Community College Baltimore, MD	Course Substitution Policy
Erica Lewis Counseling Assistant Morgan State University Baltimore, MD	Documentation Testing Accommodations
Jay Marciano, Ph.D. Academic Support/ADA Coordinator Charles County Community College LaPlata, MD	Documentation Accommodations: Overview Accommodations: Plan A Course Substitution Policy
Janice Marks Director, Academic Support Services Howard Community College Columbia, MD	Course Substitution Policy
Leigh Marshall Coordinator, Learning Assistance Harford Community College Bel Air, MD	Confidentiality Documentation Testing Accommodations
Bonnie McClellan Learning Disability Consultant The Catholic University of America Washington, DC and Coordinator of Services Prince George's Community College Largo, MD	Disability Procedures Checklist Admissions Policy Checklist
Kathy Milam Assistant Director of Advising Loyola College in Maryland Baltimore, MD	Admissions Policies Documentation Course Substitution Policy
Laura Remchuk Coordinator, Academic Support Services For Students with Disabilities Dundalk Community College Baltimore, MD	Introduction Best Practice General Policy Guidelines Accommodations: Plan B Documentation Course Substitution Policy
Karyn Schulz Coordinator, Learning Disabilities Essex Community College Baltimore, MD	Testing Accommodations
Linda Schnapp, Ph.D. Learning Disabilities Specialist Howard Community College Columbia, MD	Editor
Jacque Truelove Coordinator, Disability Support Services University of Baltimore Baltimore, MD	Testing Accommodations
Ronni Uhland Director, Office for Students with Disabilities Towson State University Towson, MD	Behavior Policies
Rosemary Wilkinson, JD Learning Specialist, System for Student Success Frederick Community College Frederick, MD	Behavior Policies

Name

Policy Contribution

Pat Burton
Career Counselor
Harford Community College
Bel Air, MD

Documentation

Sherry Glass
Director, Student Support Services
Carroll Community College
Westminster, MD

Testing Accommodations
Admissions Policy Checklist

Lois Haid
Assistant Dean of Students
Trinity College
Washington, DC

Disability Procedures Checklist
Admissions Policy Checklist

Peggy Hayeslip
Learning Disabilities Coordinator
University of Maryland at College Park
College Park, MD

Documentation
Course Substitution Policy

Jill Hodge
Coordinator, Support Services
Catonsville Community College
Catonsville, MD

Testing Accommodations

Beth Hunsinger
Acting Director, Special Services
Essex Community College
Baltimore, MD

Course Substitution Policy

Erica Lewis
Counseling Assistant
Morgan State University
Baltimore, MD

Documentation
Testing Accommodations

Jay Marciano, Ph.D.
Academic Support/ADA Coordinator
Charles County Community College
LaPlata, MD

Documentation
Accommodations: Overview
Accommodations: Plan A
Course Substitution Policy

Janice Marks
Director, Academic Support Services
Howard Community College
Columbia, MD

Course Substitution Policy

Leigh Marshall
Coordinator, Learning Assistance
Harford Community College
Bel Air, MD

Confidentiality
Documentation
Testing Accommodations

Bonnie McClellan
Learning Disability Consultant
The Catholic University of America
Washington, DC

and

Coordinator of Services
Prince George's Community College
Largo, MD

Disability Procedures Checklist
Admissions Policy Checklist

Kathy Milam
Assistant Director of Advising
Loyola College in Maryland
Baltimore, MD

Admissions Policies
Documentation
Course Substitution Policy

Laura Remchuk
Coordinator, Academic Support Services
For Students with Disabilities
Dundalk Community College
Baltimore, MD

Introduction
Best Practice General Policy Guidelines
Accommodations: Plan B
Documentation
Course Substitution Policy

Karyn Schulz
Coordinator, Learning Disabilities
Essex Community College
Baltimore, MD

Testing Accommodations

Linda Schnapp, Ph.D.
Learning Disabilities Specialist
Howard Community College
Columbia, MD

Editor

Jacque Truelove
Coordinator, Disability Support Services
University of Baltimore
Baltimore, MD

Testing Accommodations

Ronni Uhland
Director, Office for Students with Disabilities
Towson State University
Towson, MD

Behavior Policies

Rosemary Wilkinson, JD
Learning Specialist, System for Student Success
Frederick Community College
Frederick, MD

Behavior Policies