Yes! Normally you can advise the testing center at the time you register that you have a documented learning disability and will require more time to complete the test. Be prepared to have backup documentation from your treating physician(s).

Additional time is a reasonable accommodation for a documented learning disability.

Also, if you do enroll in any classes on campus or online, you may be entitled to other accommodations if necessary (potentially notetaking assistance, permission to tape record lectures, extended assignment due dates).

Both Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 govern reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities. Please note that neither of these cover reduction of post-secondary academic standards -- so, you still have to learn all of the material and be graded on the same curve as all other students.

More info can be found on the US Department of Education site at Students with Disabilities Preparing for Postsecondary Education .

I myself have a neurological disability that is not outwardly apparent. All of the CLEP and DANTES exams I've taken so far have been on subject matter that I am comfortable with, so I have not requested extra time. However, once I exhaust the more simple topics and have to get to the ones that are tougher, I may have to request extra time as well.

Good luck!!
Kimberly

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Pursuing B.A. Management @ Ottawa University, Phoenix AZ

Scheduled exams:
DSST Here's to your Health - 2.11.08
CLEP Analyzing & Interpreting Literature - 2.14.08
DSST Personal Finance - 2.14.08

Completed exams (before joining IC):
DSST Into to World Religions - 5.10.05 - Pass
DSST General Anthropology - 5.12.05 - Pass
DSST Criminal Justice - 6.14.05 - Pass