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Equity for Students with disabilities and impairments. Goals of Equity. To treat students with a disability or impairment fairly WITHOUT giving them an unfair advantage. To remove barriers to particpation .
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Goals of Equity • To treat students with a disability or impairment fairly WITHOUT giving them an unfair advantage. • To remove barriers to particpation. • To give students with disabilities and impairments an equal chance of success or failure.
What is NOT Equity? Why do we sometimes overcompensate? Sometimes out of a sense of guilt or to make us feel that “I helped a student in need”. Giving an unfair advantage to a student with a disability is nearly as bad as refusing a legitimate request for an accommodation. What can the end result be of overcompensation? If you do not use the same standards to evaluate a student’s performance, they can develop unrealistic impressions of their talents and abilities. Students with disabilities are entitled to the same feedback, criticism, and good or bad grades as anyone else. By overcompensating, you are making life easier in the short term and much more difficult in the long run.
