The project will develop, implement, evaluate, and disseminate a model for using a data-based approach for choosing and evaluating accommodations for students with disabilities. The proposed approach involves postsecondary institutions that work with students with disabilities, individual faculty, and other relevant university and community service providers to develop and evaluate an individualized plan of accommodations to the educational needs of each student.

The proposed model provides students with the skills necessary for self-determination in their plan of accommodation. It increases the capacity of postsecondary institutions to effectively meet the educational needs of students with disabilitiles by providing faculty with both general training and student-specific technical assistance.

For the purpose of model development and evaluation, the project focuses on one group of students with disabilities-students diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD;ADHD). However, this general approach to data-based decision-making applies to other populations and a variety of accommodations, as well as settings.