Assessment and accommodation of students with learning disabilities at the postsecondary level in Canada: A special issue for psychologists in education

Canadian Journal of School Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 3-11

  Harrison, Allyson G ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

accommodations; Canada; diagnosis; learning disability; postsecondary

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859926527     PISSN: 08295735     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0829573512438470     Document Type: Article

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