Re[2]:RE: An LD Student Who Needs a "Scribe"

[William Macauley <macauley@calumet.purdue.edu>]

Liz-
    Thank you for your thoughtful responses. It is clear that I have a lot to
learn in this area. I want to assure you that I know the assumption of
commonality based in colonizing force is inappropriate; I didn't make that
assumption because I have often bristled at Irish writers (notice my last name)
being included in British Lit anthologies for much the same reason. There are
too many variables involved to make a blanket judgement like that.

Your post provoked other questions, though. This tutor didn't tell me about her
disabilities for some time after she had been hired. How much can I ask about a
disability at the outset? Doesn't the ADA or student privacy law preclude my
initiating this discussion? If I hear about a potential tutor's LD from a source
that should not have shared that information with me, how can I ask questions
about the prospective tutor's LD without violating her rights?

Bill Macauley