Language waiver in college

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You are going to need to be at a school that has a policy of offering a language waiver, as well as updated testing. I am baffled why this wasn't a priority in your college search.

For a kid with apraxia of speech, Latin is a common choice as there is no spoken component.

This is a fair point. Ideally he would have chosen a school with no foreign lanaguage requirement but there were a lot of boxes that needed to be checked and this narrowed options significantly. This school is known for being supportive and accommodating which is what swayed us to still consider it. But you just never know until you present your individual case with disability services.

I’m the poster who prioritized no FL and has the senior son. I understand this too. It was SO HARD to find all of the other things we needed to and the supportive environment where he would be successful in the program he wanted. I totally get why you had to compromise on something. We had a huge checklist of things in addition to no FL and honestly, this was luck.

Our situation won’t be perfect and there are compromises in other areas. Good luck!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You are going to need to be at a school that has a policy of offering a language waiver, as well as updated testing. I am baffled why this wasn't a priority in your college search.

For a kid with apraxia of speech, Latin is a common choice as there is no spoken component.

Same question. My kid has apraxia. Lang was hard for him, dropped it midway through HS. ED'ed to a college without a language requirement.

I don't know how you are going to be able to show the need for it if there is no recent documentation. You could start with his current doctors. Does he have a neurologist? Psychiatrist? See if anyone will write a letter about the disability and the impact. IDK if this is going to be enough.