Continuing and adult education is subject to the same disability laws as are colleges and universities. That is, the standard is one of "nondiscrimination" on behalf of students with disabilities and students from minority groups. The major differences are: (1) Academic performance is not measured and (2) institutional pressure upon you as a teacher is much more to make the course enjoyable, and thus profitable, than it is to uphold academic standards.

As in colleges and universities, the student is required to bring any special needs or preferences to the attention of a program official. If the continuing/adult education program is sponsored by a college, this will often be the college's special services coordinator. If it is sponsored by a local or county government, this may be the "ADA compliance officer" (who may have a different, but similar, title). This person acts at the student's request. Your obligation as teacher is to permit whatever accommodations that person arranges.

Sensory and mobility limitations are much more common at this level than they are in PreK-12 schools or in colleges. You will most frequently see hearing impairments that are well short of deafness (the student has some difficulty understanding what you say, and often asks you to repeat things), visual impairments that require special glasses or magnifying devices but do not call for Braille or taped texts, and mobility impairments that slow down but do not prevent ambulation.