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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/06/17/upshot/nyc-schools-shsat-504.html

Second chart in this article- it gives an advantage across all races. Want to show this every parent who santimoniously claims they wish their kid didn’t need a 504 for ACT/SAT.[/quote]

My DD has a 504 for dyslexia.
I wish my kid didn't need a 504. Her life would be a whole lot easier if she didn't have dyslexia.

If we were not an upper middle class family, my DD would likely not have a 504, and would instead be scraping by with barely-passing grades. Because we're an upper middle class family, we had the time and the money to pursue things we saw which concerned us, even though our child was not failing. If NYC schools fail children in this regard like Maryland schools do, it does not surprise me that children from well off families are more likely to have 504s (testing is not cheap, and schools will say your child isn't failing, there is no problem, so you'll get no help from them). It does not surprise me that these children when accommodated do well. They're typically bright enough to barely hang on in school, and thus be overlooked, unless a family has extra money to pursue support for their learning difference.

Money gives you an unfair advantage. Every child with dyslexia should be appropriately supported. It should not be limited to those of us with the finances to demand appropriate accommodations for our children.[/quote]

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