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Reply to "Wall Street Journal on rampant growth in percentage of college students with “disabilities”"
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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why are disability accommodations as a result of mental illness (the root cause of the large percent, as highlighted in the article) a bad thing? What makes them less deserving of attention and consideration than someone who is physically disabled or blind? [/quote] Because it's not clear if those disabilities even require academic accommodations at all. In elementary and secondary school, having a disability alone does not qualify you to get anything. You only get accommodations and services if they're needed. Being anxious does not mean you need more time to take a test, or to have a reduced homework load. Maybe you get some specific accommodations for a panic attack during an exam. But as anyone who has actually dealt with anxiety and panic knows (raises hand!) the proper treatment for situational anxiety is not avoidance; it's learning how to cope with the situation. [/quote]
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