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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]While we're at it, should we get rid of other accommodations for kids with disabilities? How about we get rid of readers/scribe/braille for kids who are blind or alternative methods to record answers for kids with physical disabilities? If you  think (as I do) that that's unfair, why is getting rid of necessary accommodations for kids with invisible disabilities any different?

Generally speaking, the college boards will approve accommodations that the school has already granted and that the student regularly uses. My child misses out on a lot because of (needed) extra time on tests. Is your child willing to do that?

Having a cut off for new, suddenly discovered disabilities junior year would go a long way.[/quote]

alternatively, why not have blind people perform surgery? you go first![/quote]
ACT SAT are not gate-keepers for performing surgery.  They are merely tools for college admission.  Being able to solve easier questions in 40 seconds but can't solve the harder questions in any amount of time does not make a person smarter than someone who can solve the easier questions in 55 seconds and the harder questions in 80 seconds.[/quote]

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