The surge itself is undeniable. Soon, some schools may have more students
receiving accommodations than not, a scenario that would have seemed
absurd just a decade ago. Already, at one law school, 45 percent of students
receive academic accommodations. Paul Graham Fisher, a Stanford professor
who served as co-chair of the university’s disability task force, told me, “I have
had conversations with people in the Stanford administration. They've talked
about at what point can we say no? What if it hits 50 or 60 percent? At what
point do you just say “We can't do this?” This year, 38 percent of Stanford
undergraduates are registered as having a disability; in the fall quarter, 24
percent of undergraduates were receiving academic or housing
accommodations.
The surge itself is undeniable. Soon, some schools may have more students receiving accommodations than not, a scenario that would have seemed absurd just a decade ago. Already, at one law school, 45 percent of students receive academic accommodations. Paul Graham Fisher, a Stanford professor who served as co-chair of the university’s disability task force, told me, “I have had conversations with people in the Stanford administration. They've talked about at what point can we say no? What if it hits 50 or 60 percent? At what point do you just say “We can't do this?” This year, 38 percent of Stanford undergraduates are registered as having a disability; in the fall quarter, 24 percent of undergraduates were receiving academic or housing accommodations.
The surge itself is undeniable. Soon, some schools may have more students
receiving accommodations than not, a scenario that would have seemed
absurd just a decade ago. Already, at one law school, 45 percent of students
receive academic accommodations. Paul Graham Fisher, a Stanford professor
who served as co-chair of the university’s disability task force, told me, “I have
had conversations with people in the Stanford administration. They've talked
about at what point can we say no? What if it hits 50 or 60 percent? At what
point do you just say “We can't do this?” This year, 38 percent of Stanford
undergraduates are registered as having a disability; in the fall quarter, 24
percent of undergraduates were receiving academic or housing
accommodations.
The surge itself is undeniable. Soon, some schools may have more students receiving accommodations than not, a scenario that would have seemed absurd just a decade ago. Already, at one law school, 45 percent of students receive academic accommodations. Paul Graham Fisher, a Stanford professor who served as co-chair of the university’s disability task force, told me, “I have had conversations with people in the Stanford administration. They've talked about at what point can we say no? What if it hits 50 or 60 percent? At what point do you just say “We can't do this?” This year, 38 percent of Stanford undergraduates are registered as having a disability; in the fall quarter, 24 percent of undergraduates were receiving academic or housing accommodations.