According to a new report authored by the Government
Accountability Office (GAO), not enough is being done to help students with
physical/mental challenges regarding university entrance testing. These tests include the SAT and ACT. The Americans with Disabilities Act demands
that these students receive these accommodations, but the students are still
facing major problems with accommodations.
Students with physical/mental challenges stated two common
setbacks when asking for accommodations regarding university entrance testing. They stated that they had to provide a lot of
paper work regarding their challenges.
They were also frustrated because they weren’t allowed services they receive
at their schools for university entrance testing.
The report was commissioned by George Miller and Pete
Stark. They are two Democratic
Representatives from California. They
want the Attorney General to show activism regarding university entrance
testing for students with physical/mental challenges.
“The current system
of applying for and obtaining testing accommodations — and seemingly haphazard
enforcement — are barriers to students with disabilities,” wrote Miller and
Stark. “These barriers cause unnecessary delays to
their careers and impose additional financial burdens on students who have
already struggled and overcome challenges to reach this point.”
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