Comments on: U.K. medical student: multiple-choice exams unfair to disabled

By: Richard Nieporent

Richard Nieporent — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:38:35 +0000

Unfortunately yes. The College Board used to indicate which students got extra time to complete the SAT exams. However, they were sued and had to remove that information from the reporting of their scores.

By: Isherwood

Isherwood — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:43:43 +0000

I wonder if it would violate ADA to put an asterisk next to the names of people who had these types of accommodations on medical and legal exams?

John Smith, MD*
Jane Doe, J.D.*

I’m only half-way joking.

By: Richard Nieporent

Richard Nieporent — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:38:52 +0000

Given this post and the previous one about Shannon Kelly, it is beginning to appear that Harrison Bergeron is not a science fiction story.

By: ras

ras — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:27:30 +0000

What’s the big deal? Just take three pills every day, or one pill every three days, or whatever, and chill.

By: throckmorton

throckmorton — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:15:55 +0000

Sounds like that person would make a great attorney rather than a physician.

By: DAV

DAV — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:12:44 +0000

Does anyone really think a doctor with a reading/writing (maybe even learning) disability is a good thing?

I wonder when someone will have the chutzpah to claim in a suit that the intent of any test ultimately is to discriminate.

By: Doug

Doug — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:06:55 +0000

I don’t think I would like my doctor to be dyslexia. It would seem to be far to easy for them to switch the numbers around on your script and you be harmed.

By: Adam

Adam — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:57:25 +0000

Here we go again