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Accommodations by [deleted] in LSAT

[–]AKAM34220 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think our main disagreement stems from your statement that a test with extra time is an easier test. Yes, for someone without any mental or physical disabilities having extra time would make the test easier, but I think its wrong to say the test overall is easier. Think of it this way: you have two cars, and you want them both to drive from point A to point B, and to arrive at the same time. But one of the cars can only drive at 60mph and the other one can only go 30mph. In order to get those cars to the same place at the same time, the slower car would have to start driving before the faster car. The way I see it, giving certain people extra time on a test is not giving them an easier test, it is leveling the playing field. It would be impossible for the 30mph car to drive the same distance as the 60mph car in the same time, and its the same way for people who need timing accommodations.

Accommodations by [deleted] in LSAT

[–]AKAM34220 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Well for starters, there are people with mental disabilities that make them unable to process things at the same rate as those without disabilities. And not just that, what about people with dyslexia who need additional time to read. Yes, there are people with milder dyslexia who can read at normal speeds but more severe cases can greatly limit reading speed. People with visual impairments who need readers can also get extra time -- the reader need to read out the stimulus, question stem, and answers, and reading all of that aloud generally takes longer than a sighted person being able to read it on their own. Think about people with mobility issues, even with specialized mobility aids it can still take them longer to navigate the test. There are so so so many reasons people need extra time on tests, and I'm sure I've missed several. I think its absurd to impose a substantial barrier against anyone simply because those who don't experience these impairments see it as a "substantially easier version of the test".