<p>Are we heading to a time where everybody has a disability? Or, if you don't have one, you're pretty stupid? </p><p>The boys drink and review Trail of Crumbs gingerbread stout from Seven Locks Brewing, then discuss the Americans with Disabilities Act and how many college students are now considered disabled. </p><p>It's impossible to accommodate every disability, so there will always be some fuzziness in how far the ADA is supposed to go, but ... it seems to have gone too far, especially with accommodations for mental health. </p><p>COVID seems to have accelerated crazy claims under the ADA. People got accustomed to working from home, and when they were told to go back to the office, they suddenly needed a lot of "accommodations." </p><p>It's even worse in academia. Students come up every kind of "disability" to get extra time on tests and other accommodations. Sometimes it's something as silly as being anxious. </p><p>40 percent of the students at Stanford are considered disabled. Is that even possible? </p><p>Is "test anxiety" a disability? </p><p><br></p><p>π¬ Send us your thoughts:
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