Student and Professor Submit Competing ADA Requests
by Monty Tufnel and Henry Wenslydale Freelance Humorists Access College in Cordon, Arkansas, finds itself at the center of a controversy, one with no readily apparent solution. Even though the semester started several weeks ago, one class has still not met in person. At the heart of the issue are competing ADA accommodation requests filed [...]
Disability Services Sees Record Number of Phony New Conditions
by Skye Kopfgeschlagen Freelance Writer After vocal music major Sydney Carter was approved for missing class for three weeks and given permission to remain silent in classes due to her singing-induced laryngitis, students across Harmony University flooded the Disability Services office with applications to miss class, not speak in class, and not participate. Applications listed [...]
Food Allergies Submitted for Recognition as Official Learning Disability
Posted on Friday, July 31st 2009
Tags: accommodation, ada, allergies, cafeteria, college, contract, dining hall, dining services, food, learning disability
Tags: accommodation, ada, allergies, cafeteria, college, contract, dining hall, dining services, food, learning disability
University food service personnel have asked for an amendment to the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to include food allergies as an official learning disability. Margot Eckers, director of cafeteria services at St. Libertine College, is a proponent of the amendment. “Some students with allergies are fine, but we deal with dozens who seem [...]

