38% of Stanford undergrads claim a disability; many get extra time on tests

38% of Stanford undergrads claim a disability; many get extra time on tests

Nationally, the number of college students seeking accommodations — often, extra time on tests — has been rapidly increasing, and Stanford is one of the leaders, an article in Atlantic Magazine says. This year, 38% of Stanford undergraduates are registered as having adisability; in the fall quarter, 24% of undergraduates were receiving academic or housing accommodations. Paul Graham Fisher, a Stanford professor who served as co-chair of the univ…