A 2000 audit of California test takers showed a disproportionate number of white, affluent students receiving accommodations, igniting suspicions of exaggerated or nonexistent disabilities.
"It's been heart-wrenching to see people who are performing very well in clinical rotations be turned away from receiving accommodations" when taking medical boards.
The largest, fastest-growing and most controversial group of disabled students -- almost 9 out of 10 of those receiving accommodations -- are those with attention deficit disorder or learning disabilities like dyslexia.
A second path of receiving accommodations is that the worker asks the employer for accommodations and the employer complies.
Using SIBTEST, Finch, Barton, and Meyer (2009) examined whether a large-scale high-stakes test measured the construct of interest equally well for all test takers receiving accommodations and those not receiving accommodations.
Previous research also shows that workplace accommodations increase the employment duration of disabled workers and that change of employer reduces wages and the probability of receiving accommodations.
Understanding the characteristics of the individuals who report barriers that could be overcome through accommodations and those who do not currently receive them may help VR agencies identify those who could most benefit from receiving accommodations.
With the rise in the number of students in higher education and the ever-increasing number of students receiving accommodations, this study analyzed the experience of these students in how they acquired access to accommodations, their perceived benefits of the accommodation, their challenges and support structures, and finally, how they perceived others might view their use of accommodations.
The ICM survey of the British public show 57% believe asylum seekers are given up to £100 a week in vouchers to cover their living expenses when the reality is that they receive accommodation and vouchers worth £35 a week.
Muslim claimants in religious liberty cases in U.S. federal courts were only about half as likely to receive accommodation of their religious beliefs and practices as were claimants from other religious communities, one study found.
