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CMV: Extra accommodations in college are a hinderance to preparing proficiency in the workforce

Throwaway account as I teach at a US university.

I teach both introductory and upper level science courses. 

I have students with written documentation from student services that require accommodations. I'm talking about special accommodations - 1.5-2x time on exams, separate testing rooms for exams, access to electronic devices in exams, up to 2x extensions on assignments, a copy of someone else's notes (even though I provide the PPT to all lectures), and in some cases, the ability to retake a quiz or exam with no repercussions on the initial grade. 

This is frustrating. How does this prepare anyone for "real world" demands? If I went to a boss in a previous job and stated I need double time to complete a project, I would be laughed out of my job. What is the point of having competencies for a course when you can get a note that disregards much of this? Why is my degree and GPA valued the same those who are not held to the same standard?

I understand that what you learn in college rarely translates to what happens in the working world. But some of these students are pre-med and are going to be placed in much more stressful situations that won't have accommodations available....

Also, why does it have to be an “accommodation” to receive someone else’s notes? Shouldn’t that be the student responsibility to contact a classmate and perhaps suggest a note swap?

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In the US, you have the right to reasonable accommodations assistance or changes to a position or workplace - that enable you to do your job despite having a disability. In general, the American Disabilities Act has the employee's back whenever the accommodation is free, such as extra time on tests or training material or changing their work schedule from a 5/2 schedule to a 4/3. 

Some of the issues your students have would never apply to a "real world" situation. For example, poor eyesight or dyslexia may prevent them from understanding your PPTs, but in real world situations these are easily corrected with extra time or dyslexia-friendly fonts. 

It's true that some your students' disabilities will prevent them from procuring certain jobs. One of your premed students may find they are incapable of being a doctor (although there are many types of doctors, so someone with a bad speech impediment might be fine as a pathologist or surgeon, for example). 

But they can apply their degree to many different types of jobs that they *are* capable of. That's no different than a nondisabled student figuring out they don't have the right temperament for their initial career choice and switching to something better suited to their talents.