Well, I suppose it's similar to requiring a doctor's note to miss an exam...that is, we have the right to ask for that condition to be met since the result of not taking the medication is intolerable for the classroom experience of everyone else that's paying to be there.
Given that instructors can be let go because of budget constraints I don't think it's unreasonable to curtail expenses for people who need more help. I remember seeing one student at a large university with 4 school-paid attendants present to ensure the student could be in the class. I think this kind of "accommodation" is too much for physical and/or mental issues, and of course where do you draw the line? Bob Wildblood said: "I'm also surprised that some people believe that psychological disabilities should be look at any differently than physical difficulties." Actually, I'm surprised that people think they shouldn't be. I think the belief that they shouldn't be is merely a result of the politically correct movement. Mental illness IS fundamentally different than physical illness. (Physical illness being in the body as I assume Bob means here and what the public would mean (being in a wheelchair, having a limp, etc). Not the "informed" person's....a brain tumor pressing on the brain causing the person to fly into a murderous rage...yada yada yada). Quite simply, it's impossible that a physical disability can be the cause of any form of crime for example (murder, rape, robbery, etc.), but a mental disability very easily could be. The public quite rightly considers the two fundamentally different. --Mike --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=4195 or send a blank email to leave-4195-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
