by: Mary Vought
News of a rapid increase in the number of University of California Berkeley law school students claiming disability-related accommodations is shocking, but sadly not surprising.
As with recent stories of rampant fraud of government programs in Minnesota and elsewhere, it appears that some unscrupulous individuals are taking advantage of the generous spirit of the American people to benefit themselves in ways that they do not deserve.
One analysis found that more than one-third (37.5%) of Berkeley law school students receive disability accommodations. Of those, a whopping “98% of disabled students have a primary or secondary diagnosis of ‘ADD/ADHD,’ ‘anxiety,’ or…‘depression’” — all conditions that qualify law students for extra time to complete exams.