Is Everyone Disabled Now? (WSPN)
Episode 607 of the The Political Orphanage podcast, hosted by Andrew Heaton, Andrea Jones-Rooy, Michael Ira Kaplan, titled "Is Everyone Disabled Now? (WSPN)" was published on December 31, 2025 and runs 67 minutes.
December 31, 2025 ·67m · The Political Orphanage
Episode Description
College students are increasingly registering as disabled–particularly at high-end universities, which often entails longer test times and extensions on papers. Does the growing rate of accommodation mean American universities are simply better at identifying disabilities; evidence of students and their families gaming the system for advantages; or a cultural shift wherein students increasingly believe they are disabled, but aren't?
Dr. Andrea Jones-Rooy (a former university educator) and Michael Ira Kaplan (a parent) weigh in.
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