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When accommodations don't address the real barriers to learning

My learning disability makes me slow at standardized tests even though I understand the material, and I'm tired of being told I need more time when what I need is a different way to show what I know.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The system's attempt to level the playing field still forces you to play a game designed for brains that work differently than yours.

Ideas that help explain it
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