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pavel_lishinlast Thursday at 7:15 PM1 replyview on HN

So, let's say we make it more difficult to get "proof" of disability, something that requires more than just a doctor's note.

Won't these rich people also be able to trivially acquire these, while people who actually need accomodations will continue to struggle because it's difficult to prove they need something?


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jandrewrogerslast Thursday at 7:34 PM

Yes. The amount of gaming and cheating in pursuit of school credential maxing is astonishing. It is an entire industry. Parents pay many thousands of dollars to "consultants" who help facilitate it.

Anecdotally this seems like it has become standard practice among the well-off families I know with children around college age. When everyone is doing it there is a sense that you have to do it too or you'll be left behind.