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42 J.C. & U.L. 119 (2016)
Accommodating Students with Disabilities in Clinical and Professional Programs: New Challenges, New Strategies

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       ACCOMMODATING STUDENTS WITH

          DISABILITIES IN CLINICAL AND

          PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMS: NEW

          CHALLENGES, NEW STRATEGIES

                        ELLEN BABBITT*
                        BARBARA A. LEE**

I. THE STATUTORY AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORK ...................... 121
      A. Applicable Provisions of the ADA and the
      R ehabilitation  A ct .................................................................. 12 1
      B. Authority Permitting Use of Academic and
      Technical Standards ............................................................... 122
II.GUIDANCE REGARDING APPROPRIATE USE OF
TECHNICAL STANDARDS IN ADMISSIONS ......................................... 127
II.USE OF TECHNICAL STANDARDS IN EVALUATING
CLINICAL PERFORMANCE ................................................................. 133
IV. REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS IN CLINICAL
PLA C EM EN TS  .................................................................................... 135
      A. Timing of an Accommodation Request .......................... 136
      B. Reasonableness of Specific Accommodations ............... 138
V.A FRAMEWORK FOR APPLYING TECHNICAL STANDARDS
AND ACCOMMODATING STUDENTS IN CLINICAL PROGRAMS ......... 141
A PPEN DIX   A   ...................................................................................... 147
      REMEDIATION PLAN FOR STUDENT X ........................ 147


   *   Partner, Franczek Radelet P.C., Chicago, IL. Ellen Babbitt is a former member
of the Board of Directors of the National Association of College and University
Attorneys and has 25 years of experience representing institutions of higher learning.
  **   Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs at Rutgers, The State University of
New Jersey and a Distinguished Professor of Human Resource Management at Rutgers'
School of Management and Labor Relations, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ;
and Fellow and former member of the Board of Directors of the National Association of
College and University Attorneys.

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