He doesn't prove that they are bunk - there are just many disabilities out there where a separate room is helpful. (edit: in fact, an extra room + bit of extra time is the only available accommodation for disabled that unis tend to give out, so of course that's the "remedy")
For example, someone with a spine injury with a only partially functioning bladder may need to urinate a few times during a long exam. If he/she's not around students, he/she can do that using a bottle and doesn't need to waste any more time wheeling back and forth to the bathroom. (I have a friend in a wheelchair who used to do this during exams). Visually impaired may not be able to write or read on their own so they have someone read them the questions and dictate the answers, which disturbs other students if they'd be in the same room.
AFAIK if you need a different room then the disability has to be documented to the university with a medical letter, but I can't find that requirement at the author's uni page so maybe that uni doesn't.
> AFAIK if you need a different room then the disability has to be documented to the university with a medical letter, but I can't find that requirement at the author's uni page so maybe that uni doesn't.
Just to add to this:
I'm a TA and have been a lecturer a few times for courses at my uni. There is a whole registration process that the student and professor must go through. I'd estimate (in my limited experience) it's usually only 1 in 30-50 students who request extra accommodation. I suppose there are some that use it to take advantage. However, there are social implications of having special accommodations that naturally work to off set those who might take advantage these allowances.
For example, someone with a spine injury with a only partially functioning bladder may need to urinate a few times during a long exam. If he/she's not around students, he/she can do that using a bottle and doesn't need to waste any more time wheeling back and forth to the bathroom. (I have a friend in a wheelchair who used to do this during exams). Visually impaired may not be able to write or read on their own so they have someone read them the questions and dictate the answers, which disturbs other students if they'd be in the same room.
AFAIK if you need a different room then the disability has to be documented to the university with a medical letter, but I can't find that requirement at the author's uni page so maybe that uni doesn't.