Hmmm...

From Minnetonka, you don't say?

After being rejected twice, a 22-year-old University of Minnesota graduate with attention deficit disorder and a learning disability won the right to the extra time and other accommodations while taking the crucial Law School Admission Test, the federal government announced Tuesday.

The Justice Department said that last week's settlement with the test administrator, the Law School Admission Council (LSAC), comes under the federal Americans with Disabilities Act and is the first under revised regulations covering examinations and courses.

"National testing entities must ensure that the standardized tests they administer allow persons with disabilities to demonstrate their aptitude and abilities on tests rather than being placed at a disadvantage because of their disabilities," said B. Todd Jones, U.S. attorney for Minnesota.

The prospective law school student, who is from Minnetonka, took his Law School Admission Test (LSAT) this past weekend and is awaiting the results, said Chris Jozwiak, the complainant's attorney. The standardized exam is required of all applicants before they seek admission to American Bar Association-accredited law schools in the United States.

Jozwiak described his client as a "great young guy" who was "excited that he could work something out" with the test administrator.

You take all the time you need, son.
With a disability like that -- ADD -- we have an obligation to accomodate, eh? Funny how it's mostly the richest ones who get diagnosed/accommodated as such... and so early in life too!

As part of the settlement, the Law School Admission Council agreed to give the complainant double the standard testing time on each section, breaks between sections, a separate and quiet testing area, permission to use his own computer for the writing sample section of the exam, permission to use scratch paper and use of an alternative answer sheet.

The complainant was found early in life to have attention deficit disorder, muscle weakness and a learning disability. He received testing accommodations all the way from elementary school through his graduation in three years from the University of Minnesota in 2009.

He also received accommodations to take several national standardized tests, including the PSAT, the SAT and several advanced-placement exams.