40% of Stanford Students Get Disability Accommodations. Here's Why That's Not a Scandal.

A recent Atlantic article revealed that nearly 40% of Stanford undergraduates receive disability accommodations — and the takes have been bad ever since. In this episode, we break down what the outrage gets wrong, why the 40% number actually makes sense, and why the real question isn't 'why so many students?' but 'why is the system designed this way?'

Here's the original Atlantic article, "America’s colleges have an extra-time-on-tests problem” by Rose Horowitch, published on Dec 2, 2025. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/01/elite-university-student-accommodation/684946/
(non-paywalled version): https://archive.ph/gFRz4 

Here are the other two articles we reference:
https://reason.com/2025/12/04/why-are-38-percent-of-stanford-students-saying-theyre-disabled/

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/40-stanford-undergrads-receive-disability-155441769.html

(non-paywalled version): https://archive.ph/gFRz4 

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