Why The College Admissions Scandal Hurts Students With Disabilities

The college admissions and bribery scandal revealed that some were taking advantage of a system meant to help students with disabilities.

Ryan Johnson for NPR

Students with disabilities and disability rights advocates are among those angry — and feeling victimized — after the arrests in the college admissions and bribery scandal Tuesday.

“Stories like this are why we continue to see backlash to disability rights laws,” Rebecca Cokley, director of the Disability Justice Initiative at the Center for American Progress, said in a statement.

Federal authorities say that those involved in the bribery scheme took advantage of testing accommodations on the SAT and ACT meant for students with disabilities.