Legal Opinion
Turner v. Association of American Medical Colleges
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 30, 2008No. A117071PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
NEEDHAM, J.
Individuals with learning disabilities and other conditions affecting their ability to read may, when taking a standardized test, seek reasonable testing accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). (42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq., 12189.) This case presents the question of whether persons taking such tests in California are additionally entitled to accommodations under the state’s Unruh Civil Rights Act (the Act) and Disabled Persons Act (DPA). (Civ. Code, §§51, 54-55.) We conclude these state law provisions do not require testing accommodations for…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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3Cited by24 opinions
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- Turner v. Ass'n of American Medical CollegesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2011
- Jadwin v. County of KernDistrict Court, E.D. California · 2009
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