<p>In response to the comment from Daykidmom: Pursuant to my understanding after reading many cases and also having much communications with a government agency that enforces the ADA and discussed this issue with me: Technically it is illegal discrimination in violation of the ADA law if they don’t accept a kid who COULD reasonably be expected to succeed (i.e, that they might reasonably expect to succeed as much as they might expect any other student that they have admitted who does not require any accommodations) IF and WHEN given the reasonable accommodations. This is also why pursuant to the ADA law, disclosure of the disability or accommodations need is NOT required prior to being admitted (schools can ask about it in such a way that it is then your OPTION to disclose before the admissions decision has been made, but pursuant to the ADA law the schools cannot REQUIRE you to disclose it before the admissions decision). It is your choice whether to be upfront about the issues or not, prior to the admissions decision. Also, per my understanding after reading many cases and also having much communications with a government agency that enforces the ADA and discussed this issue with me: it’s “too bad” (for the school) if the school feels not equipped to give you the accommodations you need, pursuant to the ADA; they need to nevertheless do what is necessary to “equip themselves” and can only legally refuse you admission or refuse your accommodations if they meet a very difficult burden of showing that it would be outrageously burdensome (i.e., really EXTREME expense that they could hardly afford financially and/or really SUPER- XTREME other trouble that few if any schools could realistically be expected to go through) for them to arrange for the accommodations. The big problem is many parents and many veteran school staff do NOT understand this and how the law applies in this way.</p>