This past cafe’s discussion about disabilities spoke about both visible and invisible disabilities here on campus. I personally found our discussion of extra exam time and other academic accommodations very relevant and interesting. In such a competitive academic environment people often view disability accommodations as an awarded advantage. We spoke about the reality that students with disabilities that effect their learning are simply compensating for the obstacles they face in order to create a “level playing field” so to speak. On the other hand, students who receive these accommodations often feel it is sign of weakness to have a disability or that their situation is illuminated by alternate testing situations and curious peers. Ultimately the solution to this ignorance to the reality of academic disability accommodations is solved by educating not only people who have disabilities but entire institutions in order to remedy the social stigma surrounding them.