Faculty in the News
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Lawrence man files lawsuit against Washburn, health care contractor after incident involving ADHD medication
Publication date: Nov. 7, 2011
Source: The Lawrence Journal-World
Author: George Diepenbrock
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A Lawrence man who attended Washburn University is filing a lawsuit after he was dismissed from the clinical psychology program following an incident with his ADHD medication. Elinor Schroeder, professor of law, is quoted in the story.
The Lawrence Journal-World wrote:
Elinor Schroeder, a Kansas University law professor who studies disability law, said that in many education cases, courts have held ADHD to be a disability and that Congress in 2008 changed the law that made it easier for plaintiffs in those cases. But she also said courts always look at an individual person and the effect the condition has on the person’s life and ability to function.
“That would be the question. Can they reasonably accommodate him without altering the correctional facility’s function?” Schroeder said.