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Re:Environmentalist didn't speak for 17 years to learn how t... by michaelcampbell on Thursday May 02, 2019 @01:05PM (#19810007)
How would ANY other non-speaker do it? Presumably there are plenty of deaf PhD's about who have never, nor have the ability, to speak.
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Re:Environmentalist didn't speak for 17 years to learn how t... by modzu on Thursday May 02, 2019 @02:05PM (#19810690)
accommodating a disability is different than a vow, though, right? it just strikes me as interesting.
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Re:Environmentalist didn't speak for 17 years to learn how t... by zupzupper on Thursday May 02, 2019 @03:52PM (#19812029)
True, though I imagine most universities would also honor a candidates religious needs in this sort of situation, which would fall more under a personal choice rather than a physical impairment.
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