Can automated proctoring software violate Section 504 / the ADA?
Yes — automated proctoring can run afoul of Section 504 and the ADA if it disadvantages students with disabilities, for example flagging disability-related movements as suspicious or failing to accommodate assistive technology, producing disparate impact.…
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Yes — automated proctoring can run afoul of Section 504 and the ADA if it disadvantages students with disabilities, for example flagging disability-related movements as suspicious or failing to accommodate assistive technology, producing disparate impact. Enforcement attention here is active. Planisphere can measure a proctoring model's behaviour across cohorts to surface disparate impact, supporting the school's review; it does not make the legal disability-discrimination determination or provide legal advice.
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automated proctoring/grading · §504 disparate-impact across cohorts.
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