Peer-reviewed academic study found disabled students were systematically disadvantaged by proctoring software algorithms.
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Peer-reviewed academic study found disabled students were systematically disadvantaged by proctoring software algorithms. Students with ADHD who look away from screens when thinking were flagged as [user] due to eye-tracking algorithms.
Course / Exam
STEM courses (4 courses, 357 students, Fall 2020)
Program
Higher education — undergraduate
Outcome
Study published in Frontiers in Education. Disability rights advocates called for bans on proctoring software. EPIC specifically cited disability discrimination in its 2020 complaint to DC Attorney General. Journal of Law and Education (2025) published paper calling for ADA reform to address remote proctoring discrimination.
Source
News / Journalism
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