Technically, it may appear that preferential treatment is being given to students with disabilities; however, the objective of the legal requirement is to help the student compensate for a life function which is not the same as that of other students in the class. Through the accommodation, we attempt to provide the student with the same opportunity that other class members have without special measures. The law not only allows, but in fact requires, that reasonable requests for accommodation be met, so long as meeting them does not pose a threat to the health or safety of others, create a financial hardship on NDSU as a whole, or negate any licensing, accreditation, or certification requirements.