The California Superior Court recently ruled that California state laws can be used to determine whether individuals with learning disabilities or attention deficit disorders are entitled to extra testing time on the Medical College Admission Test. The AAMC disagrees with the court's decision in this case, Andres Turner et al. v. Association of American Medical Colleges. The AAMC believes that the Americans with Disabilities Act provides an appropriate national standard for evaluating accommodation requests on national tests, such as the MCAT examination; California law, in contrast, defines "disabled" much more broadly. Because of its belief that it is appropriate to apply a single, fair national standard when evaluating requests for extra testing time and other accommodations on the MCAT, the AAMC intends to appeal the decision. For more information, please visit http://www.aamc.org/newsroom/pressrel/2006/061103.htm.