Last week the Education Department issued new guidelines for elementary and secondary schools related to their treatment of disabled athletes. The department advised schools to make “reasonable modifications” to accommodate certain students, as long as those changes don’t fundamentally alter the way sports are played.

Read more in The Chronicle of Higher Education: http://chronicle.com/blogs/players/education-departments-guidance-on-disabled-athletes-could-lead-to-changes-in-college-sports/32579?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en