I think her point is that post-secondary education should not only test academic prowess and mettle but should also test general resiliency. I attended university decades ago, at a time when obtaining a BA was considered to be a demonstration of ability and when few circumstances warranted accommodation of any sort. I recall having to write a final exam a day after having had a surgery under general anesthesia. I provided the university proof of the surgery date but was told that I couldn't get a deferral so I sat the exam under heavy sedation. I passed both the exam and the course. Sometimes you just have to do what you have to do, a lesson that all who have to work in the real world must learn.