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      published_time: 2026-05-19T15:19:55.000Z
      read_time: 4 min
      author: Arpita Utham
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        title: "How Genio supports students with additional needs in higher education"
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              - "Students with a disability who receive accommodations: 79.4% manage large amounts of information better; study stress fell 11.9%."
              - "Students with a disability not receiving accommodations: GPA rise of +0.51 (17% increase), more than five times the overall average."
              - "Students with a mental health challenge receiving accommodations: 77.8% manage large amounts of information better."
              - "Students with a mental health challenge not receiving accommodations: GPA rise of +0.28 (8.8% increase), nearly triple the average; study stress down 11.6%."
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        title: "How Genio supports students with a mental health challenge who receive accommodations"
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