The meritts (or lack thereof) of the MTEL notwithstanding, you
need to pass it to be able to procure a MA teachers licence. I
don't make the rules. Do they give a waver for teachers with
disabilities, who are unable to pass the test? I don't know.
I suspect it's possible- I'm sure there are teachers who are
visually impaired who can't see, so do they take the test?
But it could be argued everybody has one kind of disability or
another. I have ADD and mild dyslexia. Should i have gotten a
waver? I sucked it up, studied hard and passed the test second
time around. So can your friend, if they study hard.They should
take an MTEL prep corse. Thats what I did....
