Posts Tagged ‘ABA’

April 1, 2012 | Articles

Disabled Law Students See Largest Hurdles at Entrance, Exit

Attorney Jo Anne Simon, who has represented disabled law students (or prospective students) who are suing standardized testing companies for greater accommodations, says the most significant problems surround those tests. “Obviously, there could be a school here or there that isn’t as responsive,” Simon says. “Or there may be an individual circumstance where a student […]

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February 6, 2012 | Accommodations, Testing

ABA Commission on Disability Rights

Resolution 111 Summary Under the Commission on Disability Right’s (CDR) resolution the ABA urges entities that administer law school admissions tests to provide accommodations that best ensure that the skills of the test-takers are measured, and not their disabilities. It would further urge that the process for determining whether to grant an accommodation be made […]

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