[blindlaw] Testing accommodations

[James Weisberg]

I would be shocked if Cal Bar will release the name or anything else  
concerning your prospective reader/scribe.  Way too paranoid about the  
prospect for cheating.
On Nov 14, 2008, at 8:47 PM, Craig Borne wrote:

> In Maryland, I had double time for the 12 essays, which were given  
> to me
> electronically.  For the multi-states, I also had double time, but  
> it was
> read to me by a reader/scribe.  She did an excellent job.  If you go  
> this
> route, I would suggest finding out the name and number of the reader  
> and
> practice a little with him/her.  I did, and I felt much better going  
> into
> the exam because it was not an unknown quantity.
>
> Craig
>
> Craig Borne, Esq.
> Baltimore, Maryland
> "A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial
> appearance of being right, and raises at first a formidable outcry in
> defense of custom."  --Thomas Paine, Common Sense
> -----Original Message-----
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> Behalf Of Leslie Fairall
> Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 10:58 PM
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> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Testing accommodations
>
> Hi James:
>
> Are you saying that only the essay portion is in electronic format?  
> I hope
> not. If I can get the whole exam in electronic format, I will  
> request it
> along with a scribe to fill in my answers. I plan on asking for extra
> time. I'm a pretty fast Braille reader, but may need to use extra  
> time on
> the essays. However, I'm speaking from inexperience here, having never
> written an essay under timed conditions before. I can usually make the
> time limit for multiple choice questions though. That does bring up
> another question. For those of you who took the bar or a test like the
> FYLSE, did you need extra time to write your essays? Thanks for all
> responses and input.
>
>
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