[blindlaw] LSAT Accommodations
Bruce Sexton Jr.
bjsexton at comcast.net
Fri Aug 21 19:40:33 UTC 2009
please let us know the results of your findings.
-B.J.
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Subject: Re: [blindlaw] LSAT Accommodations
> Joe,
>
> I had that problem as well. I had my eye doctor write a letter that my
> vision hadn't changed since birth and would not change. I also had my
> college DSS Office write a letter indicating that they determined which
> accommodations I'd receive based on previous IEPs but that those IEPs were
> no longer
> available. Finally, I had my Vocational Rehab Counselor write a letter
> explaining which accommodations I needed and why along with my IPE. And
> then
> I wrote a cover letter explaining that my disability was not
> psychological, it was sensory, and that that was all the information they
> were going to
> get. I actually got an apology letter from the LSAT people afterwards
> explaining that they have to be thorough for learning and cognitive
> disabilities, which sometimes do change year to year.
>
> If there's a phone number, I suggest you call them and explain that you
> can't supply IEPs, etc., and that blindness accommodations for you haven't
> changed.
>
> Good luck.
> Ronza
>
>
>
> In a message dated 8/21/2009 2:49:58 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> jsorozco at gmail.com writes:
>
> Hello,
>
> I'm scheduled to take the LSAT in December and am currently going through
> the accommodations request process. A day after submitting my request I
> received a letter saying a preliminary review of my packet rendered my
> request incomplete because I did not include:
>
> 1. copies of past psychoeducational evaluation reports for historical
> information
>
> 2. copies of the IEP's referenced on page CI of the Candidate Form
>
> Are they serious? I don't know where someone gets copies of these
> documents
> short of visiting my old school district's warehouse for my file. I
> never
> thought to keep any of this because these documents were never requested
> when I took the GRE.
>
> Any advice would be very much appreciated.
>
> Joe Orozco
>
> "A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the
> crowd."--Max Lucado
>
>
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