[blindlaw] LSAT Accommodations
Melanie Peskoe
mpeskoe at insightbb.com
Fri Aug 21 19:55:51 UTC 2009
I am in the exact same situation. I cannot locate old IEPs and therefore
was unable to send them with my request. It's insane that LSAC requests
this of us. I have followed all the steps that you have outlined below and
I have not received anything (good or bad) from LSAC yet regarding my
accommodations request. Thanks for this information.
Melanie
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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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