[blindlaw] LSAT Accommodations?

[Ben Karpilow]

Another way you might use a dry erase board is to list your multiple choice 
options and use it as a visual to eliminate options you know are wrong. I 
actually marked mine with A B C D in permanent ink so I wouldn't have to 
worry about erasing that part after each question. Thanks also to Angie and 
Bill for clearing up the issue of whether LSAC makes the fact of 
accomodations known to law schools.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Haben Girma" <habnkid at aol.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 6:42 PM
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] LSAT Accommodations?


>
> Thanks Ben, I haven't used one of those in a long time. I"ll buy one in 
> the next few weeks and try drawing some diagrams with it.
>
> Haben
>
> Ben Karpilow wrote:
>> Haben,
>>
>> You had mentioned use of a CCTV as an accomodation. Depending on your 
>> level of usable vision, you might consider bringing a portable dry erase 
>> board to the test center. I did this and I found it most useful. I also 
>> use a CCTV on occasion but find that for certain tasks, a dry erase board 
>> is more useful. You can pick them up at most office supply stores. And 
>> no, as far as I know, the fact of your accomodations is not disclosed to 
>> the law schools to which you'll apply, though the LSAC keeps a record 
>> which you will need when you apply for accomodations for the bar exam. 
>> Good luck!
>>
>> Ben
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Haben Girma" <habnkid at aol.com>
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 2:47 PM
>> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] LSAT Accommodations?
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Would the document showing my final score tell law schools that I used 
>>> accommodations, and would it specify the exact accommodations?
>>>
>>> Thanks Joseph and Angie for your answers!
>>>
>>> Haben
>>>
>>> T. Joseph Carter wrote:
>>>> Haben,
>>>>
>>>> Braille test and double time seem to be the requests most often talked 
>>>> about here.  Some ask for time and a half, since that's typical in the 
>>>> university setting, but most who do wish they'd requested double. 
>>>> Given the very high stakes nature of the LSAT and that I don't think 
>>>> more time will make a person more analytical or logical, this seems 
>>>> reasonable to me.
>>>>
>>>> Joseph
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 11:55:30AM -0700, Haben Girma wrote:
>>>>> Hello, I'm planning to take the LSAT sometime in the next year and am 
>>>>> wondering what kind of accommodations are usually offered to blind 
>>>>> students. I am a braille reader, so I would want a braille copy of the 
>>>>> exam. I would also like access to a CCTV so I could draw diagrams for 
>>>>> some of the problems. How much extra time would I be offered?
>>>>>
>>>>> thanks,
>>>>> Haben
>>>>>
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