[blindlaw] LSAT Prep Materials

Wed May 20 22:59:46 UTC 2009

I think it would be preferable to obtain a waver from the law school where 
you are applying.

Steve
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Craig R. Anderson" <mar.cra at comcast.net>
To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 10:42 AM
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] LSAT Prep Materials

> Back in the day, the entity administering the LSAT contended the test 
> couldn't be validated for a blind examinee.  Consequently, in those times 
> no blind candidate took the LSAT, law schools evaluated  applications from 
> such candidates without it and The world didn't end.  Now our national 
> fetish with standardized tests holds sway, disabled applicants take the 
> LSAT and comparable exercises and the disability community is embroiled in 
> interminable controversies with test administrators over accommodations. 
> Be careful what you wish for.
>
> Craig
> ----- Rod Alcidonis <roddj12 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> I only know of one blind attorney, Richard Bernstein, who successfully
>> convinced North Western to wave his LSAT when he applied. He is the guy 
>> who
>> was sighted as the attorney challenging the traffic signals. So, it can 
>> be
>> done. With excellent grades and excellent recommendations was how he did 
>> it.
>> With excellent grades and many professors speaking highly of him, he
>> effectively neutralized any negative impact of the LSAT in his 
>> application
>> package. He didn't even take the exam -- he told them that it was an 
>> unfair
>> way of evaluating his abilities. This is public knowledge so I can share 
>> it
>> outside of my conversation with him.
>>
>> Rod Alcidonis
>> Juris Doctor Candidate, 2009
>> Roger Williams University School of Law
>> 10 Metacom Ave., Box: 9003
>> Bristol, RI 02809
>> Home: 401-824-8685
>> Cell: 718-704-4651
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Steve P. Deeley" <stevep.deeley at insightbb.com>
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 7:11 AM
>> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] LSAT Prep Materials
>>
>>
>> > Since there seem to be so many accessibility issues with the LSAT
>> > preparation format and the actual exam, why not just request that the 
>> > law
>> > school wave the test?
>> > Steve
>> > ----- Original Message ----- 
>> > From: "Rod Alcidonis" <roddj12 at hotmail.com>
>> > To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
>> > Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 9:03 PM
>> > Subject: Re: [blindlaw] LSAT Prep Materials
>> >
>> >
>> >> your alternative would be, if it is financially feasible for you, to
>> >> enroll
>> >> in a prep program where you will get questions to practice from. This 
>> >> is
>> >> not
>> >> the ideal but really the easiest way to avoid the current frustration.
>> >>
>> >> Rod Alcidonis
>> >> Juris Doctor Candidate, 2009
>> >> Roger Williams University School of Law
>> >> 10 Metacom Ave., Box: 9003
>> >> Bristol, RI 02809
>> >> Home: 401-824-8685
>> >> Cell: 718-704-4651
>> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> >> From: "Angie Matney" <angie.matney at gmail.com>
>> >> To: "'NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List'" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
>> >> Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 7:34 PM
>> >> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] LSAT Prep Materials
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>> Hello Haben,
>> >>>
>> >>> Publishers are not required to provide Braille copies of books under 
>> >>> the
>> >>> ADA, unfortunately, I know that the books on Bookshare are older, but 
>> >>> I
>> >>> believe at least one contains actual LSAT's. This might be a good
>> >>> starting
>> >>> point. I do understand your frustration. Good luck to you.
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>> -----Original Message-----
>> >>> From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org 
>> >>> [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>> >>> On
>> >>> Behalf Of Haben Girma
>> >>> Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 2:55 PM
>> >>> To: NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List
>> >>> Subject: [blindlaw] LSAT Prep Materials
>> >>>
>> >>> Good Morning,
>> >>>
>> >>> Are there any LSAT prep materials in braille that are really recent? 
>> >>> The
>> >>> Library of Congress has nothing. Bookshare.org has three LSAT prep 
>> >>> books
>> >>> that were published in either 2002 or 2005. I purchased the print 
>> >>> copy
>> >>> of the 2009 Cracking the LSAT book, which is published by the 
>> >>> Princeton
>> >>> Review. I called them up today asking that they provide me with a
>> >>> braille copy. "Sorry, we don't have a braille copy," the customer
>> >>> service woman replied. There are many books currently unavailable in
>> >>> braille, but in the case of this book I feel unable to acknowledge 
>> >>> this
>> >>> reality. Preparing for the LSAT is absolutely important, I want the 
>> >>> best
>> >>> prep books in my most comfortable reading media: braille. I left a
>> >>> message with the Editorial staff asking for a braille copy or at 
>> >>> least
>> >>> an electronic copy so I can emboss it myself. Shouldn't the Princeton
>> >>> Review be required to provide a braille copy of their book, as a
>> >>> reasonable accommodation under the ADA?
>> >>>
>> >>> Those of you who are currently studying for the LSAT or have recently
>> >>> taken it, what study methods and materials did you use?
>> >>>
>> >>> p.s. I can't use audio material because I'm hard-of-hearing.
>> >>>
>> >>> Haben
>> >>>
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