[blindlaw] LSAT

ckrugman at sbcglobal.net ckrugman at sbcglobal.net
Fri Apr 30 14:58:26 UTC 2010


When I took it years ago I took it as a culmination of an LSAT prep course 
offered at Grand Valley State in Michigan and at that time they let my mom 
read the test. Not sure if the LSAC would have approved of it but at that 
time that was how the instructor handled it.
Chuck
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cathryn Bonnette" <cathrynisfinally at verizon.net>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List'" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, April 30, 2010 7:42 AM
Subject: [blindlaw] LSAT


> In response to Tom-
>
>
>
> I don't believe the LSAT takers are permitted to use JAWS. The answer 
> sheet
> needs to be completed by a scribe to fill in the computerized form 
> properly.
> When I took the test, the person who read questions to me filled in the 
> form
> also. There was no other interaction during the test except for reading 
> the
> questions out loud.   Regulations were extremely rigid.  For example, I 
> was
> granted double time due to disability, but I forgot to request extra 
> breaks
> due to extended hours of examination, and thus breaks were denied by the
> testing service! Unless they have drastically changed their approach, you
> will get farther in demanding a qualified reader for the exam.  My reader
> was a practicing attorney, competent to handle the material.
>
> Perhaps others have had different experiences, but that was mine. Feel 
> free
> to contact me off list if you wish.
>
>
>
>
>
> Cathryn
>
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