[blindlaw] favorable ruling in Enyart case

ckrugman at sbcglobal.net ckrugman at sbcglobal.net
Sun Jan 31 07:54:02 UTC 2010


I am sending you the information off list in case the article doesn't come 
through again. This was the case that the NFB was involved in that recently 
was released to address the unwillingness of the Conference of Bar Examiners 
to allow the plaintiff to use a computer with JAWS to the multiple choice 
portion of the bar exam. The article is below.
Chuck


latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/wire/sns-ap-us-bar-exam-ruling,0,5871149.story

latimes.com
Judge says officials wrong to prohibit blind UCLA grad's use of computer 
during state bar exam
By Associated Press

3:36 PM PST, January 29, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A federal judge says a blind law school graduate can 
use a computer during the multiple-choice portion of the California bar 
exam, a test all must pass to practice law in the state.

U.S. District Court Judge Charles Breyer ruled Friday that University of 
California, Los Angeles law school graduate Stephanie Enyart's request to 
use software designed for blind test takers was a reasonable request.

The National Conference of Bar Examiners Inc., which administers that 
portion of the test for the State Bar of California, had cited security 
concerns in its opposition of Enyart's request.

The nonprofit argued it made several significant accommodations - such as 
extra time and allowing a live reader - so that Enyart could take the 
paper-and-pencil exam.

The exam starts Feb. 23.







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> What is this case about? RJ
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