[blindlaw] fw: blind law grad sues

[David Andrews]

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>Blind Law Grad Sues to Win Permission to Use Screenreader Software 
>on Multistate Ethics Exam - News - ABA Journal
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>A blind graduate of Vermont Law School has filed a federal lawsuit 
>against the National Conference of Bar Examiners, seeking permission 
>to use the same
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>screenreader software she relies on in her studies on the Multistate 
>Professional Responsibility Examination.
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>The NCBE and co-defendant Act Inc.  offer a number of accommodations 
>to the disabled including Braille, large-print and audio versions of 
>the paper-and-pencil
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>test.  However, plaintiff Deanna Jones, 44, says they would put her 
>at a disadvantage and prevent her from doing her best on the ethics 
>test, reports the
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>Associated Press.
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>"Whether I can pass with other accommodations is not the question," 
>she says, arguing that everyone wants to do their best on such 
>tests.  "Why should a
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>disabled person be asked to do any less on an exam?"
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>The suit was brought on her behalf in U.S.  District Court in Burlington by
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>Dan Goldstein,
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>who represents the National Federation of the Blind.
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>Related coverage:
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>ABAJournal.com: "
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>Blind Law Grads Sue Over Denied Use of Screen-Access Software on 
>Multistate Bar Exam"
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>ABAJournal.com: "
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>9th Circuit Rules Blind Law Grad Can Use Computer Aids, Despite Hacking Fears"
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>ABAJournal.com: "
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>4 Law Schools Named in Suit By Blind Advocacy Group Over LSAC's 
>Online Law School Applications"
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>http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/blind_law_grad_sues_to_win
>_permission_to_use_screenreader_software_on_multi/
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