[blindlaw] Braille bar exams

[Angie Matney]

I used hard-copy braille when I took the bar exam in 2009 for both the
Virginia state exam and the multi-state exam. I was apparently the
first person in the state to ask to use JAWS for recording my answers.
At first, my request to do so was denied, and I was told I could
dictate answers. Having never taken an essay-based test via dictation,
I was not eager to try it for the first time in such a high-stakes
situation. In the end, my future employer provided a clean laptop that
the bar examiners people inspected, and it worked out OK.

But as for your question re braille exams, if you mean just receiving
hard-copy exam questions, I got the impression that this is fairly
routine here in Virginia. I don't know about using a slate or braille
writer to record test answers, as I did not seek to use that
accommodation.

Angie


On 8/4/12, ray wayne <rwayne1 at nyc.rr.com> wrote:
> Yes, in New York; but that was in 1985 and 1986. I have no idea what they do
> now.
> Ray Wayne
> PS: I will be out of e-mail reach for the next three and a half days.
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> ,f3 ,elizabe? ,r5e <emrene at earthlink.net>
> ,to3  <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>,
> Date: Saturday, Aug 4, 2012 00:56:04
> Subject: [bllaw] Braille bar exams
>
>>
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Have any of you taken your bar exams in Braille?
>>
>> I'd like to know which state bar associations are offering Braille bar
>> exams, and to learn about your experience in getting this ADA
>> accommodation
>> for your exam, especially if you were the first in your state to request
>> it.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Elizabeth
>>
>>
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