[blindlaw] conference call for LSAT

[Manners, Derek]

I would be happy to share my experiences on the Rehab section.  I applied
to 11 law schools in 10 states and did detailed analysis of the VR
situation in all the states I got accepted in.

I was also successful at getting the Kaplan small group tutorial paid for
by interpreting some of the language in my IEP as covering it.

Finally, I was able to petition my VR to pay for me to attend an out of
state school which might be an option if your VR is more generous than VR
program in the state where the law school is located.  IL and MA Voc Rehab
do not offer as much as TX did so I wanted to keep my plan with TX for
example.

Best
Derek


On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 4:25 PM, Sexton, bruce via blindlaw <
blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Okay, sounds like we have interest.
>
> I propose some of the following topics,  add to it please.  Each major
> topic
> might be substantial enough to be their own call.  If we want to skip a
> topic due to lack of interest we can.
>
> Accommodations
> *  requesting accommodations from LSAC
> *  What accommodations have been granted in the past.
> *  What test formats are available
> *  Of the available test formats, what is included, what are the
> challenges/advantages to each
>
> Test Preparation
> *  test prep material or companies that are most accessible. (Kaplan's
> books
> are new and not completely accessible as of June 30, 2014, bookshare's
> formulas are removed in the Logic game sections)
> *  how to self-advocate for accessible material.
> *  what if self-advocacy does not work?
> * what are work around people use?
>
> LSAT Alternative Techniques Advantages and challenges:
> *  Excel
> *  Braille
> *  Magnet boards or other physical pieces
> *  speed and accuracy (what is blindness related and what is lack of
> practice/skill/ individual limits.)
> * keeping track of all the elements (answer choices, queries, passages,,
> game rules, pieces etc.)
>
>
> Reader/amanuenses:
>
> * to use or not to use
> * how to strategically use a reader/amanuenses on the LSAT or in
> preparation
> *  prep with a LSAC chosen reader
>
> Rehab:
>
> *  What are the strategies people use to request rehab's assistance.
> * what kinds of services have VR programs provided pre-law students?
> *  What law schools should a student attend while seeking VR assistance?
> *  what can VR provide while in law school?
>
>
> I propose we have someone take notes to provide future blind students the
> info we come up with.  We could update the info or have calls like these
> periodically.
>
> -Bruce
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Stewart,
> Christopher K via blindlaw
> Sent: Monday, June 30, 2014 5:02 AM
> To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] conference call for LSAT
>
> Hello All,
>
> Please count me in on this conference call. My perspective is that of
> someone who could not get support from his local Voc Rehab because of
> the cost of the prep courses but who nonetheless scored very well on
> the exam using only prep books gathered from Bookshare.
>
> It is time for those of us in practice and in law school to move
> toward creating a single place as a resource for blind students
> interested in taking the LSAT particularly where continued increases
> in accessibility of legal materials makes the mainstream legal
> profession more and more viable for blind individuals. Speaking from
> my own experience, the actual process of making law school accessible
> has run much more smoothly than that of taking the LSAT. In fact, the
> headaches surrounding the LSAT created undue anxiety toward law school
> itself. There is no reason for the LSAT to be more stressful than it
> already is.
>
> Best,
> Chris
>
> --
> Chris K. Stewart
> University of Kentucky College of Law, J.D. Candidate, 2016
> California Institute of the Arts, B.F.A. 2010
> Ph:
> (502)457-1757
>
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