[blindlaw] ABA Accreditation Standards, ADA Compliance Standards, and ADA Violation Complaint Process

[Shelley Richards]

Just curious Anita have you experienced discrimination in trying to
get into a law school, or do you know somebody who has experienced
discrimination in being admitted to law school.  I ask because I did
not experience this, and the handful of other blind people I know who
went to law school did not either.  We are all from the same part of
the country though, and applied only to schools in a similar
geographic area.  I am wondering after reading your post if perhaps
this is a problem, and perhaps if it is more a problem in certain
parts of the country over others.  I have not heard of discrimination
against blind students in applying to law schools at all, but I don't
personally know more than a few other blind people who have gone to
law school, and apart from those who were in my own school i do not
personally know anybody with other disabilities who has gone to law
school.  So I am now just curious if this is a problem.  I have
definitely heard of blind students having problems with accomidations
once they are already in law school just not discrimination during the
application process.

On 2/6/15, Anita Keith-Foust via blindlaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hello Everyone:
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> I am sharing some information that I received from the American Bar
> Association (ABA). In a nutshell, I asked the representative for the link
> to
> their accreditation standards, specifically about the standards for ADA
> compliance, and details about the complaint process.
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> Please follow this link to where I was directed:
> http://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/publications/misc/legal_education
> /Standards/2014_2015_aba_standards_chapter2.authcheckdam.pdf
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> I was told a person who wants to file a complaint must be enrolled in the
> law school and file the complaint within a year of the violation.
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> I pointed out that disabled students would not be admitted to law school if
> there is a conspiracy behind the scenes to keep them out. I am following up
> with the representative.
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> I hope that you find this informative.
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> Thank you.
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> Anita Keith-Fousat
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> 919-430-1978
>
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