[blindlaw] Introduction and Questions re: LSAT

[Rahul Bajaj]

Hi Shelley,

I am working with the NALSWD as an International Liaison and would be happy to put you in touch with the president of the organization or any other member should you need any help. Please feel free to get in touch and good luck.
Best,
Rahul

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> On Feb 17, 2015, at 7:42 PM, Shelly Smith via blindlaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello.
> 
> I'm Shelly, a prospective law student. My ultimate goal is to work in family
> law in adoptions and guardianship. 
> 
> 
> 
> I'm currently trying to decide if I should tackle the LSAT in the June or
> October testing session. I'm extremely nervous about the LSAT as I have
> rarely had good experiences with standardized tests. The LSAT will be the
> first I've taken with a screen reader though so perhaps that will help. I'm
> interested in what techniques those of you with no usable vision used in the
> Logic Games section for "creating your game board" as all the books call it.
> 
> I'm preparing to make my request for accommodation so any advice would be
> much appreciated. I'd like to use a screen reader to read the exam, and some
> sort of Braille for scratch paper. I have access to both a Perkins
> braillewriter and a Braille Edge. Which is the LSAC most likely to permit?
> I'd like to request that I test in a room alone because of my adaptive
> equipment. Finally, I would like to request extended time. I've looked over
> the information found through the National Association of Law Students with
> Disabilities; do these accommodations sound reasonable for someone with no
> usable vision?
> 
> 
> 
> Finally, I attempted to visit the National Association of Blind Lawyers site
> as directed in my welcome message to this group at www.blindlawyer.org. The
> page cannot be found. Is the NABL still in existence? If so, could I please
> get current information?
> 
> 
> 
> I'm very much looking forward to learning from all of you who've been down
> this road before me.
> 
> Thanks for any information, resources, etc. you can provide.
> 
> 
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Shelly Smith
> 
> 
> 
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