[blindlaw] Timing of Exams

[Laura Wolk]

also, let's not forget that taking exams later comes with its own set
of "disadvantages," as it's harder (or impossible) to study with a
study group.  This is why, like Shelley, I think trying your hardest
to take the exam on the same original day is the best strategy. It
nott only ameliorates all the legitimate concerns Shelley mentioned,
but also allows the student the same opportunities to benefit from
study groups (not to mention getting to speak with professors).



On 12/8/16, Tai Tomasi via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> I agree with Laura on these issues. Schools have a great deal of discretion
> in scheduling exams, and a disability has little to do with this absent good
> cause. School exam policies give them leeway to reschedule for a variety of
> reasons.
>
> Tai Tomasi, J.D., M.P.A.
> Email: tai.tomasi8 at gmail.com<mailto:tai.tomasi8 at gmail.com>
> Sent from my iPhone. Please excuse my brevity and any grammatical errors.
>
> On Dec 8, 2016, at 10:06 AM, Sai via BlindLaw
> <blindlaw at nfbnet.org<mailto:blindlaw at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
>
> IMHO, not as legal advice, their opinion is wrong and illegal, and you
> should get a nice ADA lawyer to write them a very polite nastygram
> explaining why and insisting on your right to not be discriminated
> against.
>
> However, given that it's in an hour, I'd suggest you take it now.
>
> If you lose that fight at least you'll have something, though possibly
> a lower score than you would have had with the normal amount of time
> to study.
>
> If you win, you can ask that the exam you take now be thrown out and
> you get to re-test.
>
> In other words, it's curable on appeal, but you're better off hedging it.
>
> My personal opinion, though.
>
> - Sai
>
> On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 10:19 AM, Aimee Harwood via BlindLaw
> <blindlaw at nfbnet.org<mailto:blindlaw at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
> Hello Sai,
>
> That does not suffice in their opinion.
>
> Aimee
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Dec 7, 2016, at 3:44 PM, Sai via BlindLaw
> <blindlaw at nfbnet.org<mailto:blindlaw at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
>
> Isn't "I want to have as much time to study as everyone else" a good
> enough reason?
>
> - Sai
>
> On Wed, Dec 7, 2016 at 2:56 PM, Jim McCarthy via BlindLaw
> <blindlaw at nfbnet.org<mailto:blindlaw at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
> I think the issue becomes what is the disability-related reason that you
> request the earlier exam? It seems possible to me that law students may
> check in electronically and check out the same way when finished. If you
> need to pick up the exam from a staff person and return it to a staffer,
> One
> argument seems to be that if you get double time on an exam that starts at
> 6:00 pm and normal is 3 hours, you get 6, which means that you turn the
> exam
> in at midnight. Otherwise, it probably has to be some kind of fatigue
> argument connecting to blindness and or other documented disabilities.
> Jim McCarthy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindLaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Aimee
> Harwood via BlindLaw
> Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2016 2:07 PM
> To: BlindLaw
> Cc: Aimee Harwood
> Subject: [blindlaw] Timing of Exams
>
> Hello everyone,
>
> I have a question regarding exams. Are universities allowed to schedule an
> accommodated exam earlier than the rest of the class? One of my exams is a
> night class. The rest of the class will take their exam at 6:00 PM. Over
> the
> summer, I also took an evening class and the exam started at 6:00 PM as
> well. I was given the option to take the exam early or the following
> business day. I chose the following business day. I requested the same for
> this exam and was denied. The reason given was that they do not remember
> why
> they gave those options for that particular exam and that it did not apply
> to any other exam.
>
> Aimee
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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