[blindLaw] Advice Accommodation Issues and Looking for Work

[Aimee Harwood]

Unfortunately, this was my experience with several situations in law school and the reason I was dismissed for poor academic performance. I would have filed an OCR complaint if I had not been deceived. The deans told me the ADA had updated the rules governing reapplying to law school after dismissal. They said the ADA allows previous schools to provide a letter so the student could reapply before the customary 2 year wait period.   They said they would provide a letter so I could reapply that fall. When I got the letter, it was past the 6 month requirement and I could not file an OCR complaint. When I visited a law school my previous school knew I wanted to attend, it became evident someone from my school had contacted them. Now I cannot attend law school because my previous school will prevent me from getting admitted. I should have reported them the first semester. I know I could have made it if I had the support I needed. I couldn't even get
truly accessible documents from them.  So my purpose for sharing this is to urge you to take what these guys say to heart. Don't blow it off and find another job. Take the legal action they recommend. It will be in your best interest for the future. I'm now having to fight with Voc Rehab to get support for a second bs in computer science which is my second career choice. My first bachelor was in equine science. I worked in that field for 10 years. I can't do the manual labor any more and that's why I was going to law school. If I had taken action the first semester, I wouldn't be fighting with Voc Rehab for a second bachelor now. 

Aimee

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> On Aug 8, 2019, at 5:01 PM, Morgayne Mulkern via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Hi everyone!
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> I'd really appreciate only positive advice and support. Below you can see
> the struggle.
> 
> 1.    Does anyone know anywhere hiring? I can send along my resume. No Bar
> License yet, but I have my J.D. graduated in May 2018 from Suffolk law
> school. I am proficient in Spanish and mediation certified, too. Reach me at
> morgaynemulkern at gmail.com <mailto:morgaynemulkern at gmail.com>  or
> 774-826-7428. Thanks!
> 2.    I'd rather not get into the specifics of this, but I have to leave
> my current job - the first job out of law school because of accommodation
> issues and the practicalities of management and limited resources and staff
> which make it virtually impossible to get my work done responsibly, not to
> mention the alienation and pushback I get when I reach out with requests.
> One of these is the famous half handwritten PDFs. Prior work environments
> and internships and court clinicals I did in law school were able to read
> the dates and pertinent information from these documents, but where I'm at
> now is not the "team environment" it was said to be and cannot "absorb"
> these issues. They said a reader will take 3 months plus. They are currently
> making my co-worker be my reader and its awful and counterproductive and not
> sustainable given case backup.and makes it so that I can only be as
> successful on my cases as he is available to help me with them (always
> behind). I am getting no reassurance that outside help can be provided in a
> timely manner and the everyday is exhausting/extremely uncomfortable because
> of the way I am being treated for needing so much. I feel like I spend more
> time explainaing  my disability and justifying everything I need than I am
> able to be working on my cases.
> 3.    What should I say was my reason for leaving? I never would have left
> had I not had the accommodation issues and related office tention.
> 4.    Advice on restoring confidence after this kind of experience? I have
> felt so alienated and am trying to get back on my feet. 
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> Best,
> 
> Morgayne Mulkern
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