[blindLaw] LSAT Study/Test Accommodations
Julie McGinnity
kaybaycar at gmail.com
Sat Dec 14 21:41:56 UTC 2019
Hi John,
I just took the LSAT in September, and I also requested the HTML tests.
I started by going to the LSAC website and reading absolutely
everything they had to offer about accommodations for the LSAT. It
doesn't provide all the answers, but their website is a great place to
start.
Then you should decide how you want to take the test. After you've
read about the test: what it is, what each section will test you on,
etc, decide if you want to ask for a screen-reader accessible test, a
Braille test, a reader, or something else.
My advice there would be to take the test in whatever format with
which you are most comfortable. You should also think about how you
are most comfortable taking notes. I also requested the use of a
Braille note taker for this and found it immensely useful. But if you
prefer to take notes on the computer, then this is a good option as
well. When sighted people take the LSAT, they are given scratch paper
to use for this purpose, and we have the same right to take notes.
Once you've decided how you want to take the test, you'll need to
create a study plan. I found Khan Academy super useful for this
because they guide you with a study plan, and their platform is almost
entirely accessible. But if you choose to take a Braille test, you
will want to order a Braille practice test from LSAC. You can do
this, and you can also order a copy of the screen-reader accessible
test. I would suggest doing this even if you use Khan Academy because
what you order will be a model of what you will see on test day.
If you get into a rhythm of studying, of working steadily up to a
place where you can go through questions in a time limit that fits in
with whatever extra time you requested, you'll be on your way.
Let me know if you have other questions, and I can try to answer them.
There's definitely more to talk about with regards to the LSAT, but
that can get you started.
Julie
On 12/13/19, John Gardner via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Seif,
> I hope others tell me what they did! I’m super super worried about it!
>
> Thanks
> John Gardner
>
>> On Dec 13, 2019, at 6:05 PM, Seif-Eldeen Saqallah via BlindLaw
>> <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> You might not need it.
>> Since I prefer to read and write in braille, I used it for notes and
>> my writing sample.
>> Should you wish, you could use a computer instead.
>>
>>
>>> On 12/13/19, John Gardner via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> Seif,
>>> Now I am worried and have more questions. What was your notetaker for?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> John Gardner
>>>> On Dec 13, 2019, at 4:10 PM, Seif-Eldeen Saqallah via BlindLaw
>>>> <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> It depends on your situation.
>>>> For me, also a totally blind individual and during the days of the
>>>> paper LSAT, I asked for the following;
>>>> (Please adapt without copying my language):
>>>> To whom it may concern,
>>>>
>>>> In order to receive a fair and competitive chance at achieving a
>>>> score on the LSAT, and in order to compensate for my visual deficit,
>>>> which prevents me from processing any and all visual information,
>>>> including written text of any size, I officially request the following
>>>> accommodations to be administered on the LSAT test, in accordance with
>>>> LSAC’s disability policy. As outlined in "Accommodations That May Be
>>>> Available on the LSAT," I request the following:
>>>>
>>>> (1) a Screen-readable HTML test, accessed by a computer equipped
>>>> with the screen reader software Jaws 14 or higher, in order to read
>>>> and answer the test questions (Accommodation 3);
>>>>
>>>> (2) extended (up to, and including +100%) double time for all
>>>> multiple choice, writing, and break sections, in order to have time to
>>>> read, process, and answer the questions (acc4);
>>>>
>>>> (3) the use of a computer equipped with (the screen reader) Jaws 14 or
>>>> higher for the Multiple choice and writing sections, in order to read
>>>> and answer the test questions (acc2, 5);
>>>>
>>>> (4) the use of headphones to listen to the test;
>>>>
>>>> (5) the use of an electronic braille writer (I.E., HumanWare
>>>> BrailleNote mPower) for all sections, multiple choice and writing, in
>>>> order to record resultant answers;
>>>>
>>>> (6) the use of a printer to print resultant answers (acc5);
>>>>
>>>> (7) the ability to record answers electronically, I.E., on an
>>>> electronic braille writer such as the HumanWare BrailleNote mPower)
>>>> (acc7); and
>>>>
>>>> (8) the ability to electronically take notes (I.E., electronic
>>>> scratch paper on the BrailleNote) to substitute for cited marginal
>>>> notes, highlighting, underlining, ETC. (acc17).
>>>>
>>>> This request is not made in order to obtain an advantage over
>>>> other test takers; it is only made to provide a need-based, reasonably
>>>> fair, alternative to taking an otherwise visual test.
>>>>
>>>> Sincerely,
>>>> Name.
>>>>
>>>> I was also given a private room in which to take the exam and some
>>>> breaks.
>>>> Some have also used spreadsheet software for the logic games, an
>>>> skillset beyond me.
>>>> If you need it, also request spellcheck.
>>>> And, for documentation, submit everything you have:
>>>> previous school IEPs; school accommodations; medical stuff--everything
>>>> able.
>>>>
>>>> These days, things might be different.
>>>>
>>>> Sincerely,
>>>> Seif
>>>>
>>>>> On 12/13/19, John Gardner via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>> List,
>>>>> My name is John Gardner. I have been on this list before, and I get
>>>>> off
>>>>> after I get the answers that I am looking for. When I get those answers
>>>>> I
>>>>> then forget what the answers were. I am not going to get off the list
>>>>> this
>>>>> time.
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyway here is what I am wondering. How does a totally blind person
>>>>> study
>>>>> for the LSAT? I may end up going totally blind before I take the LSAT.
>>>>> I
>>>>> am
>>>>> wondering if I do lose all my vision what are some accommodations that
>>>>> totally blind people use on the LSAT? How does/did a totally blind
>>>>> person
>>>>> take the LSAT?
>>>>>
>>>>> Any ideas, suggestions, or help of any kind as to how to do things
>>>>> pertaining to the LSAT totally blind are greatly appreciated.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>> John Gardner
>>>>>
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>>>> University of Michigan
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>>>> J.D/M.A Candidate | 2021
>>>>
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>>>> Law, Justice, and Social Change
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>>>>
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>> Seif Saqallah
>> (Pronouns: he/him/his.)
>> University of Michigan
>> Juris Doctor/
>> Masters in Middle Eastern and North African Studies
>> J.D/M.A Candidate | 2021
>>
>> International studies, Arabic Studies, and Judaic Studies;
>> Law, Justice, and Social Change
>> B.A | 2017
>>
>> 248-325-7091
>> seifs at umich.edu
>>
>> Student Attorney | International Transactions Clinic
>> University of Michigan Law School
>> 3120 Jeffries Hall
>> 701 South State Street
>> Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
>> www.law.umich.edu/ITC
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