[blindLaw] More Bar-accommodation Friendly States?

[Seif-Eldeen Saqallah]

Thank you, most sincerely, for that invaluable information.

Peace,
Seif

On 11/26/19, Sai <sai at fiatfiendum.org> wrote:
> As for the process, there's more I'd really like to add, but I can't right
> now.
>
> If you're a litigator interested in permanent injunction against unlawful
> LSAC policy & practice that's just outside the scope of the DFEH
> settlement, please contact me at legal at s.ai, as a privileged prospective
> attorney-client consultation.
>
> Sincerely,
> Sai
> President, Fiat Fiendum, Inc., a 501(c)(3)
>
> PS Non-gendered pronouns please. NSA et al: I'm a US citizen.
>
> Sent from my mobile phone; please excuse the concision and autocorrect
> errors.
>
> On Tue, Nov 26, 2019, 09:25 Sai <sai at fiatfiendum.org> wrote:
>
>> As to other accommodations that I found helpful (on LSAT; haven't taken
>> bar):
>>
>> * food & drink (to have at hand & take at any time)
>> * earplugs / industrial ear muffs (sound isolation / distraction
>> reduction)
>> * separate room with low light (photophobia & distraction reduction)
>> * use of my laptop for essay (ability to edit, not exacerbate
>> neurological
>> issues)
>> * scratch paper (work out problems)
>> * cellphone (kept off / by proctor during test) — for navigation to/from
>> &
>> Uber
>> * 20m break time between sections
>>
>> Should also have requested, but didn't:
>> * more time per section (only asked for 1.6x, not double; could probably
>> get 2.5x or 3x due to multiple disability)
>> * break at any time up to 4h (not just between sections, to lie down if I
>> have symptoms — I have complex neurological issues, but also helps for
>> anxiety)
>> * use of laptop as "scratch paper", internet off (limited to a text
>> editor
>> if they insist, but using an on the fly programming language like Ruby
>> would've been very helpful, and is how I normally work)
>>
>>
>> Time was definitely a major issue — especially for the logic puzzle
>> sections, which require a lot of mental state that changes with each
>> question set, which is cognitively exhausting. Other sections I think I
>> mostly finished under the regular time limit.
>>
>> I hope that helps at least give you ideas.
>>
>> Mind that I have multiple serious disabilities, not just vision. These
>> are
>> all things I can justify pretty well if challenged.
>>
>> What you can get your doctor to sign off on may differ. But if you don't
>> ask, you won't get.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Sai
>> President, Fiat Fiendum, Inc., a 501(c)(3)
>>
>> PS Non-gendered pronouns please. NSA et al: I'm a US citizen.
>>
>> Sent from my mobile phone; please excuse the concision and autocorrect
>> errors.
>>
>> On Thu, Nov 21, 2019, 11:26 Seif-Eldeen Saqallah via BlindLaw <
>> blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello all,
>>>
>>> I hope you remain warm and well.
>>>
>>> I am beginning to preplan to take the bar exam in Winter 2021.
>>>
>>> Are there already existing good threads on applying for accommodations;
>>> recommendations on the process;
>>> and, importantly, which states (Preferably UBE) more easily grant
>>> accommodations and which, unfortunately, have difficult processes or
>>> practices?
>>> (I know that one's bar jurisdiction should be determined by other
>>> factors; this would be a datapoint.)
>>>
>>> On standardized tests, I previously received:
>>> doubletime (100%);
>>> a computer with JAWS for an electronic test;
>>> and use of a braillenote to write and read in braille.
>>> In that framework, is there something else I should also request (that
>>> others have requested/find helpful)?
>>>
>>> I thank you for your assistance and eagerly await your response.
>>>
>>> Appreciatively yours, most sincerely,
>>> Seif
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Seif Saqallah
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>>>
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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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