[blindLaw] Alternative accommodation for having standardized test exam answer sheets marked by a scribe

[Lauren Bishop]

They did allow me to have my own computer during the exam. There was no Wi-Fi in the place where the exam was taking place, and they even checked to make sure my Internet was turned off.  
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> On Apr 7, 2024, at 1:36 PM, christophergbell at comcast.net wrote:
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> Your concern is a legitimate one.  I think the bar would have to provide the device we would use to mark the answers,  in order to ensure that it did not contain data and that it did not provide internet access.  Even with such an accommodation, there is still the risk that we, rather than a scribe,  will hit the wrong box or enter the wrong letter.  There is no foolproof way to ensure that the answer we intend is always the chosen answer.
> I took my first Bar exam in Florida in 1977.  Since I could have no connection or relationship with the scribe, I chose a high school senior to read me the questions and mark the answer.  Upon reading the very first fact pattern and question, he opined that it was an interesting question, as if he would know!  I said, very loudly, "Shut Up!!"   That was his last comment....
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> Subject: [blindLaw] Alternative accommodation for having standardized test exam answer sheets marked by a scribe
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> Hello All,
> I was wondering if there is any precedent for in accommodation other than having a scribe markup Blind Students answer sheet on standardized tests such as the bar exam. I have thought about this a lot, and another poster on this list inspired me to ask this question. Sided students who have their answer sheets marked by a scribe can independently verify that the bubble is shaded incorrectly; Whereas, blind people only have the credible verbal assurance that our answer sheet is marked correctly. We can’t tell if the bubble has been marked dark enough or if there are too many strain marks for the Scantron machine to pick them up. Is there a president for requesting an accommodation where , there is no Scantron answers sheet, such as marking answers in Microsoft Word or some other program?   I would appreciate any input on this topic. If there isn’t, it would be great if there was a way to change that.  I find it grossly unfair that a blind test taker is left, wondering whether their answer sheet was marked correctly.  Just a thought as I nervously await my bar results.  
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