[nabs-l] fw: blind law grad sues

[Chris Nusbaum]

Blind Law Grad Sues to Win Permission to Use Screenreader 
Software on Multistate Ethics Exam - News - ABA Journal



A blind graduate of Vermont Law School has filed a federal 
lawsuit against the National Conference of Bar Examiners, seeking 
permission to use the same

screenreader software she relies on in her studies on the 
Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination.



The NCBE and co-defendant Act Inc.  offer a number of 
accommodations to the disabled including Braille, large-print and 
audio versions of the paper-and-pencil

test.  However, plaintiff Deanna Jones, 44, says they would put 
her at a disadvantage and prevent her from doing her best on the 
ethics test, reports the

Associated Press.



"Whether I can pass with other accommodations is not the 
question," she says, arguing that everyone wants to do their best 
on such tests.  "Why should a

disabled person be asked to do any less on an exam?"



The suit was brought on her behalf in U.S.  District Court in 
Burlington by

Dan Goldstein,

who represents the National Federation of the Blind.



Related coverage:



ABAJournal.com: "

Blind Law Grads Sue Over Denied Use of Screen-Access Software on 
Multistate Bar Exam"



ABAJournal.com: "

9th Circuit Rules Blind Law Grad Can Use Computer Aids, Despite 
Hacking Fears"



ABAJournal.com: "

4 Law Schools Named in Suit By Blind Advocacy Group Over LSAC’s 
Online Law School Applications"





http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/blind_law_grad_sues_to_win
_permission_to_use_screenreader_software_on_multi/

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