[stylist] Update on blind law student's fight to use Jaws on Bar exam

[Judith Bron]

Situations like this are so common sense that one has to wonder why they 
made it into the courts at all.  Give the person using a screen reader a 
headset and let them take their test be it a final exam for elementary or 
high school,  College exams or a professional licensing exam.  Aren't we 
taught as sighted children that we have to look both ways before crossing 
the street?  Aren' the sight impaired taught to listen for cars?  Now we 
have to go to court to impress on them that the blind have to hear a car or 
risk being struck down.  I can' be the only one who craves common sense in a 
system where it seems we have to go to court to be given the right to 
breathe.  We certainly can't go to the airports for rights.  Judith
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From: "Donna Hill" <penatwork at epix.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2010 1:55 PM
Subject: [stylist] Update on blind law student's fight to use Jaws on Bar 
exam


Hi Friends,
Just came across the following article on the San Fransisco Lighthouse
site and thought some of you might be interested. I'm copying the
article after the URL.
Donna

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Blindness Civil Rights Advocacy Alert
http://www.lighthouse-sf.org/blog/blindness-civil-rights-advocacy-alert/

San Francisco continues to be a legal crucible for blindness civil
rights and on Monday, December 6, 2010, the next chapter in our long
struggle will take
place in the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. If you want to witness how
civil rights are won one step at a time, please consider attending this
hearing and
lending your support.

The following is an announcement from Stephanie Enyart’s legal team:
“The blind community is encouraged to rally behind Ms. Stephanie Enyart
as her case
is argued before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco.
Ms. Enyart is a blind law school graduate seeking admission to the
California Bar.
She has requested to use JAWS on the Bar Exam. The testing entity denied
her request citing security concerns. It is important for the court, the
press
and other interested parties to understand that the blind community
cares about this issue. Blind students should be able to take
standardized tests using
their assistive technology. It is no longer acceptable that all blind
test-takers should be required to use only human readers when their
preferred method
of accessing print may be through another method such as computer screen
review programs. Members of the blind community are encouraged to attend
the public
hearing on December 6 to show their support for Ms. Enyart’s position.”

Attendees will need a government-issued photo ID to enter the courtroom.

When: Monday, December 2010, 1:00 p.m.

Where: John R. Browning U.S. Courthouse, United States Court of Appeals
– 9th Circuit, Courtroom 3, 3rd Floor

Address: 95 Seventh Street, San Francisco, California 94103

Please share this with your contacts to ensure a strong turnout in
support of Ms. Enyart and blindness civil rights.


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