[blindlaw] Testing accommodations

[Craig Borne]

In Maryland, I had double time for the 12 essays, which were given to me
electronically.  For the multi-states, I also had double time, but it was
read to me by a reader/scribe.  She did an excellent job.  If you go this
route, I would suggest finding out the name and number of the reader and
practice a little with him/her.  I did, and I felt much better going into
the exam because it was not an unknown quantity.

Craig

Craig Borne, Esq. 
Baltimore, Maryland
"A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial
appearance of being right, and raises at first a formidable outcry in
defense of custom."  --Thomas Paine, Common Sense
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From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Leslie Fairall
Sent: Friday, November 14, 2008 10:58 PM
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Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Testing accommodations

Hi James:

Are you saying that only the essay portion is in electronic format? I hope 
not. If I can get the whole exam in electronic format, I will request it 
along with a scribe to fill in my answers. I plan on asking for extra 
time. I'm a pretty fast Braille reader, but may need to use extra time on 
the essays. However, I'm speaking from inexperience here, having never 
written an essay under timed conditions before. I can usually make the 
time limit for multiple choice questions though. That does bring up 
another question. For those of you who took the bar or a test like the 
FYLSE, did you need extra time to write your essays? Thanks for all 
responses and input.


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