[blindlaw] LSAT Accommodations?

[Haben Girma]

Thanks Ben, I haven't used one of those in a long time. I"ll buy one in 
the next few weeks and try drawing some diagrams with it.

Haben

Ben Karpilow wrote:
> Haben,
>
> You had mentioned use of a CCTV as an accomodation. Depending on your 
> level of usable vision, you might consider bringing a portable dry 
> erase board to the test center. I did this and I found it most useful. 
> I also use a CCTV on occasion but find that for certain tasks, a dry 
> erase board is more useful. You can pick them up at most office supply 
> stores. And no, as far as I know, the fact of your accomodations is 
> not disclosed to the law schools to which you'll apply, though the 
> LSAC keeps a record which you will need when you apply for 
> accomodations for the bar exam. Good luck!
>
> Ben
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Haben Girma" <habnkid at aol.com>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 2:47 PM
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] LSAT Accommodations?
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>>
>> Would the document showing my final score tell law schools that I 
>> used accommodations, and would it specify the exact accommodations?
>>
>> Thanks Joseph and Angie for your answers!
>>
>> Haben
>>
>> T. Joseph Carter wrote:
>>> Haben,
>>>
>>> Braille test and double time seem to be the requests most often 
>>> talked about here.  Some ask for time and a half, since that's 
>>> typical in the university setting, but most who do wish they'd 
>>> requested double.  Given the very high stakes nature of the LSAT and 
>>> that I don't think more time will make a person more analytical or 
>>> logical, this seems reasonable to me.
>>>
>>> Joseph
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 11:55:30AM -0700, Haben Girma wrote:
>>>> Hello, I'm planning to take the LSAT sometime in the next year and 
>>>> am wondering what kind of accommodations are usually offered to 
>>>> blind students. I am a braille reader, so I would want a braille 
>>>> copy of the exam. I would also like access to a CCTV so I could 
>>>> draw diagrams for some of the problems. How much extra time would I 
>>>> be offered?
>>>>
>>>> thanks,
>>>> Haben
>>>>
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