[blindLaw] More Bar-accommodation Friendly States?

[Sai]

As for the process, there's more I'd really like to add, but I can't right
now.

If you're a litigator interested in permanent injunction against unlawful
LSAC policy & practice that's just outside the scope of the DFEH
settlement, please contact me at legal at s.ai, as a privileged prospective
attorney-client consultation.

Sincerely,
Sai
President, Fiat Fiendum, Inc., a 501(c)(3)

PS Non-gendered pronouns please. NSA et al: I'm a US citizen.

Sent from my mobile phone; please excuse the concision and autocorrect
errors.

On Tue, Nov 26, 2019, 09:25 Sai <sai at fiatfiendum.org> wrote:

> As to other accommodations that I found helpful (on LSAT; haven't taken
> bar):
>
> * food & drink (to have at hand & take at any time)
> * earplugs / industrial ear muffs (sound isolation / distraction reduction)
> * separate room with low light (photophobia & distraction reduction)
> * use of my laptop for essay (ability to edit, not exacerbate neurological
> issues)
> * scratch paper (work out problems)
> * cellphone (kept off / by proctor during test) — for navigation to/from &
> Uber
> * 20m break time between sections
>
> Should also have requested, but didn't:
> * more time per section (only asked for 1.6x, not double; could probably
> get 2.5x or 3x due to multiple disability)
> * break at any time up to 4h (not just between sections, to lie down if I
> have symptoms — I have complex neurological issues, but also helps for
> anxiety)
> * use of laptop as "scratch paper", internet off (limited to a text editor
> if they insist, but using an on the fly programming language like Ruby
> would've been very helpful, and is how I normally work)
>
>
> Time was definitely a major issue — especially for the logic puzzle
> sections, which require a lot of mental state that changes with each
> question set, which is cognitively exhausting. Other sections I think I
> mostly finished under the regular time limit.
>
> I hope that helps at least give you ideas.
>
> Mind that I have multiple serious disabilities, not just vision. These are
> all things I can justify pretty well if challenged.
>
> What you can get your doctor to sign off on may differ. But if you don't
> ask, you won't get.
>
> Sincerely,
> Sai
> President, Fiat Fiendum, Inc., a 501(c)(3)
>
> PS Non-gendered pronouns please. NSA et al: I'm a US citizen.
>
> Sent from my mobile phone; please excuse the concision and autocorrect
> errors.
>
> On Thu, Nov 21, 2019, 11:26 Seif-Eldeen Saqallah via BlindLaw <
> blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I hope you remain warm and well.
>>
>> I am beginning to preplan to take the bar exam in Winter 2021.
>>
>> Are there already existing good threads on applying for accommodations;
>> recommendations on the process;
>> and, importantly, which states (Preferably UBE) more easily grant
>> accommodations and which, unfortunately, have difficult processes or
>> practices?
>> (I know that one's bar jurisdiction should be determined by other
>> factors; this would be a datapoint.)
>>
>> On standardized tests, I previously received:
>> doubletime (100%);
>> a computer with JAWS for an electronic test;
>> and use of a braillenote to write and read in braille.
>> In that framework, is there something else I should also request (that
>> others have requested/find helpful)?
>>
>> I thank you for your assistance and eagerly await your response.
>>
>> Appreciatively yours, most sincerely,
>> Seif
>>
>>
>> --
>> Seif Saqallah
>> (Pronouns: he/him/his.)
>> University of Michigan
>> Juris Doctor/
>> Masters in Middle Eastern and North African Studies
>> J.D/M.A Candidate | 2021
>>
>> International studies, Arabic Studies, and Judaic Studies;
>> Law, Justice, and Social Change
>> B.A | 2017
>>
>> 248-325-7091
>> seifs at umich.edu
>>
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>> University of Michigan Law School
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>> 701 South State Street
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