Blind Law Students: Calif. Bar Fighting Visually-Impaired Test Taker's Request

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Blind Law Students: Calif. Bar Fighting Visually-Impaired Test Taker's Request

02-12-2010, 12:55 PM

By WSJ.com

How much special treatment should a blind person get in taking the bar exam?

It's a question currently playing out in federal court in California. The company that administers the California bar exam has asked the Ninth Circuit to stop a legally blind law student from using computer-assisted reading technology in the upcoming February test. Click here for the story, from the SF Chron.

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