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Brooklyn Law School provides Student Disability Accommodations: FAQs in BLSConnect.

• The Student Disability Accommodations page in BLSConnect links to:
  • Brooklyn Law School Reasonable Accommodations Request Procedures for Students
  • Brooklyn Law School Reasonable Accommodation Request Form for Students
  • Brooklyn Law School Reasonable Accommodation Documentation Guidelines
• Please direct questions you may have to: Accommodations Coordinator, Brooklyn Law School, at accommodations@brooklaw.edu.

The Student Disability Accommodations page in BLSConnect includes the FAQs:

• WHAT TYPES OF REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS ARE PROVIDED? 

• WILL MY PROFESSORS BE INFORMED OF MY ACCOMMODATIONS?

• AM I ENTITLED TO MY ACCOMMODATIONS DURING EXAMS THAT ARE NOT FINALS SUCH AS MIDTERMS?

• WHAT ABOUT TAKE-HOME EXAMS?

Additional information:

• National Association of Law Students with Disabilities links to many resources, including:
  • Accommodating Law Students: Best Practices Guide for Law Schools
  • National Federation of the Blind's Self-Advocacy in Higher Education Toolkit
  • Supporting Students with Hearing Impairments: Tools, Technology, and Key Resources to Cultivate Academic Success

The Student Disability Accommodations page in BLSConnect links to the FAQ:

• HOW DO I APPLY FOR ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THE BAR EXAM?
  • Excerpt: "The granting of accommodations by the Law School does not guarantee accommodations will be granted for bar exams. Because the documentation guidelines vary from state to state, students should check the guidelines in the states where they expect to practice law."

Additional information:

• American Bar Association, Bar Information for Applicants with Disabilities
  • "[P]rovides information about the process for seeking bar examination accommodations for each state."  Click a U.S. state's abbreviation to obtain information.
• National Association of Law Students with Disabilities links to many resources, including:
  • Bar Accommodations Overview
  • Bar Accommodations Timeline
• National Conference of Bar Examiners, Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination: MPRE Test Accommodations
• The New York State Board of Bar Examiners, Test Accommodations for the New York Bar Exam and the New York Law Exam
  • Includes Test Accommodations Handbook + Test Accommodations Handbook (Large Print)