[blindlaw] Disabled Students' Bill Rights: Resolution for ABA Student Division 15th Circuit

[O'Reilly, Patrick]

I didn't receive any input on this, so I thought I'd send it out a second and final time.
 
My name is Brendan O'Reilly and I'm a third-year law student at the University of New Mexico. I serve my class as third-year representative to the faculty and this summer was appointed by my ABA Student Division 15th Circuit Governor, Jason Redd, to serve as Lt. Governor in charge of Resolutions and Bylaws.
 
I mentioned to Gov. Redd some of the difficulties I and other visually impaired and blind law students and attorneys face in applying to law school, getting materials for law school, and in preparing for and taking the bar exam. Specifically, I mentioned to him: 1) the difficulty I had in acquiring book lists in a timely enough fashion to request digital format books from publisers; 2) the difficulty I had in acquiring books in a timely fashion from my school's accessibility services office; 3) LSAT and Bar examinees' problems in using a reader for the exams with whom the examinee is comfortabe; and 4) some other classroom accessibility issues.
 
Gov. Redd and I agree that the best means to address these issues is to draft a BILL OF RIGHTS applicable to all students and lawyers that addresses each student's right, regardless of disability status, to have open, timely, and equal access to any and all amenities and service afforded all other students.
 
Gov. Redd has suggested that such a resolution could be presented to a meeting of four student division circuits in October, who could then certify the resolution/Bill of Rights to the ABA House of Delegates.
 
I may be a bit fuzzy on this process, but all the same, I solicit your input as to what you'd like to see in the Bill of Rights. Please feel free to throw in the kitchen sink as I'd rather be over inclusive than under inclusive.
 
Thank you,
Brendan O'Reilly
15th Circuit Lt. Governor-Resolutions and Bylaws
817 La Veta NE
Albuquerque, NM 87108
505-255-1597
oreillpa at law.unm.edu
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Disabled Students' Bill Rights: Resolution for ABA Student Division 15th Circuit
I didn't receive any input on this, so I thought I'd send it out a second and final time.
My name is Brendan O'Reilly and I'm a third-year law student at the University of New Mexico. I serve my class as third-year representative to the faculty and this summer was appointed by my ABA Student Division 15th Circuit Governor, Jason Redd, to serve as Lt. Governor in charge of Resolutions and Bylaws.
I mentioned to Gov. Redd some of the difficulties I and other visually impaired and blind law students and attorneys face in applying to law school, getting materials for law school, and in preparing for and taking the bar exam. Specifically, I mentioned to him: 1) the difficulty I had in acquiring book lists in a timely enough fashion to request digital format books from publisers; 2) the difficulty I had in acquiring books in a timely fashion from my school's accessibility services office; 3) LSAT and Bar examinees' problems in using a reader for the exams with whom the examinee is comfortabe; and 4) some other classroom accessibility issues.
Gov. Redd and I agree that the best means to address these issues is to draft a BILL OF RIGHTS applicable to all students and lawyers that addresses each student's right, regardless of disability status, to have open, timely, and equal access to any and all amenities and service afforded all other students.
Gov. Redd has suggested that such a resolution could be presented to a meeting of four student division circuits in October, who could then certify the resolution/Bill of Rights to the ABA House of Delegates.
I may be a bit fuzzy on this process, but all the same, I solicit your input as to what you'd like to see in the Bill of Rights. Please feel free to throw in the kitchen sink as I'd rather be over inclusive than under inclusive.
Thank you,
Brendan O'Reilly
15th Circuit Lt. Governor-Resolutions and Bylaws
817 La Veta NE
Albuquerque, NM 87108
505-255-1597
oreillpa at law.unm.edu