The Law School Admission Council has until late October—when registration closes for the December Law School Admission Test—to revise its disability accommodation policies.
The revisions stem from an Aug. 7 decision by U.S. Magistrate Judge Joseph Spero who upheld a series of changes that will make it easier for disabled test takers to obtain accommodations on the LSAT. Those changes include reducing the medical documentation most applicants are required to produce; allowing evidence of previous accommodations from earlier in an applicant’s academic career; and having an outside expert automatically review applications denied by council staff.
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