State Bar of California at 845 S Figueroa in Los Angeles. (Credit: Amanda Bronstad/ALM) DOJ Complaint Filed Against California Bar for Denying Accommodations
"We are asking the Department of Justice to ensure that the State Bar of California complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act so that test takers can take the bar exam on a level playing field," Jinny Kim, managing attorney at Disability Rights Advocates, said in a statement. "The State Bar's practices continue to exclude people with disabilities from the legal profession."
June 13, 2023 at 07:39 PM
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Four disabled law school graduates filed a joint complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice against the State Bar of California for allegedly violating the Americans with Disabilities Act by failing to provide accommodations for the California bar exam—and that agency has already begun reviewing its policies.
The four complainants—listed as Clarena Arbelaez, JR, Rosa Rico and RC—allege that the California bar engaged in "systemic disability-based discrimination and failure to accommodate test takers with disabilities, in violation of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and 42 U.S.C. § 12189," according to the complaint.
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