Assistive Technology Lawsuits to Watch
As we close out 2011 and enter a new year, TAP would like to share information on several important/interesting AT-related lawsuits that will be worth watching in 2012. The outcomes of these lawsuits could have a big impact on assistive technology users in the years to come!
October 2011: A blind law school graduate won a case in California against the National Council of Bar Examiners (NCBE), the organization that administers the bar exam test required for law students to become licensed attorneys. The law student filed the suit under the Americans With Disabilities Act when the NCBE denied her request to use assistive technology such as a screen magnifier and a screen reader on the exam. Similar lawsuits have been filed against the NCBE in other states in the past few years, including in Maryland, and the hope is that the recent success in California will encourage the NCBE to make assistive technology an option in all states.
More about this case here: http://sfappeal.com/news/2011/10/blind-law-school-grad-wins-case-for-tech-aids-to-take-bar-exam.php
