Thread by @lawprofblawg

I have some thoughts on this.

1. Accommodations is not binary. There are degrees of accommodations.

2. Some Bars are notorious for NOT granting accommodations. That makes me wonder if they are also granting insufficient accommodations, which might explain this.

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https://twitter.com/SoCalTaxProf/status/1811038505541202234

3. Some students who need accommodations beginning in their first year of law school do not apply for them until they think about accommodations for the bar. By then, it is too late in some Bar jxns. That could have improved both their LSAT and law school GPA.

4. Knowledge of applying for accommodations is a function of socio-economic status. One might potentially trace that by 540 Education plans by zip code if such data exists at the DOE.

5. The article posits one explanation is lower GPAs and LSATs from accommodated students. Ummm...

6. Is there a means of comparing those who applied for Bar accommodations and were denied with those granted Bar accommodations in terms of those granted accommodations in law schools?

7. I agree with the authors that the State Bars need to be MORE transparent about accommodations. Some are absolute jerks about it. Taking time to appeal initial denials only to get a text on your way home saying your appeal is denied is not a good look.

Here is one study about accommodations by Socioeconomic status for 504 plans. Guess what they found?

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