Bar exam testing accommodations can be crucial to enabling some people to pass the bar exam.
Getting these accommodations can be time consuming and frustrating, so if you need an accommodation, you should start the process as soon as possible.
Who gets accommodations?
Typically, people ask for accommodations if they have some condition that does not allow them to take the bar exam the same way the majority of test-takers do.
For example, a blind test-taker would need to be able to have questions read to him or her or have the bar exam materials provided in Braille.
Another example might be someone who is dyslexic and therefore needs additional time to read questions.
Yet another example could include someone with a processing disorder, which also requires additional time to analyze and respond to questions.
Even if you have only a temporary condition, if it inhibits your ability to take the bar exam, you may qualify for a testing accommodation even though under normal circumstances you would not.
As an example of this, one woman requested — and received — testing accommodations so that she could take breaks during the California bar exam to pump breast milk.
Moral of the story
If you need an accommodation, do not be afraid to ask.
Just be sure to start the process as soon as possible, as it can take several months for review and approval by your state’s bar examiners.
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