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Download full textSchmitz, Suzanne J. – Forum on Public Policy Online, 2007
Although Sir William Blackstone would not have known if he had been lecturing to students with learning disabilities, today's law professors are. Law schools are legally required to accommodate students with learning disabilities unless the requested accommodation would alter the fundamental nature of the program. Courts give great deference to…
Descriptors: Law Students, Learning Disabilities, Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Law Schools
Peer reviewedColeman, Phyllis G.; Jarvis, Robert M.; Shellow, Ronald A. – Journal of Law and Education, 1997
Persons with the Disorder of Written Expression (DWE) regularly commit errors in spelling, punctuation, grammar, syntax, and paragraph organization. If, with reasonable modifications, a student can produce an acceptable written product, law schools must provide such accommodations. Administrators must create appropriate accommodations for students…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Court Litigation, Higher Education, Law Students
Peer reviewedZirkel, Perry A. – Journal of Law and Education, 1998
In the July 1997 issue of "Journal of Law and Education" (EJ 552 042), three professors describe Disorder of Written Expression (DWE) and prescribe that law schools must create appropriate accommodations for students with DWE which do not alter school's basic program of instruction. Reviews this argument, introduces counterpoint (EA 535…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Court Litigation, Higher Education, Law Schools
Peer reviewedHunsicker, J. Freedley – Journal of Law and Education, 1998
Law schools should avoid diluting writing standards. Writing skills and law skills are nonnegotiable, and DWE students not "otherwise qualified" under Americans with Disabilities Act. Comparable case is that of Casey Martin, professional golfer; federal magistrate judge allowed Martin to ride in cart in PGA tournaments. Contends that ADA…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Court Litigation, Golf, Higher Education
Peer reviewedEichorn, Lisa – Journal of Law and Education, 1997
Learning-disabled college graduates' entry into professional schools has raised numerous legal issues concerning their matriculation qualifications, need for accommodations, and eventual ability to practice successfully. Discusses each issue in a legal education context, following an explanation of learning disabilities and the federal statutes…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Admission Criteria, College Graduates, Higher Education
Peer reviewedColeman, Phyllis G.; Jarvis, Robert M. – Journal of College and University Law, 1997
Because certain disabilities cause students to need additional time to complete course work, law schools typically allow enrollment in fewer credit hours, which requires additional time for program completion. Tuition adjustment is considered as a possible solution to this problem, and it is concluded law schools may have to adjust tuition…
Descriptors: College Administration, Disabilities, Higher Education, Law Schools
