The New York State Bar Association Presents:

From Post-Secondary Admissions to Attorney Admissions: Requesting Accommodations Under the Americans with Disabilities Act – Part 1

Topics to be discussed by the panelists include:

-The legal definition of disability under the ADA, what it means to accommodate, how to interpret the statute and applicable regulations, the rights and responsibilities of examinees, students, and covered testing companies and post-secondary institutions

-How to understand neuropsychological evaluations and evaluate medical documentation (understanding the DSM and ICD)

-Best practices for documenting disabilities and a need for accommodations for: college admissions tests; undergraduate institutions; the LSAT; and law school. 

-Options when accommodation requests are denied or approved accommodations are no longer effective                              

Start Date: March 1, 2024

Start Time:2:00 PM

End Time:3:30 PM

Areas Of Professional Practice Credit(s): 0.5

Diversity, Inclusion & Elimination of Bias Credit(s):1.0

Total Credit(s):1.5

Region:Virtual Participation

NYSBA Member Price:$50.00Join (or renew) for special member pricing

Non-Member Price:$100.00

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The coupon code for our committee and WWBA members is: COMMNT91

Part 1

Friday, March 1 | 2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
1.5 MCLE Credits; 1.0 Diversity, Inclusion & Elimination of Bias; 0.5 Areas of Professional Practice

Webinar

https://nysba.org/events/from-post-secondary-admissions-to-attorney-admissions-requesting-accommodations-under-the-americans-with-disabilities-act-part-1/