SFGate: Court OKs blind student's software for bar exam

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Opinion upholding the Americans with Disabilities Act regulations concerning the obligations of testing entities can be found at this link.  

Excerpt from San Francisco Chronicle article about the case:

A blind Bay Area law graduate was entitled to use computer-assisted reading devices that gave her the best chance of passing the California bar exam, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday in a broad interpretation of disability laws.

The decision by the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco gives Stephanie Enyart another chance to use the computer equipment when she takes the exam for the third time next month.

The court also upheld U.S. Justice Department regulations that require all companies administering licensing tests - for lawyers, doctors, and other professions and occupations - to provide accommodations that best allow the disabled to demonstrate their skill and knowledge.

Those rules help to ensure that "exam results accurately reflect aptitude rather than disabilities," Judge Barry Silverman said in the 3-0 ruling. It was the nation's first court decision to address the regulations, enacted in 1992...