Applicants for the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) who have a disability and need accommodations to take the exam must request accommodations. Below are some key points to consider in seeking accommodations.

• All information related to accommodation requests is confidential. Applicants may authorize its release to be sent with their law school reports by submitting an Authorization to Release Information Form (page 4)
• The test is available in regular print, large print (18 point), and Braille. A non-scannable answer sheet is also available.
• “Typical” accommodations may include: a reader; an amanuensis; a wheelchair-accessible test center; additional rest time between sections; or additional testing time.
  
• To obtain accommodations, applicants must document the functional impact of a disorder/condition on a major life activity that affects their ability to perform on the LSAT under standard conditions.
  
• Requests will not be processed until the applicant registers to take the LSAT and the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) receives:
  
  • Candidate Form
    
  • Evaluator Form. Completed by qualified/licensed professionals who diagnosed the applicant’s disorder/condition and are familiar with its impact on a major life activity in taking the LSAT or other similar, timed, standardized admission tests under standard conditions; and
    Relevant Evaluator Report(s) for the following impairments:
    
    • Cognitive (includes physical, medical, neurological, or psychological disorders that affect cognitive abilities)
    • Vision 
    • Physical
      

All forms are formatted for screen readers.

• Applicants must send their accommodation requests, together with all requisite documentation including supplementary information and requests for reconsideration, by the deadline associated with their chosen registration date. There are two separate registration periods available for the LSAT: regular registration and late registration. Applicants registered for the regular period cannot withdraw or cancel their registration and reregister for that same test during the late period. Any documentation (i.e., initial requests, supplementary information, and requests for reconsideration) received after the deadline associated with the applicant’s chosen registration date is too late, so that no action will be taken. Accordingly, applicants should send their requests, together with all requisite documentation, well in advance of the registration deadlines.
  

• LSAC makes accommodation decisions on a case-by-case basis.
• LSAC Testing Accommodations for Candidates with Disabilities
• LSAC Testing Accommodations Frequently Asked Questions
• Accessibility of LSAC Website
  

NOTE: For applicants who are granted and take additional test time as an accommodation:

• LSAC sends a statement—with the applicant’s Credential Assembly Service or LSAT Law School Reports—that the “score(s) should be interpreted with great sensitivity and flexibility.”
  
• Scores earned with additional test time are reported individually; they will not be averaged with standard-time scores or other nonstandard-time scores.
• Percentile ranks of nonstandard-time scores are not available.
  

Listing of Cases

• A listing of cases from various jurisdictions brining suit for accommodations for law school admissions tests.

Other Resources

• ABA Resolution 111 (Feb. 2012)
• California Assembly Bill 2122, Cal. Educ. Code §99161.5
  
• Motion for Preliminary Injunction Enjoining Enforcement of §99161.5