There are many different types of disabilities and the accommodations for each disability vary. Having certain accommodations is beneficial for people who may have autism, ADD, dyslexia or ADHD who, in certain situations, don’t perform as well as people without these condition doing the same task. Accommodations must strike a delicate balance with test security, test fairness, and test integrity. LSAT accommodations, ACT accommodations, and standardized testing accommodation aren’t granted to just anyone.
Accommodations are designed to provide equal access to people who are truly disabled relative to the general population. Test takers who receive accommodation on the LSAT are subject to the same policies as all other test takers, however, accommodations must not provide anyone with an unfair advantage relative to other test takers. Instead, they should provide test takers with disabilities equal access to the LSAT exam.
What LSAT Accommodations Can I Request?
Accommodations staff, along with the team of medical doctors and psychologists, review approximately 1,700 requests for LSAT and GMAT accommodations each year. Not every request is guaranteed when it comes to accommodations. Each request is reviewed, and a decision whether to grant any testing accommodations is made, on a case-by-case basis. Below is a partial and nonexhaustive list of LSAT accommodations that may be available. The inclusion of an accommodation on this list does not guarantee that you will receive this accommodation.
- Large print (18 pt.) test book
- Extended test time up to double time
- Use of spell check
- Additional rest time during breaks
- Physical prompts (e.g., for test takers with hearing impairments)
- Use of magnification devices (e.g., magnification reading glasses, handheld video magnifier)
- Ability to pace (walk around)
- Unified English Braille (UEB) version of the LSAT
- Use of a reader
- Voice recognition software
The Benefit of Testing Accommodations
People all of the country suffer from a wide range of disabilities. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, a disability is a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. If you are disabled within the meaning by the ADA, you are entitled to reasonable and appropriate accommodations that enable you to access many different exams. It gives you the same chances that everyone else has. Same goal, different approach. If you have a disability, contact test official for GMAT, act or LSAT accommodations.