This brings me a lot of peace as someone with a physical disability and ambitions probably way bigger than they should be! It’s nice to know it’s a field with growing diversity, though my accommodations are fairly simple so I’m not too worried about not getting what I need, simple things like I can’t stand on my feet for long, nor can I move quickly or for long. I can’t see either being an issue for me, but I’m very glad for others who need a little bit more of a hand than myself. Keep up the great work!
@@Learnlawbetter That’s the plan! Already spent so long trying to keep up completely to my peers, it’s absurd to imagine a future where I’m still going at the break neck speed. I don’t have to get there necessarily fast, but I *do* have to get there well prepared. Your videos certainly make those ambitions a lot more realistic!
Great to hear as a mother of a special needs child who son was diagnosed as on the Autism Spectrum ( although the doctor had said he was borderline Autistic) and someone who didn’t go to school because she barely passed high school math ; and also who’s soon to be step daughter is legally blind it’s good to hear.
Very informative video Professor Baez. Yet the great divide still exists within the legal education arena. Let us imagine a student with a legitimate disability. Such a student could be afforded an accommodation. Let us for simplicity sake suggest a reasonable accommodation of time and a half or double time is granted. For a typical three hour law school exam, one could then urge the accommodated examination time may result as four and a half hours to six hours in length. Let us imagine a three hour law school exam in contracts. While the non-accommodated student need only remain "fresh" with contract law knowledge for three hours, the accommodated student need maintain a similar "freshness" for four and one half to six hours. One could suggest the disadvantaged student remains penalized because of a legitimate disability. Now imagine this same student decides to sit for some bar examination. In a jurisdiction that runs a 3 day bar exam schedule, any of a dozen to fifteen subject areas may be routinely tested. A common time extension seems to result with one section of the exam per day. Quickly then, a three day exam becomes a six day extravaganza. Dont worry about Saturday or Sunday services as those are out the window. Thus a non-accommodated student need only be "fresh" for three days. However, the accommodated student need be "fresh" for six days as a penalty for simply being a legitimately disabled student. I respectfully suggest the above as a mere suggestion of the extreme bias and preference that is plainly so evident in the legal profession. Maybe one day, faculty of the legal education institutions may simply band together and collectively address this lingering failure within the greater legal community. Bob...
Having my first baby in September, in what will be my 2nd-ish semester of 2L. I might actually do some content about being pregnant in law school, but would love to hear your perspective. My professors and administration have been way more supportive than I ever expected!!!!
@@Learnlawbetter Thanks. I will be at 42 credits by the end of my first 12 months of school. (I didn't take any breaks this year.) My plan is to go part-time in the fall and still graduate on time. At the very least, the little Cardozo will know his rights like a champ.
If I requested accomodations and apparently the school said 3 requested accomodations were proper but one was not proper therefore the lawschool denied all accomodations. Also my dr confirmed one physical disability but the school said the second disability wasn't confirmed therefore they denied all of my accomodation requests. Was that improper denial of ada accomodations when it's a completely virtual law school and all accomodations would not have have been a hardship to the school?
It is illegal to discriminate based on someone’s disability. But my question is why mention it in your application, unless it’s somehow related to the law you want to practice or is an important part of your personal statement.
Sir , if I graduate with my bachelor's in politics science early (in 3 years rather than 4) by doing extra course work, can I still go to law school directly after I get the degree without taking a gap year or finishing the extra 4th year.
Thank you for your representative advocacy. As someone with partial blindness, I appreciated this video very much.
As Dyslexic It has been quite good that I have extra time on exams or extra time for handouts that needs to be returned to professor before deadline.
This brings me a lot of peace as someone with a physical disability and ambitions probably way bigger than they should be! It’s nice to know it’s a field with growing diversity, though my accommodations are fairly simple so I’m not too worried about not getting what I need, simple things like I can’t stand on my feet for long, nor can I move quickly or for long. I can’t see either being an issue for me, but I’m very glad for others who need a little bit more of a hand than myself. Keep up the great work!
Your ambitions are not bigger than they should be. Take one step at a time and see where you end up. Sometimes we are our worst enemies.
@@Learnlawbetter That’s the plan! Already spent so long trying to keep up completely to my peers, it’s absurd to imagine a future where I’m still going at the break neck speed. I don’t have to get there necessarily fast, but I *do* have to get there well prepared. Your videos certainly make those ambitions a lot more realistic!
Great to hear as a mother of a special needs child who son was diagnosed as on the Autism Spectrum ( although the doctor had said he was borderline Autistic) and someone who didn’t go to school because she barely passed high school math ; and also who’s soon to be step daughter is legally blind it’s good to hear.
Much more understanding world than it was years ago.
As dyslexic extra time made sense for me as in school as I think in picture and to let my brain to translate.
Many legitimate reasons for extra time.
Very informative video Professor Baez. Yet the great divide still exists within the legal education arena. Let us imagine a student with a legitimate disability. Such a student could be afforded an accommodation. Let us for simplicity sake suggest a reasonable accommodation of time and a half or double time is granted. For a typical three hour law school exam, one could then urge the accommodated examination time may result as four and a half hours to six hours in length. Let us imagine a three hour law school exam in contracts. While the non-accommodated student need only remain "fresh" with contract law knowledge for three hours, the accommodated student need maintain a similar "freshness" for four and one half to six hours. One could suggest the disadvantaged student remains penalized because of a legitimate disability.
Now imagine this same student decides to sit for some bar examination. In a jurisdiction that runs a 3 day bar exam schedule, any of a dozen to fifteen subject areas may be routinely tested. A common time extension seems to result with one section of the exam per day. Quickly then, a three day exam becomes a six day extravaganza. Dont worry about Saturday or Sunday services as those are out the window. Thus a non-accommodated student need only be "fresh" for three days. However, the accommodated student need be "fresh" for six days as a penalty for simply being a legitimately disabled student.
I respectfully suggest the above as a mere suggestion of the extreme bias and preference that is plainly so evident in the legal profession. Maybe one day, faculty of the legal education institutions may simply band together and collectively address this lingering failure within the greater legal community.
Bob...
What we need to do is move away from comprehensive three hour exams. Other disciplines abandoned this approach 60 years ago, yet law has not moved.
@@Learnlawbetter When are you going to make more new videos?
Should have one out on Wednesday. It’s been a busy semester. Thanks for asking.
The more you can practice before law school the better.
Thank you so much for caring
Having my first baby in September, in what will be my 2nd-ish semester of 2L. I might actually do some content about being pregnant in law school, but would love to hear your perspective. My professors and administration have been way more supportive than I ever expected!!!!
Congratulations! Don’t take on more than you can handle. Law school and a new baby are two full time responsibilities.
@@Learnlawbetter Thanks. I will be at 42 credits by the end of my first 12 months of school. (I didn't take any breaks this year.) My plan is to go part-time in the fall and still graduate on time. At the very least, the little Cardozo will know his rights like a champ.
Thank you so much for this video professor.
I need all information I need this year's
If I requested accomodations and apparently the school said 3 requested accomodations were proper but one was not proper therefore the lawschool denied all accomodations. Also my dr confirmed one physical disability but the school said the second disability wasn't confirmed therefore they denied all of my accomodation requests. Was that improper denial of ada accomodations when it's a completely virtual law school and all accomodations would not have have been a hardship to the school?
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Those help in some cases, but it won’t help much with low grades.
@@Learnlawbetter thanks for the advice.
Thank you so Much sir 💙💙😊😊🙏
I like this it’s really helpful 👍🏼
Thanks, glad you found it useful.
I have a disability as well
Should I be afraid to add about my disability in my Law School applications?
I was told that it might reduce my chances on getting accepted
It is illegal to discriminate based on someone’s disability. But my question is why mention it in your application, unless it’s somehow related to the law you want to practice or is an important part of your personal statement.
How can someone ask a lawyer that you want to work for them, whether as a job or as a volunteer? Please help.
Your videos are awesome 😊
Thank you!
Sir , if I graduate with my bachelor's in politics science early (in 3 years rather than 4) by doing extra course work, can I still go to law school directly after I get the degree without taking a gap year or finishing the extra 4th year.
Law schools don’t care how long it takes to earn a bachelor’s degree, whether that is one year or ten.
@@Learnlawbetter thank you so much sir🙏🙏🙏
M 90% disabled,m eligible for llb?