Appealing Accommodation Denial request Forum

[roballen]

I received a denial to my request today for accommodations. I was wondering if anyone has dealth with the experience of seeking reconsideration? Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you.

[Audio Technica Guy]

I received a denial to my request today for accommodations. I was wondering if anyone has dealth with the experience of seeking reconsideration? Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you.

I've had students who have applied and been denied. I'll tell you that they won't reconsider anything unless there is some part of the application that is factually incorrect. They will not reconsider any "judgment calls".

[jrose421]

All I can say is good luck dealing with LSAC. I spoke to several different employees on the phone and tried to explain my situation and why I deserved my requested accommodations. Finally, I was told to send an e-mail detailing my situation and highlighting exactly where in my accommodations request packet the specific requests were listed. After doing so, my request was quickly rejected.

[Gabby]

Have you read the Barlett case? You can read the decision on http://www.wrightslaw.com.

To my knowledge, the ruling has not been overturned. The opinion was written by Sonia Sotomayor. This was one of the decisions that concerned some during her confirmation process. Apparently, the psychologists hired by LSAC have chosen to ignore the ruling. If memory serves me correctly, the psych in the Bartlett case did not apply the same standard to each case he reviewed. It is very likely that the psych who reviewed your documentation has no understanding of learning disabilities in an adult population. You should also review the ADA amendments signed by Bush in January of 2009. The amendments expanded the definition of disabilities under ADA. I'm sure that it will not surprise you to learn that LSAC wrote a letter to OCR expressing concerns about the ADA amendments.

Good luck!