Law Practice
Feb. 19, 2011
Special Software OK'd for Blind Bar Candidate
A blind law school graduate will be able to take the California Bar exam next week using special software, thanks to a federal judge's order.
By Amy Yarbrough
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - A blind law school graduate will be able to take the California Bar exam next week using special software, thanks to a federal judge's order.
On Wednesday, U.S. District Court Judge Susan Illston granted Timothy R. Elder's request for a preliminary injunction to allow him to use screen-reading software on the Multistate Bar Examination portion of the California Bar Exam. Elder...
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