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    Bar Exams in the Wake of COVID-19: Disabled Law Students Denied After Petitioning for Remote Accommodations

    March 24, 2021By Christina Sprague

    In a world suddenly uprooted by a global pandemic, law students’ “new normal” looks drastically different from the lives they lived mere months ago. Amidst becoming accustomed to virtual learning, an uncertain job market, and canceled graduations, recent law school graduates also face the challenge of navigating a remote bar exam. Measures implemented to prevent cheating on the exam leave many graduates with disabilities feeling “forgotten about and left to beg for [them]selves.”

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