The American Bar Association (ABA) requires law schools to teach cultural competence and facilitate a culturally sensitive environment.
Law schools have a duty to stay informed on how disability identity interacts with the law school experience.
By learning about the experiences of disabled law students, law schools can improve ranking and better serve their students. Below are some more benefits to empowering disabled law students
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It is important to ensure law students with disabilities have access to legal education. Access is the law. Ensuring inclusion helps your school remain compliant with disability rights laws. Disabled law students have the right to access legal education without barriers. Lawyers are protectors and advocates within the law. However, most law students with disabilities report violations of their disability rights in school. These violations typically don’t come from malice or intent to do harm, but rather a lack of understanding disabilities and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). NDLSA hopes to work with law schools to better understand the experiences of disabled students and the role of disability rights. These laws protect not just clients, but also our future lawyers.
It is important to ensure law students with disabilities have access to legal education is that it is the law. It helps your school remain complaint with disability rights. Disabled law students have the right to access legal education without barriers. Lawyers are protectors and advocates within the law. However, most law students with disabilities report violations on their disability rights in school. These violations don’t come from malice or intent to do harm, but rather a lack of understanding disabilities and the ADA. We hope to work with law schools to better understand the experiences of disabled students and the role of disability rights. These laws protect not just clients, but also our future lawyers.
Disability requires self-advocacy for survival. Disabled lawyers are solution-oriented and great advocates just by their existence. Students with disabilities must advocate to receive and implement accommodations. They must do so in a manner that is efficient and respectful. When accommodations are violated, they have to navigate various procedures to advocate on their own behalf. These advocacy skills have been developed by our mere existence in this world. As a result, they are fine-tuned for years before students enter law school. Supporting disabled students at your school is investing in developing zealous advocates.
Disability requires self-advocacy for survival. Disabled lawyers are solution oriented and great advocates just by their existence. Students with disabilities must advocate to receive and implement accommodations. They must do so in a manner that is efficient and respectful. When accommodations are violated, they have to navigate various procedures to advocate on their own behalf. These advocacy skills have been developed by our mere existence in this world. As a result, they are fine-tuned for years before students enter law school. Supporting disabled students at your school is investing in developing zealous advocates.
Solution-oriented lawyers focus on their client’s goals and have experience with advocating from a variety of approaches. They can help clients navigate various legal options.
Solution-oriented lawyers focus on their client’s goals and have experience with advocating from a variety of approaches. They can help clients navigate various legal options.
