National Disabled Law Students Association

NDLSA strives to #CripTheLaw & support the unique needs of disabled law students by creating community. Email us! [email protected]. Tweets aren’t legal advice.

[Marissa Ditkowsky (she/her) @mditkowsky]

Thank you to @ABAesq for allowing me to write about moving being compliance and true access & inclusion in the workplace and legal profession for #NDEAM. @NatDisLegal @NatDLSA https://t.co/pxKhavPWFh

[Crip the Law @CripTheLaw]

One of our leaders, @mditkowsky, was featured on the @work_fairness Worker Experience podcast! In this episode, she discusses the rights of disabled employees, interns, and externs in the legal field. Go Marissa! #CripTheLaw #LawTwitter #DisabilityTwitter #NDEAM #NDEAM77 @NatDLSA

[National Disabled Law Students Association @NatDLSA]

The need for disability inclusivity in law school goes beyond the classroom and the Bar—law journals, student organizations, and other law-related events should be taking active steps to be more accessible and include disabled law students from the start

[sab @fruitcollectors]

a good thread--and another way law journals like VLR can be more inclusive is through their process of admitting students to the journal. I was unable to try out for a journal during 1L due to not being able to receive adequate disability accommodations in time @NatDLSA

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For disabled folks interested in a clerkship or internship in a federal or state court, check out this resource from @NatDLSA--written by one of our leaders, @mditkowsky--with some information about your rights! #CripTheLaw #DisabilityTwitter #LawTwitter https://t.co/PFD0mgjn7O

[National Disabled Law Students Association @NatDLSA]

Interested in NDLSA? Apply to be our new Treasurer! ✨

We are seeking a current law student who identifies as disabled or neurodivergent and/or has experience in disability justice organizing

To apply: email a resume & statement of interest to [email protected] by the end of Oct!

[National Disabled Law Students Association @NatDLSA]

Check this out! #CripTheLaw

[Crip the Law @CripTheLaw]

The @WhiteHouse Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights cited @NatDLSA's report on the administration of bar exams and concerns that disabled test takers would be more likely to be flagged. Several of our organizers worked on this NDLSA report. #CripTheLaw
https://t.co/hUc5KxqH3q

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Happy #NDEAM! Employers, check out some tips for making your workplace more accessible and inclusive written by our very own @mditkowsky, via the @NatDLSA website. https://t.co/JYMJHHhcnj #CripTheLaw #DisabilityTwitter

[Haley Moss @haleymossart]

For @TeenVogue’s Disability (In)justice series, I wrote about the many ways standardized tests are ableist and ultimately harm students with disabilities.

https://t.co/mx3ulCWHJ5

[National Disabled Law Students Association @NatDLSA]

@NatDisLegal @knilirabaj @Ruth_Mensch @MALabellarte A joint disabled law student/disabled legal professional support group 🥹

[Kat Macfarlane @KatAMacfarlane]

Accommodation Discrimination will be published @AmULRev! It describes the invasion of privacy, unpaid enforcement labor, & stigma that people w/ disabilities experience when seeking reasonable accommodations at work and in higher ed. Draft is posted here: https://t.co/N16qvNqoCQ.

[Crip the Law @CripTheLaw]

#Disabled lawyers & legal professionals, don't forget to register to join us next Tuesday, August 23 at 5 PM PT/8 PM ET for an open meeting. Tell us what you want to see from us and the legal profession! #LawTwitter #DisabilityTwitter @NatDLSA https://t.co/JxiAG9fEuX

[National Disabled Law Students Association @NatDLSA]

…and provide feedback related to accessibility. There's also a brief planning meeting prior to the session run by Anders Miller, NDLSA Director of Licensure.

If interested in assisting, email [email protected] and Anders will follow up. Please apply by Sat 8/13. Thanks! (4/4)

[National Disabled Law Students Association @NatDLSA]

Disabled law students, graduates, and attorneys: if you’d be interested in providing input on accessibility concerns for an alternative path to licensure in Oregon, please email [email protected] by Saturday!

This will be a unique opportunity to help #CripTheLaw!

[National Disabled Law Students Association @NatDLSA]

Even better, the developers have come to us with that goal in mind.

This month, there will be a 60-90 minute session in August with Prof. Debby Merritt from the Ohio State University’s Moritz College of Law, where we review the pathway proposal… (3/?)

[Lucy (she/they) @lucy_trieshmann]

The #NYBOLE didn’t think to check if the accommodated testing center in Manhattan has accessible bathrooms for us to use. I’ll be peeing with the stall door open all week. Happy #ADA Day?

[National Disabled Law Students Association @NatDLSA]

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