2.082 Nonstandard test accommodations

(1) The bar examination shall be administered by the Board of Bar Examiners to all eligible applicants in a manner that is fair and equitable.

(2) An applicant with a disability, who is eligible to take the bar examination, may file an application for reasonable nonstandard test accommodations. For the purpose of this rule, disability shall be defined as a physical or mental impairment that: (a) substantially limits one or more major life activities; (b) substantially limits the ability of an applicant to demonstrate, under standard test conditions, the skills, abilities, and knowledge tested on the Kentucky Bar Examination; (c) this applicant has a record of having; or (d) this applicant is regarded as having.

(3) An Application for Nonstandard Test Accommodations shall be submitted on a form approved by the Board. The application forms may be obtained from the Kentucky Office of Bar Admissions.

(4) Individuals requesting nonstandard test accommodations shall submit a complete Application for Nonstandard Test Accommodations, including all required supporting documentation by the filing deadlines prescribed in SCR 2.022(1).

(5) The Board shall make reasonable modification in the manner in which the examination is administered to an applicant with a disability whose application for nonstandard test accommodations has been approved by the Board, while maintaining the security and integrity of the examination.

(6) An emergency request for nonstandard accommodations may be filed after the prescribed deadlines stated above if the applicant did not have the disability at the time of filing the application to take the bar examination. Due to processing complexities, an emergency request may not be granted if: a) time constraints preclude the applicant from being able to provide necessary justification for the accommodations sought; or b) there is insufficient time for the bar examining authority to properly evaluate the applicant's request or make the necessary arrangements for the nonstandard test accommodations.

Note: Former Rules of Appellate Procedure (RAP) were amended and redesignated as Rules of the Supreme Court (SCR) by Order of the Supreme Court effective January 1, 1978. Prior Rules of the Court of Appeals (RCA) had been redesignated as Rules of Appellate Procedure effective March 12, 1976.