Enyart v. National Conference of Bar Examiners, Inc.
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
630 F.3d 1153 (2011)
Stephanie Enyart (plaintiff), a legally blind law-school graduate with a progressively worsening eye condition, requested to take professional licensing exams using a laptop equipped with JAWS screen-reading software and ZoomText magnification, tools she had successfully used in law school, rather than alternatives like closed-circuit television that her doctor said would cause eye fatigue, disorientation, and nausea within five minutes; the NCBE and ACT (defendants) refused, offering only alternative accommodations Enyart had used for shorter or different past exams, and the district court granted Enyart a preliminary injunction requiring the requested accommodation.
Whether, under the Americans with Disabilities Act, test administrators must offer examinations in a place and manner accessible to people with disabilities.