Demographic Information
Dear law school student:
You are taking part in the Students with Disabilities in Law School Study (SDLSS), an important study. Your law school has agreed to distribute this questionnaire to all of the students in your law school who might be interested in participating.
The SDLSS is the first national study to reach out to students with disabilities in law school. You may use a pen or pencil to complete this survey. This survey takes approximately 20 minutes to complete. Your participating is vitally important.
Please compete this questionnaire and return it in the postage-paid envelope that is included. Your answers will be completely confidential, and no information will be reported that identifies you. You are in no way obligated to answer all or any of the questions in this survey. However, completed surveys will yield a vast amount of information pertaining to students with disabilities in law schools and will give a better representation of students from which to generalize to other law schools across the nation. We commend you for your participation.
If you have questions about the study or the survey, please call the SDLSS research lab at 1-818-677-3257, send an email to hmr62177@csun.edu.
Don’t forget to save this document and mail it to:
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Demographic Information
1. What is your age?
18-21 22-28 29-35 36-40 40-50 50+
2. Gender: Male Female Intersex
3. Ethnicity: (mark all that apply)
Asian
Black
Caucasian
Hawaiian/Alaska Native
Hispanic/Latino
Middle Eastern
South American
Native American
No comment
4. What is the highest degree you have obtained?
HS BA/BS MA/MS PhD MD JD
5. Have you ever served in the arm services?
Yes No Still do
6. Year in law school: 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
7. Are you a:
Full time student Part time student
8. What law school do you currently attend? (optional)
9. Where do you live?
On campus Off campus
10. Who do you live with?
Alone With roommate With family
With significant other With support staff Friend(s)
11. Please indicate the disability category for which you receive services at law school(mark all that apply):
Autism and Autism spectrum disorders
Deaf
Deaf-blindness
Hearing impairment
Learning disability
Mental Health Issue
Mental retardation
Orthopedic impairment
Other health impairment
Speech and language impairment
Traumatic brain injury
Visual impairment
Cardiovascular System
Digestive System
Genitourinary System
Hematological Disorder
Immune System
Malignant Neoplastic Diseases
Mental Disorders
Multiple Body Systems
Musculoskeletal System
Neurological
Respiratory System
Skin Disorders
LSAT/LSDA Information
12. Did you take the LSAT?
Yes No
13. What was your score on your LSAT?
130-139 140-149 150-159 160-169 170-180
14. Did you request accommodations to take the LSAT?
Yes No
15. If YES, what accommodation(s) where you granted to take the LSAT?
(mark all that apply)
Time and a half
Double time
More than double time
Private room
Computer
Braille
Enlarged materials
Taped materials
Scribe
Alternative scoring device
Translator
Paraprofessionals
Extended break time
16. Where the accommodations that you received to take the LSAT sufficient?
Yes No
17. If NO, what accommodations did you need? (mark all that apply)
Time and a half
Double time
More than double time
Private room
Computer
Braille
Enlarged materials
Taped materials
Scribe
Alternative scoring device
Translator
Paraprofessionals
Extended break time
18. Did you take the LSAT more than once?
Yes No
19. What was your score on your second LSAT?
130-139 140-149 150-159 160-169 170-180
20. If you took the LSAT a second time, did you receive accommodations?
Yes No
21. If YES, what accommodation(s) where you granted the second time you took the LSAT? (mark all that apply)
Time and a half
Double time
More than double time
Private room
Computer
Braille
Enlarged materials
Taped materials
Scribe
Alternative scoring device
Translator
Paraprofessionals
Extended break time
22. Did you take an LSAT test course?
No Yes
23. Did you take one of the following LSAT courses?
KAPLAN Test Takers Princeton Review Other
24. Did you receive accommodations to take an LSAT test course?
No Yes
25. Did you attend an LSAC Law Forum?
Yes No
26. If YES, mark the LSAC Law Forum that you attended?
Washington, DC
Dallas, TX
Chicago, IL
Boston, MA
New York, NY
Atlanta, GA
Los Angeles, CA
Bay Area, CA
27. Did you request accommodations to attend the LSAC Law Forum?
Yes No
28. If YES, which accommodation did you request? (mark all that apply)
Interpreters
Alternative text format
Wheel chair access
Augmentative sound device
Guide
Other
29. If NO, why didn’t you request accommodations? (mark all that apply)
Did not know you could request accommodations
Embarrassed or worried about requesting accommodations
Did not want to disclose that I have a disability
They did not offer an accommodation that I needed
Other
30. When you applied to law schools did you use the LSDAS application system?
Yes No
31. Did you use the reference letter system?
Yes No
32. Did you have trouble accessing the LSDAS/LSAT Web page?
Yes No
33. Did someone help you fill the application(s) for the LSDAS?
All of the time Most of the time Never
34. If you had trouble with the LSDAS/LSAT web pages, was it one or more of the following (Mark all that apply):
Screen reader could not read content
Flash program could not be accessed by accessibility software/hardware
Adobe document could not be accessed by accessibility software/hardware
Video did not have close captions
Pictures did not have alternative text description
Web colors where to distracting
Menus did not open with adoptive software
Screen had tables
No alternative all text version
Other
Law school applications process
35. Were you recruited by your law school?
Yes No
36. Did you receive a scholarship to attend law school?
Yes No
37. Did you inquire about disabilities services when choosing a law school?
Yes No
38. If YES, how often did you inquire about disability services?
Always Sometimes Rarely Never
39. If NO, why didn’t you inquire about disability services? (mark all that apply)
Did not know you could request accommodations
Embarrassed
Did not want law school to know that I had a disability
They did not offer an accommodation that I needed
Other
40. When you applied to law schools did you disclose your disability?
Always Sometimes Rarely Never
41. Do you think is important to disclose your disability when you apply to law school?
Always Sometimes Rarely Never
42. Did you inquire about disability student groups at law schools?
Always Sometimes Rarely Never
43. Do you currently participate in a student with disability group in law school?
Yes No
44. Did you inquire about disability law class at law schools?
Always Sometimes Rarely Never
45. Have you/are you currently/will you take a disability law class in law school?
Yes No
Accommodations history
46. Did you receive accommodation services at undergraduate school?
Yes No
47. If YES, please list the accommodations that you received at undergraduate school? (mark all that apply)
Extended time
Proctoring services
Alternative testing
Translators
Alternative textbook materials (Braille, CD, video, audio tape, etc.)
Disability testing
Assistive technology
Counseling
Medical services
Note takes
Scribes
Mental health services
Extended break time
Paraprofessional
Other
48. Are you currently receiving accommodations at your law school?
Yes No
49. If YES, please list the accommodations that your have received at your law school (mark all that apply):
Extended time
Proctoring services
Alternative testing
Translators
Alternative textbook materials (Braille, CD, video, audio tape, etc.)
Disability testing
Assistive technology
Counseling
Medical services
Note takes
Scribes
Mental health services
Extended break time
Paraprofessional
Other
50. Are the accommodations that you receive at law school sufficient for you?
Yes No
51. If NO, please list the accommodations that your know would help you in law school (mark all that apply):
Extended time
Proctoring services
Alternative testing
Translators
Alternative textbook materials (Braille, CD, video, audio tape, etc.)
Disability testing
Assistive technology
Counseling
Medical services
Note takes
Scribes
Mental health services
Extended break time
Paraprofessional
Other
Family information
52. Did a family member attend your current law school?
Yes No Still does
53. Did a family member work at your current law school?
Yes No Still does
54. Did you apply to your current law school because a family member had attended that law school?
Yes No
55. Did you apply to your current law school because a family member had worked at that law school?
Yes No
Rate your self on the following
56. How do you rate your self at being able to think quickly
Not very good Somewhat good Average Very good
57. How do you rate your public speaking skills
Not very good Somewhat good Average Very good
58. How do you rate your self at team work skills
Not very good Somewhat good Average Very good
59. How do you rate your writing skills
Not very good Somewhat good Average Very good
How much of the following statements are “like you”?
60. I can handle most things that come my way
Very much like me Somewhat like me
A little like me Not at all like me
61. I feel useful and important
Very much like me Somewhat like me
A little like me Not at all like me
62. I am proud of who I am
Very much like me Somewhat like me
A little like me Not at all like me
63. I perceive my self as having a disability or special need.
Very much like me Somewhat like me
A little like me Not at all like me
64. I participate in a disability advocacy group
Very much like me Somewhat like me
A little like me Not at all like me
-How much of the following statements are “like you”?
65. I can get school staff to listen to me.
Very much like me A little like me Not at all like me
66. I know how to get information I need.
Very much like me A little like me Not at all like me
67. I know what services I need for dealing with my disability.
Very much like me A little like me Not at all like me
68. I know how to make up for my limitations.
Very much like me A little like me Not at all like me
69. I am confident in my abilities.
Very much like me A little like me Not at all like me
70. I tell others when I have a new or different opinion.
Very much like me A little like me Not at all like me
71. I can get what I want by working hard.
Always Sometimes Rarely Never
72. I need good luck to get what I want.
Always Sometimes Rarely Never
73. It is no use to keep trying because it will not work.
Always Sometimes Rarely Never
74. I usually make good choices.
Always Sometimes Rarely Never
75. I expect to graduate from law school.
Always Sometimes Rarely Never
During the school year, how often have you had trouble with school?
76. Getting along with professor(s)
Never A few times At least weekly but not daily Daily
77. Getting along with administration
Never A few times At least weekly but not daily Daily
78. Getting along with students
Never A few times At least weekly but not daily Daily
79. If you wish, your demographic information will not be shared with your
law school.
Don’t disclose my demographic information
We thank you for having participated in this study. A second study will take place in the Fall of 2007 we hope that you will once again participate in our study. If you would like, you can feel free to mention to the administration of your law school to participate in the coming study of Law Schools and Services for People with Disabilities Study.
We invite you to contact us with any comment you may have.
National Survey of Students with Disabilities in Law School
California State University, Northridge
Psychology Department
Mail Code 8255
18111 Nordhoff Street, Northridge, CA 91330
Phone: 818-677-3257 V/TTY
hmr62177@csun.edu
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