National Conference of Bar Examiners Discriminates Against Blind Law School Graduates
Three blind law school graduates registered to take the Maryland general bar exam in July 2010—Timothy R. Elder, Anne P. Blackfield, and Michael B. Witwer—filed a complaint today against the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) for violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The complaint was filed because the Multistate Bar Examination (MBE), a section of the General Bar Examination that is offered and disseminated through the NCBE, is inaccessible to the blind. Recent law school graduates must take and pass the General Bar Examination to qualify to practice law in the state of Maryland.