WASHINGTON, D.C., August 17, 2026 – Crip the Law is disappointed by the Washington Supreme Court’s August 14, 2026, decision to leave July 2026 NextGen Universal Bar Exam (UBE) accommodated test takers without the option to pursue admission by order, or “diploma privilege.” This decision left the Court’s August 6, 2026, order allowing only first-time test takers who were unable to proceed with the July 2026 administration of the bar exam the option to pursue admission by order unchanged. However, even though testing for accommodated
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What Disabled Law Students and Legal Professionals on Social Security Should Know
Disabled workers face unique challenges navigating how to maintain critical benefits while pursuing their careers, and the legal profession is no exception. This applies to disabled legal professionals, students, and recent graduates entering the workforce for the first time, as well as disabled legal professionals later in their careers who
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Crip the Law’s Comment on the American Bar Association’s Proposed Changes to Standards 205 and 207, Which Would Undermine the Guarantee of a Quality Legal Education for All
July 6, 2026 Daniel Thies, Council ChairAmerican Bar Association Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar Via email: NoticeandComment@americanbar.org Re: Matters for Notice and Comment on Standards 205 and 207 Dear Chair Thies and Members of the Council: The National Disabled Legal Professionals Association d/b/a Crip the Law submits this comment
Crip the Law’s Comment on the American Bar Association’s Proposed Changes to Standards 316 and 509 Adjusting Bar Passage Requirements for Law Schools to Include Alternative Licensure Pathways
April 13, 2026 Daniel Thies, Council ChairAmerican Bar Association Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the BarVia email: NoticeandComment@americanbar.org Re: Matters for Notice and Comment on Standard 316 and Standard 509 The National Disabled Legal Professionals Association (NDLPA) d/b/a Crip the Law is a national association of disabled lawyers, judges, policy
Crip the Law’s Comment on the American Bar Associations Proposed Repeal of Standard 206 on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Law Schools
April 13, 2026 Daniel Thies, Council ChairAmerican Bar Association Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the BarVia email: NoticeandComment@americanbar.org Re: Matters for Notice and Comment on Standard 206 The National Disabled Legal Professionals Association (NDLPA) d/b/a Crip the Law is a national association of disabled lawyers, judges, policy experts, legislators, academics,
How Law School Career Services Offices Can Ensure Disabled Students Have the Tools for their Job Search
This blog discusses how career services offices, and the administrations that run them, can ensure that they are best serving their disabled students. Like our non-disabled peers, we are stressed about our employment prospects, both during and after law school. However, we face the added stress of worrying about whether
How Employers can Increase Opportunity Access and Opportunity for Law Students and Graduates
Overall, labor force participation for people with disabilities 16-64 years of age is only 32.7%, whereas for people without disabilities, it is 75.7%. Disability Employment Statistics, U.S. Dep’t of Labor, Off. of Disability Emp. Pol’y, https://www.dol.gov/agencies/odep/publications/statistics (last visited Oct. 10, 2020). That’s quite a disparity. Although there are a number