National Federation of the Blind sues law schools

The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), the nation’s oldest and largest organization of blind people, and three blind students who have applied or are considering applying to law school in California have filed a lawsuit against the Law School Admissions Council and four California law schools for violating and the Americans with Disabilities Act. The suit claims that the law schools require or encourage applicants to use a centralized Internet-based application process provided by the Law School Admissions Council (LSAC) through its Web site that is inaccessible to blind law school applicants