Streamlined Process Guidelines

The goal of the STREAMLINED PROCESS is to simplify the accommodations submission and approval process for applicants who only need modest accommodations in order to ensure equal access.

An applicant seeking an accommodation by using the STREAMLINED PROCESS can apply for any combination of these accommodations:

Up to 25% extra test time that can be used for test exposure or breaks
- This extra test time cannot be used to address answers from another test session.
- This extra test time must adhere to the same two-day exam dates as non-accommodated applicants
A lactation arrangement of up to 25% extra test time as well as access to a lactation room or area. Because all test materials must be monitored by an exam proctor, an applicant cannot have access to their test materials while using their lactation arrangement during a test session.
Other requests that do not involve timing modification or a different testing space.

The STREAMLINED PROCESS requires an applicant to provide the OAA with certain documentation to demonstrate the need for the accommodation to ensure equal access to the exam. All applicants must provide a personal statement that explains how the applicant's disability affects the applicant's functioning in major life activities or activities of daily living (work, home, school, etc.), and how the applicant expects these limitations might impact equal access to the bar or LLP exam under standard conditions. The statement must also detail the specific accommodations the applicant requires to access the exam (e.g., "I require 25% extra time"). Merely requesting "extra time" or "extra breaks" does not allow OAA to determine what specific accommodations are required.

An applicant can meet the STREAMLINED PROCESS requirement through one or more of the following combinations:

2 documents from Category A + personal statement or
Documentation meeting all the requirements of Category B + personal statement or
1 document from Category A + 1 document from Category C + personal statement or
Documentation meeting all the requirements of Category D + personal statement

Note that a specific diagnosis is not required and accommodations decisions are not made solely on the basis of any particular diagnosis. Likewise, a formal diagnostic evaluation is not required for the Streamlined Process.