Ensuring success for disabled law students across the country through a disability justice lens
In Spring 2024, NDLSA was able to fully fund and send ten students across the country to attend the tenBroek Disability Law Symposium in Baltimore, MD.
Successfully supported students facing difficulty with on-campus accommodations by assisting them with self-advocacy and supporting them through the process.
NDLSA has sixty-five member organizations established in law schools across the country. Member organizations are student-run and promote the principles of disability justice on law school campuses.
The year a group of disabled law students decided to come together to advocate on behalf of disabled peers. These students became the founding board of NDLSA.
The National Disabled Law Students Association (“NDLSA”) supports disabled legal professionals before, during and after their legal education to increase the number of attorneys with disabilities and other historically excluded identities within the profession. NDLSA was formed to advocate for the betterment of law students with disabilities to ensure that the accommodations and environment they need to be successful is provided.
NDLSA uses a disability justice framework to support disabled law students to:
Enable disabled law students from the moment they decide to take the LSAT to the time they’re hired as attorneys.
Empower disabled law students and graduates by broadcasting their advocacy efforts and events.
Serve as forward-facing advocates for disability diversity in legal education and the legal profession.
Presently NDLSA has 65 membership organizations at law schools around the country. Member orgs support disabled law students at their school by advocating and hosting events. This is a vital part of our mission because it encourages disability visability and builds a community for law students with disabilities.
NDLSA is a 501(c)(3) non-profit. Our efforts are sustained through volunteers and donations.
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