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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 2006 (202) 514-2007

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Law School Prep Course Provider

Agrees to Services for
Students with Disabilities
WASHINGTON—The Justice Department today announced a consent agreement
with Robin Singh Educational Services, Inc., d/b/a/ TestMasters, one of the nation's
largest providers of preparatory courses for the Law School Admissions Test
(LSAT) and other admission exams. The agreement calls for TestMasters to provide
sign language interpreters and other auxiliary aids to students who need them as
required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). “We commend
TestMasters for taking steps to ensure that people who are deaf or hard of hearing
have the same opportunity as others to gain admission to colleges and graduate
schools,” said Wan J. Kim, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights
Division.

The complaint and proposed consent order, simultaneously filed today in the District
Court for the Central District of California, will ensure that these preparatory
courses are offered in a manner accessible to people with disabilities. The agreement
resolves an administrative complaint received by the Department alleging that
TestMasters failed to provide a sign language interpreter and note-taker for a deaf
student who relies on sign language for communication, and then retaliated by
cancelling the student’s course registration after the student requested
accommodations. Without admitting liability, TestMasters has agreed to re-admit
the student and provide sign language interpreters and note-takers, as well as others
who need them because of disability.

The proposed consent order, if adopted by the court, requires TestMasters to admit
the complainant free of charge to the course of his choosing; provide auxiliary aids,
with sign language interpreters and note-takers or comparable accommodations to
those who need them; adopt and implement a policy of nondiscrimination on the
basis of disability, including formal procedures for students to request
accommodations; train employees on TestMasters obligations under the ADA; and
pay $20,000 in damages to the complainant and $10,000 in civil penalties.

TestMasters provides a large majority of the LSAT prep courses in California and
approximately one third of those nationwide. The company also provides other
college and graduate school preparatory courses. Title III of the ADA requires,
among other things, that private entities offering examinations or courses related to
applications, licensing, certification, or credentialing for secondary or postsecondary
education, professional, or trade purposes offer them in a place and manner
accessible to persons with disabilities or offer alternative accessible arrangements
for such individuals. People interested in finding out more about the ADA can call
the Justice Department’s toll-free Information Line at (800) 514-0301 or (800) 514-
0383 (TDD), or access the ADA homepage at http://www.ada.gov.

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