Reflections on a New Study that Examines Discrimination and Bias Reported by Lawyers: Comment on Blanck, Hyseni, and Altunkol Wise’s National Study of the Legal Profession

Abstract

Haley Moss was diagnosed with autism at age three. At the time, her parents were told that achievements such as obtaining a driver's license, graduating from high school, or even making friends were unlikely. Even after she proved the experts wrong and gained acceptance to law school, Moss saw continued challenges for students with disabilities. "I remember in my first year of law school, there was a blind student in my section, but she did not return for the second semester-and I wondered why," she told us.1 "Law school is not always as accessible as it could be for people with disabilities."2 But those people are essential to the functioning of our legal system, she added: "We need all types of minds to get all kinds of jobs done."3.