[blindlaw] Employment Question

Fri Apr 10 23:45:00 UTC 2009

hi,

i know squat about law but it seems foolish to mix personal with on the job.

Bryan Schulz
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John " <joramsey at cox.net>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List'" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 5:00 PM
Subject: [blindlaw] Employment Question

>    I need some employment law advice, however, there is an overlapping
> federal
>    law question as well. I am a blind attorney  and work for a corporation
> in a
>    non attorney capacity. At our company we have outgoing mail and today I
>    inadvertently dropped a piece of personal mail in the box and before I
>    realized what had happened my supervisor called me on the phone and it
> was
>    obvious that she had opened and read my mail instead of just placing it
> back
>    on my desk and giving me an explanation of what happened. I was also
>    reprimanded on the phone and I am sure that this is because she did not
> want
>    me to go on the offensive. Therefore, my question is this: does a
> company
>    have the right to open a private communication that is not on
> letterhead,
>    not in an envelope bearing the company stationary etc. without first
>    contacting the sender, or the recipient? Secondly, because the mail has
> it's
>    own indicia of privacy, can the company open the outgoing mail?
>    Thanks,
>    John
>
> John A. Ramsey Jr., Esq.
>
> Gainesville, FL 32609
>
> Phone: (352) 505-6642
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Locke Milholland
> Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 4:18 PM
> To: NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Purchasing A KNFB Reader Mobile?
>
>
> I do not read brail, but it's nott my own exhibits where I was raising the
> question.  I know what I go into court with.
> In family law, the clients usually know more about the other party than
> anyone.
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Rod Alcidonis" <roddj12 at hotmail.com>
> Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 2:03 PM
> To: "'NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List'" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Purchasing A KNFB Reader Mobile?
>
>> The client? I can see how another attorney doing it is not too bad,
>> but
>> the
>> client? I would never put myself in a position where I would make a
>> mistake
>> and it's because my client misread or misidentify a document to me while
>> in
>> court. Plus it looks bad to me that client is acting as assistant in the
>> courtroom. The perception, that is. I am not writing this to criticize 
>> you
>> -- a man gotta do what a man gotta do -- I am just saying I would feel
>> very
>> uncomfortable doing this. Do you read Braille? Can you label your 
>> exhibits
>> in Braille? Because so much is going on visually during a trial, I think
>> one
>> should always get an assistant to help out.
>>
>> Rod Alcidonis
>>  Juris Doctor Candidate, 2009.
>> Roger Williams University School of Law
>> 10 Metacom Ave., Box: 9003
>> Bristol, RI 02809
>> Home: (401) 824-8685
>> Cell: (718) 704-4651
>>  E-mail: roddj12 at hotmail.com
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>> On Behalf Of Locke Milholland
>> Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 9:50 AM
>> To: NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Purchasing A KNFB Reader Mobile?
>>
>> Speaking of this reader, has anyone used it in a courtroom setting?
>> And,
>> if
>>
>> so, how well does it work?
>>
>> Also, how do others on this list manage reviewing evidence exhibits in
>> the courtroom?
>>
>> So far, I have used either the client, an assistant, or another
>> attorney
>> who
>>
>> is free if it's a courtroom with a waiting line for hearings. Locke
>>
>>
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "Rod Alcidonis" <roddj12 at hotmail.com>
>> Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 6:35 AM
>> To: "'NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List'" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Purchasing A KNFB Reader Mobile?
>>
>>> Doesn't Humanware have the Mobile Speak for now $195.
>>> Why is it still being sold somewhere else for $295?
>>>
>>>
>>> Rod Alcidonis
>>>  Juris Doctor Candidate, 2009.
>>> Roger Williams University School of Law
>>> 10 Metacom Ave., Box: 9003
>>> Bristol, RI 02809
>>> Home: (401) 824-8685
>>> Cell: (718) 704-4651
>>>  E-mail: roddj12 at hotmail.com
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
>>> On
>>> Behalf Of Michael Hingson (by way of David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>)
>>> Sent: Thursday, April 09, 2009 9:55 PM
>>> To: david.andrews at nfbnet.org
>>> Subject: [blindlaw] Purchasing A KNFB Reader Mobile?
>>>
>>> Are you considering the purchase of a KnfbReader Mobile or do you
>>> know someone who may be interested in buying one?  If so, I would
>>> like to speak with you.  Please remember that the National Federation
>>> of the Blind is the only National distributor of the Reader and its
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>>> an order please visit
>>>
> <http://knfbreader.michaelhingson.com>http://knfbreader.michaelhingson.com
>>> or please call me, Mike Hingson, at (888) 965-9191.
>>>
>>> The current configuration of the Reader we are providing includes the
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>>> entire package including the screen reader option cost $1,665.00 plus
>>> shipping.
>>>
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>>>
>>> Join the technology revolution today and go totally globally
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>>>
>>>
>>> Cordially,
>>>
>>>
>>> Mike Hingson
>>>
>>> The Michael Hingson Group
>>>      "Speaking with Vision"
>>>                  Michael Hingson, President
>>>                          (415) 827-4084
>>>
>>> <mailto:info at michaelhingson.com>info at michaelhingson.com
>>>                    www.michaelhingson.com
>>>
>>>
>>> for info on the new KNFB Reader Mobile, visit:
>>>
>>
> <http://knfbreader.michaelhingson.com/>http://knfbreader.michaelhingson.com
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