[blindlaw] About blindlaw, was Request for laptop during essay section denied

Wed Jun 17 02:23:22 UTC 2009

It comes up ever so often, then dies down, as does list traffic.

Some people think that I under-moderate lists, and occasionally this 
may be true, but most things are cyclical, and die down.  The act of 
moderating a list generally stirs up more flak then it solves.

Dave

At 02:29 AM 6/16/2009, you wrote:
>Good evening Dave,
>
>The list would have to be private and perhaps someone from NABL would
>have to confirm their membership.  NABL could determine what "legal
>professional" means: lawyer, paralegal, etc.
>
>I myself would not be considered a legal professional.  I have
>completed only one year of law school.  I only suggested the idea
>because this has come up a few times since I joined the list.
>
>HTH,
>Everett
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>On 15-Jun-09, at 10:32 PM, David Andrews wrote:
>
>>How would you guarantee that everyone on the list was a "legal
>>professional?"
>>
>>Dave
>>
>>At 12:28 PM 6/15/2009, you wrote:
>>>Good afternoon,
>>>
>>>Perhaps people would benefit from a second list for law professionals
>>>only?
>>>
>>>About blindlaw:
>>>
>>>The purpose of Blind Law is for the discussion of legal matters and
>>>topics directly related to blind people and their blindness. This
>>>discussion area will
>>>be directly monitored by members of the National Association of Blind
>>>Lawyers, a division of the National Federation of the Blind.
>>>
>>>This area is also intended as a means for the members of the
>>>National Association of Blind Lawyers to stay in contact with each
>>>other.
>>>
>>>HTH,
>>>Everett
>>>
>>>
>>>On 15-Jun-09, at 10:46 AM, Rod Alcidonis wrote:
>>>
>>>>Craig:
>>>>
>>>>Good comments. There was a time when there was talk for the list to
>>>>remain only for blind attorneys, and I opposed it. Granted, I was
>>>>not a law student then, but I now see why this would have been the
>>>>best idea. There is a music production listserv called Midimag, it
>>>>is so well monitored that there aren't any posts that is not music
>>>>related. Folks usually don't get to post more than one off message
>>>>on the list.
>>>>
>>>>Rod Alcidonis, J.D.
>>>>C. 718-704-4651
>>>>roddj12 at hotmail.com
>>>>
>>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Craig Borne" <cdborne at gmail.com>
>>>>To: "'NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List'" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
>>>>Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 12:40 AM
>>>>Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Request for laptop during essay section
>>>>denied
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Bryan,
>>>>>
>>>>>You really need to learn a little tact.  She was looking for a
>>>>>work- around
>>>>>to an accommodation issue, not a tech solution to what she needed.
>>>>>
>>>>>Frankly, I am getting really tired of the non-attorney participants
>>>>>on this
>>>>>list chiming in on law (or bar exam) issues.  Is this or is it not
>>>>>a list
>>>>>for blind lawyers and law related to blind related issues?  If so,
>>>>>why are
>>>>>the attorneys (or law students) on this list constantly assaulted
>>>>>with
>>>>>flaming comments that neither answer legal questions nor promote
>>>>>the
>>>>>practice of law with blind attorneys?  Over the past few weeks, I
>>>>>have
>>>>>exercised my delete key more often than in the past due to the high
>>>>>email
>>>>>traffic related neither to the practice of law nor to legal issues
>>>>>related
>>>>>to blind plaintiffs/defendants.
>>>>>
>>>>>I respectfully ask that this loosy-goosy monitoring of this list
>>>>>serve be
>>>>>tightened.  I am frankly tired of receiving emails containing
>>>>>flames from
>>>>>non-attorneys discussing non-legal topics.  It is a waste of time
>>>>>and an
>>>>>annoyance.  I, as a practicing attorney, am less inclined to post a
>>>>>query to
>>>>>this list because I don't have the time or patience to deal with
>>>>>the replies
>>>>>coming from judgmental, non-legal participants in this list.
>>>>>
>>>>>Either blind attorneys/law students have a forum on blindnet, or
>>>>>they do
>>>>>not.
>>>>>
>>>>>Craig
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Craig Borne
>>>>>Baltimore, Maryland
>>>>>"A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial
>>>>>appearance of being right, and raises at first a formidable
>>>>>outcry in
>>>>>defense of custom."  --Thomas Paine, Common Sense
>>>>>
>>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>>From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw- 
>>>>>bounces at nfbnet.org ] On
>>>>>Behalf Of Bryan Schulz
>>>>>Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 6:51 PM
>>>>>To: NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List
>>>>>Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Request for laptop during essay section
>>>>>denied
>>>>>
>>>>>Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>>DUMB!
>>>>>buy another 2.5" laptop hard drive and a thin sata to usb
>>>>>enclosure.
>>>>>then use casper to clone your drive to the second hard drive as it
>>>>>is free
>>>>>for 30 days.
>>>>>then uninstall everything you have to in order to comply with the
>>>>>testing
>>>>>rules.
>>>>>after the test, swap the hard drives as the new one will most
>>>>>likely have
>>>>>much more capacity and you could then use the original smaller
>>>>>drive in the
>>>>>usb enclosure for extra storage.
>>>>>the new drive and enclosure will cost about $80.
>>>>>
>>>>>Bryan Schulz
>>>>>The BEST Solution
>>>>>www.best-acts.com
>>>>>
>>>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "Angie Matney" 
>>>>><angie.matney at gmail.com  >
>>>>>To: "'NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List'" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>Sent: Sunday, June 14, 2009 2:18 PM
>>>>>Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Request for laptop during essay section
>>>>>denied
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>For those who are lucky enough to be able to use a laptop on the
>>>>>>essays, I
>>>>>>have a thought. If I am ultimately granted this accommodation, I
>>>>>>expect
>>>>>>the
>>>>>>Board will ask me to wipe my computer clean. I believe that,
>>>>>>instead of
>>>>>>gutting my computer (and then worrying that I have inadvertently
>>>>>>left
>>>>>>something on there that shouldn't be there), I am going to buy a
>>>>>>second
>>>>>>netbook for use on the bar. A netbook costs around $400. I might
>>>>>>buy one
>>>>>>just like the one I am using now. I can always sell it at a
>>>>>>discount after
>>>>>>I'm done. (Then again, I might keep it and turn it into a linux
>>>>>>machine...but that''s a topic of discussion for another list.)
>>>>>>Current
>>>>>>netbooks comply with the technical requirements that Virginia has
>>>>>>for
>>>>>>laptops. Also, the batter ycan last for an entire day of testing
>>>>>>without
>>>>>>needing to be recharged.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>This is not exactly the cheapest solution, but I believe it's what
>>>>>>I will
>>>>>>do
>>>>>>it I need a clean computer.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Angie
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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