[blindlaw] outlining methods

[Johnston]

Hi Darlene,
Congrats for getting into law school.  I'll cross my fingers for you and 
your friend in Afghanistan.

Best,
Jay
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Darlene Olsen" <darlene.olsen at gmail.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 5:02 PM
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] outlining methods


> Greetings J in Oregon,
>
>     I am also a first year student.  I lost my vision approximately 2 
> years ago.  I want to learn to read braille and study law.  I typically 
> feel that it is much like inventing the wheel.  I suppose that if Lady 
> Justice can walk around blind folded with the scales of justice and a 
> sword; I can trot around with a white cane and a victor stream reader.  I 
> have never felt more passionate about anything in my life until I learned 
> the law and the useful tool it is for everyone.  I felt a feeling of peace 
> and comfort in knowing that there are other people that feel the same way 
> and can relate to me as some withthe absence of sight and not without 
> vision.
>   Good Luck to you.
>     Incidentally, I have a study buddy that was deployed to Afganistan and 
> intend to do my best to help this wonderful soldier.
>
> Respectfully,
> Darlene
>    I used to be a paralegal so this could give me an edge over the 
> otherlaw students  Furthermore, I would note that the faculty and students 
> are terrific and I hold the highest respect for the effort they place in 
> the assignment and respect for each other.  s.  .
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Johnston" <withat at msn.com>
> To: <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, October 31, 2009 9:56 AM
> Subject: [blindlaw] outlining methods
>
>
>> Hello all,
>> I am new to this list, so please pardon if this is a repeat of a recent 
>> thread.  What course outlining methods have you used?  This is my first 
>> year in law school, so everything is new to me.  I question whether the 
>> typical method of using Roman numerals, Arabic numbers, letters, etc. 
>> with indentations would be ideal for me.  It seems like it would be hard 
>> to see the big picture and to navigate the concepts in a document like 
>> this.
>>
>> I'm open to any/all suggestions/ideas.
>>
>> Thanks much.
>>
>> Jay in Oregon
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