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Thu Aug 11 02:57:43 UTC 2011

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>    1. U.S. Atty Posting eastern district of Tennessee (Ross Doerr)
>    2. Re: A word of caution concerning attending law school	via
>       distance learning (Olusegun -- Victory Associates LTD, Inc.)
>    3. U.S. Trustee office Atty posting - Corpus Christi TX (Ross Doerr)
>    4. Barrier Free Walkway (brdavis84 at cox.net)
>    5. congresswoman under fire for alleged disability
>       discrimination (ckrugman at sbcglobal.net)
>    6. re zoomex scanning solution (Gerard Sadlier)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2011 16:17:54 -0400
> From: "Ross Doerr" <rumpole at roadrunner.com>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [blindlaw] U.S. Atty Posting eastern district of Tennessee
> Message-ID: <CA48407426174D3C88A5328A392EC9C7 at none8a46117901>
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>   * Assistant United States Attorney United States Attorney's Office Eastern
> District of Tennessee Vacancy Announcement #11-EDTN-AUSA-08Applications must
> be received by Wednesday, August 24, 2011
> http://www.justice.gov/careers/legal/jobs/ausa-11-edtn-ausa-08.htm
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>
>
> Ross A. Doerr Esquire
> Admitted to Practice in
> Maine and New Hampshire
> F. Ct. Admission: ME. N.H.
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> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2011 16:00:51 -0600
> From: "Olusegun -- Victory Associates LTD, Inc."
> 	<ukekearuaro at valtdnet.com>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] A word of caution concerning attending law
> 	school	via distance learning
> Message-ID: <57157DDC784C44778B424BD89A54A276 at victory2>
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> Well, doesn't Wolsey Hall based in England offer a law program off the
> classroom?  The last time I looked into it, it would take nearly ten years
> or so to graduate because everything is done via correspondence.  For those
> list members based in England, is there anything in the British legal code
> that prohibits a graduate of Wolsey Hall from becoming a barrister or
> solicitor?  This enquiring mind sure would like to know.
>
> Sincerely,
> Olusegun
> Denver, Colorado
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Tue, 9 Aug 2011 18:44:25 -0400
> From: "Ross Doerr" <rumpole at roadrunner.com>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [blindlaw] U.S. Trustee office Atty posting - Corpus Christi
> 	TX
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> U.S. Department of Justice U.S. Trustee Program Corpus Christi, Texas (1)
> Assistant United States Trustee Vacancy Announcement #CORPUS AUST 11-02
> Resumes submitted by mail must be postmarked no later than midnight August
> 31, 2011.
> http://www.justice.gov/careers/legal/jobs/corpusaust-11-02inter.htm
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>
>
>
> Ross A. Doerr Esquire
> Admitted to Practice in
> Maine and New Hampshire
> F. Ct. Admission: ME. N.H.
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2011 8:31:08 -0400
> From: <brdavis84 at cox.net>
> To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [blindlaw] Barrier Free Walkway
> Message-ID: <20110810083108.8RPY7.1347235.imail at eastrmwml41>
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> For many years, I have walked my best friend Tig where I was instructed.
> Even though Tig is not a guide dog" she is my family.  I am constantly
> having to deal with somebody parking their car over the curb.  So I try to
> go to the other end of the car.  Sometimes, another car is parked at that
> end of the long one.  I can't go the normal route I am used to.  Others can
> see; I am blind.  Do I have any rights as a blind person to have a "barrier
> free" walkway to walk Tig?  The vopa group didn't even respond when I
> contacted them.  They are advocates for the blind.  I question that.  When
> the landlord saw that I had written vopa, they tried to make me change the
> route that I have known for many years to one farther away.  it is not good
> to walk that far at night.  I also had to deal with a high pile of mulch,
> shovels, rakes, etc. in that area.  The landscapers, grounds keeper, and the
> maintenance supervisor were aware of my route.  What rights do I have to
> request a barrier free walkway where I live?  Thanks for listening.  Tig is
> there for me when nobody else is.  I need her.  My best friend is dating
> someone.  I don't get out much.
>
> Betty Davis
>
>
>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2011 08:49:48 -0700
> From: <ckrugman at sbcglobal.net>
> To: <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [blindlaw] congresswoman under fire for alleged disability
> 	discrimination
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> Congresswoman Under Fire For Alleged Disability Discrimination
>
> By Shaun Heasley | July 18, 2011
>
>
> A member of Congress who has publicly supported the Americans with
> Disabilities Act now stands accused of denying reasonable accommodations in
> the workplace.
>
> The allegation comes in a lawsuit filed by Mona Floyd, who has a visual
> disability, against her former employer U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee,
> D-Texas. Floyd alleges that during the seven months in 2010 that she worked
> as legislative director and chief counsel for Jackson Lee, the congresswoman
> failed to accommodate her disability and made disparaging comments when
> modifications were requested.
>
> Now Floyd is suing in U.S. District Court, seeking "back and front pay" in
> addition to compensatory and punitive damages.
>
> According to the suit, Floyd reads 20 to 30 percent slower than average.
> What's more, her speed is reduced even further if she's not given an
> opportunity to rest her eyes periodically.
>
> Floyd says she was assured prior to being hired to Jackson Lee's staff that
> her needs would be accommodated. However, soon after taking the job, Floyd
> was assigned so much reading that she had to work from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
> regularly to keep up, the lawsuit says.
>
> "I don't care anything about your disability," the complaint indicates that
> Jackson Lee told Floyd when the issue was raised.
>
> The comment came not long after Jackson Lee had expressed her support for
> the ADA at a congressional hearing, according to the suit.
>
> Ultimately, Floyd says in the lawsuit that she resigned last fall because of
> the "intolerable working conditions."
>
> Representatives for Jackson Lee are keeping quiet on the matter.
>
> "The office of U.S. Representative Jackson Lee considers internal personnel
> matters confidential and will not comment publicly on the allegations at
> this time, except to say that the office fully embraces and fully practices
> equal employment opportunities for all," Glenn Rushing, Jackson Lee's chief
> of staff, said in a statement.
>
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> http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2011/07/18/congresswoman-discrimination/13542/print/
>
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> Message: 6
> Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2011 17:09:14 +0100
> From: Gerard Sadlier <gerard.sadlier at gmail.com>
> To: NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [blindlaw] re zoomex scanning solution
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> Dear all,
>
> Has anyone used this equipment? If so, I'd be really grateful if you
> could give me information on how you have found it? was it useful? I
> am thinking of acquiring this and it is extremely expensive, so advice
> would be much appreciated.
>
> Ger
>
>
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