[blindlaw] Accessibility of LAWS versus WESTLAW

[Aser Tolentino]

I love Westlaw, but have to admit after being forced to use it that Lexis
does work fine. If given the choice, I'd go back to using Text Only Westlaw.

On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 4:16 PM, Daniel K. Beitz <dbeitz at wiennergould.com>wrote:

> Both are accessable.  I don't think it really matters which you use,
> although lexis is a bit slower some times, particularly with large
> annotated
> statutes.  Lexis is easier to use, but westlaw is pretty powerful.  I guess
> I would recommend westlaw.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Nightingale, Noel
> Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 7:06 PM
> To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [blindlaw] Accessibility of LAWS versus WESTLAW
>
> Blindlaw listers:
>
> Has anyone on this list had recent experience comparing the accessibility
> or
> usability of Lexis versus Westlaw with a screen reader ?
>
> If one were choosing today, what legal research system should one select
> for
> its accessibility?
>
> Noel nightingale
>
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