[blindlaw] Blind person as a witness question

[Daniel K. Beitz]

Your friend will need a laptop with his documents scanned and OCR'd into MS
word.  I recommend a single earphone.  The other alternative is that he has
the evidence put into Braille, but I don't know how his Braille skills are
or whether this would be worth the cost.  I have tried many cases using a
laptop with window-eyes, and it works well.  Obviously, jaws would work too.
An apple might even work better, as good as they have gotten lately.  I can
read Braille, but its just way too slow and cumbersome for the courtroom in
my opinion, but others may disagree.  Getting used to an earphone in one ear
and listening to what is going on around you is certainly a learned skill.

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-----Original Message-----
From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Tammy Cantrell
Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2011 7:57 PM
To: NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List
Subject: [blindlaw] Blind person as a witness question

Hello,
I need info.  I have a blind person that has to be in court.  He has to read
and verify documents to be submitted into evidence.  Are there reasonable
accommodations for this situation?  The person does not have the portable
technology to use.  If he borrows something, he isn't going to be proficient
with it.  His testamony is required because he is the person that filed the
complaint.  I doubt I could help him since I am on the witness list.  If you
have any suggestions, please share them with me.  This is very important.

Thanks!
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