[blindlaw] NABL BREAKING NEWS REGARDING TENBROEK SYMPOSIUM

Mon Mar 28 15:11:12 UTC 2011

I can only speaking as a partially sighted- person, using a less powerful narrator, but standard WestLaw has too many "sidebars" and other glitches to be useful.  That leads to the alternative of huge magnification settings that become more of a barrier than an aid to utilizing the site.  I guess if I had to describe standard WestLaw, it is simply "too busy", without much benefit from all of that clutter. 

WestLaw Next is much more intuitive, and can be customized to an individual's research needs without being cluttered.  It also works with all types of adaptive technology, not just those vision issues.  It's hard to explain - but once you Next, you will definitely like it.  It is a huge step forward, even for folks with perfect sight.

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From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Daniel K. Beitz
Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 7:54 AM
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Subject: Re: [blindlaw] NABL BREAKING NEWS REGARDING TENBROEK SYMPOSIUM

Maybe I'm missing something, but I use westlaw, not the text version either,
every day without difficulty.  I'm confused as to why there are issues.  I
am a window-eyes user, so maybe there are differences between it and other
screen reading programs, but I find no portion of the web site to be
inaccessible.

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From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Susan Kelly
Sent: Monday, March 28, 2011 10:50 AM
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Subject: Re: [blindlaw] NABL BREAKING NEWS REGARDING TENBROEK SYMPOSIUM

As one of the test-guinea pig for WestLaw Next, I can honestly say that it
is a great improvement.  (A co-worker who is quadriplegic and uses Dragon
was also a tester.)  Most impressive to me was the fact that West is now
committed, at least with this product, to taking input as to what needs to
be addressed in order to make the product accessible to all.  I'm just glad
that our office is now able to use it, under a special agreement with West.

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From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Scott C. LaBarre
Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2011 2:08 PM
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Subject: [blindlaw] NABL BREAKING NEWS REGARDING TENBROEK SYMPOSIUM

Greetings:

As many of you know, we are conducting the Fourth Jacobus tenBroek Law
Symposium on April 14th and 15th in Baltimore.  In addition, I am pleased to
announce that just today Thomson-Reuters agreed to help cosponsor this
year's Symposium and also offer a special session to blind/visually impaired
attorneys addressing how to manage WestLaw and their new product, WestLaw
Next, with assistive technology.  This special session will take place
Friday afternoon, April 15th and will qualify for CLE credits in most
jurisdictions.  For those registering for the tenBroek Symposium, this extra
session along with lunch will cost an additional $25.00.  For those who wish
to attend this session only, the cost is $50.00.

Please contact me at the information below to register for the extra
session.  I apologize for the late announcement, but Thomson-West was not
able to confirm until today.  In the next few days, I will be gathering more
details and sending them around.  Please feel free to send this announcement
to all appropriate sources.  Please see an announcement regarding the
Symposium generally below my signature.   
Scott C. LaBarre, Esq.
President, NABL 

Registration Deadline is April 7th!

Don't Miss the Opportunity to hear Assistant Secretary of Education for
Civil Rights Russlynn Ali, Assistant Secretary of Labor for Disability
Employment Policy Kathleen Martinez, and EEOC Commissioner Chai Feldblum

at the

2011 Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium

Bridging the Gap between the Disability Rights Movement and Other Civil
Rights Movements

April 14-15, 2011

at the

National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute

Baltimore, Maryland

The 2011 Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium will consist of plenary
sessions and workshops facilitated by distinguished law professors,
practitioners, and advocates who will discuss issues such as how to
translate what worked for the civil rights movements to the disability
rights movement, how the disability community can learn to speak with one
voice while respecting and maintaining its diversity, and how to erase the
misconception that disability rights is not a civil rights issue.

2011 plenary session presenters:

  a.. Russlynn Ali, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Education Office
for Civil Rights 
  b.. Ruth Colker, Distinguished University Professor and Heck Faust
Memorial Chair in Constitutional Law, Ohio State University Moritz College
of Law 
  c.. Robert Dinerstein, Professor of Law, American University Washington
College of Law 
  d.. Wade Henderson, President and CEO, The Leadership Conference on Civil
and Human Rights 
  e.. Scott C. LaBarre, Esquire, LaBarre Law Offices P.C. 
  f.. Kathleen Martinez, Assistant Secretary, Department of Labor, Office of
Disability Employment Policy 
  g.. Marc Maurer, President, National Federation of the Blind 
  h.. Shannon Price Minter, Legal Director, National Center for Lesbian
Rights 
  i.. Larry Paradis, Executive Director, Disability Rights Advocates 
  j.. Howard Rosenblum, Chief Executive Officer (Designate), National
Association of the Deaf 
  k.. Lynn Hecht Schafran, Senior Vice President and Director, National
Judicial Education Program, Legal Momentum

2011 workshop facilitators:

  a.. Mazen Basrawi, Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General, U.S.
Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division 
  b.. Michael W. Bien, Managing Partner, Rosen, Bien & Galvan LLP 
  c.. Peter Blanck, University Professor and Chair, The Burton Blatt
Institute 
  d.. Ella Callow, Legal Program Director, The National Center for Parents
with Disabilities and their Families 
  e.. Kevin Cremin, Director of Disability and Public Benefits Law, Legal
Services NYC 
  f.. Brian East, Senior Attorney, Advocacy, Inc. 
  g.. Leslie Ellis, Jury Consultant, TrialGraphix 
  h.. Donald Freedman, Partner, Rosenberg, Freedman & Goldstein LLP 
  i.. Douglas Kruse, Director, PhD program in Labor Relations and Human
Resources, Rutgers University School of Management and Labor Relations 
  j.. Janet Lord, Senior Partner, BlueLaw International 
  k.. Laura Rovner, Associate Professor of Law, University of Denver Sturm
College of Law 
  l.. Jo Anne Simon, Esquire 
  m.. Michael Waterstone, J. Howard Ziemann Fellow and Professor of Law,
Loyola Law School

The theme keynote speaker will be Commissioner Chai Feldblum, United States
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Documentation for CLE credits will be provided.

Registration fee: $175

Student registration fee: $25

A limited number of scholarships to cover the registration fee will be
available to individuals with demonstrated financial need.

To learn more about the symposium and symposium sponsorship opportunities,
view the agenda, and register online, please visit
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Web site a registration form to mail or fax.  Hotel information is also
available on the symposium Web site.

For additional information, contact:

Lou Ann Blake, JD

Law Symposium Coordinator

Jacobus tenBroek Library

Jernigan Institute

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND

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at Jernigan Place

Baltimore, Maryland 21230

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