[blindlaw] New list member with a question

[shannon]

Robert,
Thank you for your reply.
I am part of a large party being represented by a lawyer. Whom I really 
don't believe is doing his utmost to win on our behalf.
I wish to read the transcripts of the original trial that went to appeals 
and lost.
I also wish to obtain the most current  Recorded filing of our Condominium 
bylaws.
I have a shared copy from other home owners and the font is archaic and a 
poor copy. I wish to have a searchable copy of this document.

If I could get my hands on a clean copy of the Declaration is there a place 
that could OCR it and certify it for accuracy since it is a legal document 
and the punctuation and spelling is often very important in reviewing such 
documents?
 Which should have been both a piece of evidence and a matter of public 
record.

In truth the version of the Declaration that was submitted in court as 
evidence , is not the latest version it is 10 years old.


I am wondering if it is too late to confer with a new attorney?

Thank you again for the information.
Shannon

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dittman, Robert" <rdittman at stmarytx.edu>
To: "Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2012 12:14 PM
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] New list member with a question


Hello Shannon,

First, welcome to the list.

Second, I must state at the outset that this is not legal advice nor am I 
able to represent you in this matter.  The following is personal help given 
in the spirit of assisting a fellow blind person.


You say you are "involved" in a law suit.  If you are represented by 
counsel, perhaps they or their staff can provide the documents to you in Ms. 
Word format.  If you are representing yourself, the standard "Go talk to a 
lawyer applies."  That being said, what I do is to print the documents out 
then use open book or other OCR scanning software.

If I may ask, and you do not have to answer, what types of documents are you 
wishing to have access to? Are they government forms such as court 
documents, or evidence provided by one of the parties or counsel?

If they are court documents you may wish to call the court clerk to ask if 
you can get copies in Ms. Word format. If evidence, then that is a different 
matter.

Good luck, and again it never hurts to speak with an attorney if you can do 
so anytime you are "involved" with legal proceedings.


Robert D. Dittman
Student Attorney
St. Mary's University, Center for Legal and Social Justice (Civil Clinic)
2507 N.W. 36th Street
San Antonio, TX 78228-3918
Phone: (210) 431-5760 fax: (210) 431-5700
Email: rdittman at mail.stmarytx.edu

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-----Original Message-----
From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
Behalf Of shannon
Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2012 11:27 AM
To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org
Subject: [blindlaw] New list member with a question

Good morning all,
I am not a lawyer but have a question for the blind lawyers.
In the age of legal documents being available on the web but in most cases 
in inaccessible formats how do you all handle gaining access to them?
Are you responsible as individuals for gaining access to them or is there a 
provision that the legal documents be in an accessible format?

I am involved in a law suit that I want to get more background on and I am 
finding that the documents available on the Web and through governmental 
agencies are mostly in formats that are not accessible with a screen reader.
I want to read this information but most of it is scanned and in rather poor 
fonts for OCR with the readily available OCR programs.
Thanks for any information
Shannon Bartch
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