[blindlaw] Question for the Mailing List

[Liz Surette]

Thank you all for your responses. I will be sure to keep your
suggestions in mind as my job search continues.

Best,
Liz Surette

On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 11:08 AM, Russell J. Thomas, Jr.
<rthomas at emplmntattorney.com> wrote:
>
> If you work for a firm or a company, travel expenses such as cab, bus or air
> travel expenses are reimbursed in the same manner as a sighted person is
> reimbursed for his/her travel expenses.
>
> If it is a client meeting, suggest that the meeting take place at your
> office rather than at the client's office. Alternatively, use skype or a
> phone with conference call features if several people need to be involved.
>
> If you are going to a Court alone, you will find that the security personnel
> at the court house are usually very helpful in describing how to get to the
> courtroom you need to go to.
>
>
> Respectfully,
>
>
>
> Russell J. Thomas, Jr.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Liz Surette
> Sent: Monday, February 06, 2012 10:38 PM
> To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [blindlaw] Question for the Mailing List
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I am an attorney licensed in Massachusetts since 2010. In my job
> search, I often encounter positions that seem like good fits for me,
> only to find out that "reliable transportation" is needed--even for
> jobs that are not real estate-related. Since I can't see well enough
> to drive, I feel that my job search is confined to the Boston area
> where there is public transportation. I have applied to the state's
> paratransit service and been turned down because legal blindness alone
> does not qualify me for the service. Do any of you have any tips as to
> how to overcome the transportation problem? If you have taken a legal
> job outside of a major city, how have you coped with the daily commute
> and any job-related travel?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Liz Surette
> EKSurette at gmail.com
> (603) 969-7647
>
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Elizabeth K. Surette, Esq.
eksurette at gmail.com
(603) 969-7647
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