[blindlaw] Accessibility of PACER with Jaws and looking for anyone to talk to with bankruptcy experience

[Michael Fry]

Dear Shannon,

Congratulations on receiving an offer to work for a bankruptcy firm.  I
clerked for a bankruptcy judge in San Jose.  Afterwards, I worked for a
small debtor side bankruptcy firm in San Jose.  Bankruptcy law is a good
field.  It's a niche that isn't to complex.  Given enough experience in the
field, it can be easily mastered, but, general practice attorneys usually
feel uncomfortable doing it.  Moreover, bankruptcy is a good concept.  If
things go wrong for the debtor, the government steps in and protects him,
which encourages risk taking.

I don't use JAWS.  Rather, I put my computer monitor on high contrast and
where a pair of telescopic lenses to read the screen.  So, I'm not
qualified to give advice about JAWS.  Nevertheless, here are some general
points.  PACER allows one to access case and docket information from
Federal Courts.  Documents are filed in PDF format through electronic court
filing (e-filing).

I've been told that Federal e-filing is a simple fairly simple and seamless
process compared to state and municipal electronic filing systems.  For
what it's worth, I think e-filing should be compatible with JAWS because
it gets high reviews and it's owned, operated, and managed by the Federal
Government, which should require it to conform to the ADA.

If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to ask.  If you
prefer, you are welcome to contact me off list.

Sincerely,



Mike


On Mon, Sep 2, 2013 at 1:12 AM, Shannon Ramsay <salynnr at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hello,
>
>
>
>    I am a California lawyer located in the Sacramento area.  I have been
> offered the opportunity to work for a small bankruptcy firm in my area, and
> I am wondering if there is anyone on this list who practices bankruptcy law
> whom I could talk to.  I am especially looking for someone who practices in
> California if there is anyone like that on this list.
>
>    I also know the work I am likely to be doing will involve a lot of
> electronic filings through PACER.  I need to know how accessible PACER is
> for a Jaws user and how difficult it is to learn.  I do recall reading a
> post on this list about PACER a long time ago, but I thought it would be
> more efficient to just put the question out there again instead of wading
> through old archived messages.  Any help I can get would be greatly
> appreciated.
>
>
>
>    Sincerely,
>
>
>
>    Shannon Ramsay
>
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