From blindlaw at nfbnet.org Tue Jun 3 00:13:48 2014 From: blindlaw at nfbnet.org (via blindlaw) Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2014 20:13:48 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] {Disarmed} Fw: Video game accessibility for the blind Message-ID: Change.org Responsive Template BaselineHi all! How are you all? I just wanted to tell you that here is something that I think you might find interesting! I just wanted to ask you, what do you think of this idea of having a video games for the blind? I’m just curious! to hear what’s your opinion about this! I actually think this sounds like a great idea! In fact, I think all of us should support this idea by sighning this student petition! Hope to hear from you soon. Thanks so much and God bless!! Helga Schreiber Fundraiser Coordinator for Phi Theta Kappa, Alpha Delta Iota chapter Member of National Federation of the Blind and Florida Association of Blind Students Phone: (561) 706-5950 Email: helga.schreiber26 at gmail.com "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16 From: Change.org Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2014 2:12 PM To: helga.schreiber26 at gmail.com Subject: Video game accessibility for the blind Helga - There's a new petition taking off on Change.org, and we think you might be interested in signing it: Nintendo: Make your 3DS game console accessible by people who are blind by incorporating a screen reader application into the system menu software By James Chambers College Station, Texas Sign James' Petition I am starting this petition to encourage Nintendo to make the 3DS handheld game console usable by people who are blind. As a blind gamer myself, I experience first-hand the feeling of segregation that the lack of accessibility brings. The 3DS console has many online features that sighted people can either use or disregard at their leisure. For blind people, it is a different matter entirely. I couldn't even set up my console without the assistance of a sighted friend. The utter lack of access means that I cannot use the Nintendo EShop to download or purchase content, nor can I access the multitude of other online services that other 3DS owners enjoy without a second thought. Why should I be cut off from being able to access about 80% of what the 3DS has to offer, just because I cannot see? I am able to use an iPhone, Mac and Windows PCs of all sorts, Google's Android devices, and even Amazon's Kindle apps and hardware products as effectively and easily as everyone else. Thus, I am of the belief that Nintendo has no excuse not to make their console accessible to blind people, and from a company who prides itself on the idea of "fun for all," it seems contradictory, unless blind people are excluded from "everyone." From a business perspective, making the 3DS console accessible to the blind means that you open up at least twelve million more potential customers. Apple's Mac and iOS devices have enjoyed a significant boost in sales, ever since the introduction of their VoiceOver screen reader and Zoom screen magnification features. Blind people want to enjoy these mainstream products equally as much as everyone else. Please support this petition, and urge Nintendo to make good on their word, and allow blind people to take part in the "fun for all." After all, we are blind, and we deserve to play too. Sign James' Petition The person (or organization) who started this petition is not affiliated with Change.org. Change.org did not create this petition and is not responsible for the petition content. This email was sent by Change.org to helga.schreiber26 at gmail.com. You can edit your email preferences or unsubscribe from Change.org emails. Start a petition on Change.org Mailing Address: 216 West 104th Street, Suite #130 · New York, NY 10025 · USA From blindlaw at nfbnet.org Wed Jun 4 17:10:27 2014 From: blindlaw at nfbnet.org (Scott C. LaBarre via blindlaw) Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2014 11:10:27 -0600 Subject: [blindlaw] FW: Commonwealth of Massachusetts - Employment Opportunities In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <021901cf8017$e220fe90$a662fbb0$@labarrelaw.com> FYI They usually have a number of attorney positions available. From: Tura, Urgessa (HRD) [mailto:urgessa.tura at state.ma.us] Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2014 10:58 AM To: cindynelson at namimass.org; Perelman, James (NSD); boston at naasc.org; amoore at naswdc.org; nigel.chan at naaapboston.org; rogersn at uthscsa.edu; ming.hui at naaapboston.org; customerservice at nabainc.org; info at bostonblackmba.org; harambee at nabsw.org; slabarre at labarrelaw.com; president at boston.nshmba.org; info at nationalautismcenter.org; sheila.fesko at umb.edu; akandel at nccjctwma.org; jpata at ncai.org; brodriguez at nclr.org; awalker at ncnw.org; nelahq at nelahq.org; president at nfbpaboston.org; jsaunders at nfbpa.org; imvelez at aol.com; nlgmass-director at igc.org; worcnow at gmail.com; info at bostonnow.org; northshorenow at yahoo.com; massnow at massnow.org; cglazer at nod.org; patricia.landry at bostonabcd.org; beverly-patchell at ouhsc.edu; autumnd at nawic.org; JSNiedzolkowski at Armstrong.com; hamiltot at umd.edu; millicent at nbna.org; Elvia.Guillermo at nchdhh.org; president at noma.net; creardon at nlsma.org; philipgiffee at noahcdc.org; naap-boston at naaponline.org; sonitseth at gmail.com; alla_rcam at yahoo.com Subject: Commonwealth of Massachusetts - Employment Opportunities Dear Community Organization Leader: The Massachusetts Human Resources Division, Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your willingness to be included on our comprehensive Recruitment Mailing List. We, in the Commonwealth, strive to create and foster an environment that hires, retains and promotes a diverse workforce, which affirms and values diversity. As such, we are always seeking qualified candidates and recognize the importance of community organizations, such as yours, in assisting us to attract a diverse workforce. This Recruitment Mailing List, will enable Commonwealth of Massachusetts Agencies, statewide, to seek your assistance in announcing our employment opportunities. In our efforts to provide agencies with potential candidates we encourage individuals to email a copy of their resume to ODEOresumebank at hrd.state.ma. to be placed in our resume bank. Please visit our website http://www.state.ma.us to view current listing of employment opportunities. We do appreciate your support in our efforts to recruit a highly skilled and diverse workforce. Sincerely, Urgessa Tura, Intern Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity From blindlaw at nfbnet.org Thu Jun 5 00:19:26 2014 From: blindlaw at nfbnet.org (Denise Avant via blindlaw) Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2014 19:19:26 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] {Disarmed} Fwd: Call for Nominations for the 2014 Paul G. Hearne Award for Disability Rights!! References: Message-ID: <771F7E22-56BD-4F05-AF09-ECF6BBC361FE@gmail.com> Begin forwarded message: > From: "Stratton, Michael" > Subject: Re: Call for Nominations for the 2014 Paul G. Hearne Award for Disability Rights!! > Date: June 3, 2014 at 3:03:26 PM CDT > To: CDR-FULL at MAIL.AMERICANBAR.ORG > Reply-To: "Stratton, Michael" > > FYI > Deadline Extended. Please spread far and wide. > > From: ABA Commission on Disability Rights [mailto:cdr at AMERICANBAR.ORG] > Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2014 1:19 PM > Subject: Call for Nominations for the 2014 Paul G. Hearne Award for Disability Rights!! > > > > > > Call for Nominations -- > 2014 Paul G. Hearne Award for Disability Rights > > Do you know an outstanding advocate for persons with disabilities who has achieved professional excellence in his or her field? > > The ABA Commission on Disability Rights is seeking nominations for the 2014 Paul G. Hearne Award for Disability Rights. This award will be presented at a reception during the 2014 ABA Annual Meeting Boston on Monday, August 11, 2014. > > Submit your nomination > > The deadline to submit the nomination form and supporting materials is the close of business onFriday, June 6, 2014 HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 2014. > > If you have nominated someone previously and want to nominate them again for 2014, please (1) submit the nomination form and (2) contact Michael Stratton at 202-662-1571 orMichael.Stratton at americanbar.org. > > For more information, please click on the links below: > > About the Award > > Nomination Form > > View the list of distinguished award recipients > > If you have further questions, please contact Michael Stratton at 202-662-1571 or via email atMichael.Stratton at americanbar.org. > > Thank You! > > ABA Commission on Disability Rights > > > Call for Nominations for the 2014 Paul G. Hearne Award for Disability Rights > > > > This message was sent to . > Your e-mail address will only be used within the ABA. We do not sell or rent e-mail addresses. > Privacy Policy > Contact Us > American Bar Association | 321 N Clark, Chicago, IL 60654-7598 | 800-285-2221 | 312-988-5522 > > > Michael J. Stratton > Administrative Coordinator > Commission on Disability Rights (CDR) - Mail Stop 11.0 > American Bar Association (ABA) > 1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 400 > Washington, DC 20036-5303 > > T: 202-662-1571 > F: 202-442-3439 > michael.stratton at americanbar.org > http://www.americanbar.org/disability > > > > ______________________________________ > Thank you for your continued interest in this list. A summary of your discussion list subscriptions, including CDR-FULL, can be found athttp://apps.americanbar.org/elistserv/home.cfm . This new List Subscription Page allows you to manage your lists - unsubscribe from existing or join others. > > If you have any issues you may either contact the list owner via email: CDR-FULL-request at mail.americanbar.org , or the ABA Service Center at phone: 1-800-285-2221 or email: service at americanbar.org . > ______________________________________ > From pattischang at gmail.com Thu Jun 5 17:43:48 2014 From: pattischang at gmail.com (Gregory Chang Patti) Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2014 12:43:48 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] Interesting case on election accessibility 12-4412_opn.pdf Message-ID: <612E061E-D926-4441-8452-350F89C6E487@gmail.com> FYI http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/9616d959-b949-495d-8580-1be07d7db1a5/3/doc/12-4412_opn.pdf#xml=http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/decisions/isysquery/9616d959-b949-495d-8580-1be07d7db1a5/3/hilite/ -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Chair Pattischang at gmail.com Www.nfbofillinois.org Sent from my iPhone From Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov Thu Jun 5 18:50:56 2014 From: Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov (Nightingale, Noel) Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2014 13:50:56 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] Service Animals 101 Two-Session Webinar Series In-Reply-To: <001101cf8056$fdf2e310$f9d8a930$@earthlink.net> References: <1117374484341.1101823828696.4631.0.181247JL.1002@scheduler.constantcontact.com> <001101cf8056$fdf2e310$f9d8a930$@earthlink.net> Message-ID: <04F1893C93758F4AA7CB436BB26750660118C2773092@EDUPTCEXMB02.ed.gov> From: Miranda Levy [mailto:tammi at ccer.ccsend.com] On Behalf Of Miranda Levy Sent: Tuesday, June 3, 2014 9:48 AM To: nnightingale at earthlink.net Subject: Service Animals 101 Two-Session Webinar Series [cid:~WRD114.jpg] [cid:~WRD114.jpg] [cid:~WRD114.jpg] [cid:~WRD114.jpg] [cid:~WRD114.jpg] [cid:~WRD114.jpg] [cid:~WRD114.jpg] [cid:~WRD114.jpg] [cid:image002.jpg at 01CF801C.50C4AD20] Service Animals 101 Two-Session Webinar Series Northwest ADA Center Webinar For more information and to register Click Here! $45 per session Session I: July 1 10:00-11:30am PDT Session II: July 8 10:00-11:30am PDT with speaker Miranda Levy, M.A., CRC Northwest ADA Center This is a two-session webinar series. The first is on service animal basics; the second is specifically on service animals under the ADA and Fair Housing Act. Sign up for one or both! Session One Can I bring my service goldfish into a hotel that has a policy of "No Pets Allowed?" Doesn't my landlord have to allow me to have my emotional support parrot in no-pets housing? I own a grocery store and don't allow animals other than service animals-but how can I tell that that dog really is a service animal? I work at an airline; am I allowed to ask for medical documentation when a passenger wants to bring their psychiatric service animal on the plane with them? These and similar questions are ones that the Northwest ADA Center receives daily, and are some of what we will tackle during this 90 minute webinar. The webinar will also cover: * The Americans with Disabilities Act definition of a service animal * Service animals under the Fair Housing Act and the Air Carrier Access Act * Service Animals and State and Local Laws * The clarifying questions a business or government entity may ask an individual with a disability about his or her service animal * Service animal etiquette and guidance Session Two There is much confusion about the differences between the rules and regulations regarding service and assistance animals when it comes to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Fair Housing Act (FHA). This comes from the similarities between these pieces of legislation, as well as the tremendous differences. During this 90 minute webinar, the speaker will apply the ADA law to the topic of service animals, and then will discuss service animals under the FHA. The speaker will point out comparisons throughout the presentation, and ample time will be left for questions. 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Under the settlement FSU agrees not to conduct any medical examination or make any disability-related inquiry of job applicants before a conditional offer of employment is made, and to make its employment opportunities website and its mobile applications, conform to, at a minimum, the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 Level AA Success Criteria and other Conformance Requirements (“WCAG 2.0 AA”). To find out more about the ADA or this settlement agreement, call the Justice Department's toll-free ADA Information Line at 800-514-0301 or 800-514-0383 (TDD), or access its ADA.gov website. ________________________________ [cid:image001.jpg at 01CF80C7.9CC1FD80] Follow The Department of Justice on Twitter. | [cid:image001.jpg at 01CF80C7.9CC1FD80] Like The Department of Justice on Facebook. ________________________________ You have received this e-mail because you have asked to be notified of changes to the U.S. Department of Justice website. 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Candidate, 2016 California Institute of the Arts, B.F.A. 2010 Ph: (502)457-1757 From awildheir at gmail.com Tue Jun 10 01:08:25 2014 From: awildheir at gmail.com (Aimee Harwood) Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2014 21:08:25 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] Tennessee Lawyers Message-ID: <1BE84C00-48B8-4CD8-90A0-471507A96661@gmail.com> I need to talk to some lawyers in Tennessee. I'm not sure if this is list approved but I am seeking representation I'm a pedestrian struck case. I would really like a fellow NFBer to represent me. Side note. I'm starting the Kaplan Online course and am super excited!!!!!!! Contact me off list for the pedestrian case if that is what is best and if you want to take a look at the case. Aimee awildheir at gmail.com Sent from my iPhone From slabarre at labarrelaw.com Tue Jun 10 13:39:45 2014 From: slabarre at labarrelaw.com (Scott C. LaBarre) Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2014 07:39:45 -0600 Subject: [blindlaw] FW: For Distribution: Tues., June 10 - Prof. Martin Senftleben - Implementing the Marrakesh Treaty: Ceiling or Window to Open Sky? In-Reply-To: <5FBBFB2666E1F04E848D648897C048A828CF86@MAILHOST.WCL.Local> References: <5FBBFB2666E1F04E848D648897C048A828CF86@MAILHOST.WCL.Local> Message-ID: <033f01cf84b1$711feff0$535fcfd0$@labarrelaw.com> fyi From: Meredith Jacob [mailto:mjacob at wcl.american.edu] Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2014 4:17 PM To: Meredith Jacob Subject: For Distribution: Tues., June 10 - Prof. Martin Senftleben - Implementing the Marrakesh Treaty: Ceiling or Window to Open Sky? Here's the flier for the June 10 public event if you'd be willing to distribute to anyone interested in attending in person or watching the webcast. The link is pijip.org/implementing-marrakesh Having trouble viewing this e-mail? View it in your browser Washington College of Law Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property American University Washington College of Law Program on Information Justice & Intellectual Property presents The Marrakesh Treaty: Ceiling or Window to Open Sky? Distinguished Lecture with Prof. Martin Senftleben, University of Amsterdam Faculty of Law June 10, 2014 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm 3:00 pm coffee - 4:00 pm lecture - 5:45 pm reception Room 603 Washington College of Law 4801 Massachusetts Avenue Washington DC 20016 For registraton, more info, and the live webcast, please see: pijip.org/implementing-marrakesh The Washington College of Law is proud to present a distinguished lecture by Professor Martin Senftleben , Professor of Intellectual Property Law, at the University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Law. Responses to the lecture will be given by Michele Woods , Director of the Copyright Law Division of the Culture and Creative Industries Sector at the World International Property Organization (WIPO) and Scott LaBarre , National Federation of the Blind Delegate to WIPO for the negotiation of the Marrakesh Treaty. After the amazement about the 'Miracle of Marrakesh' leading to the adoption of the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled, the time has come to turn to the treaty's implementation in national law. Policy makers worldwide are groping for solutions to the practical questions that arise in this context. Which implementation guidelines can be derived from the international three-step test that features prominently in the treaty text? How to preserve pre-exisiting limitations for disabled persons while adding the specific use privileges guaranteed by the Marrakesh Treaty? How to deal with different national concepts of beneficiary persons and special format copies when it comes to the cross-border exchange of works in special format? How to ensure the effectiveness of Marrakesh use privileges in case of works protected through technological protection measure? The talk will address these questions and propose solutions in the light of the treaty text and its overarching objective to put an end to the book famine that dramatically reduces access of persons with reading disabilities worldwide. It will outline implementation options and open the debate on a 'truthful' implementation that can make a real difference for beneficiaries. Past Event Archived Webcasts April 22, 2014 - American Broadcasting Companies v. Aereo, Inc. Webcast March 31, 2014 - Alice Corporation Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank International Post Argument Discussion Webcast Cherry Blossom Symposium on Federal Intellectual Property: IP and Traditional Knowledge Webcast 10th Annual IP/Gender: Gender and the Regulation of Traditional Knowledge Webcast The 2013 Marrakesh Treaty: Providing Access to Copyrighted Works for the Blind and Print Disabled Webcast The Law and Economics of Copyright Users Rights Webcast 2nd Annual Peter Jaszi Distinguished Lecture on Intellectual Property with Prof. Bernt Hugenholtz Webcast 4801 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington DC 20016 http://www.wcl.american.edu/pijip / | pijip at wcl.american.edu From slabarre at labarrelaw.com Tue Jun 10 14:10:57 2014 From: slabarre at labarrelaw.com (Scott C. LaBarre) Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2014 08:10:57 -0600 Subject: [blindlaw] FW: Vacancy at Department of Housing and Community Development In-Reply-To: <7B98A8E33C4000459E6B5886166255E8247A9772F3@ES-MSG-EMB-001.es.govt.state.ma.us> References: <7B98A8E33C4000459E6B5886166255E8247A9772F3@ES-MSG-EMB-001.es.govt.state.ma.us> Message-ID: <038d01cf84b5$cccf2bf0$666d83d0$@labarrelaw.com> fyi From: Pollack, Lisa (OCD) [mailto:lisa.pollack at massmail.state.ma.us] Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2014 6:10 AM To: Pollack, Lisa (OCD) Subject: Vacancy at Department of Housing and Community Development Please share the vacancy below with others and/or forward to your Human Resources Department for the position listed below at the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development. Legal Office Coordinator - Program Coordinator I Posting ID: J41942 Application Deadline is 06/20/2014 https://jobs.hrd.state.ma.us/recruit/public/3111/job/job_view.do?postingId=J 41942 From davant1958 at gmail.com Tue Jun 10 20:34:53 2014 From: davant1958 at gmail.com (Denise Avant) Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2014 15:34:53 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] Fwd: important decision today from the Second Circuit References: <29E2083D8849FE43BF6A456890490A0C20B1FD1C@BALT-X1-EXCH2K8.BGL.root> Message-ID: Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: "Daniel F. Goldstein" > Date: June 10, 2014 at 2:07:01 PM CDT > To: CDR-FULL at MAIL.AMERICANBAR.ORG > Subject: important decision today from the Second Circuit > Reply-To: "Daniel F. Goldstein" > > The university libraries that had allowed Google to digitize their entire collections were sued by the Authors Guild under copyright law. The National Federation of the Blind and several blind students and faculty members intervened on the side of the universities and today the Second Circuit ruled that making that entire digital collection available to those with print disabilities is a fair use under the copyright law. This is a huge win! > > Daniel F. Goldstein > Attorney > > BROWN GOLDSTEIN LEVY > 120 E. Baltimore Street, Suite 1700 > Baltimore, MD 21202 > Tel.: 410.962.1030 x1314 > Direct: 443-923-1314 > Fax: 410.385.0869 > Email: dfg at browngold.com > About Brown, Goldstein & Levy, LLP > Brown, Goldstein & Levy, based in Baltimore, Maryland, handles both civil and criminal litigation and has active practices in many other areas of the law, including family law, disability rights, and health care. For more information, see www.browngold.com. > CONFIDENTIALITY: This email and any attachments are confidential, except where the email states it can be disclosed; it may also be privileged. If received in error, please do not disclose the contents to anyone, but notify the sender by return email and delete this email (and any attachments) from your system. Thank you. > > ______________________________________ > Thank you for your continued interest in this list. A summary of your discussion list subscriptions, including CDR-FULL, can be found at http://apps.americanbar.org/elistserv/home.cfm . This new List Subscription Page allows you to manage your lists - unsubscribe from existing or join others. > > If you have any issues you may either contact the list owner via email: CDR-FULL-request at mail.americanbar.org , or the ABA Service Center at phone: 1-800-285-2221 or email: service at americanbar.org . > ______________________________________ > > <(278-1) OPINION.PDF> From gerard.sadlier at gmail.com Tue Jun 10 20:46:14 2014 From: gerard.sadlier at gmail.com (Gerard Sadlier) Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2014 21:46:14 +0100 Subject: [blindlaw] Fwd: important decision today from the Second Circuit In-Reply-To: References: <29E2083D8849FE43BF6A456890490A0C20B1FD1C@BALT-X1-EXCH2K8.BGL.root> Message-ID: Hi Denise, Could you please send a link to the opinion, when it becomes available? Is the decision likely to be appealed? If so, will the US SUpreme Court hear any such appeal? Thank you Ger On 6/10/14, Denise Avant via blindlaw wrote: > > > Sent from my iPhone > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: "Daniel F. Goldstein" >> Date: June 10, 2014 at 2:07:01 PM CDT >> To: CDR-FULL at MAIL.AMERICANBAR.ORG >> Subject: important decision today from the Second Circuit >> Reply-To: "Daniel F. Goldstein" >> >> The university libraries that had allowed Google to digitize their entire >> collections were sued by the Authors Guild under copyright law. The >> National Federation of the Blind and several blind students and faculty >> members intervened on the side of the universities and today the Second >> Circuit ruled that making that entire digital collection available to >> those with print disabilities is a fair use under the copyright law. This >> is a huge win! >> >> Daniel F. Goldstein >> Attorney >> >> BROWN GOLDSTEIN LEVY >> 120 E. 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Ideally we are seeking attorneys with 5+ years of experience and dedication to serving people with disabilities. These job descriptions are attached and also available on MDLC's website: http://www.mdlclaw.org/2014/06/mdlc-announces-two-attorney-positions. Cover letter, salary requirement, resume, references, and writing sample should be sent to jobs at mdlclaw.org with the position(s) applied for in the subject line. Priority given to applications received by June 16th but positions will be held open until filled. > > Could you please circulate to your colleagues and networks? We would really appreciate you helping us find great people. For the right person, this is a tremendous and rare opportunity to work with an excellent advocacy team. We will also be hiring a development staff person soon – please be on the lookout for the announcement or feel free to inquire. Many thanks! > > Virginia Knowlton Marcus > Executive Director > Maryland Disability Law Center > 1500 Union Ave., Suite 2000 > Baltimore, MD 21211 > > Phone: 410-727-6352 ext. 2482 > Email: virginiak at mdlclaw.org > > > > Combined Federal Campaign: 76352 > > > Michael J. Stratton > Administrative Coordinator > Commission on Disability Rights (CDR) - Mail Stop 11.0 > American Bar Association (ABA) > 1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 400 > Washington, DC 20036-5303 > > T: 202-662-1571 > F: 202-442-3439 > michael.stratton at americanbar.org > http://www.americanbar.org/disability > > > From Susan.Kelly at pima.gov Thu Jun 12 18:10:33 2014 From: Susan.Kelly at pima.gov (Susan Kelly) Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2014 18:10:33 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] electronic professional journals Message-ID: When I first had to start using a screen narrator on my work computer, I was frustrated by the fact that our state's (Arizona) Bar Journal was not in an accessible electronic format, but rather was an essentially imaged copy of the text with marginally accessible table of contents. There have been some minor "fixes", but the majority of the text remains largely inaccessible. I have had this same problem with other professional legal journals, including one dedicated to legal technology updates. Does anyone have any suggestions? Has the NFB or any other advocacy group tried to force the issue? From awildheir at gmail.com Thu Jun 12 18:33:56 2014 From: awildheir at gmail.com (Aimee Harwood) Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2014 14:33:56 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] electronic professional journals In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: If you can download them I would recommend scansnap because it has a converter that makes it searchable and readable. I have the XI500. I also have a Mac and the only thing I had to make the pannel of buttons accessible is have someone help me label them. Aimee Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 12, 2014, at 2:10 PM, Susan Kelly via blindlaw wrote: > > When I first had to start using a screen narrator on my work computer, I was frustrated by the fact that our state's (Arizona) Bar Journal was not in an accessible electronic format, but rather was an essentially imaged copy of the text with marginally accessible table of contents. There have been some minor "fixes", but the majority of the text remains largely inaccessible. I have had this same problem with other professional legal journals, including one dedicated to legal technology updates. Does anyone have any suggestions? Has the NFB or any other advocacy group tried to force the issue? > _______________________________________________ > blindlaw mailing list > blindlaw at nfbnet.org > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for blindlaw: > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/awildheir%40gmail.com From jsoro620 at gmail.com Fri Jun 13 01:36:59 2014 From: jsoro620 at gmail.com (Joe) Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2014 21:36:59 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] Sec. 508 Compliance in the Federal Workplace Message-ID: <001401cf86a7$f82f17d0$e88d4770$@gmail.com> Hello, I'm looking for federal employees who can share their experience with technology accessibility in the workplace. I keep hearing the IRS and Social Security Administration have excellent accommodations, but that experience has clearly yet to reach all agencies. In my agency we run into difficulties working with multiple development teams to bring individual systems to at least a workable state with JAWS, but of course this is only a workaround and ignores the greater importance of meeting Section 508 standards. I Googled the issue and was surprised to find very little in the way of resources for federal employees and workplace accessibility. If you have pointers on best practices, user forums or any other resources to assist in educating IT departments, I'd be most grateful. We're about to lose a competent 508 coordinator and think our small group may soon need to step up our own self-advocacy campaigns. Thanks again.--Joe From slabarre at labarrelaw.com Fri Jun 13 17:00:42 2014 From: slabarre at labarrelaw.com (Scott C. LaBarre) Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2014 11:00:42 -0600 Subject: [blindlaw] FW: Attorney Vacancies at the U.S. Department of Justice In-Reply-To: <98A98D365DA17347B0FA3158D79B489447BBCA8A@DPRC-EXCH-P07.JCONMAIL.doj.gov> References: <5A114E4DF190414C9DEC8CF5D78729BD0BD88E0574@GSD-MBX-RDC06.gsd.doj.gov> <98A98D365DA17347B0FA3158D79B489447BBCA8A@DPRC-EXCH-P07.JCONMAIL.doj.gov> Message-ID: <00da01cf8729$02dcd6f0$089684d0$@labarrelaw.com> From: Hunter, Sue (JMD) [mailto:Sue.Hunter at usdoj.gov] Sent: Friday, June 13, 2014 10:15 AM To: Hunter, Sue (JMD) Subject: FW: Attorney Vacancies at the U.S. Department of Justice From: Hunter, Sue (JMD) Sent: Friday, June 13, 2014 12:14 PM To: Hunter, Sue (JMD) Subject: Attorney Vacancies at the U.S. Department of Justice Below is a list of current attorney vacancies at the United States Department of Justice. We encourage all interested applicants to apply; To learn more about Justice and our legal careers, please visit our website: www.justice.gov/careers/legal/. In addition, every year over 1,800 volunteer legal interns serve in DOJ components and U.S. Attorneys’ Offices throughout the country. If you know any law students who may be interested in a DOJ volunteer internship, please encourage them to review the many opportunities featured at www.justice.gov/careers/legal/volunteer-intern.html. Finally, please share this email with interested colleagues and peers. If you wish to update the contact information for you or the organization you represent, or no longer wish to receive these periodic email announcements, please respond to this email address and ask to be removed from our mailing list. Thank you. Criminal Division (CRM) Trial Attorney IL 06/11/2014 Civil Division (CIV) FOIA Counsel DC 06/11/2014 Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) Trial Attorney DC 06/10/2014 Criminal Division (CRM) Supervisory Trial Attorney (Deputy Chief) DC 06/10/2014 Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA) Assistant United States Attorney (Civil) TN 06/09/2014 United States Trustee (UST) Trial Attorney (Chapter 11), GS-905-13/14/15 - Detail NTE 1 year DC 06/06/2014 Criminal Division (CRM) Supervisory Trial Attorney (Deputy Chief) DC 06/04/2014 Office of the Deputy Attorney General (ODAG) Detail Opportunity for an Experienced DOJ Trial Attorney, Senior Trial Attorney, or Assistant U.S. Attorney Office DC 06/03/2014 USAO Southern District of Alabama Special Assistant United States Attorney (Serves Without Compensation) AL 06/03/2014 USAO District of Nevada Assistant United States Attorney NV 06/03/2014 USAO Eastern District of California Special Assistant United States Attorney (Uncompensated) CA 06/03/2014 USAO Eastern District of California Special Assistant United States Attorney (Uncompensated) CA 06/03/2014 Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Office of the General Counsel (ES) DC 06/03/2014 Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Deputy General Counsel (ES) DC 06/03/2014 USAO Southern District of Iowa Assistant United States Attorney IA 06/02/2014 Civil Division (CIV) Civil Division, Consumer Protection Branch DC 06/02/2014 Civil Division (CIV) Consumer Protection Branch DC 06/02/2014 Civil Division (CIV) Counsel for Administration and Policy DC 06/02/2014 From rumpole at roadrunner.com Sun Jun 15 12:44:29 2014 From: rumpole at roadrunner.com (Ross Doerr) Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2014 08:44:29 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] Happy Father's Day Message-ID: <3323990CD9BA43478056410B3CE0C0AC@mycomputer> To one and all who are Dads on this list -- may you enjoy this day with love and special time with your kids. Also, and this is experience speaking -- you will survive their teen-age years. You'll be gray, but you will survive. Ross A. Doerr Attorney at Law Admitted to Practice Law in Maine and New Hampshire F. Ct. Admissions: ME and N.H. From kelbycarlson at gmail.com Tue Jun 17 14:26:19 2014 From: kelbycarlson at gmail.com (kelby carlson) Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2014 10:26:19 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] Analytical Reasoning on the LSAT Message-ID: Greetings. To those of you I have not met, my name is Kelby Carlson. I'm a rising senior in college this year and plan on taking the LSAT at the end of September, in hopes of beginning law school in the fall of 2015. I would like to ask one study question about the LSAT (since I have, finally and late, begun taking practice tests.) What have all of you found to be the most effective way of tackling the analytical reasoning section of the test as a blind test-taker? The review book i have suggests a very visual way of diagraming each scenario which doesn't really work without sight, and i was wondering if there are any better alternatives. (Also, is approximately three and a half montsh a sufficient amount of time to prepare for this test?) Any help on this particular issue is most appreciated. Kelby From mnowicki4 at icloud.com Tue Jun 17 17:31:44 2014 From: mnowicki4 at icloud.com (Michael Nowicki) Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2014 19:31:44 +0200 Subject: [blindlaw] Analytical Reasoning on the LSAT In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <7D898C66-5C3B-4EDC-98DF-99957F802421@icloud.com> I recommend Microsoft Excel for the analytical reasoning section. I've been able to sketch out all the games using Excel. 3 1/2 months should be enough time to fully prepare for the exam. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 17, 2014, at 4:26 PM, kelby carlson via blindlaw wrote: > > Greetings. > > To those of you I have not met, my name is Kelby Carlson. I'm a rising > senior in college this year and plan on taking the LSAT at the end of > September, in hopes of beginning law school in the fall of 2015. I > would like to ask one study question about the LSAT (since I have, > finally and late, begun taking practice tests.) What have all of you > found to be the most effective way of tackling the analytical > reasoning section of the test as a blind test-taker? The review book i > have suggests a very visual way of diagraming each scenario which > doesn't really work without sight, and i was wondering if there are > any better alternatives. (Also, is approximately three and a half > montsh a sufficient amount of time to prepare for this test?) > > Any help on this particular issue is most appreciated. > > Kelby > > _______________________________________________ > blindlaw mailing list > blindlaw at nfbnet.org > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for blindlaw: > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/mnowicki4%40icloud.com From tmeloy at fuse.net Tue Jun 17 17:30:49 2014 From: tmeloy at fuse.net (Timothy J. Meloy) Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2014 13:30:49 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] Analytical Reasoning on the LSAT In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <93B952CD-56D0-4FB1-A2C4-0FD86751FC2B@fuse.net> Hi Kelby, Three and a half months is definititely sufficient time to prepare for the test. I used my braille note to take notes and organize the scenarios. Others may have better suggestions. I was never very successful with the logic games portion of the test. Let me know if there's anything else I can do. Also, you are welcome to E-mail me off list if you have additional questions. Best, TJ > On Jun 17, 2014, at 10:26 AM, kelby carlson via blindlaw wrote: > > Greetings. > > To those of you I have not met, my name is Kelby Carlson. I'm a rising > senior in college this year and plan on taking the LSAT at the end of > September, in hopes of beginning law school in the fall of 2015. I > would like to ask one study question about the LSAT (since I have, > finally and late, begun taking practice tests.) What have all of you > found to be the most effective way of tackling the analytical > reasoning section of the test as a blind test-taker? The review book i > have suggests a very visual way of diagraming each scenario which > doesn't really work without sight, and i was wondering if there are > any better alternatives. (Also, is approximately three and a half > montsh a sufficient amount of time to prepare for this test?) > > Any help on this particular issue is most appreciated. > > Kelby > > _______________________________________________ > blindlaw mailing list > blindlaw at nfbnet.org > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for blindlaw: > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/tmeloy%40fuse.net From taiablas at gmail.com Wed Jun 18 20:57:06 2014 From: taiablas at gmail.com (Tai Blas) Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2014 15:57:06 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] Clio Firm Management Software Message-ID: <02bb01cf8b37$dd7bbd50$987337f0$@gmail.com> Hello all. I am working at my law school's legal clinic this summer. We are using a firm management suite called Clio. It is web-based but has some accessibility problems. I am wondering if anyone else on the list is using this software with the Jaws for Windows or VoiceOver screenreaders. If so, I would like to hear from you off list. My email address is taiablas at gmail.com. Thank you. Tai From emrene at earthlink.net Thu Jun 19 20:48:03 2014 From: emrene at earthlink.net (Elizabeth Rene) Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2014 14:48:03 -0600 Subject: [blindlaw] Bar association committees Message-ID: <002601cf8bff$c4bc2660$8c0fa8c0@yourpc79505e9b> Hi all, Do any of you practicing lawyers out there serve on bar association committees? I'm especially interested in character & fitness boards, or their equivalents, where vast amounts of reading are required (a thousand pages or so) are required in preparation for hearings. Regardless of your committee, and regardless of the bar association involved, state, local, specialty bar association, or ABA, I'd like to hear about it. I think we blind lawyers should be actively involved in our legal communities. Thanks. Elizabeth Elizabeth M. Rene Attorney at Law WSBA #10710 rene0373 at gmail.com From pattischang at gmail.com Thu Jun 19 20:52:11 2014 From: pattischang at gmail.com (Gregory Chang Patti) Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2014 15:52:11 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] Bar association committees In-Reply-To: <002601cf8bff$c4bc2660$8c0fa8c0@yourpc79505e9b> References: <002601cf8bff$c4bc2660$8c0fa8c0@yourpc79505e9b> Message-ID: <4BA40376-C988-4607-8715-69704EE38AE1@gmail.com> I have been very active in the Illinois State Bar Association administrative law committee. What would you like to know? What is your email so I can respond off-line? Live the life you want. Patti S. Gregory-Chang National Federation of the Blind of Illinois,President NFB Scholarship Comm. Chair Pattischang at gmail.com Www.nfbofillinois.org Sent from my iPhone On Jun 19, 2014, at 3:48 PM, Elizabeth Rene via blindlaw wrote: Hi all, Do any of you practicing lawyers out there serve on bar association committees? I'm especially interested in character & fitness boards, or their equivalents, where vast amounts of reading are required (a thousand pages or so) are required in preparation for hearings. Regardless of your committee, and regardless of the bar association involved, state, local, specialty bar association, or ABA, I'd like to hear about it. I think we blind lawyers should be actively involved in our legal communities. Thanks. Elizabeth Elizabeth M. Rene Attorney at Law WSBA #10710 rene0373 at gmail.com _______________________________________________ blindlaw mailing list blindlaw at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for blindlaw: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/pattischang%40gmail.com From slabarre at labarrelaw.com Thu Jun 19 22:47:12 2014 From: slabarre at labarrelaw.com (Scott C. LaBarre) Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2014 16:47:12 -0600 Subject: [blindlaw] National Association of Blind Lawyers Annual Meeting Agenda Message-ID: <030e01cf8c10$699c2580$3cd47080$@labarrelaw.com> Greetings everyone: Below you will find the agenda for the NABL Annual Meeting. We will have an interesting discussion/debate regarding whether owners of service animals can be legally required or should be legally required to register their animals and possess some proof of the dog's authenticity as a service animal. We will talk about the Second Circuit's decision in the Hathitrust case just handed down on June 10th and efforts to ratify the Marrakech Treaty. These two items have a significant impact on the right to read campaign worldwide. We will entertain a panel discussion of assistive technology in the workplace and whther courts are viewing same as a reasonable accommodation. Everyone thought that the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) secured an independent and secret right to vote for the blind but wait. Our HAVA panel will discuss recent, disturbing trends and what is being done about it. Finally, we will take up a discussion of the Randolph-Sheppard Act. As blind lawyers, we find ourselves either directly involved in these cases or advising other blind business men and women about it. II am confident we will have a great annual meeting and a terrific reception afterwards. See you in Orlando! Scott LaBarre ************************** AGENDA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLIND LAWYERS 2014 ANNUAL MEETING ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Thursday, July 3, 2014 Salon 19, Level 2 Rosen Centre Hotel Orlando, Florida 1:00 pm. WELCOME AND MEETING LOGISTICS Scott C. LaBarre, President, NABL, Denver, Colorado 1:05 p.m. PROTECTING THE RIGHT TO USE SERVICE ANIMALS: A Panel Discussion Including a Debate Regarding Whether All Service Animals Can Legally Be Required to Possess Registration Randy Farber Esq., Partner, Jackson Walker, Board Member, NABL, Houston, Texas; Marian Gwizdala, President, National Association of Guide Dog Users, Tampa, Florida; Jessica Beecham, Guide Dog User and Chapter and Community Development Director, Littleton, Colorado 1:50 p.m. THE RIGHT TO READ CAMPAIGN MARCHES CLOSER TO VICTORY: A Panel Discussion of the HathiTrust Victory and the Marrakech Treaty Daniel F. Goldstein Esq., Partner, Brown Goldstein and Levy, Baltimore, Maryland; Scott C. LaBarre, Esq., Lead NFB Delegate to the World Intellectual Property Organization, Board Member, Accessible Book Consortium, Denver, Colorado 2:35 p.m. ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY IN THE WORKPLACE, CLEARLY A REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION, RIGHT? Joseph B. Espo, Esq., Partner, Brown Goldstein and Levy, Baltimore, Maryland; Timothy R. Elder, Principal, TRE Legal, Second Vice President, NABL, Freemont, California 3:20 p.m. BREAK 3:30 p.m. HAVA SECURED THE RIGHT TO A SECRET AND INDEPENDENT BALLOT FOR ALL VOTERS WITH DISABILITIES, RIGHT? Charles S. Brown, Esq., Member, American Bar Association Standing Committee on Election Law, Arlington, Virginia; Lou Ann Blake, J.D., HAVA Project Manager, NFB, Baltimore, Maryland 4:15 p.m. THE RANDOLPH-SHEPPARD ACT: What Every NABL Lawyer Should Know Susan Rockwood Gashel, Esq., Randolph-Sheppard Law Expert, Avon, Colorado 5:00 p.m. ADJOURN 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. ANNUAL NABL RECEPTION (ticketed event) Join us for cocktails and hors d'oeuvres as we celebrate the progress of our organization. Network and meet your fellow blind attorneys and legal professionals. Salon 9, level 2. From davant1958 at gmail.com Thu Jun 19 23:05:39 2014 From: davant1958 at gmail.com (Denise Avant) Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2014 18:05:39 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] Bar association committees In-Reply-To: <002601cf8bff$c4bc2660$8c0fa8c0@yourpc79505e9b> References: <002601cf8bff$c4bc2660$8c0fa8c0@yourpc79505e9b> Message-ID: <4ACA6F29-E5AE-441E-9D87-C878DE715DEC@gmail.com> I am active in the ABA. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 19, 2014, at 3:48 PM, Elizabeth Rene via blindlaw wrote: > > Hi all, > > Do any of you practicing lawyers out there serve on bar association committees? I'm especially interested in character & fitness boards, or their equivalents, where vast amounts of reading are required (a thousand pages or so) are required in preparation for hearings. > > Regardless of your committee, and regardless of the bar association involved, state, local, specialty bar association, or ABA, I'd like to hear about it. > > I think we blind lawyers should be actively involved in our legal communities. > > Thanks. > > Elizabeth > > > Elizabeth M. Rene > Attorney at Law > WSBA #10710 > rene0373 at gmail.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > blindlaw mailing list > blindlaw at nfbnet.org > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for blindlaw: > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/davant1958%40gmail.com From mildredRivera at yahoo.com Fri Jun 20 14:36:45 2014 From: mildredRivera at yahoo.com (mildredRivera) Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 10:36:45 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] National Association of Blind Lawyers Annual Meeting Agenda Message-ID: see you there on Thursday Scott. I will be speaking at the Human Services Division meeting about EOC related matters if anyone is interested this is held on Wednesday afternoon Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone
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Subject: [blindlaw] National Association of Blind Lawyers Annual Meeting Agenda
Greetings everyone: Below you will find the agenda for the NABL Annual Meeting. We will have an interesting discussion/debate regarding whether owners of service animals can be legally required or should be legally required to register their animals and possess some proof of the dog's authenticity as a service animal. We will talk about the Second Circuit's decision in the Hathitrust case just handed down on June 10th and efforts to ratify the Marrakech Treaty. These two items have a significant impact on the right to read campaign worldwide. We will entertain a panel discussion of assistive technology in the workplace and whther courts are viewing same as a reasonable accommodation. Everyone thought that the Help America Vote Act (HAVA) secured an independent and secret right to vote for the blind but wait. Our HAVA panel will discuss recent, disturbing trends and what is being done about it. Finally, we will take up a discussion of the Randolph-Sheppard Act. As blind lawyers, we find ourselves either directly involved in these cases or advising other blind business men and women about it. II am confident we will have a great annual meeting and a terrific reception afterwards. See you in Orlando! Scott LaBarre ************************** AGENDA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLIND LAWYERS 2014 ANNUAL MEETING ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Thursday, July 3, 2014 Salon 19, Level 2 Rosen Centre Hotel Orlando, Florida 1:00 pm. WELCOME AND MEETING LOGISTICS Scott C. LaBarre, President, NABL, Denver, Colorado 1:05 p.m. PROTECTING THE RIGHT TO USE SERVICE ANIMALS: A Panel Discussion Including a Debate Regarding Whether All Service Animals Can Legally Be Required to Possess Registration Randy Farber Esq., Partner, Jackson Walker, Board Member, NABL, Houston, Texas; Marian Gwizdala, President, National Association of Guide Dog Users, Tampa, Florida; Jessica Beecham, Guide Dog User and Chapter and Community Development Director, Littleton, Colorado 1:50 p.m. THE RIGHT TO READ CAMPAIGN MARCHES CLOSER TO VICTORY: A Panel Discussion of the HathiTrust Victory and the Marrakech Treaty Daniel F. Goldstein Esq., Partner, Brown Goldstein and Levy, Baltimore, Maryland; Scott C. LaBarre, Esq., Lead NFB Delegate to the World Intellectual Property Organization, Board Member, Accessible Book Consortium, Denver, Colorado 2:35 p.m. ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY IN THE WORKPLACE, CLEARLY A REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION, RIGHT? Joseph B. Espo, Esq., Partner, Brown Goldstein and Levy, Baltimore, Maryland; Timothy R. Elder, Principal, TRE Legal, Second Vice President, NABL, Freemont, California 3:20 p.m. BREAK 3:30 p.m. HAVA SECURED THE RIGHT TO A SECRET AND INDEPENDENT BALLOT FOR ALL VOTERS WITH DISABILITIES, RIGHT? Charles S. Brown, Esq., Member, American Bar Association Standing Committee on Election Law, Arlington, Virginia; Lou Ann Blake, J.D., HAVA Project Manager, NFB, Baltimore, Maryland 4:15 p.m. THE RANDOLPH-SHEPPARD ACT: What Every NABL Lawyer Should Know Susan Rockwood Gashel, Esq., Randolph-Sheppard Law Expert, Avon, Colorado 5:00 p.m. ADJOURN 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. ANNUAL NABL RECEPTION (ticketed event) Join us for cocktails and hors d'oeuvres as we celebrate the progress of our organization. Network and meet your fellow blind attorneys and legal professionals. Salon 9, level 2. _______________________________________________ blindlaw mailing list blindlaw at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for blindlaw: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/mildredrivera%40yahoo.com From slabarre at labarrelaw.com Fri Jun 20 16:01:21 2014 From: slabarre at labarrelaw.com (Scott C. LaBarre) Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 10:01:21 -0600 Subject: [blindlaw] 17th Annual Mock Trial Message-ID: <04ff01cf8ca0$e1a95260$a4fbf720$@labarrelaw.com> Hear Yee, Hear Yee, Hear Yee, all draw nye and attend the Seventeenth Annual Mock Trial sponsored by the National Association of Blind Lawyers! When? July 2, 2014 Where? The Annual Convention of the National Federation of the Blind in Orlando, Florida, Rosen Center Hotel. Here is what the agenda says about the Trial: 4:15 - 5:45 pm-SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL MOCK TRIAL (Admission: $5.00) Junior Ballroom G, level 1 Federation lawyers oppose each other to enact a case addressing the civil rights of blind people, and the audience serves as the jury. The subject matter is serious, but the courtroom portrayers are very entertaining. Indeed, this year we are taking up the case of Iza So Hot and Ima Ababe v. Meet Hot Ones Inc., Web URL www.meethotones.com. Our two plaintiffs, one of each gender, are suing Meet Hot Ones Inc. under Title III of the ADA in the United States District Court for the District of Federation, the Honorable Charles S. Brown Presiding. Our plaintiffs allege that Meet Hot Ones Inc.'s dating services are inaccessible. The Defendant operates both a dating service on the internet and a mobile app. Plaintiffs assert that neither service is accessible with screen reading software or voiceover on the iPhone. Plaintiffs argue that Meet Hot Ones is covered by the ADA because it is a good or service contemplated by the Act. They allege that Meet Hot Ones Inc. does not exist only in cyberspace because the end result of its services could be close physical contact. Meet Hot Ones first argues that it is not covered by the ADA because it exists solely in cyberspace and that any resulting physical contact is purely incidental. It further asserts that it does accommodate the blind in two ways. First, blind customers can call a customer service number to get help, 1 800 blind girl. Also, it operates, out of the goodness of its corporate heart, a special dating service for the blind, www.blinddate.com. This specialized website is only for blind persons and does not have nearly the same features and functions. It doesn't have, of course, pictures because blind people don't care about looks. It is only for blind people because it is well known and commonly accepted that blind people should only date other blind people. As you see, we will have a most interesting case for our jurors to decide. Justice must be done. Come join us and render your verdict. Proceeds go to the National Association of Blind Lawyers to help in its effort to provide continuing legal education and critical networking opportunities for blind legal professionals. See you inCourt! Scott LaBarre, President National Association of Blind Lawyers From slabarre at labarrelaw.com Fri Jun 20 18:55:13 2014 From: slabarre at labarrelaw.com (Scott C. LaBarre) Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 12:55:13 -0600 Subject: [blindlaw] FW: Attorney Vacancies at the U.S. Department of Justice In-Reply-To: <98A98D365DA17347B0FA3158D79B489447BBE081@DPRC-EXCH-P07.JCONMAIL.doj.gov> References: <5A114E4DF190414C9DEC8CF5D78729BD0BD88E0574@GSD-MBX-RDC06.gsd.doj.gov> <98A98D365DA17347B0FA3158D79B489447BBE081@DPRC-EXCH-P07.JCONMAIL.doj.gov> Message-ID: <014c01cf8cb9$2ba5ac70$82f10550$@labarrelaw.com> fyi From: Hunter, Sue (JMD) [mailto:Sue.Hunter at usdoj.gov] Sent: Friday, June 20, 2014 12:54 PM To: Hunter, Sue (JMD) Subject: Attorney Vacancies at the U.S. Department of Justice Below is a list of current attorney vacancies at the United States Department of Justice. We encourage all interested applicants to apply; To learn more about Justice and our legal careers, please visit our website: www.justice.gov/careers/legal/. In addition, every year over 1,800 volunteer legal interns serve in DOJ components and U.S. Attorneys’ Offices throughout the country. 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LaBarre) Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 12:58:15 -0600 Subject: [blindlaw] blind copyright attorney and knows a little about nonprofit law as well Message-ID: <015901cf8cb9$97e88470$c7b98d50$@labarrelaw.com> Greetings, I have been asked to find a blind attorney who knows something about copyright law and also knows something about nonprofit law. I take it someone is starting an assistive technology company and needs some help with these issues. If you are such an attorney or know of such an attorney, please email me at slabarre at labarrelaw.comand I will pass along the info to the appropriate place. Best, Scott From rothmanjd at gmail.com Sat Jun 21 03:41:34 2014 From: rothmanjd at gmail.com (Ronza Othman) Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 23:41:34 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] Social Media Subcommittee - Volunteers Needed Message-ID: <00b801cf8d02$b39940d0$1acbc270$@gmail.com> Hi All, I chair the NABL subcommittee on social media, and we need some volunteers to serve on this subcommittee. We want to engage our members and community using social media tools such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc., but we need your help to do it. I don't expect that serving on this subcommittee will take a great deal of time. If you're interested in helping the National Association of Blind Lawyers develop its social media presence, please contact me off-list at Rothmanjd at gmail.com or message me on Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn. Thanks, Ronza Othman First Vice President National Association of Blind Lawyers From cannona at fireantproductions.com Sat Jun 21 04:20:45 2014 From: cannona at fireantproductions.com (Aaron Cannon) Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 23:20:45 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] Is Idaho really that perilous? Message-ID: While looking at the Idaho state law dealing with service animals, I found the following section which surprised me a bit: Idaho Code Title 18. Crimes and Punishments. Chapter 58. Public Health and Safety. Section 18-5811. Action required to avoid accident or injury to disabled person-- Prohibited intentional actions--Penalties (1) Any person, whether a pedestrian, operating a vehicle or otherwise, who approaches an individual appearing to be a disabled person or lawfully using an assistance device or assistance dog, and who: (a) Intentionally fails to stop, change course, speak or take such other action as is necessary to avoid any accident or injury to the disabled person, the assistance device or dog, is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six (6) months, or by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both. ... The part I found interesting was: "Intentionally fails to ... speak..." I find it curious that the law, as I read it, fails to differentiate between someone who is, for example, driving a car or bicycle, and likely to be involved in the accident, verses an uninvolved third-party. The statute would seem to be saying that, if you are in the vicinity of a disabled person who is about to have an accident or suffer an injury, you have a duty to protect them, regardless of whether or not you have anything to do with the situation. Actually, after a closer read, it's not just the person you have a duty to protect, but their dog and/or assistance device as well. I sincerely hope that this wasn't the intent of the Idaho legislature, and that courts will consider the likely intent of the law, rather than what it seems to say. More likely, I'm missing something obvious due to my lack of knowledge in these areas. Anyway, it caught my attention, and I just thought I'd share. Aaron From al.elia at aol.com Sat Jun 21 15:13:11 2014 From: al.elia at aol.com (ALBERT ELIA) Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2014 11:13:11 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] Is Idaho really that perilous? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <28463DCF-2117-4670-83C9-1B11AF0AD99A@aol.com> As I read it, the law only applies to those who “approach" a disabled person, so a bystander has no duty unless he or she “approaches” the disabled person and "Intentionally fails to stop, change course, speak or take such other action as is necessary to avoid any accident or injury.” Now, I would hope that “approach” means “move in a direction toward that would result in collision.” It would be odd to construe the law otherwise: ”Approach” loses meaning if it is interpreted to mean “walking past,” or “moving towards in a direction that is not away from, but that will not result in collision.” If so, the law seems fine to me: it criminalizes failure of an actor to warn a disabled person of an impending collision with the actor, and criminalizes the failure of the actor to take steps to avoid such a collision. As for applying the law to service animals and assistance devices, I’m in favor, as it treats the service animal/assistance device as an extension of the person — a movement in the law that is growing and, in my opinion, welcome. —Al On Jun 21, 2014, at 0:20, Aaron Cannon via blindlaw wrote: > While looking at the Idaho state law dealing with service animals, I > found the following section which surprised me a bit: > > Idaho Code Title 18. Crimes and Punishments. Chapter 58. Public Health > and Safety. > > Section 18-5811. Action required to avoid accident or injury to > disabled person-- Prohibited intentional actions--Penalties > > (1) Any person, whether a pedestrian, operating a vehicle or > otherwise, who approaches an individual appearing to be a disabled > person or lawfully using an assistance device or assistance dog, and > who: > > (a) Intentionally fails to stop, change course, speak or take such > other action as is necessary to avoid any accident or injury to the > disabled person, the assistance device or dog, is guilty of a > misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not > exceeding six (6) months, or by a fine of not less than fifty dollars > ($50.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both. > > ... > > The part I found interesting was: "Intentionally fails to ... > speak..." I find it curious that the law, as I read it, fails to > differentiate between someone who is, for example, driving a car or > bicycle, and likely to be involved in the accident, verses an > uninvolved third-party. > > The statute would seem to be saying that, if you are in the vicinity > of a disabled person who is about to have an accident or suffer an > injury, you have a duty to protect them, regardless of whether or not > you have anything to do with the situation. Actually, after a closer > read, it's not just the person you have a duty to protect, but their > dog and/or assistance device as well. > > I sincerely hope that this wasn't the intent of the Idaho legislature, > and that courts will consider the likely intent of the law, rather > than what it seems to say. More likely, I'm missing something obvious > due to my lack of knowledge in these areas. > > Anyway, it caught my attention, and I just thought I'd share. > > Aaron > > _______________________________________________ > blindlaw mailing list > blindlaw at nfbnet.org > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for blindlaw: > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/al.elia%40aol.com From dlmlaw at sbcglobal.net Sat Jun 21 15:39:59 2014 From: dlmlaw at sbcglobal.net (Daniel McBride) Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2014 10:39:59 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] Is Idaho really that perilous? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <005701cf8d67$1069a2a0$313ce7e0$@sbcglobal.net> Aaron: I believe you are misinterpreting this provision. You need to reduce the provision to its fundamental context, setting aside the variables. In its simplest terms, tracking its fundamental elements, this provision says: Any person who approaches an individual appearing to be a disabled person and who intentionally fails to take action necessary to avoid an accident or injury to the disabled person is guilty of a misdemeanor. There is nothing in this provision that places a duty on any third party, who is not the person approaching the apparent disabled person, to take any action to prevent an accident or injury to the disabled person. Although it is easy to see how the variable elements might confuse you, there is no duty imposed on any person other than the person intentionally failing to avoid the accident or injury. Daniel McBride Fort Worth -----Original Message----- From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Aaron Cannon via blindlaw Sent: Friday, June 20, 2014 11:21 PM To: NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List Subject: [blindlaw] Is Idaho really that perilous? While looking at the Idaho state law dealing with service animals, I found the following section which surprised me a bit: Idaho Code Title 18. Crimes and Punishments. Chapter 58. Public Health and Safety. Section 18-5811. Action required to avoid accident or injury to disabled person-- Prohibited intentional actions--Penalties (1) Any person, whether a pedestrian, operating a vehicle or otherwise, who approaches an individual appearing to be a disabled person or lawfully using an assistance device or assistance dog, and who: (a) Intentionally fails to stop, change course, speak or take such other action as is necessary to avoid any accident or injury to the disabled person, the assistance device or dog, is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding six (6) months, or by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both. ... The part I found interesting was: "Intentionally fails to ... speak..." I find it curious that the law, as I read it, fails to differentiate between someone who is, for example, driving a car or bicycle, and likely to be involved in the accident, verses an uninvolved third-party. The statute would seem to be saying that, if you are in the vicinity of a disabled person who is about to have an accident or suffer an injury, you have a duty to protect them, regardless of whether or not you have anything to do with the situation. Actually, after a closer read, it's not just the person you have a duty to protect, but their dog and/or assistance device as well. I sincerely hope that this wasn't the intent of the Idaho legislature, and that courts will consider the likely intent of the law, rather than what it seems to say. More likely, I'm missing something obvious due to my lack of knowledge in these areas. Anyway, it caught my attention, and I just thought I'd share. Aaron _______________________________________________ blindlaw mailing list blindlaw at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for blindlaw: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/dlmlaw%40sbcglobal.net From lmendez at twcny.rr.com Sat Jun 21 18:58:57 2014 From: lmendez at twcny.rr.com (Luis Mendez) Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2014 14:58:57 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] Is Idaho really that perilous? In-Reply-To: <28463DCF-2117-4670-83C9-1B11AF0AD99A@aol.com> References: <28463DCF-2117-4670-83C9-1B11AF0AD99A@aol.com> Message-ID: <281AB739-7FD6-460E-9E81-80FA056E9580@twcny.rr.com> It seems that the drafter may have intended to criminalize conduct resulting in injury if knowingly or perhaps recklessly continued. However, a good lawyer could argue that the text is sufficiently open ended to criminalize a broad range of conduct. In the latter case, the statue could be held to be vague. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 21, 2014, at 11:13 AM, ALBERT ELIA via blindlaw wrote: > > As I read it, the law only applies to those who “approach" a disabled person, so a bystander has no duty unless he or she “approaches” the disabled person and "Intentionally fails to stop, change course, speak or take such other action as is necessary to avoid any accident or injury.” > > Now, I would hope that “approach” means “move in a direction toward that would result in collision.” It would be odd to construe the law otherwise: ”Approach” loses meaning if it is interpreted to mean “walking past,” or “moving towards in a direction that is not away from, but that will not result in collision.” If so, the law seems fine to me: it criminalizes failure of an actor to warn a disabled person of an impending collision with the actor, and criminalizes the failure of the actor to take steps to avoid such a collision. As for applying the law to service animals and assistance devices, I’m in favor, as it treats the service animal/assistance device as an extension of the person — a movement in the law that is growing and, in my opinion, welcome. > > —Al > >> On Jun 21, 2014, at 0:20, Aaron Cannon via blindlaw wrote: >> >> While looking at the Idaho state law dealing with service animals, I >> found the following section which surprised me a bit: >> >> Idaho Code Title 18. Crimes and Punishments. Chapter 58. Public Health >> and Safety. >> >> Section 18-5811. Action required to avoid accident or injury to >> disabled person-- Prohibited intentional actions--Penalties >> >> (1) Any person, whether a pedestrian, operating a vehicle or >> otherwise, who approaches an individual appearing to be a disabled >> person or lawfully using an assistance device or assistance dog, and >> who: >> >> (a) Intentionally fails to stop, change course, speak or take such >> other action as is necessary to avoid any accident or injury to the >> disabled person, the assistance device or dog, is guilty of a >> misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not >> exceeding six (6) months, or by a fine of not less than fifty dollars >> ($50.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by both. >> >> ... >> >> The part I found interesting was: "Intentionally fails to ... >> speak..." I find it curious that the law, as I read it, fails to >> differentiate between someone who is, for example, driving a car or >> bicycle, and likely to be involved in the accident, verses an >> uninvolved third-party. >> >> The statute would seem to be saying that, if you are in the vicinity >> of a disabled person who is about to have an accident or suffer an >> injury, you have a duty to protect them, regardless of whether or not >> you have anything to do with the situation. Actually, after a closer >> read, it's not just the person you have a duty to protect, but their >> dog and/or assistance device as well. >> >> I sincerely hope that this wasn't the intent of the Idaho legislature, >> and that courts will consider the likely intent of the law, rather >> than what it seems to say. More likely, I'm missing something obvious >> due to my lack of knowledge in these areas. >> >> Anyway, it caught my attention, and I just thought I'd share. >> >> Aaron >> >> _______________________________________________ >> blindlaw mailing list >> blindlaw at nfbnet.org >> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org >> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for blindlaw: >> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/al.elia%40aol.com > > > _______________________________________________ > blindlaw mailing list > blindlaw at nfbnet.org > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for blindlaw: > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/lmendez%40twcny.rr.com From tim at timeldermusic.com Sun Jun 22 17:47:04 2014 From: tim at timeldermusic.com (Tim Elder) Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2014 10:47:04 -0700 Subject: [blindlaw] Bar association committees In-Reply-To: <002601cf8bff$c4bc2660$8c0fa8c0@yourpc79505e9b> References: <002601cf8bff$c4bc2660$8c0fa8c0@yourpc79505e9b> Message-ID: <025801cf8e41$faeb0b40$f0c121c0$@timeldermusic.com> Yes, I am very active in the ABA. More blind attorneys should be involved with the ABA and/or their local bar associations. There is a center of influence over the legal profession in these associations that blind and other disabled people have traditionally not accessed. Fortunately, the bar associations all seem to have diversity pipeline programs to get more diverse attorneys into the association. Any attorney on this list who wants to become more active in the ABA should reach out to me and I'll find you a great opportunity to ensure the disability perspective is injected into the regulation of the legal profession. -----Original Message----- From: Elizabeth Rene [mailto:emrene at earthlink.net] Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2014 1:48 PM To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org Subject: [blindlaw] Bar association committees Hi all, Do any of you practicing lawyers out there serve on bar association committees? I'm especially interested in character & fitness boards, or their equivalents, where vast amounts of reading are required (a thousand pages or so) are required in preparation for hearings. Regardless of your committee, and regardless of the bar association involved, state, local, specialty bar association, or ABA, I'd like to hear about it. I think we blind lawyers should be actively involved in our legal communities. Thanks. Elizabeth Elizabeth M. Rene Attorney at Law WSBA #10710 rene0373 at gmail.com From j_gardner09 at yahoo.com Sun Jun 22 19:22:24 2014 From: j_gardner09 at yahoo.com (John G.) Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2014 12:22:24 -0700 Subject: [blindlaw] LSAT Message-ID: <1403464944.69358.YahooMailNeo@web162904.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> Hello, My name is John Gardner, I am a totally blind Criminal Justice student at the Junior level, and in the fall I will be a senior, and I am planning on attending law school in the fall of 2015. I was just wondering from you guys what did you guys as blind people do to study for the LSAT? Did you guys just read LSAT prep book, or anything else? I have been reading and studying from LSAT prep books, but I was just wondering if there is anything else I should be doing in preparing for the LSAT. Are there any suggestions any of you guys may offer me to make my LSAT testing go as smoothly as possible? Thanks John Gardner From tmeloy at fuse.net Mon Jun 23 00:18:05 2014 From: tmeloy at fuse.net (Timothy J. Meloy) Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2014 20:18:05 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] LSAT In-Reply-To: <1403464944.69358.YahooMailNeo@web162904.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> References: <1403464944.69358.YahooMailNeo@web162904.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: Hi John, I would definitely take the Kaplan course. It is quite an investment, but well worth it. They have lots of good strategies for success in there and they will work with you on accommodations as well. All the best, T.J. > On Jun 22, 2014, at 3:22 PM, "John G. via blindlaw" wrote: > > Hello, > My name is John Gardner, I am a totally blind Criminal Justice student at the Junior level, and in the fall I will be a senior, and I am planning on attending law school in the fall of 2015. I was just wondering from you guys what did you guys as blind people do to study for the LSAT? Did you guys just read LSAT prep book, or anything else? I have been reading and studying from LSAT prep books, but I was just wondering if there is anything else I should be doing in preparing for the LSAT. Are there any suggestions any of you guys may offer me to make my LSAT testing go as smoothly as possible? > > Thanks > John Gardner > _______________________________________________ > blindlaw mailing list > blindlaw at nfbnet.org > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for blindlaw: > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/tmeloy%40fuse.net From dmanners at jd16.law.harvard.edu Mon Jun 23 00:27:11 2014 From: dmanners at jd16.law.harvard.edu (Derek Manners) Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2014 20:27:11 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] LSAT In-Reply-To: References: <1403464944.69358.YahooMailNeo@web162904.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <0A4B6FB4-C74B-4FAE-86ED-EDCDABC2311E@jd16.law.harvard.edu> I also took Kaplan small group course. Not sure if you are getting assistance from a state Rehab services but TX paid for mine completely. That might be an option for you as well. Best Derek Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 22, 2014, at 8:18 PM, "Timothy J. Meloy via blindlaw" wrote: > > Hi John, > I would definitely take the Kaplan course. It is quite an investment, but well worth it. They have lots of good strategies for success in there and they will work with you on accommodations as well. > All the best, > T.J. > >> On Jun 22, 2014, at 3:22 PM, "John G. via blindlaw" wrote: >> >> Hello, >> My name is John Gardner, I am a totally blind Criminal Justice student at the Junior level, and in the fall I will be a senior, and I am planning on attending law school in the fall of 2015. I was just wondering from you guys what did you guys as blind people do to study for the LSAT? Did you guys just read LSAT prep book, or anything else? I have been reading and studying from LSAT prep books, but I was just wondering if there is anything else I should be doing in preparing for the LSAT. Are there any suggestions any of you guys may offer me to make my LSAT testing go as smoothly as possible? >> >> Thanks >> John Gardner >> _______________________________________________ >> blindlaw mailing list >> blindlaw at nfbnet.org >> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org >> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for blindlaw: >> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/tmeloy%40fuse.net > > _______________________________________________ > blindlaw mailing list > blindlaw at nfbnet.org > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for blindlaw: > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/dmanners%40jd16.law.harvard.edu From dlmlaw at sbcglobal.net Mon Jun 23 02:39:52 2014 From: dlmlaw at sbcglobal.net (Daniel McBride) Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2014 21:39:52 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] Bar association committees In-Reply-To: <025801cf8e41$faeb0b40$f0c121c0$@timeldermusic.com> References: <002601cf8bff$c4bc2660$8c0fa8c0@yourpc79505e9b> <025801cf8e41$faeb0b40$f0c121c0$@timeldermusic.com> Message-ID: <006e01cf8e8c$6a028770$3e079650$@sbcglobal.net> Tim: How can you be contacted off list? -----Original Message----- From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tim Elder via blindlaw Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2014 12:47 PM To: 'Elizabeth Rene'; blindlaw at nfbnet.org Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Bar association committees Yes, I am very active in the ABA. More blind attorneys should be involved with the ABA and/or their local bar associations. There is a center of influence over the legal profession in these associations that blind and other disabled people have traditionally not accessed. Fortunately, the bar associations all seem to have diversity pipeline programs to get more diverse attorneys into the association. Any attorney on this list who wants to become more active in the ABA should reach out to me and I'll find you a great opportunity to ensure the disability perspective is injected into the regulation of the legal profession. -----Original Message----- From: Elizabeth Rene [mailto:emrene at earthlink.net] Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2014 1:48 PM To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org Subject: [blindlaw] Bar association committees Hi all, Do any of you practicing lawyers out there serve on bar association committees? I'm especially interested in character & fitness boards, or their equivalents, where vast amounts of reading are required (a thousand pages or so) are required in preparation for hearings. Regardless of your committee, and regardless of the bar association involved, state, local, specialty bar association, or ABA, I'd like to hear about it. I think we blind lawyers should be actively involved in our legal communities. Thanks. Elizabeth Elizabeth M. Rene Attorney at Law WSBA #10710 rene0373 at gmail.com _______________________________________________ blindlaw mailing list blindlaw at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for blindlaw: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/dlmlaw%40sbcglobal.net From lilrichie411 at gmail.com Mon Jun 23 13:28:00 2014 From: lilrichie411 at gmail.com (Jordan Richardson) Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 08:28:00 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] SSDI Message-ID: Hi, In August I will begin my law school career at Chicago-Kent College of Law. When it comes to finances like paying for school and other expenses, what would you recommend regarding applying for SSDI? How would this work going from Minnesota to Illinois? Would I merely give the agency my Chicago address and tell them when I will be there? Thanks, Jordan Richardson Jordan Richardson Community Corps Member Minnesota Reading Corps. |. AmeriCorps State & National Sent from my iPad From pattischang at gmail.com Mon Jun 23 13:36:43 2014 From: pattischang at gmail.com (Gregory Chang Patti) Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 08:36:43 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] SSDI In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <789E5025-063D-458C-B041-AEC854DD888E@gmail.com> I think you should direct this to Mr. Parnell Diggs. He has expertise in Social Security. Unfortunately, I do not. Thank you Live the life you want. Patti S. Gregory-Chang National Federation of the Blind of Illinois,President NFB Scholarship Comm. Chair Pattischang at gmail.com Www.nfbofillinois.org Sent from my iPhone On Jun 23, 2014, at 8:28 AM, Jordan Richardson via blindlaw wrote: Hi, In August I will begin my law school career at Chicago-Kent College of Law. When it comes to finances like paying for school and other expenses, what would you recommend regarding applying for SSDI? How would this work going from Minnesota to Illinois? Would I merely give the agency my Chicago address and tell them when I will be there? Thanks, Jordan Richardson Jordan Richardson Community Corps Member Minnesota Reading Corps. |. AmeriCorps State & National Sent from my iPad _______________________________________________ blindlaw mailing list blindlaw at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for blindlaw: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/pattischang%40gmail.com From awildheir at gmail.com Mon Jun 23 15:07:52 2014 From: awildheir at gmail.com (Aimee Harwood) Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 11:07:52 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] SSDI In-Reply-To: <789E5025-063D-458C-B041-AEC854DD888E@gmail.com> References: <789E5025-063D-458C-B041-AEC854DD888E@gmail.com> Message-ID: <6FF4F0C8-E9B8-4CDE-AF2B-38CE50436B2B@gmail.com> Ok so I'm a newbie here. I am also interested in this subject. How would I reach Mr Diggs? I heard him speak at the Tennessee convention earlier this year. Aimee Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 23, 2014, at 9:36 AM, Gregory Chang Patti via blindlaw wrote: > > I think you should direct this to Mr. Parnell Diggs. He has expertise in Social Security. Unfortunately, I do not. Thank you > > Live the life you want. > > Patti S. Gregory-Chang > National Federation of the Blind of Illinois,President > NFB Scholarship Comm. Chair > Pattischang at gmail.com > Www.nfbofillinois.org > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jun 23, 2014, at 8:28 AM, Jordan Richardson via blindlaw wrote: > > Hi, > > In August I will begin my law school career at Chicago-Kent College of Law. When it comes to finances like paying for school and other expenses, what would you recommend regarding applying for SSDI? How would this work going from Minnesota to Illinois? Would I merely give the agency my Chicago address and tell them when I will be there? > > Thanks, > > Jordan Richardson > > Jordan Richardson > Community Corps Member > Minnesota Reading Corps. |. AmeriCorps State & National > Sent from my iPad > _______________________________________________ > blindlaw mailing list > blindlaw at nfbnet.org > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for blindlaw: > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/pattischang%40gmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > blindlaw mailing list > blindlaw at nfbnet.org > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for blindlaw: > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/awildheir%40gmail.com From Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov Mon Jun 23 20:52:04 2014 From: Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov (Nightingale, Noel) Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 15:52:04 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] Job Opening at Costco Wholesale In-Reply-To: <007301cf8f20$d2bab2d0$78301870$@initiativefordiversitywa.org> References: <007301cf8f20$d2bab2d0$78301870$@initiativefordiversitywa.org> Message-ID: <04F1893C93758F4AA7CB436BB26750660118C27F44A6@EDUPTCEXMB02.ed.gov> From: Jim Doane [mailto:jdoane at costco.com] Sent: Friday, June 20, 2014 2:40 PM To: Erica Chung Subject: Job Opening at Costco Wholesale Costco Wholesale is seeking an attorney to handle a broad range of business matters, including: negotiating and drafting merchandise and services agreements; marketing, unfair competition, advertising and internet matters; and technology procurement and licensing. 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From blinddog3 at charter.net Mon Jun 23 22:23:46 2014 From: blinddog3 at charter.net (Steven Johnson) Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 17:23:46 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] SSDI In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <003501cf8f31$cc90b9c0$65b22d40$@charter.net> The SSDI is a federal program and one can apply anywhere. If you don't have work credits and would only be eligible for SSI, this won't change too much either as you can apply in the state in which you reside, and transfer the federal portion of the benefit once you move. However, the SSI is also a Federal program, and many of the States provide supplements to the Federal benefit. Most states have some sort of a DBS or Disability Benefit Specialist program, and in many cases, a WIPA or Work Incentive and Planning Assistance Program. I believe it is always very appropriate to provide various options to individuals. HTH, Steve -----Original Message----- From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jordan Richardson via blindlaw Sent: Monday, June 23, 2014 8:28 AM To: Blind Law Mailing List Subject: [blindlaw] SSDI Hi, In August I will begin my law school career at Chicago-Kent College of Law. When it comes to finances like paying for school and other expenses, what would you recommend regarding applying for SSDI? How would this work going from Minnesota to Illinois? Would I merely give the agency my Chicago address and tell them when I will be there? Thanks, Jordan Richardson Jordan Richardson Community Corps Member Minnesota Reading Corps. |. AmeriCorps State & National Sent from my iPad _______________________________________________ blindlaw mailing list blindlaw at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for blindlaw: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/blinddog3%40charter.ne t From awildheir at gmail.com Mon Jun 23 23:17:45 2014 From: awildheir at gmail.com (Aimee Harwood) Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 19:17:45 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] SSDI In-Reply-To: <003501cf8f31$cc90b9c0$65b22d40$@charter.net> References: <003501cf8f31$cc90b9c0$65b22d40$@charter.net> Message-ID: Yes but I am also interested in talking to Parnell or whomever about setting up a PASS to put money away for law school. Aimee Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 23, 2014, at 6:23 PM, Steven Johnson via blindlaw wrote: > > The SSDI is a federal program and one can apply anywhere. If you don't have > work credits and would only be eligible for SSI, this won't change too much > either as you can apply in the state in which you reside, and transfer the > federal portion of the benefit once you move. However, the SSI is also a > Federal program, and many of the States provide supplements to the Federal > benefit. Most states have some sort of a DBS or Disability Benefit > Specialist program, and in many cases, a WIPA or Work Incentive and Planning > Assistance Program. I believe it is always very appropriate to provide > various options to individuals. > > HTH, > Steve > > > -----Original Message----- > From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jordan > Richardson via blindlaw > Sent: Monday, June 23, 2014 8:28 AM > To: Blind Law Mailing List > Subject: [blindlaw] SSDI > > Hi, > > In August I will begin my law school career at Chicago-Kent College of Law. > When it comes to finances like paying for school and other expenses, what > would you recommend regarding applying for SSDI? How would this work going > from Minnesota to Illinois? Would I merely give the agency my Chicago > address and tell them when I will be there? > > Thanks, > > Jordan Richardson > > Jordan Richardson > Community Corps Member > Minnesota Reading Corps. |. AmeriCorps State & National Sent from my iPad > _______________________________________________ > blindlaw mailing list > blindlaw at nfbnet.org > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for > blindlaw: > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/blinddog3%40charter.ne > t > > > _______________________________________________ > blindlaw mailing list > blindlaw at nfbnet.org > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for blindlaw: > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/awildheir%40gmail.com From parnell at sccoast.net Mon Jun 23 23:33:48 2014 From: parnell at sccoast.net (Parnell Diggs) Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 19:33:48 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] SSDI In-Reply-To: References: <003501cf8f31$cc90b9c0$65b22d40$@charter.net> Message-ID: Colleagues, You can reach me at 843-267-2018. I will do what I can to help. Thanks. Parnell Diggs, Esq. President National Federation of the Blind of South Carolina Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 23, 2014, at 7:17 PM, Aimee Harwood via blindlaw wrote: > > Yes but I am also interested in talking to Parnell or whomever about setting up a PASS to put money away for law school. > > Aimee > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jun 23, 2014, at 6:23 PM, Steven Johnson via blindlaw wrote: >> >> The SSDI is a federal program and one can apply anywhere. If you don't have >> work credits and would only be eligible for SSI, this won't change too much >> either as you can apply in the state in which you reside, and transfer the >> federal portion of the benefit once you move. However, the SSI is also a >> Federal program, and many of the States provide supplements to the Federal >> benefit. Most states have some sort of a DBS or Disability Benefit >> Specialist program, and in many cases, a WIPA or Work Incentive and Planning >> Assistance Program. I believe it is always very appropriate to provide >> various options to individuals. >> >> HTH, >> Steve >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jordan >> Richardson via blindlaw >> Sent: Monday, June 23, 2014 8:28 AM >> To: Blind Law Mailing List >> Subject: [blindlaw] SSDI >> >> Hi, >> >> In August I will begin my law school career at Chicago-Kent College of Law. >> When it comes to finances like paying for school and other expenses, what >> would you recommend regarding applying for SSDI? How would this work going >> from Minnesota to Illinois? Would I merely give the agency my Chicago >> address and tell them when I will be there? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Jordan Richardson >> >> Jordan Richardson >> Community Corps Member >> Minnesota Reading Corps. |. AmeriCorps State & National Sent from my iPad >> _______________________________________________ >> blindlaw mailing list >> blindlaw at nfbnet.org >> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org >> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for >> blindlaw: >> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/blinddog3%40charter.ne >> t >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> blindlaw mailing list >> blindlaw at nfbnet.org >> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org >> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for blindlaw: >> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/awildheir%40gmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > blindlaw mailing list > blindlaw at nfbnet.org > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for blindlaw: > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/parnell%40sccoast.net From Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov Wed Jun 25 18:12:18 2014 From: Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov (Nightingale, Noel) Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 13:12:18 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] Program Supervisor, Equity and Civil Rights, OSPI job announcement In-Reply-To: <41370810CEBD1C4DA64C9361CE162341E6A9170C5F@EDUPTCEXMB01.ed.gov> References: <41370810CEBD1C4DA64C9361CE162341E6A9170C5F@EDUPTCEXMB01.ed.gov> Message-ID: <04F1893C93758F4AA7CB436BB26750660118C27F474C@EDUPTCEXMB02.ed.gov> WASHINGTON MANAGEMENT SERVICE JOB ANNOUNCEMENT Program Supervisor, Equity and Civil Rights Open Until Filled The Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) is seeking a visionary and dynamic leader to join the OSPI team as a Program Supervisor for the Equity and Civil Rights Office. This critical and innovative full-time position is based in Olympia, Washington. Interested candidates are encouraged to visit the OSPI website (www.k12.wa.us) to gain insight into the agency’s mission and strategic plan. OSPI Mission and Vision In collaboration with educators, students, families, local communities, business, labor and government partners, the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction leads, supports and oversees K‒12 education, ensuring the success of all learners. Washington’s education system prepares each student to live, learn and work as productive citizens in the 21st century. Position Overview The Equity and Civil Rights Office promotes understanding of rights and responsibilities under civil rights laws, monitors compliance with those laws, and develops tools and resources to build systems that facilitate equal access to education. This position carries out the responsibilities of OSPI to monitor and ensure school district compliance with state and federal civil rights laws, including chapters 28A.640 and 28A.642 RCW, chapter 392-190 WAC, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. These laws prohibit discrimination in Washington public schools on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, veteran or military status, disability, and the use of a trained dog guide or service animal. Role The primary role of the program supervisor is to provide support and information to help parents, students, and educators understand civil rights laws, regulations and responsibilities and to discuss potential issues and options. Collaboration, neutrality, legal analysis and problem-solving, and effective and accurate communication are essential to this position. The program supervisor works with families and educators to resolve allegations of discrimination; provides civil rights information, training, and technical assistance to school district administrators, teachers, families, and others; and monitors school districts to ensure that their policies, procedures, and practices do not result in discrimination. The program supervisor does not serve as an advocate, but as a resource to families, educators, and OSPI staff to answer questions regarding civil rights matters and assist in resolving concerns of discrimination. The program supervisor coordinates with other departments, school districts, state and federal agencies, professional organizations, and others to effectively accomplish this work. These responsibilities effect the continued federal funding for the state. This position is supervised by the Director of the Equity and Civil Rights Office. Key Responsibilities 1. Provide technical assistance, information, and resources regarding civil rights requirements in a professional, legally accurate, and approachable manner to school district staff, parents, advocates, and other interested parties. 2. Respond to allegations and complaints of discrimination by students, parents, employees, and others; investigate complaints; and facilitate resolutions. 3. Design and lead trainings and workshops for school districts, parents, advocates, and other stakeholders regarding civil rights, school district responsibilities, complaint procedures, and OSPI services. 4. Identify, research, and analyze potential discriminatory policies, procedures, and practices within OSPI and school districts, which requires research and analysis of nondiscrimination laws, regulations, guidance, and case law. 5. Coordinate and conduct monitoring of school district compliance with state and federal civil rights laws through on-site compliance reviews, desk reviews, and other methods as needed. Identify issues of noncompliance, outline corrective actions, and help to ensure that district comply with any required corrective actions as a result of program review and monitoring activities. 6. Design and prepare guidance materials, memoranda, recommendations, bulletins, reports, tools, and other resources that support the work of the department. 7. Collaborate and consult with state and federal agencies, professional and advocacy organizations, and other OSPI departments. 8. Ensure accuracy of civil rights information on the OSPI website and other external communications. Required Qualifications 1. Bachelor’s degree; 2. Excellent oral and written communication skills, including the ability to deliver technical and legal information clearly and concisely in writing and verbally in both formal and informal settings, including public speaking before a range of audiences; 3. The ability to work independently and in a team setting; and 4. Ability to travel statewide. Desirable Qualifications The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction is seeking candidates who meet or exceed the following: · Master’s degree or higher in K-12 education, public administration, law, or related field · Experience working in the K-12 education system and knowledge of OSPI’s role · Knowledge of state and federal nondiscrimination laws and regulations, and understanding of civil rights issues affecting school districts · Experience actively listening and responding to parent and student concerns and/or complaints, preferably in regards to issues of discrimination, equal access, or disability (Section 504 preferably, or special education) · Ability to analyze complex problems and legal issues and develop practical solutions for schools, students, and parents · Experience communicating legal concepts to a range of individuals (such as parents, youth, and school professionals) in writing, by phone, and in person · Demonstrated mediation, conflict resolution, and/or alternative dispute resolution skills · Knowledge and experience in effective program planning, and in developing training programs · Strong skills in the use of technology for presentations, data collection, and communication · Knowledge of the responsibilities of state education agencies and the roles and responsibilities of other agencies Compensation The annual compensation for the position is $60,000 - $70,740 per year and will depend upon experience, educational background, and qualifications. Washington State has a generous benefit package including health, dental, and life insurance, retirement, and an optional deferred compensation program. Please go to the following websites for benefit information; www.hca.wa.gov for information regarding health benefits and www.drs.wa.gov for retirement plan information. This is a Washington Management Position. Application Process Those interested in this position may apply by submitting a letter of interest specifically addressing the qualifications listed in this announcement, a current resume, and a list of five or more personal and professional references. There is also an optional affirmative action information form below. Please send all the application materials to: Joe Lee, Human Resources Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction 600 Washington Street Southeast Olympia, Washington 98504-7200 (360) 725-6272; Joe.Lee at k12.wa.us Electronic application packages are encouraged and should be sent in MS Word format only. From taiablas at gmail.com Fri Jun 27 14:37:59 2014 From: taiablas at gmail.com (Tai Blas) Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 09:37:59 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] FW: Iowa Supreme Court Opinions -- Favorable opinions in two disability cases -- sighted reader for chiropractic student who is blind -- and multiple sclerosis is a disability In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <015001cf9215$64e40f70$2eac2e50$@gmail.com> A victory for blind students in medical education and beyond. Our own Scott LaBarre was involved in this case! Congratulations to Aaron Cannon, the Davenport Civil Rights Commission, and others fighting this fight! Tai -----Original Message----- From: Sandler, Leonard Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 9:12 AM Cc: Blas, Tai A Subject: FW: Iowa Supreme Court Opinions -- Favorable opinions in two disability cases -- sighted reader for chiropractic student who is blind -- and multiple sclerosis is a disability http://www.iowacourts.gov/About_the_Courts/Supreme_Court/Supreme_Court_Opini ons/Recent_Opinions/20140627/index.asp The Cannon decision is extremely important for educational institutions and other entities -- it addresses the deference due academic and other program standards and is a primer on reasonable accommodation and fundamental alteration. Congrats to everyone involved: Decided in favor of the Davenport Civil Rights Commission**************http://www.iowacourts.gov/About_the_Courts/Supreme_C ourt/Supreme_Court_Opinions/Recent_Opinions/20140627/12-0924.pdf Scott Palmer Coll. of Chiropractic v. Davenport Civil Rights Commission Davenport Civil Rights Commission (DCRC) and Aaron Cannon, who is blind, brought a complaint against Palmer College of Chiropractic (PCC), alleging it refused to provide a sighted reader as a necessary accommodation for Cannon to pass the required courses. They appeal the district court's ruling on judicial review, which reversed the DCRC's final order. They argue: (1) the district court misconstrued the Davenport Civil Rights Ordinance, Iowa Civil Rights Act, Rehabilitation Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act; (2) the use of a sighted reader would not fundamentally alter the nature of Palmer's Chiropractic Program; (3) and the district court failed to give appropriate deference to the DCRC's findings of fact and application of the law to those facts pursuant to Iowa Code section 17A.19(11)(c). 13-0010 -- Reversed and remanded Polk Goodpaster v. Schwan's Home Serv., Inc. The plaintiff appeals from the district court's ruling granting the defendants summary judgment on plaintiff's action based on his claim the defendants engaged in disability discrimination against him in violation of the Iowa Civil Rights Act, Iowa Code chapter 216 (2011), after he was diagnosed with having multiple sclerosis. http://www.iowacourts.gov/About_the_Courts/Supreme_Court/Supreme_Court_Opini ons/Recent_Opinions/20140627/12-0924.pdf To cancel your subscription, click link below. http://www.iowacourts.gov/common/email/index.asp?ScreenOption=Delete From cannona at fireantproductions.com Fri Jun 27 15:38:51 2014 From: cannona at fireantproductions.com (Aaron Cannon) Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 10:38:51 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] FW: Iowa Supreme Court Opinions -- Favorable opinions in two disability cases -- sighted reader for chiropractic student who is blind -- and multiple sclerosis is a disability In-Reply-To: <015001cf9215$64e40f70$2eac2e50$@gmail.com> References: <015001cf9215$64e40f70$2eac2e50$@gmail.com> Message-ID: Thank you all for your support. It has been greatly appreciated. I would especially like to publicly thank Scott and the NFB, and its leaders. This undoubtedly would not have happened without their selfless sacrifice and countless hours of hard work. My family and I are truly grateful. Aaron On 6/27/14, Tai Blas via blindlaw wrote: > A victory for blind students in medical education and beyond. Our own Scott > LaBarre was involved in this case! Congratulations to Aaron Cannon, the > Davenport Civil Rights Commission, and others fighting this fight! > > Tai > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sandler, Leonard > Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 9:12 AM > Cc: Blas, Tai A > Subject: FW: Iowa Supreme Court Opinions -- Favorable opinions in two > disability cases -- sighted reader for chiropractic student who is blind -- > and multiple sclerosis is a disability > > > http://www.iowacourts.gov/About_the_Courts/Supreme_Court/Supreme_Court_Opini > ons/Recent_Opinions/20140627/index.asp > The Cannon decision is extremely important for educational institutions and > other entities -- it addresses the deference due academic and other program > standards and is a primer on reasonable accommodation and fundamental > alteration. > > Congrats to everyone involved: > > Decided in favor of the Davenport Civil Rights > Commission**************http://www.iowacourts.gov/About_the_Courts/Supreme_C > ourt/Supreme_Court_Opinions/Recent_Opinions/20140627/12-0924.pdf > > Scott Palmer Coll. of Chiropractic v. Davenport Civil Rights Commission > Davenport Civil Rights Commission (DCRC) and Aaron Cannon, who is blind, > brought a complaint against Palmer College of Chiropractic (PCC), alleging > it refused to provide a sighted reader as a necessary accommodation for > Cannon to pass the required courses. They appeal the district court's > ruling > on judicial review, which reversed the DCRC's final order. They argue: (1) > the district court misconstrued the Davenport Civil Rights Ordinance, Iowa > Civil Rights Act, Rehabilitation Act, and the Americans with Disabilities > Act; (2) the use of a sighted reader would not fundamentally alter the > nature of Palmer's Chiropractic Program; (3) and the district court failed > to give appropriate deference to the DCRC's findings of fact and > application > of the law to those facts pursuant to Iowa Code section 17A.19(11)(c). > > > 13-0010 -- Reversed and remanded > Polk Goodpaster v. Schwan's Home Serv., Inc. > The plaintiff appeals from the district court's ruling granting the > defendants summary judgment on plaintiff's action based on his claim the > defendants engaged in disability discrimination against him in violation of > the Iowa Civil Rights Act, Iowa Code chapter 216 (2011), after he was > diagnosed with having multiple sclerosis. > http://www.iowacourts.gov/About_the_Courts/Supreme_Court/Supreme_Court_Opini > ons/Recent_Opinions/20140627/12-0924.pdf > > > To cancel your subscription, click link below. > http://www.iowacourts.gov/common/email/index.asp?ScreenOption=Delete > > > > > _______________________________________________ > blindlaw mailing list > blindlaw at nfbnet.org > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for > blindlaw: > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/cannona%40fireantproductions.com > From dlmlaw at sbcglobal.net Fri Jun 27 15:41:27 2014 From: dlmlaw at sbcglobal.net (Daniel McBride) Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 10:41:27 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] FW: Iowa Supreme Court Opinions -- Favorable opinions in two disability cases -- sighted reader for chiropractic student who is blind -- and multiple sclerosis is a disability In-Reply-To: <015001cf9215$64e40f70$2eac2e50$@gmail.com> References: <015001cf9215$64e40f70$2eac2e50$@gmail.com> Message-ID: <00ed01cf921e$436dfeb0$ca49fc10$@sbcglobal.net> Tai: I attempted to access the links you provided. I received an error message that the page cannot be found. I am most interested in reading these cases. Can you copy and paste the opinions into an attachment? Thanks. Daniel McBride Fort Worth, Texas -----Original Message----- From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tai Blas via blindlaw Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 9:38 AM To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org Subject: [blindlaw] FW: Iowa Supreme Court Opinions -- Favorable opinions in two disability cases -- sighted reader for chiropractic student who is blind -- and multiple sclerosis is a disability A victory for blind students in medical education and beyond. Our own Scott LaBarre was involved in this case! Congratulations to Aaron Cannon, the Davenport Civil Rights Commission, and others fighting this fight! Tai -----Original Message----- From: Sandler, Leonard Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 9:12 AM Cc: Blas, Tai A Subject: FW: Iowa Supreme Court Opinions -- Favorable opinions in two disability cases -- sighted reader for chiropractic student who is blind -- and multiple sclerosis is a disability http://www.iowacourts.gov/About_the_Courts/Supreme_Court/Supreme_Court_Opini ons/Recent_Opinions/20140627/index.asp The Cannon decision is extremely important for educational institutions and other entities -- it addresses the deference due academic and other program standards and is a primer on reasonable accommodation and fundamental alteration. Congrats to everyone involved: Decided in favor of the Davenport Civil Rights Commission**************http://www.iowacourts.gov/About_the_Courts/Supreme_C ourt/Supreme_Court_Opinions/Recent_Opinions/20140627/12-0924.pdf Scott Palmer Coll. of Chiropractic v. Davenport Civil Rights Commission Davenport Civil Rights Commission (DCRC) and Aaron Cannon, who is blind, brought a complaint against Palmer College of Chiropractic (PCC), alleging it refused to provide a sighted reader as a necessary accommodation for Cannon to pass the required courses. They appeal the district court's ruling on judicial review, which reversed the DCRC's final order. They argue: (1) the district court misconstrued the Davenport Civil Rights Ordinance, Iowa Civil Rights Act, Rehabilitation Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act; (2) the use of a sighted reader would not fundamentally alter the nature of Palmer's Chiropractic Program; (3) and the district court failed to give appropriate deference to the DCRC's findings of fact and application of the law to those facts pursuant to Iowa Code section 17A.19(11)(c). 13-0010 -- Reversed and remanded Polk Goodpaster v. Schwan's Home Serv., Inc. The plaintiff appeals from the district court's ruling granting the defendants summary judgment on plaintiff's action based on his claim the defendants engaged in disability discrimination against him in violation of the Iowa Civil Rights Act, Iowa Code chapter 216 (2011), after he was diagnosed with having multiple sclerosis. http://www.iowacourts.gov/About_the_Courts/Supreme_Court/Supreme_Court_Opini ons/Recent_Opinions/20140627/12-0924.pdf To cancel your subscription, click link below. http://www.iowacourts.gov/common/email/index.asp?ScreenOption=Delete _______________________________________________ blindlaw mailing list blindlaw at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for blindlaw: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/dlmlaw%40sbcglobal.net From slabarre at labarrelaw.com Fri Jun 27 15:47:59 2014 From: slabarre at labarrelaw.com (Scott C. LaBarre) Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 09:47:59 -0600 Subject: [blindlaw] FW: Iowa Supreme Court Opinions -- Favorable opinions in two disability cases -- sighted reader for chiropractic student who is blind -- and multiple sclerosis is a disability In-Reply-To: <00ed01cf921e$436dfeb0$ca49fc10$@sbcglobal.net> References: <015001cf9215$64e40f70$2eac2e50$@gmail.com> <00ed01cf921e$436dfeb0$ca49fc10$@sbcglobal.net> Message-ID: <01b501cf921f$2c640e70$852c2b50$@labarrelaw.com> Daniel and others, the decision is attached and it is an accessible pdf. Best, Scott -----Original Message----- From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Daniel McBride via blindlaw Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 9:41 AM To: 'Tai Blas'; 'Blind Law Mailing List' Subject: Re: [blindlaw] FW: Iowa Supreme Court Opinions -- Favorable opinions in two disability cases -- sighted reader for chiropractic student who is blind -- and multiple sclerosis is a disability Tai: I attempted to access the links you provided. I received an error message that the page cannot be found. I am most interested in reading these cases. Can you copy and paste the opinions into an attachment? Thanks. Daniel McBride Fort Worth, Texas -----Original Message----- From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tai Blas via blindlaw Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 9:38 AM To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org Subject: [blindlaw] FW: Iowa Supreme Court Opinions -- Favorable opinions in two disability cases -- sighted reader for chiropractic student who is blind -- and multiple sclerosis is a disability A victory for blind students in medical education and beyond. Our own Scott LaBarre was involved in this case! Congratulations to Aaron Cannon, the Davenport Civil Rights Commission, and others fighting this fight! Tai -----Original Message----- From: Sandler, Leonard Sent: Friday, June 27, 2014 9:12 AM Cc: Blas, Tai A Subject: FW: Iowa Supreme Court Opinions -- Favorable opinions in two disability cases -- sighted reader for chiropractic student who is blind -- and multiple sclerosis is a disability http://www.iowacourts.gov/About_the_Courts/Supreme_Court/Supreme_Court_Opini ons/Recent_Opinions/20140627/index.asp The Cannon decision is extremely important for educational institutions and other entities -- it addresses the deference due academic and other program standards and is a primer on reasonable accommodation and fundamental alteration. Congrats to everyone involved: Decided in favor of the Davenport Civil Rights Commission**************http://www.iowacourts.gov/About_the_Courts/Supreme_C ourt/Supreme_Court_Opinions/Recent_Opinions/20140627/12-0924.pdf Scott Palmer Coll. of Chiropractic v. Davenport Civil Rights Commission Davenport Civil Rights Commission (DCRC) and Aaron Cannon, who is blind, brought a complaint against Palmer College of Chiropractic (PCC), alleging it refused to provide a sighted reader as a necessary accommodation for Cannon to pass the required courses. They appeal the district court's ruling on judicial review, which reversed the DCRC's final order. They argue: (1) the district court misconstrued the Davenport Civil Rights Ordinance, Iowa Civil Rights Act, Rehabilitation Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act; (2) the use of a sighted reader would not fundamentally alter the nature of Palmer's Chiropractic Program; (3) and the district court failed to give appropriate deference to the DCRC's findings of fact and application of the law to those facts pursuant to Iowa Code section 17A.19(11)(c). 13-0010 -- Reversed and remanded Polk Goodpaster v. Schwan's Home Serv., Inc. 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I would like to share with you and ask you to disseminate the following vacancy announcement. The United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Washington is seeking an experienced attorney for a 14-month, term position located in its Criminal Division. The attorney hired for this position will be assigned a variety of criminal matters involving various areas of criminal law. Justice seeks to attract, retain, and promote individuals of exceptional ability and talent from all walks of life. The work environment and atmosphere is open, diverse, collegial, and inclusive. There are active affinity groups for African-American; Asian-American; Hispanic; lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT); and Native American employees, which are open to all DOJ employees regardless of background. Justice fosters a work environment where people of all backgrounds and experiences may reach their full potential. Thank you for your help in disseminating this vacancy announcement. This and other attorney vacancy announcements can be found at: http://www.justice.gov/careers/legal/attvacancies.html. Executive Office for United States Attorneys (EOUSA) United States Attorney's Office, Western District of Washington Attorney Seattle or Tacoma, WA 98101 United States 14-WDWA-AUSA-04 (Term, Criminal) About the Office: The United States Attorney's Office (USAO) for the Western District of Washington is responsible for representing the federal government in virtually all litigation involving the United States in the Western District of Washington (WDWA). This includes criminal prosecutions for violations of federal law, civil lawsuits by and against the government, and actions to collect judgments and restitution on behalf of victims and taxpayers. WDWA has approximately 72 Assistant United States Attorneys (AUSAs). The USAO is divided into two litigating Divisions (Criminal and Civil). The USAO's main office is in Seattle, Washington, with a branch office located in Tacoma, Washington. Job Description: This is a TERM position not-to-exceed 14 months, subject to availability of funds. This position may be extended, or made permanent, without further advertising. The 14-month, term position will be located in the Criminal Division of the Western District of Washington. The attorney hired for this position will be assigned a variety of criminal matters involving various areas of criminal law. AUSAs in the Criminal Division prosecute federal criminal cases in the Western District of Washington. AUSAs in the Criminal Division advise federal law enforcement agents on criminal investigation, present criminal cases to the grand jury, try criminal cases before the United States District Court, and represent the United States in criminal appeals before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Qualifications: The applicants must possess a J.D. Degree, be an active member of the bar (any jurisdiction), and have at least three years post-J.D. experience. Ideal qualifications include at least five years of post-J.D. litigation experience. Applicants must demonstrate a quick analytical ability and an ability to synthesize a work range of data, help direct an investigation and have the ability to accurately and precisely articulate the critical issues in a case. Applicants must demonstrate superior oral and writing skills, strong research and interpersonal skills, and good judgment. Applicants must possess excellent communication and courtroom skills, and exhibit the ability to work in a supportive and professional manner with other attorneys, support staff and client agencies. Applicants must have a demonstrated capacity to function, with minimal guidance, in a highly demanding environment and in the highest ethical manner. Applicants will be expected to do their own legal research and writing and will be substantially self-sufficient in preparing day-to-day correspondence and pleadings. Applicants also must demonstrate excellent computer literacy skills to include experience with automated research on the Internet, electronic court filing, and electronic e-mail and word processing systems. Salary: Assistant United States Attorneys' pay is administratively determined based, in part, on the number of years of professional attorney experience. The range of pay with locality is $54,847 to $145,166. Travel: Occasional travel within and outside the District will be required. Application Process: Applications will be accepted through July 3, 2014. Interested persons must email in pdf format: (a) a cover letter referencing Vacancy Announcement: 14-WDWA-AUSA-04 (Criminal-Term) addressed as set forth below, (b) a detailed resume, and (c) a writing sample that meets the requirements set forth below, to: USAWAW.Hiring at usdoj.gov Email links icon Jenny A. Durkan United States Attorney Attention: Annette L. Hayes First Assistant United States Attorney 700 Stewart Street, Suite 5220 Seattle, Washington 98101 No telephone calls please. Writing Sample: Include a sample of your legal writing, such as a portion or all of an appellate brief, memorandum of points and authorities, or opinion letter. The writing sample should be a recent example of your work and demonstrate your ability to analyze legal issues and present that analysis in written form. The sample should be predominantly your own work. If the document was edited by others, include a cover memo that briefly describes the level of editing that occurred. Application Deadline: Thursday, July 3, 2014 Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses are not authorized. Practice Area: Criminal Law Number of Positions: 1 * * * Department Policies Equal Employment Opportunity: The U.S. Department of Justice is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Except where otherwise provided by law, there will be no discrimination because of color, race, religion, national origin, political affiliation, marital status, disability (physical or mental), age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, status as a parent, membership or non-membership in an employee organization, on the basis of personal favoritism, or any other non-merit factor. The Department of Justice welcomes and encourages applications from persons with physical and mental disabilities. The Department is firmly committed to satisfying its affirmative obligations under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to ensure that persons with disabilities have every opportunity to be hired and advanced on the basis of merit within the Department of Justice. Reasonable Accommodations: This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. Outreach and Recruitment for Qualified Applicants with Disabilities: The Department encourages qualified applicants with disabilities, including individuals with targeted/severe disabilities to apply in response to posted vacancy announcements. 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Employment is also contingent upon the completion and satisfactory adjudication of a background investigation. Only U.S. citizens are eligible for employment with the Executive Office for Immigration Review and the United States Attorneys' Offices. Unless otherwise indicated in a particular job advertisement, non-U.S. Citizens may apply for employment with other organizations, but should be advised that appointments of non-U.S. Citizens are extremely rare; such appointments would be possible only if necessary to accomplish the Department's mission and would be subject to strict security requirements. Applicants who hold dual citizenship in the U.S. and another country will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Veterans: There is no formal rating system for applying veterans' preference to attorney appointments in the excepted service; however, the Department of Justice considers veterans' preference eligibility as a positive factor in attorney hiring. Applicants eligible for veterans' preference must include that information in their cover letter or resume and attach supporting documentation (e.g., the DD 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty and other supporting documentation) to their submissions. Although the "point" system is not used, per se, applicants eligible to claim 10-point preference must submit Standard Form (SF) 15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference, and submit the supporting documentation required for the specific type of preference claimed (visit the OPM website, www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf for a copy of SF 15, which lists the types of 10-point preferences and the required supporting document(s). Applicants should note that SF 15 requires supporting documentation associated with service- connected disabilities or receipt of nonservice-connected disability pensions to be dated 1991 or later except in the case of service members submitting official statements or retirement orders from a branch of the Armed Forces showing that his or her retirement was due to a permanent service-connected disability or that he/she was transferred to the permanent disability retired list (the statement or retirement orders must indicate that the disability is 10% or more). * * * This and other vacancy announcements can be found under Attorney Vacancies and Volunteer Legal Internships. The Department of Justice cannot control further dissemination and/or posting of information contained in this vacancy announcement. 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What strategies did you find most useful? I am currently on week 4 and because of a few issues with read order of the new PDFs and dealing with some life speed bumps related to being hit by the car, I am a little behind. I would appreciate any and all input. Thanks so very much. Aimee Sent from my iPhone From philosopher25 at gmail.com Sat Jun 28 18:20:41 2014 From: philosopher25 at gmail.com (philosopher25 at gmail.com) Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2014 10:20:41 -0800 Subject: [blindlaw] Kaplan method In-Reply-To: <254CCFB0-D508-4667-A6AE-99BCAD036194@gmail.com> References: <254CCFB0-D508-4667-A6AE-99BCAD036194@gmail.com> Message-ID: <5C79C6DD-FA41-489F-9B49-22C7864E1218@gmail.com> Amy, Email me off list at philosopher 25 at gmail.com I would like to discuss with you some of the issues you're having with Kaplan. I too am taking a capital course. Dictated on my accessible mobile device > On Jun 28, 2014, at 6:37 AM, Aimee Harwood via blindlaw wrote: > > For those of you that have taken the Kaplan.course, how did you adapt the method to a non visual concept? What strategies did you find most useful? I am currently on week 4 and because of a few issues with read order of the new PDFs and dealing with some life speed bumps related to being hit by the car, I am a little behind. I would appreciate any and all input. Thanks so very much. > > Aimee > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > blindlaw mailing list > blindlaw at nfbnet.org > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for blindlaw: > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/philosopher25%40gmail.com From withat at msn.com Sat Jun 28 22:43:18 2014 From: withat at msn.com (Johnston) Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2014 15:43:18 -0700 Subject: [blindlaw] Kaplan method References: <254CCFB0-D508-4667-A6AE-99BCAD036194@gmail.com> <5C79C6DD-FA41-489F-9B49-22C7864E1218@gmail.com> Message-ID: Hi Amy. You may wish to try using physical objects to approximate the diagrams recommended for completing logic game problems. Although you can't draw and see a diagram, you can use spacial orientation of objects to represent the problem's components (students sitting on a bus, cars in a parking lot, whatever). A lawyer here in Oregon used coins. Something customizable like paperclips might be worth experimenting with: you could bend them in shapes with predetermined values (triangles when the paperclip is to represent an odd number and squares when it is to represent an even number, etc.). You will need to get LSAC's prior permission to use anything like this on the test--or even to bring such things into the examination room. Good luck; I know that it's a bear. Best, Jay in Portland ----- Original Message ----- From: "philosopher25--- via blindlaw" To: "Aimee Harwood" ; "Blind Law Mailing List" Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2014 11:20 AM Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Kaplan method > Amy, > Email me off list at philosopher 25 at gmail.com I would like to discuss with > you some of the issues you're having with Kaplan. I too am taking a > capital course. > > Dictated on my accessible mobile device > >> On Jun 28, 2014, at 6:37 AM, Aimee Harwood via blindlaw >> wrote: >> >> For those of you that have taken the Kaplan.course, how did you adapt the >> method to a non visual concept? What strategies did you find most useful? >> I am currently on week 4 and because of a few issues with read order of >> the new PDFs and dealing with some life speed bumps related to being hit >> by the car, I am a little behind. I would appreciate any and all input. >> Thanks so very much. >> >> Aimee >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> _______________________________________________ >> blindlaw mailing list >> blindlaw at nfbnet.org >> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org >> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for >> blindlaw: >> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/philosopher25%40gmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > blindlaw mailing list > blindlaw at nfbnet.org > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for > blindlaw: > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/withat%40msn.com > From philosopher25 at gmail.com Sun Jun 29 00:55:59 2014 From: philosopher25 at gmail.com (Sexton, bruce) Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2014 16:55:59 -0800 Subject: [blindlaw] LSAT In-Reply-To: <1403464944.69358.YahooMailNeo@web162904.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> References: <1403464944.69358.YahooMailNeo@web162904.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <00ce01cf9334$e4dd8920$ae989b60$@gmail.com> Anyone interested to phone conference about the LSAT, strategies, blindness techniques etc.? -----Original Message----- From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of John G. via blindlaw Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2014 11:22 AM To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org Subject: [blindlaw] LSAT Hello, My name is John Gardner, I am a totally blind Criminal Justice student at the Junior level, and in the fall I will be a senior, and I am planning on attending law school in the fall of 2015. I was just wondering from you guys what did you guys as blind people do to study for the LSAT? Did you guys just read LSAT prep book, or anything else? I have been reading and studying from LSAT prep books, but I was just wondering if there is anything else I should be doing in preparing for the LSAT. Are there any suggestions any of you guys may offer me to make my LSAT testing go as smoothly as possible? Thanks John Gardner _______________________________________________ blindlaw mailing list blindlaw at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for blindlaw: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/philosopher25%40gmail. com From taiablas at gmail.com Sun Jun 29 02:43:59 2014 From: taiablas at gmail.com (Tai Blas) Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2014 21:43:59 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] LSAT In-Reply-To: <00ce01cf9334$e4dd8920$ae989b60$@gmail.com> References: <1403464944.69358.YahooMailNeo@web162904.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> <00ce01cf9334$e4dd8920$ae989b60$@gmail.com> Message-ID: As someone who has experience with both Kaplan and powerscore lsat prep and has taken the test twice before, I would be glad to participate in a conference call. Tai Tomasi J.D. Candidate, class of 2014 Email: tai.tomasi8 at gmail.com Sent from my iPhone. Please excuse my brevity and any grammatical errors. > On Jun 28, 2014, at 7:55 PM, "Sexton, bruce via blindlaw" wrote: > > Anyone interested to phone conference about the LSAT, strategies, blindness > techniques etc.? > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of John G. via > blindlaw > Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2014 11:22 AM > To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org > Subject: [blindlaw] LSAT > > Hello, > My name is John Gardner, I am a totally blind Criminal Justice student at > the Junior level, and in the fall I will be a senior, and I am planning on > attending law school in the fall of 2015. I was just wondering from you guys > what did you guys as blind people do to study for the LSAT? Did you guys > just read LSAT prep book, or anything else? I have been reading and studying > from LSAT prep books, but I was just wondering if there is anything else I > should be doing in preparing for the LSAT. Are there any suggestions any of > you guys may offer me to make my LSAT testing go as smoothly as possible? > > Thanks > John Gardner > _______________________________________________ > blindlaw mailing list > blindlaw at nfbnet.org > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for > blindlaw: > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/philosopher25%40gmail. > com > > > _______________________________________________ > blindlaw mailing list > blindlaw at nfbnet.org > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for blindlaw: > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/taiablas%40gmail.com From taiablas at gmail.com Sun Jun 29 02:50:26 2014 From: taiablas at gmail.com (Tai Blas) Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2014 21:50:26 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] Kaplan method In-Reply-To: References: <254CCFB0-D508-4667-A6AE-99BCAD036194@gmail.com> <5C79C6DD-FA41-489F-9B49-22C7864E1218@gmail.com> Message-ID: <3CD9CD7A-E22E-400F-AB74-EB0A3CB36583@gmail.com> I was able to get the law school admission Council to allow me to use Microsoft Excel on the logic games section of the test. I then developed my own shorthand symbols to use in denoting various attributes for each variable. I was very successful with this method. I had great luck with the powerscore study aids. I would be happy to discuss this via phone or email. Tai Tomasi J.D. Candidate, class of 2014 Email: tai.tomasi8 at gmail.com Sent from my iPhone. Please excuse my brevity and any grammatical errors. > On Jun 28, 2014, at 5:43 PM, Johnston via blindlaw wrote: > > Hi Amy. > > You may wish to try using physical objects to approximate the diagrams recommended for completing logic game problems. Although you can't draw and see a diagram, you can use spacial orientation of objects to represent the problem's components (students sitting on a bus, cars in a parking lot, whatever). A lawyer here in Oregon used coins. Something customizable like paperclips might be worth experimenting with: you could bend them in shapes with predetermined values (triangles when the paperclip is to represent an odd number and squares when it is to represent an even number, etc.). > > You will need to get LSAC's prior permission to use anything like this on the test--or even to bring such things into the examination room. > > Good luck; I know that it's a bear. > > Best, > Jay in Portland > ----- Original Message ----- From: "philosopher25--- via blindlaw" > To: "Aimee Harwood" ; "Blind Law Mailing List" > Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2014 11:20 AM > Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Kaplan method > > >> Amy, >> Email me off list at philosopher 25 at gmail.com I would like to discuss with you some of the issues you're having with Kaplan. I too am taking a capital course. >> >> Dictated on my accessible mobile device >> >>> On Jun 28, 2014, at 6:37 AM, Aimee Harwood via blindlaw wrote: >>> >>> For those of you that have taken the Kaplan.course, how did you adapt the method to a non visual concept? What strategies did you find most useful? I am currently on week 4 and because of a few issues with read order of the new PDFs and dealing with some life speed bumps related to being hit by the car, I am a little behind. I would appreciate any and all input. Thanks so very much. >>> >>> Aimee >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> _______________________________________________ >>> blindlaw mailing list >>> blindlaw at nfbnet.org >>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org >>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for blindlaw: >>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/philosopher25%40gmail.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> blindlaw mailing list >> blindlaw at nfbnet.org >> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org >> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for blindlaw: >> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/withat%40msn.com > > > _______________________________________________ > blindlaw mailing list > blindlaw at nfbnet.org > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for blindlaw: > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/taiablas%40gmail.com From mnowicki4 at icloud.com Sun Jun 29 11:15:31 2014 From: mnowicki4 at icloud.com (Michael Nowicki) Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2014 13:15:31 +0200 Subject: [blindlaw] LSAT In-Reply-To: <00ce01cf9334$e4dd8920$ae989b60$@gmail.com> References: <1403464944.69358.YahooMailNeo@web162904.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> <00ce01cf9334$e4dd8920$ae989b60$@gmail.com> Message-ID: <5481EB9D-F605-4970-9383-B60599023790@icloud.com> I would love to participate, but I am currently out of the country and will not return until September 15. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 29, 2014, at 2:55 AM, "Sexton, bruce via blindlaw" wrote: > > Anyone interested to phone conference about the LSAT, strategies, blindness > techniques etc.? > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of John G. via > blindlaw > Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2014 11:22 AM > To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org > Subject: [blindlaw] LSAT > > Hello, > My name is John Gardner, I am a totally blind Criminal Justice student at > the Junior level, and in the fall I will be a senior, and I am planning on > attending law school in the fall of 2015. I was just wondering from you guys > what did you guys as blind people do to study for the LSAT? Did you guys > just read LSAT prep book, or anything else? I have been reading and studying > from LSAT prep books, but I was just wondering if there is anything else I > should be doing in preparing for the LSAT. Are there any suggestions any of > you guys may offer me to make my LSAT testing go as smoothly as possible? > > Thanks > John Gardner > _______________________________________________ > blindlaw mailing list > blindlaw at nfbnet.org > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for > blindlaw: > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/philosopher25%40gmail. > com > > > _______________________________________________ > blindlaw mailing list > blindlaw at nfbnet.org > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for blindlaw: > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/mnowicki4%40icloud.com From slabarre at labarrelaw.com Sun Jun 29 17:01:02 2014 From: slabarre at labarrelaw.com (Scott C. LaBarre) Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2014 11:01:02 -0600 Subject: [blindlaw] LSAT In-Reply-To: References: <1403464944.69358.YahooMailNeo@web162904.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> <00ce01cf9334$e4dd8920$ae989b60$@gmail.com> Message-ID: <02cd01cf93bb$b5fda4a0$21f8ede0$@labarrelaw.com> I do think this would be an excellent topic for a conference call. NABL will discuss organizing one soon. Perhaps, we will do one in August. As I understand it, there will be an offering of the LSAT in October? Best, Scott -----Original Message----- From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tai Blas via blindlaw Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2014 8:44 PM To: Sexton, bruce; Blind Law Mailing List Cc: John G. Subject: Re: [blindlaw] LSAT As someone who has experience with both Kaplan and powerscore lsat prep and has taken the test twice before, I would be glad to participate in a conference call. Tai Tomasi J.D. Candidate, class of 2014 Email: tai.tomasi8 at gmail.com Sent from my iPhone. Please excuse my brevity and any grammatical errors. > On Jun 28, 2014, at 7:55 PM, "Sexton, bruce via blindlaw" wrote: > > Anyone interested to phone conference about the LSAT, strategies, > blindness techniques etc.? > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of John > G. via blindlaw > Sent: Sunday, June 22, 2014 11:22 AM > To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org > Subject: [blindlaw] LSAT > > Hello, > My name is John Gardner, I am a totally blind Criminal Justice student > at the Junior level, and in the fall I will be a senior, and I am > planning on attending law school in the fall of 2015. I was just > wondering from you guys what did you guys as blind people do to study > for the LSAT? Did you guys just read LSAT prep book, or anything else? > I have been reading and studying from LSAT prep books, but I was just > wondering if there is anything else I should be doing in preparing for > the LSAT. Are there any suggestions any of you guys may offer me to make my LSAT testing go as smoothly as possible? > > Thanks > John Gardner > _______________________________________________ > blindlaw mailing list > blindlaw at nfbnet.org > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for > blindlaw: > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/philosopher25%40gmail. > com > > > _______________________________________________ > blindlaw mailing list > blindlaw at nfbnet.org > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for blindlaw: > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/taiablas%40gmail > .com _______________________________________________ blindlaw mailing list blindlaw at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for blindlaw: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/slabarre%40labarrelaw. com From awildheir at gmail.com Sun Jun 29 17:04:16 2014 From: awildheir at gmail.com (Aimee Harwood) Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2014 13:04:16 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] LSAT Message-ID: <0E1A624E-B80F-4FEA-9ADC-278EDDD3CD5E@gmail.com> There wasn't anything in your message. :-) Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 29, 2014, at 1:01 PM, "Scott C. LaBarre via blindlaw" wrote: > > This message has no content. From slabarre at labarrelaw.com Sun Jun 29 17:10:04 2014 From: slabarre at labarrelaw.com (Scott C. LaBarre) Date: Sun, 29 Jun 2014 11:10:04 -0600 Subject: [blindlaw] LSAT In-Reply-To: <0E1A624E-B80F-4FEA-9ADC-278EDDD3CD5E@gmail.com> References: <0E1A624E-B80F-4FEA-9ADC-278EDDD3CD5E@gmail.com> Message-ID: <02f901cf93bc$f8a45e10$e9ed1a30$@labarrelaw.com> Hmmm, my sent box shows text and so does my copy of my message that came through Blindlaw but here is my message again. Of course, if your program or setting are indicating no text from me, this explanation will probably register as no content. I do think this would be an excellent topic for a conference call. NABL will discuss organizing one soon. Perhaps, we will do one in August. As I understand it, there will be an offering of the LSAT in October? Best, Scott -----Original Message----- From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Aimee Harwood via blindlaw Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2014 11:04 AM To: Scott C. LaBarre via blindlaw Subject: Re: [blindlaw] LSAT There wasn't anything in your message. :-) Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 29, 2014, at 1:01 PM, "Scott C. LaBarre via blindlaw" wrote: > > This message has no content. _______________________________________________ blindlaw mailing list blindlaw at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for blindlaw: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/slabarre%40labarrelaw. com From mnowicki4 at icloud.com Mon Jun 30 10:46:13 2014 From: mnowicki4 at icloud.com (Michael Nowicki) Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 12:46:13 +0200 Subject: [blindlaw] LSAT In-Reply-To: <02f901cf93bc$f8a45e10$e9ed1a30$@labarrelaw.com> References: <0E1A624E-B80F-4FEA-9ADC-278EDDD3CD5E@gmail.com> <02f901cf93bc$f8a45e10$e9ed1a30$@labarrelaw.com> Message-ID: <9C787B0E-1B7F-40FE-B1E7-91630789C0FC@icloud.com> This year it is in September. Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 29, 2014, at 7:10 PM, "Scott C. LaBarre via blindlaw" wrote: > > Hmmm, my sent box shows text and so does my copy of my message that came > through Blindlaw but here is my message again. Of course, if your program > or setting are indicating no text from me, this explanation will probably > register as no content. > > I do think this would be an excellent topic for a conference call. NABL > will discuss organizing one soon. Perhaps, we will do one in August. As I > understand it, there will be an offering of the LSAT in October? > > Best, > Scott > > -----Original Message----- > From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Aimee > Harwood via blindlaw > Sent: Sunday, June 29, 2014 11:04 AM > To: Scott C. LaBarre via blindlaw > Subject: Re: [blindlaw] LSAT > > There wasn't anything in your message. :-) > > Sent from my iPhone > >>> On Jun 29, 2014, at 1:01 PM, "Scott C. LaBarre via blindlaw" >> wrote: >> >> This message has no content. > _______________________________________________ > blindlaw mailing list > blindlaw at nfbnet.org > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for > blindlaw: > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/slabarre%40labarrelaw. > com > > > _______________________________________________ > blindlaw mailing list > blindlaw at nfbnet.org > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for blindlaw: > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/mnowicki4%40icloud.com From chris.stewart at uky.edu Mon Jun 30 13:01:52 2014 From: chris.stewart at uky.edu (Stewart, Christopher K) Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 09:01:52 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] conference call for LSAT Message-ID: Hello All, Please count me in on this conference call. My perspective is that of someone who could not get support from his local Voc Rehab because of the cost of the prep courses but who nonetheless scored very well on the exam using only prep books gathered from Bookshare. It is time for those of us in practice and in law school to move toward creating a single place as a resource for blind students interested in taking the LSAT particularly where continued increases in accessibility of legal materials makes the mainstream legal profession more and more viable for blind individuals. Speaking from my own experience, the actual process of making law school accessible has run much more smoothly than that of taking the LSAT. In fact, the headaches surrounding the LSAT created undue anxiety toward law school itself. There is no reason for the LSAT to be more stressful than it already is. Best, Chris -- Chris K. Stewart University of Kentucky College of Law, J.D. Candidate, 2016 California Institute of the Arts, B.F.A. 2010 Ph: (502)457-1757 From philosopher25 at gmail.com Mon Jun 30 20:25:20 2014 From: philosopher25 at gmail.com (Sexton, bruce) Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 12:25:20 -0800 Subject: [blindlaw] conference call for LSAT In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <01d901cf94a1$6b7f63f0$427e2bd0$@gmail.com> Okay, sounds like we have interest. I propose some of the following topics, add to it please. Each major topic might be substantial enough to be their own call. If we want to skip a topic due to lack of interest we can. Accommodations * requesting accommodations from LSAC * What accommodations have been granted in the past. * What test formats are available * Of the available test formats, what is included, what are the challenges/advantages to each Test Preparation * test prep material or companies that are most accessible. (Kaplan's books are new and not completely accessible as of June 30, 2014, bookshare's formulas are removed in the Logic game sections) * how to self-advocate for accessible material. * what if self-advocacy does not work? * what are work around people use? LSAT Alternative Techniques Advantages and challenges: * Excel * Braille * Magnet boards or other physical pieces * speed and accuracy (what is blindness related and what is lack of practice/skill/ individual limits.) * keeping track of all the elements (answer choices, queries, passages,, game rules, pieces etc.) Reader/amanuenses: * to use or not to use * how to strategically use a reader/amanuenses on the LSAT or in preparation * prep with a LSAC chosen reader Rehab: * What are the strategies people use to request rehab's assistance. * what kinds of services have VR programs provided pre-law students? * What law schools should a student attend while seeking VR assistance? * what can VR provide while in law school? I propose we have someone take notes to provide future blind students the info we come up with. We could update the info or have calls like these periodically. -Bruce -----Original Message----- From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Stewart, Christopher K via blindlaw Sent: Monday, June 30, 2014 5:02 AM To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org Subject: Re: [blindlaw] conference call for LSAT Hello All, Please count me in on this conference call. My perspective is that of someone who could not get support from his local Voc Rehab because of the cost of the prep courses but who nonetheless scored very well on the exam using only prep books gathered from Bookshare. It is time for those of us in practice and in law school to move toward creating a single place as a resource for blind students interested in taking the LSAT particularly where continued increases in accessibility of legal materials makes the mainstream legal profession more and more viable for blind individuals. Speaking from my own experience, the actual process of making law school accessible has run much more smoothly than that of taking the LSAT. In fact, the headaches surrounding the LSAT created undue anxiety toward law school itself. There is no reason for the LSAT to be more stressful than it already is. Best, Chris -- Chris K. Stewart University of Kentucky College of Law, J.D. Candidate, 2016 California Institute of the Arts, B.F.A. 2010 Ph: (502)457-1757 _______________________________________________ blindlaw mailing list blindlaw at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for blindlaw: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/philosopher25%40gmail. com From dmanners at jd16.law.harvard.edu Mon Jun 30 20:46:57 2014 From: dmanners at jd16.law.harvard.edu (Manners, Derek) Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 16:46:57 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] conference call for LSAT In-Reply-To: <01d901cf94a1$6b7f63f0$427e2bd0$@gmail.com> References: <01d901cf94a1$6b7f63f0$427e2bd0$@gmail.com> Message-ID: I would be happy to share my experiences on the Rehab section. I applied to 11 law schools in 10 states and did detailed analysis of the VR situation in all the states I got accepted in. I was also successful at getting the Kaplan small group tutorial paid for by interpreting some of the language in my IEP as covering it. Finally, I was able to petition my VR to pay for me to attend an out of state school which might be an option if your VR is more generous than VR program in the state where the law school is located. IL and MA Voc Rehab do not offer as much as TX did so I wanted to keep my plan with TX for example. Best Derek On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 4:25 PM, Sexton, bruce via blindlaw < blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote: > Okay, sounds like we have interest. > > I propose some of the following topics, add to it please. Each major > topic > might be substantial enough to be their own call. If we want to skip a > topic due to lack of interest we can. > > Accommodations > * requesting accommodations from LSAC > * What accommodations have been granted in the past. > * What test formats are available > * Of the available test formats, what is included, what are the > challenges/advantages to each > > Test Preparation > * test prep material or companies that are most accessible. (Kaplan's > books > are new and not completely accessible as of June 30, 2014, bookshare's > formulas are removed in the Logic game sections) > * how to self-advocate for accessible material. > * what if self-advocacy does not work? > * what are work around people use? > > LSAT Alternative Techniques Advantages and challenges: > * Excel > * Braille > * Magnet boards or other physical pieces > * speed and accuracy (what is blindness related and what is lack of > practice/skill/ individual limits.) > * keeping track of all the elements (answer choices, queries, passages,, > game rules, pieces etc.) > > > Reader/amanuenses: > > * to use or not to use > * how to strategically use a reader/amanuenses on the LSAT or in > preparation > * prep with a LSAC chosen reader > > Rehab: > > * What are the strategies people use to request rehab's assistance. > * what kinds of services have VR programs provided pre-law students? > * What law schools should a student attend while seeking VR assistance? > * what can VR provide while in law school? > > > I propose we have someone take notes to provide future blind students the > info we come up with. We could update the info or have calls like these > periodically. > > -Bruce > > -----Original Message----- > From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Stewart, > Christopher K via blindlaw > Sent: Monday, June 30, 2014 5:02 AM > To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org > Subject: Re: [blindlaw] conference call for LSAT > > Hello All, > > Please count me in on this conference call. My perspective is that of > someone who could not get support from his local Voc Rehab because of > the cost of the prep courses but who nonetheless scored very well on > the exam using only prep books gathered from Bookshare. > > It is time for those of us in practice and in law school to move > toward creating a single place as a resource for blind students > interested in taking the LSAT particularly where continued increases > in accessibility of legal materials makes the mainstream legal > profession more and more viable for blind individuals. Speaking from > my own experience, the actual process of making law school accessible > has run much more smoothly than that of taking the LSAT. In fact, the > headaches surrounding the LSAT created undue anxiety toward law school > itself. There is no reason for the LSAT to be more stressful than it > already is. > > Best, > Chris > > -- > Chris K. Stewart > University of Kentucky College of Law, J.D. Candidate, 2016 > California Institute of the Arts, B.F.A. 2010 > Ph: > (502)457-1757 > > _______________________________________________ > blindlaw mailing list > blindlaw at nfbnet.org > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for > blindlaw: > > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/philosopher25%40gmail. > com > > > _______________________________________________ > blindlaw mailing list > blindlaw at nfbnet.org > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for > blindlaw: > > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/dmanners%40jd16.law.harvard.edu > From awildheir at gmail.com Mon Jun 30 20:47:06 2014 From: awildheir at gmail.com (Aimee Harwood) Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 16:47:06 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] conference call for LSAT In-Reply-To: <01d901cf94a1$6b7f63f0$427e2bd0$@gmail.com> References: <01d901cf94a1$6b7f63f0$427e2bd0$@gmail.com> Message-ID: <222BC038-9C15-413D-B312-0661D02D88A0@gmail.com> I agree with you both and would like to be a part of the call as well. Aimee Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 30, 2014, at 4:25 PM, "Sexton, bruce via blindlaw" wrote: > > Okay, sounds like we have interest. > > I propose some of the following topics, add to it please. Each major topic > might be substantial enough to be their own call. If we want to skip a > topic due to lack of interest we can. > > Accommodations > * requesting accommodations from LSAC > * What accommodations have been granted in the past. > * What test formats are available > * Of the available test formats, what is included, what are the > challenges/advantages to each > > Test Preparation > * test prep material or companies that are most accessible. (Kaplan's books > are new and not completely accessible as of June 30, 2014, bookshare's > formulas are removed in the Logic game sections) > * how to self-advocate for accessible material. > * what if self-advocacy does not work? > * what are work around people use? > > LSAT Alternative Techniques Advantages and challenges: > * Excel > * Braille > * Magnet boards or other physical pieces > * speed and accuracy (what is blindness related and what is lack of > practice/skill/ individual limits.) > * keeping track of all the elements (answer choices, queries, passages,, > game rules, pieces etc.) > > > Reader/amanuenses: > > * to use or not to use > * how to strategically use a reader/amanuenses on the LSAT or in preparation > * prep with a LSAC chosen reader > > Rehab: > > * What are the strategies people use to request rehab's assistance. > * what kinds of services have VR programs provided pre-law students? > * What law schools should a student attend while seeking VR assistance? > * what can VR provide while in law school? > > > I propose we have someone take notes to provide future blind students the > info we come up with. We could update the info or have calls like these > periodically. > > -Bruce > > -----Original Message----- > From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Stewart, > Christopher K via blindlaw > Sent: Monday, June 30, 2014 5:02 AM > To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org > Subject: Re: [blindlaw] conference call for LSAT > > Hello All, > > Please count me in on this conference call. My perspective is that of > someone who could not get support from his local Voc Rehab because of > the cost of the prep courses but who nonetheless scored very well on > the exam using only prep books gathered from Bookshare. > > It is time for those of us in practice and in law school to move > toward creating a single place as a resource for blind students > interested in taking the LSAT particularly where continued increases > in accessibility of legal materials makes the mainstream legal > profession more and more viable for blind individuals. Speaking from > my own experience, the actual process of making law school accessible > has run much more smoothly than that of taking the LSAT. In fact, the > headaches surrounding the LSAT created undue anxiety toward law school > itself. There is no reason for the LSAT to be more stressful than it > already is. > > Best, > Chris > > -- > Chris K. Stewart > University of Kentucky College of Law, J.D. Candidate, 2016 > California Institute of the Arts, B.F.A. 2010 > Ph: > (502)457-1757 > > _______________________________________________ > blindlaw mailing list > blindlaw at nfbnet.org > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for > blindlaw: > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/philosopher25%40gmail. > com > > > _______________________________________________ > blindlaw mailing list > blindlaw at nfbnet.org > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for blindlaw: > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/awildheir%40gmail.com From awildheir at gmail.com Mon Jun 30 21:43:38 2014 From: awildheir at gmail.com (Aimee Harwood) Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 17:43:38 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] conference call for LSAT In-Reply-To: References: <01d901cf94a1$6b7f63f0$427e2bd0$@gmail.com> Message-ID: <85E1A0BA-319A-4E35-A10E-6D68CF881962@gmail.com> That would be very helpful for me. I want to go to a couple schools in PA and want to move there about a year early to hopefully qualify for some assistance with tuition via grants and tuition waiver as well as scholarships. I am currently living in TN and they are covering the Kaplan class right now but I don't know if they will do anything for law school.m Aimee Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 30, 2014, at 4:46 PM, "Manners, Derek via blindlaw" wrote: > > I would be happy to share my experiences on the Rehab section. I applied > to 11 law schools in 10 states and did detailed analysis of the VR > situation in all the states I got accepted in. > > I was also successful at getting the Kaplan small group tutorial paid for > by interpreting some of the language in my IEP as covering it. > > Finally, I was able to petition my VR to pay for me to attend an out of > state school which might be an option if your VR is more generous than VR > program in the state where the law school is located. IL and MA Voc Rehab > do not offer as much as TX did so I wanted to keep my plan with TX for > example. > > Best > Derek > > > On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 4:25 PM, Sexton, bruce via blindlaw < > blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote: > >> Okay, sounds like we have interest. >> >> I propose some of the following topics, add to it please. Each major >> topic >> might be substantial enough to be their own call. If we want to skip a >> topic due to lack of interest we can. >> >> Accommodations >> * requesting accommodations from LSAC >> * What accommodations have been granted in the past. >> * What test formats are available >> * Of the available test formats, what is included, what are the >> challenges/advantages to each >> >> Test Preparation >> * test prep material or companies that are most accessible. (Kaplan's >> books >> are new and not completely accessible as of June 30, 2014, bookshare's >> formulas are removed in the Logic game sections) >> * how to self-advocate for accessible material. >> * what if self-advocacy does not work? >> * what are work around people use? >> >> LSAT Alternative Techniques Advantages and challenges: >> * Excel >> * Braille >> * Magnet boards or other physical pieces >> * speed and accuracy (what is blindness related and what is lack of >> practice/skill/ individual limits.) >> * keeping track of all the elements (answer choices, queries, passages,, >> game rules, pieces etc.) >> >> >> Reader/amanuenses: >> >> * to use or not to use >> * how to strategically use a reader/amanuenses on the LSAT or in >> preparation >> * prep with a LSAC chosen reader >> >> Rehab: >> >> * What are the strategies people use to request rehab's assistance. >> * what kinds of services have VR programs provided pre-law students? >> * What law schools should a student attend while seeking VR assistance? >> * what can VR provide while in law school? >> >> >> I propose we have someone take notes to provide future blind students the >> info we come up with. We could update the info or have calls like these >> periodically. >> >> -Bruce >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Stewart, >> Christopher K via blindlaw >> Sent: Monday, June 30, 2014 5:02 AM >> To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org >> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] conference call for LSAT >> >> Hello All, >> >> Please count me in on this conference call. My perspective is that of >> someone who could not get support from his local Voc Rehab because of >> the cost of the prep courses but who nonetheless scored very well on >> the exam using only prep books gathered from Bookshare. >> >> It is time for those of us in practice and in law school to move >> toward creating a single place as a resource for blind students >> interested in taking the LSAT particularly where continued increases >> in accessibility of legal materials makes the mainstream legal >> profession more and more viable for blind individuals. Speaking from >> my own experience, the actual process of making law school accessible >> has run much more smoothly than that of taking the LSAT. In fact, the >> headaches surrounding the LSAT created undue anxiety toward law school >> itself. There is no reason for the LSAT to be more stressful than it >> already is. >> >> Best, >> Chris >> >> -- >> Chris K. Stewart >> University of Kentucky College of Law, J.D. Candidate, 2016 >> California Institute of the Arts, B.F.A. 2010 >> Ph: >> (502)457-1757 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> blindlaw mailing list >> blindlaw at nfbnet.org >> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org >> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for >> blindlaw: >> >> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/philosopher25%40gmail. >> com >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> blindlaw mailing list >> blindlaw at nfbnet.org >> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org >> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for >> blindlaw: >> >> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/dmanners%40jd16.law.harvard.edu > _______________________________________________ > blindlaw mailing list > blindlaw at nfbnet.org > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for blindlaw: > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/awildheir%40gmail.com From joltingjacksandefur at gmail.com Mon Jun 30 22:00:23 2014 From: joltingjacksandefur at gmail.com (RJ Sandefur) Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2014 18:00:23 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] conference call for LSAT References: <01d901cf94a1$6b7f63f0$427e2bd0$@gmail.com> <85E1A0BA-319A-4E35-A10E-6D68CF881962@gmail.com> Message-ID: Aimee, I have a friend Helga who is wanting to become a lawyer. RJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Aimee Harwood via blindlaw" To: "Manners, Derek" ; "Blind Law Mailing List" Sent: Monday, June 30, 2014 5:43 PM Subject: Re: [blindlaw] conference call for LSAT > That would be very helpful for me. I want to go to a couple schools in PA > and want to move there about a year early to hopefully qualify for some > assistance with tuition via grants and tuition waiver as well as > scholarships. I am currently living in TN and they are covering the Kaplan > class right now but I don't know if they will do anything for law school.m > > Aimee > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jun 30, 2014, at 4:46 PM, "Manners, Derek via blindlaw" >> wrote: >> >> I would be happy to share my experiences on the Rehab section. I applied >> to 11 law schools in 10 states and did detailed analysis of the VR >> situation in all the states I got accepted in. >> >> I was also successful at getting the Kaplan small group tutorial paid for >> by interpreting some of the language in my IEP as covering it. >> >> Finally, I was able to petition my VR to pay for me to attend an out of >> state school which might be an option if your VR is more generous than VR >> program in the state where the law school is located. IL and MA Voc >> Rehab >> do not offer as much as TX did so I wanted to keep my plan with TX for >> example. >> >> Best >> Derek >> >> >> On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 4:25 PM, Sexton, bruce via blindlaw < >> blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote: >> >>> Okay, sounds like we have interest. >>> >>> I propose some of the following topics, add to it please. Each major >>> topic >>> might be substantial enough to be their own call. If we want to skip a >>> topic due to lack of interest we can. >>> >>> Accommodations >>> * requesting accommodations from LSAC >>> * What accommodations have been granted in the past. >>> * What test formats are available >>> * Of the available test formats, what is included, what are the >>> challenges/advantages to each >>> >>> Test Preparation >>> * test prep material or companies that are most accessible. (Kaplan's >>> books >>> are new and not completely accessible as of June 30, 2014, bookshare's >>> formulas are removed in the Logic game sections) >>> * how to self-advocate for accessible material. >>> * what if self-advocacy does not work? >>> * what are work around people use? >>> >>> LSAT Alternative Techniques Advantages and challenges: >>> * Excel >>> * Braille >>> * Magnet boards or other physical pieces >>> * speed and accuracy (what is blindness related and what is lack of >>> practice/skill/ individual limits.) >>> * keeping track of all the elements (answer choices, queries, passages,, >>> game rules, pieces etc.) >>> >>> >>> Reader/amanuenses: >>> >>> * to use or not to use >>> * how to strategically use a reader/amanuenses on the LSAT or in >>> preparation >>> * prep with a LSAC chosen reader >>> >>> Rehab: >>> >>> * What are the strategies people use to request rehab's assistance. >>> * what kinds of services have VR programs provided pre-law students? >>> * What law schools should a student attend while seeking VR assistance? >>> * what can VR provide while in law school? >>> >>> >>> I propose we have someone take notes to provide future blind students >>> the >>> info we come up with. We could update the info or have calls like these >>> periodically. >>> >>> -Bruce >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of >>> Stewart, >>> Christopher K via blindlaw >>> Sent: Monday, June 30, 2014 5:02 AM >>> To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org >>> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] conference call for LSAT >>> >>> Hello All, >>> >>> Please count me in on this conference call. My perspective is that of >>> someone who could not get support from his local Voc Rehab because of >>> the cost of the prep courses but who nonetheless scored very well on >>> the exam using only prep books gathered from Bookshare. >>> >>> It is time for those of us in practice and in law school to move >>> toward creating a single place as a resource for blind students >>> interested in taking the LSAT particularly where continued increases >>> in accessibility of legal materials makes the mainstream legal >>> profession more and more viable for blind individuals. Speaking from >>> my own experience, the actual process of making law school accessible >>> has run much more smoothly than that of taking the LSAT. In fact, the >>> headaches surrounding the LSAT created undue anxiety toward law school >>> itself. There is no reason for the LSAT to be more stressful than it >>> already is. >>> >>> Best, >>> Chris >>> >>> -- >>> Chris K. Stewart >>> University of Kentucky College of Law, J.D. Candidate, 2016 >>> California Institute of the Arts, B.F.A. 2010 >>> Ph: >>> (502)457-1757 >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> blindlaw mailing list >>> blindlaw at nfbnet.org >>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org >>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for >>> blindlaw: >>> >>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/philosopher25%40gmail. >>> com >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> blindlaw mailing list >>> blindlaw at nfbnet.org >>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org >>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for >>> blindlaw: >>> >>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/dmanners%40jd16.law.harvard.edu >> _______________________________________________ >> blindlaw mailing list >> blindlaw at nfbnet.org >> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org >> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for >> blindlaw: >> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/awildheir%40gmail.com > > _______________________________________________ > blindlaw mailing list > blindlaw at nfbnet.org > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for > blindlaw: > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/joltingjacksandefur%40gmail.com