[blindlaw] Question about study methods.

[Aimee Harwood]

Thank you Michal.  I appreciate any advise however small or large. What about textbooks? I have PDFs that I can only navigate by line, word, or character. I can't go by paragraph or heading. They finally added headings with corresponding page numbers so I can search for them to find the location. 

Do you highlight and or make notes or bookmarks within your textbooks?  If so, what do you find most effective and efficient?

Any other suggestions related to adapting to law school from a blindness perspective would be really helpful!!!!!

Aimee

Sent from my iPhone

> On Aug 27, 2015, at 8:12 PM, Michal Nowicki via blindlaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Aimee,
> 
> Unlike other texts in which the structure varies substantially, each legal
> case is, in a sense, a puzzle.  With that in mind, most of the pieces are
> present in every judicial opinion you will encounter.  These pieces are (1)
> factual background, (2) the procedural history of the case (unless the
> opinion comes from the trial court), (3) the issue the court is being asked
> to resolve, (4) the holding (that is, the court's answer to the issue), (5)
> the reasoning by which the court arrives at its conclusion, and (6) the
> broad rule that governs the case.  In addition, some cases contain one more
> piece:  namely, a concurring and/or dissenting opinion.  As a result, I
> strongly encourage you to look out for these elements in every case you
> read.  Reading with a purpose will help you stay focused, which should in
> turn allow you to get through the material faster.
> 
> Best Wishes,
> 
> Michal
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Aimee
> Harwood via blindlaw
> Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2015 7:10 AM
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> Cc: Aimee Harwood <awildheir at gmail.com>
> Subject: [blindlaw] Question about study methods.
> 
> Hello everyone. I am enjoying my first couple weeks of law school. I am
> finding that it is taking way too long to process the information given. I
> have been out of school for 13 years so it isn't like I was already in the
> swing of things before I started.
> 
> What methods have you, past and current students, found to be most
> productive and helpful in taking notes from the reading. I know the briefing
> will come as I do more of them. I mostly use. VoiceOver on my MacBook as
> well as my iPhone and iPad.
> 
> What, if any, apps or programs do you find to have features that make taking
> note,s in or outside of class, most effective and efficient?  
> 
> I really would be interested in hearing what techniques you have found to be
> most helpful. What do you find to be the best way to manage the textbooks.
> None of mine were available with bookshare.
> 
> My equipment:
> MacBook Pro
> Vario ultra braille display
> Eye pal
> Prodigy Duo 24
> iPad
> 
> We all know that the mere nature of blindness takes longer than it takes a
> sighted person. I would like to hear some way you have minimize that factor.
> 
> 
> Thanks you guys! I really appreciate your sharing this information with me
> and the group
> 
> Aimee
> 
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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