From rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com Sun Feb 1 14:07:53 2015 From: rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com (Rahul Bajaj) Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2015 19:37:53 +0530 Subject: [blindlaw] Strategies for examining and cross-examining witnesses more expeditiously Message-ID: Hi All, I'd be very grateful if you could share any techniques that you are aware of for examining and cross-examining witnesses more expeditiously. We're grappling with a case where we have not been able to conduct the cross-examination of a witness for almost a year due to her lackadaisical approach and refusal to cooperate. We're looking for any strategies that we could adopt, with the approval of the court, for cross-examining other witnesses simultaneously to allow the case to move forward. We've not been able to find any precedents endorsing the idea of parallel cross-examination anywhere in the world, so we're trying to figure out other strategies that would help us in breaking this deadlock. I came across the concept of witness conferencing, which is very popular in commercial arbitration, and something known as hot-tubbing in Australia which allows the statements of multiple witnesses to be recorded simultaneously and thereby ensures the expeditious resolution of disputes. Are there any other strategies, in any common law or civil law jurisdictions, for examining and cross-examining witnesses more expeditiously that I should be looking at? Best, Rahul From rumpole at roadrunner.com Sun Feb 1 15:59:12 2015 From: rumpole at roadrunner.com (Ross A. Doerr) Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2015 10:59:12 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] Strategies for examining and cross-examining witnesses more expeditiously In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <003101d03e38$05e838a0$11b8a9e0$@roadrunner.com> Hi Rahul: If you have a witness who is refusing to cooperate you have a genuine problem. I usually faced this problem in terms of a wittness with a disability, and the resolution usually revolved around a reasonable accommodation. This does not sounds like it is the situation you are facing. I am known for being too accommodating for people. But in this case I would suggest that this witness gets one last chance to be reasonable. IF she refuses, ask for sanctions from the court equaling the time and expenses she has cost you. Then I would move that her testimony, written as well as verbal, be stricken from the record. If, as I suspect, someone is going to insist that she is an essential witness, then that party needs to provide some garuntee to the court, that her past year of antics will not happen again. I rarely use this approach because it sens a message of being a control freak in litigation. But in this case it seems as if a witness has seized the proceedings. Take the ball away from her altogether. The other methods you suggest may work, but after a year's delay rooted in one witness, you may be creating a whole ne3w level of complexity. Can you make do with this witness? Ross -----Original Message----- From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Rahul Bajaj via blindlaw Sent: Sunday, February 1, 2015 9:08 AM To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org Subject: [blindlaw] Strategies for examining and cross-examining witnesses more expeditiously Hi All, I'd be very grateful if you could share any techniques that you are aware of for examining and cross-examining witnesses more expeditiously. We're grappling with a case where we have not been able to conduct the cross-examination of a witness for almost a year due to her lackadaisical approach and refusal to cooperate. We're looking for any strategies that we could adopt, with the approval of the court, for cross-examining other witnesses simultaneously to allow the case to move forward. We've not been able to find any precedents endorsing the idea of parallel cross-examination anywhere in the world, so we're trying to figure out other strategies that would help us in breaking this deadlock. I came across the concept of witness conferencing, which is very popular in commercial arbitration, and something known as hot-tubbing in Australia which allows the statements of multiple witnesses to be recorded simultaneously and thereby ensures the expeditious resolution of disputes. Are there any other strategies, in any common law or civil law jurisdictions, for examining and cross-examining witnesses more expeditiously that I should be looking at? Best, Rahul _______________________________________________ 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/rumpole%40roadrunner.c om From gerard.sadlier at gmail.com Sun Feb 1 16:31:16 2015 From: gerard.sadlier at gmail.com (Gerard Sadlier) Date: Sun, 1 Feb 2015 16:31:16 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] Strategies for examining and cross-examining witnesses more expeditiously In-Reply-To: <003101d03e38$05e838a0$11b8a9e0$@roadrunner.com> References: <003101d03e38$05e838a0$11b8a9e0$@roadrunner.com> Message-ID: Hi, is this some sort of deposition procedure, or are you cross-examining in open Court? If it is a deposition procedure, as I suspect, then perhaps you could move that her cross-examination be heard before the judge in Court - so that the Court can make orders requiring the witness to answer questions etc. and the Court will see her antics for what they are. I have never heard of "parallel cross-examination". Ger On 2/1/15, Ross A. Doerr via blindlaw wrote: > Hi Rahul: > If you have a witness who is refusing to cooperate you have a genuine > problem. > I usually faced this problem in terms of a wittness with a disability, and > the resolution usually revolved around a reasonable accommodation. > This does not sounds like it is the situation you are facing. > I am known for being too accommodating for people. But in this case I would > suggest that this witness gets one last chance to be reasonable. IF she > refuses, ask for sanctions from the court equaling the time and expenses > she > has cost you. > Then I would move that her testimony, written as well as verbal, be > stricken > from the record. > If, as I suspect, someone is going to insist that she is an essential > witness, then that party needs to provide some garuntee to the court, that > her past year of antics will not happen again. > I rarely use this approach because it sens a message of being a control > freak in litigation. But in this case it seems as if a witness has seized > the proceedings. > Take the ball away from her altogether. > The other methods you suggest may work, but after a year's delay rooted in > one witness, you may be creating a whole ne3w level of complexity. > Can you make do with this witness? > Ross > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Rahul > Bajaj > via blindlaw > Sent: Sunday, February 1, 2015 9:08 AM > To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org > Subject: [blindlaw] Strategies for examining and cross-examining witnesses > more expeditiously > > Hi All, > > I'd be very grateful if you could share any techniques that you are aware > of > for examining and cross-examining witnesses more expeditiously. We're > grappling with a case where we have not been able to conduct the > cross-examination of a witness for almost a year due to her lackadaisical > approach and refusal to cooperate. We're looking for any strategies that we > could adopt, with the approval of the court, for cross-examining other > witnesses simultaneously to allow the case to move forward. We've not been > able to find any precedents endorsing the idea of parallel > cross-examination > anywhere in the world, so we're trying to figure out other strategies that > would help us in breaking this deadlock. I came across the concept of > witness conferencing, which is very popular in commercial arbitration, and > something known as hot-tubbing in Australia which allows the statements of > multiple witnesses to be recorded simultaneously and thereby ensures the > expeditious resolution of disputes. Are there any other strategies, in any > common law or civil law jurisdictions, for examining and cross-examining > witnesses more expeditiously that I should be looking at? > > Best, > Rahul > > _______________________________________________ > 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/rumpole%40roadrunner.c > om > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/gerard.sadlier%40gmail.com > From m_b_gilmore at yahoo.com Mon Feb 2 16:24:45 2015 From: m_b_gilmore at yahoo.com (Mike Gilmore) Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2015 08:24:45 -0800 Subject: [blindlaw] Amazon.com and accessibility Message-ID: <1422894285.15416.YahooMailBasic@web165002.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> Hi everyone, I recent tried to sign into amazon.com and receiv a message called a robot check. It prompts users to enter in a code so the site can verify that the user is not a robot. The code is inaccessiblt tAWS. Ironically, on Amazon's main page, there is a link that claims the site has been updated for screen reader use. When I follow this link (or type in Amazon's accessible site), I try sign into my account and receive the same robot check. However, instead of having an audio version of the code to type into the box, it prompts the ur to type in the same text that inaccessible toJAWS. The alternative site is, therefore, not as accessiblt as they would have us believe. Has anyone had similar experiences? Is anyone at the NF aware of this problem and have they contacted Amazon with this information? Mike From shelleyrichards9 at gmail.com Mon Feb 2 18:22:15 2015 From: shelleyrichards9 at gmail.com (Shelley Richards) Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2015 13:22:15 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] Amazon.com and accessibility In-Reply-To: <1422894285.15416.YahooMailBasic@web165002.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> References: <1422894285.15416.YahooMailBasic@web165002.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <3208F13E-EF04-45CF-B1B1-9E426FA66BAC@gmail.com> I have been using Amazon for many years. I have never had any trouble with a captcha however I already have an account. Were you trying to sign up for a new account? I've never been asked to enter a captcha code when signing into my existing account. However the accessible site is very much no longer as accessible as it used to be. It actually used to be quite good with a screen reader, but since they've made changes it's become extremely frustrating to use with a screen reader and I find myself having to combining using the site on my computer and the Amazon app on my phone in order to complete a purchase. I can still get to the old version of the accessible site if I go from the link I have saved in my favorites on my home computer, but I cannot get to it from anywhere else. When I am using my home computer with that link I am still able to make full use of the accessible version of their site. The problem with the accessible site now is that they have some sort of icon that continuously refreshes and makes the screen reader start over on the page or just. Interrupt the screen reader working altogether. There are also some other accessibility issues once you get past the home screen with that refreshing content. Completing a purchase as become extremely difficult because there are links or something that you're supposed to click on which the screen reader does not pick up as any sort of control that you can interact with. I am very disappointed that they have made these changes to their accessible site because it used to be quite good, and now it is extraordinarily frustrating, although not entirely impossible. All of the time. I have managed to make purchases from it. However like I said most of the time if I start a purchase on the new accessible site I need to complete it with the app on my phone. I would just use the app on my phone but that could also be frustrating at times when you are searching for an item to add to your cart. I have also tried just using the full site, but it has the same problems that the new accessible site has with refreshing content and pop up content that interrupts the screen reader or prevents it from working at all. If anybody knows how to contact Amazon to discuss these problems I would love to know how. I have been searching and searching for ways to contact them to complain about the changes they've made to their accessible site which has made it no longer accessible, but I cannot find any information on the best way to go about contacting them with this particular problem. All I can find his contact info for customer service about products and shipping issues. Shelley Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 2, 2015, at 11:24, Mike Gilmore via blindlaw wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > I recent tried to sign into amazon.com and receiv a message called a robot check. It prompts users to enter in a code so the site can verify that the user is not a robot. The code is inaccessiblt tAWS. > > Ironically, on Amazon's main page, there is a link that claims the site has been updated for screen reader use. When I follow this link (or type in Amazon's accessible site), I try sign into my account and receive the same robot check. However, instead of having an audio version of the code to type into the box, it prompts the ur to type in the same text that inaccessible toJAWS. > > The alternative site is, therefore, not as accessiblt as they would have us believe. Has anyone had similar experiences? Is anyone at the NF aware of this problem and have they contacted Amazon with this information? > > Mike > > _______________________________________________ > 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/shelleyrichards9%40gmail.com From mnowicki4 at icloud.com Mon Feb 2 20:51:28 2015 From: mnowicki4 at icloud.com (Michal Nowicki) Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2015 14:51:28 -0600 Subject: [blindlaw] Amazon.com and accessibility In-Reply-To: <3208F13E-EF04-45CF-B1B1-9E426FA66BAC@gmail.com> References: <1422894285.15416.YahooMailBasic@web165002.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> <3208F13E-EF04-45CF-B1B1-9E426FA66BAC@gmail.com> Message-ID: <000101d03f2a$04960020$0dc20060$@icloud.com> If the page refreshes automatically and you are using JAWS, there is an option in the verbosity settings to prevent the content of the virtual buffer from refreshing along with the page. The nice thing about this setting is that it doesn't actually stop the page from refreshing; it only tells JAWS not to react to the change until instructed to do so by the user by pressing "insert plus escape." This in turn allows the user to navigate without being routed back to the top of the virtual buffer or to some other undesired part of the page. That said, while this feature works quite well on pages such as scoreboards on sports websites - which refresh periodically to update scores - it may not necessarily resolve your Amazon issue, especially if it results from inaccessible flash animations or developer scripts that are incompatible with assistive technology, but it may be worth trying out this setting. I hope this helps. -----Original Message----- From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Shelley Richards via blindlaw Sent: Monday, February 2, 2015 12:22 PM To: Mike Gilmore; Blind Law Mailing List Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Amazon.com and accessibility I have been using Amazon for many years. I have never had any trouble with a captcha however I already have an account. Were you trying to sign up for a new account? I've never been asked to enter a captcha code when signing into my existing account. However the accessible site is very much no longer as accessible as it used to be. It actually used to be quite good with a screen reader, but since they've made changes it's become extremely frustrating to use with a screen reader and I find myself having to combining using the site on my computer and the Amazon app on my phone in order to complete a purchase. I can still get to the old version of the accessible site if I go from the link I have saved in my favorites on my home computer, but I cannot get to it from anywhere else. When I am using my home computer with that link I am still able to make full use of the accessible version of their site. The problem with the accessible site now is that they have some sort of icon that continuously refreshes and makes the screen reader start over on the page or just. Interrupt the screen reader working altogether. There are also some other accessibility issues once you get past the home screen with that refreshing content. Completing a purchase as become extremely difficult because there are links or something that you're supposed to click on which the screen reader does not pick up as any sort of control that you can interact with. I am very disappointed that they have made these changes to their accessible site because it used to be quite good, and now it is extraordinarily frustrating, although not entirely impossible. All of the time. I have managed to make purchases from it. However like I said most of the time if I start a purchase on the new accessible site I need to complete it with the app on my phone. I would just use the app on my phone but that could also be frustrating at times when you are searching for an item to add to your cart. I have also tried just using the full site, but it has the same problems that the new accessible site has with refreshing content and pop up content that interrupts the screen reader or prevents it from working at all. If anybody knows how to contact Amazon to discuss these problems I would love to know how. I have been searching and searching for ways to contact them to complain about the changes they've made to their accessible site which has made it no longer accessible, but I cannot find any information on the best way to go about contacting them with this particular problem. All I can find his contact info for customer service about products and shipping issues. Shelley Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 2, 2015, at 11:24, Mike Gilmore via blindlaw wrote: > > Hi everyone, > > I recent tried to sign into amazon.com and receiv a message called a robot check. It prompts users to enter in a code so the site can verify that the user is not a robot. The code is inaccessiblt tAWS. > > Ironically, on Amazon's main page, there is a link that claims the site has been updated for screen reader use. When I follow this link (or type in Amazon's accessible site), I try sign into my account and receive the same robot check. However, instead of having an audio version of the code to type into the box, it prompts the ur to type in the same text that inaccessible toJAWS. > > The alternative site is, therefore, not as accessiblt as they would have us believe. Has anyone had similar experiences? Is anyone at the NF aware of this problem and have they contacted Amazon with this information? > > Mike > > _______________________________________________ > 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/shelleyrichards9 > %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 Tue Feb 3 15:57:09 2015 From: slabarre at labarrelaw.com (Scott C. LaBarre) Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2015 08:57:09 -0700 Subject: [blindlaw] FW: PIJIP Program Coordinator Position In-Reply-To: <300.0.15.3F3.1D03FC85FE00C48.88C79@me-ss2-192exz.mailengine1.com> References: <300.0.15.3F3.1D03FC85FE00C48.88C79@me-ss2-192exz.mailengine1.com> Message-ID: <009101d03fca$1156f6c0$3404e440$@labarrelaw.com> Greetings, I pass on the below. Although it is not required (don’t think), the last person who held this position had her J.D. It is a great position for someone starting out and interested in IP work. Best, Scott From: Washington College of Law - PIJIP [mailto:pijip at wcl.american.edu] Sent: Tuesday, February 3, 2015 8:45 AM To: slabarre at LABARRELAW.COM Subject: PIJIP Program Coordinator Position Click here to unsubscribe Having trouble viewing this e-mail? 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Law School Admission Council, Inc. (LSAC), Case No. 12-1830-EMC (N. D. Cal). The panel, consisting of experts in cognitive disabilities, the provision of testing accommodations, and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), was charged with examining ten specific areas of LSAC's testing accommodation practices and establishing, where needed, changes or "best practices" to bring LSAC into compliance with Title III of the ADA. The panel's Best Practices Report requires sweeping changes to LSAC's testing accommodation practices in each of the ten areas examined. For example, the Best Practices Report details the types of documentation that will be sufficient for various types of testing accommodations requests, outlines who should review testing accommodation requests and how the review should be conducted, and creates an appeals process for those candidates whose testing accommodation requests are denied. The timeline for LSAC's implementation of the best practices depends on whether any of the parties challenge them in court. For more information about the Best Practices Report in DFEH v. LSAC or the ADA, please visit our ADA website at http://www.ada.gov/ or you may also call the Justice Department's toll-free ADA Information Line at 800-514-0301 or 800-514-0383 (TDD). ________________________________ [cid:image001.jpg at 01D04078.9D9C8C40] Follow The Department of Justice on Twitter. | [cid:image001.jpg at 01D04078.9D9C8C40] 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. GovDelivery is providing this service on behalf of the Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW * Washington, DC 20530 * 202-514-2000 and may not use your subscription information for any other purposes. 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Name: image002.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 332 bytes Desc: image002.jpg URL: From melaniepeskoe at gmail.com Wed Feb 4 23:04:49 2015 From: melaniepeskoe at gmail.com (Melanie Peskoe) Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2015 18:04:49 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] FW: Justice Department Files Report from Expert Panel Calling for Sweeping Changes to Bring Law School Admission Council's Testing Accommodation Procedures into Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act In-Reply-To: <04F1893C93758F4AA7CB436BB26750660136CEFA2E56@EDUPTCEXMB02.ed.gov> References: <17375492.708@public.govdelivery.com> <04F1893C93758F4AA7CB436BB26750660136CEFA2E56@EDUPTCEXMB02.ed.gov> Message-ID: This is great news and hopefully future LSAT takers will benefit from the changes. I had a really tough time getting accommodations, but with persistence I eventually did get what I asked for. I'm taking my LSAT next Saturday. > On Feb 4, 2015, at 3:46 PM, Nightingale, Noel via blindlaw wrote: > > > > From: U.S. Department of Justice [mailto:usdoj at public.govdelivery.com] > Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2015 11:10 AM > To: Nightingale, Noel > Subject: Justice Department Files Report from Expert Panel Calling for Sweeping Changes to Bring Law School Admission Council's Testing Accommodation Procedures into Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act > > > The Justice Department filed a best practices report from an expert panel convened pursuant to the Consent Decree in Dept. of Fair Employment & Housing (DEFH) v. Law School Admission Council, Inc. (LSAC), Case No. 12-1830-EMC (N. D. Cal). The panel, consisting of experts in cognitive disabilities, the provision of testing accommodations, and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), was charged with examining ten specific areas of LSAC's testing accommodation practices and establishing, where needed, changes or "best practices" to bring LSAC into compliance with Title III of the ADA. The panel's Best Practices Report requires sweeping changes to LSAC's testing accommodation practices in each of the ten areas examined. For example, the Best Practices Report details the types of documentation that will be sufficient for various types of testing accommodations requests, outlines who should review testing accommodation requests and how the review should be conducted, and creates an appeals process for those candidates whose testing accommodation requests are denied. The timeline for LSAC's implementation of the best practices depends on whether any of the parties challenge them in court. > > For more information about the Best Practices Report in DFEH v. LSAC or the ADA, please visit our ADA website at http://www.ada.gov/ or you may also call the Justice Department's toll-free ADA Information Line at 800-514-0301 or 800-514-0383 (TDD). > > ________________________________ > [cid:image001.jpg at 01D04078.9D9C8C40] Follow The Department of Justice on Twitter. | [cid:image001.jpg at 01D04078.9D9C8C40] 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. GovDelivery is providing this service on behalf of the Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW * Washington, DC 20530 * 202-514-2000 and may not use your subscription information for any other purposes. > > Manage your Subscriptions | Department of Justice Privacy Policy | GovDelivery Privacy Policy > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/melaniepeskoe%40gmail.com From philosopher25 at gmail.com Wed Feb 4 23:10:29 2015 From: philosopher25 at gmail.com (Sexton, bruce) Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2015 14:10:29 -0900 Subject: [blindlaw] FW: Justice Department Files Report from Expert Panel Calling for Sweeping Changes to Bring Law School Admission Council's Testing Accommodation Procedures into Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act In-Reply-To: References: <17375492.708@public.govdelivery.com> <04F1893C93758F4AA7CB436BB26750660136CEFA2E56@EDUPTCEXMB02.ed.gov> Message-ID: <013101d040cf$c59293f0$50b7bbd0$@gmail.com> Good luck -----Original Message----- From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Melanie Peskoe via blindlaw Sent: Wednesday, February 4, 2015 2:05 PM To: Nightingale, Noel; Blind Law Mailing List Subject: Re: [blindlaw] FW: Justice Department Files Report from Expert Panel Calling for Sweeping Changes to Bring Law School Admission Council's Testing Accommodation Procedures into Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act This is great news and hopefully future LSAT takers will benefit from the changes. I had a really tough time getting accommodations, but with persistence I eventually did get what I asked for. I'm taking my LSAT next Saturday. > On Feb 4, 2015, at 3:46 PM, Nightingale, Noel via blindlaw wrote: > > > > From: U.S. Department of Justice [mailto:usdoj at public.govdelivery.com] > Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2015 11:10 AM > To: Nightingale, Noel > Subject: Justice Department Files Report from Expert Panel Calling for Sweeping Changes to Bring Law School Admission Council's Testing Accommodation Procedures into Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act > > > The Justice Department filed a best practices report from an expert panel convened pursuant to the Consent Decree in Dept. of Fair Employment & Housing (DEFH) v. Law School Admission Council, Inc. (LSAC), Case No. 12-1830-EMC (N. D. Cal). The panel, consisting of experts in cognitive disabilities, the provision of testing accommodations, and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), was charged with examining ten specific areas of LSAC's testing accommodation practices and establishing, where needed, changes or "best practices" to bring LSAC into compliance with Title III of the ADA. The panel's Best Practices Report requires sweeping changes to LSAC's testing accommodation practices in each of the ten areas examined. For example, the Best Practices Report details the types of documentation that will be sufficient for various types of testing accommodations requests, outlines who should review testing accommodation requests and how the review should be conducted, and creates an appeals process for those candidates whose testing accommodation requests are denied. The timeline for LSAC's implementation of the best practices depends on whether any of the parties challenge them in court. > > For more information about the Best Practices Report in DFEH v. LSAC or the ADA, please visit our ADA website at http://www.ada.gov/ or you may also call the Justice Department's toll-free ADA Information Line at 800-514-0301 or 800-514-0383 (TDD). > > ________________________________ > [cid:image001.jpg at 01D04078.9D9C8C40] Follow The Department of Justice on Twitter. | [cid:image001.jpg at 01D04078.9D9C8C40] 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. GovDelivery is providing this service on behalf of the Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW * Washington, DC 20530 * 202-514-2000 and may not use your subscription information for any other purposes. > > Manage your Subscriptions | Department of Justice Privacy Policy | GovDelivery Privacy Policy > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/melaniepeskoe%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/philosopher25%40gmail. com From taiablas at gmail.com Wed Feb 4 23:10:09 2015 From: taiablas at gmail.com (Tai Tomasi) Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2015 17:10:09 -0600 Subject: [blindlaw] FW: Justice Department Files Report from Expert Panel Calling for Sweeping Changes to Bring Law School Admission Council's Testing Accommodation Procedures into Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act In-Reply-To: References: <17375492.708@public.govdelivery.com> <04F1893C93758F4AA7CB436BB26750660136CEFA2E56@EDUPTCEXMB02.ed.gov> Message-ID: <01d101d040cf$ba6bf6b0$2f43e410$@gmail.com> Best of luck, Melanie! Tai -----Original Message----- From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Melanie Peskoe via blindlaw Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2015 5:05 PM To: Nightingale, Noel; Blind Law Mailing List Subject: Re: [blindlaw] FW: Justice Department Files Report from Expert Panel Calling for Sweeping Changes to Bring Law School Admission Council's Testing Accommodation Procedures into Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act This is great news and hopefully future LSAT takers will benefit from the changes. I had a really tough time getting accommodations, but with persistence I eventually did get what I asked for. I'm taking my LSAT next Saturday. > On Feb 4, 2015, at 3:46 PM, Nightingale, Noel via blindlaw wrote: > > > > From: U.S. Department of Justice [mailto:usdoj at public.govdelivery.com] > Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2015 11:10 AM > To: Nightingale, Noel > Subject: Justice Department Files Report from Expert Panel Calling for Sweeping Changes to Bring Law School Admission Council's Testing Accommodation Procedures into Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act > > > The Justice Department filed a best practices report from an expert panel convened pursuant to the Consent Decree in Dept. of Fair Employment & Housing (DEFH) v. Law School Admission Council, Inc. (LSAC), Case No. 12-1830-EMC (N. D. Cal). The panel, consisting of experts in cognitive disabilities, the provision of testing accommodations, and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), was charged with examining ten specific areas of LSAC's testing accommodation practices and establishing, where needed, changes or "best practices" to bring LSAC into compliance with Title III of the ADA. The panel's Best Practices Report requires sweeping changes to LSAC's testing accommodation practices in each of the ten areas examined. For example, the Best Practices Report details the types of documentation that will be sufficient for various types of testing accommodations requests, outlines who should review testing accommodation requests and how the review should be conducted, and creates an appeals process for those candidates whose testing accommodation requests are denied. The timeline for LSAC's implementation of the best practices depends on whether any of the parties challenge them in court. > > For more information about the Best Practices Report in DFEH v. LSAC or the ADA, please visit our ADA website at http://www.ada.gov/ or you may also call the Justice Department's toll-free ADA Information Line at 800-514-0301 or 800-514-0383 (TDD). > > ________________________________ > [cid:image001.jpg at 01D04078.9D9C8C40] Follow The Department of Justice on Twitter. | [cid:image001.jpg at 01D04078.9D9C8C40] 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. GovDelivery is providing this service on behalf of the Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW * Washington, DC 20530 * 202-514-2000 and may not use your subscription information for any other purposes. > > Manage your Subscriptions | Department of Justice Privacy Policy | GovDelivery Privacy Policy > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/melaniepeskoe%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 nijat1989 at gmail.com Thu Feb 5 19:36:56 2015 From: nijat1989 at gmail.com (Nijat Worley) Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2015 13:36:56 -0600 Subject: [blindlaw] blindlaw Digest, Vol 129, Issue 5 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: We welcome this news from the Justice Department. These changes are long overdue. The LSAC needs to make drastic changes in its accommodation procedures to avoid violating the Americans with Disabilities Act and to prevent false denial of important accommodations to blind test takers. Nijat On 2/5/15, blindlaw-request at nfbnet.org wrote: > Send blindlaw mailing list submissions to > blindlaw at nfbnet.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > blindlaw-request at nfbnet.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > blindlaw-owner at nfbnet.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of blindlaw digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. FW: Justice Department Files Report from Expert Panel Calling > for Sweeping Changes to Bring Law School Admission Council's > Testing Accommodation Procedures into Compliance with the > Americans with Disabilities Act (Nightingale, Noel) > 2. Re: FW: Justice Department Files Report from Expert Panel > Calling for Sweeping Changes to Bring Law School Admission > Council's Testing Accommodation Procedures into Compliance with > the Americans with Disabilities Act (Melanie Peskoe) > 3. Re: FW: Justice Department Files Report from Expert Panel > Calling for Sweeping Changes to Bring Law School Admission > Council's Testing Accommodation Procedures into Compliance with > the Americans with Disabilities Act (Sexton, bruce) > 4. Re: FW: Justice Department Files Report from Expert Panel > Calling for Sweeping Changes to Bring Law School Admission > Council's Testing Accommodation Procedures into Compliance with > the Americans with Disabilities Act (Tai Tomasi) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2015 14:46:37 -0600 > From: "Nightingale, Noel" > To: "blindlaw at nfbnet.org" > Subject: [blindlaw] FW: Justice Department Files Report from Expert > Panel Calling for Sweeping Changes to Bring Law School Admission > Council's Testing Accommodation Procedures into Compliance with the > Americans with Disabilities Act > Message-ID: > <04F1893C93758F4AA7CB436BB26750660136CEFA2E56 at EDUPTCEXMB02.ed.gov> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > > From: U.S. Department of Justice [mailto:usdoj at public.govdelivery.com] > Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2015 11:10 AM > To: Nightingale, Noel > Subject: Justice Department Files Report from Expert Panel Calling for > Sweeping Changes to Bring Law School Admission Council's Testing > Accommodation Procedures into Compliance with the Americans with > Disabilities Act > > > The Justice Department filed a best practices report > > from an expert panel convened pursuant to the Consent Decree in Dept. of > Fair Employment & Housing (DEFH) v. Law School Admission Council, Inc. > (LSAC), Case No. 12-1830-EMC (N. D. Cal). The panel, consisting of experts > in cognitive disabilities, the provision of testing accommodations, and > compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), was charged with > examining ten specific areas of LSAC's testing accommodation practices and > establishing, where needed, changes or "best practices" to bring LSAC into > compliance with Title III of the ADA. The panel's Best Practices Report > requires sweeping changes to LSAC's testing accommodation practices in each > of the ten areas examined. For example, the Best Practices Report details > the types of documentation that will be sufficient for various types of > testing accommodations requests, outlines who should review testing > accommodation requests and how the review should be conducted, and creates > an appeals process for those candidates whose testing accommodation requests > are denied. The timeline for LSAC's implementation of the best practices > depends on whether any of the parties challenge them in court. > > For more information about the Best Practices Report in DFEH v. LSAC or the > ADA, please visit our ADA website at > http://www.ada.gov/ > or you may also call the Justice Department's toll-free ADA Information > Line > at 800-514-0301 or 800-514-0383 (TDD). > > ________________________________ > [cid:image001.jpg at 01D04078.9D9C8C40] > Follow > The Department of Justice on Twitter. | > [cid:image001.jpg at 01D04078.9D9C8C40] > > > 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. GovDelivery is providing this service on behalf of the Department > of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW * Washington, DC 20530 * 202-514-2000 > and may not use your subscription information for any other purposes. > > Manage your > Subscriptions > | Department of Justice Privacy Policy > > | GovDelivery Privacy Policy > > > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: image001.jpg > Type: image/jpeg > Size: 335 bytes > Desc: image001.jpg > URL: > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: image002.jpg > Type: image/jpeg > Size: 332 bytes > Desc: image002.jpg > URL: > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2015 18:04:49 -0500 > From: Melanie Peskoe > To: "Nightingale, Noel" , Blind Law Mailing > List > Subject: Re: [blindlaw] FW: Justice Department Files Report from > Expert Panel Calling for Sweeping Changes to Bring Law School > Admission Council's Testing Accommodation Procedures into Compliance > with the Americans with Disabilities Act > Message-ID: > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > This is great news and hopefully future LSAT takers will benefit from the > changes. I had a really tough time getting accommodations, but with > persistence I eventually did get what I asked for. I'm taking my LSAT next > Saturday. > > > > >> On Feb 4, 2015, at 3:46 PM, Nightingale, Noel via blindlaw >> wrote: >> >> >> >> From: U.S. Department of Justice [mailto:usdoj at public.govdelivery.com] >> Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2015 11:10 AM >> To: Nightingale, Noel >> Subject: Justice Department Files Report from Expert Panel Calling for >> Sweeping Changes to Bring Law School Admission Council's Testing >> Accommodation Procedures into Compliance with the Americans with >> Disabilities Act >> >> >> The Justice Department filed a best practices report >> >> from an expert panel convened pursuant to the Consent Decree in Dept. of >> Fair Employment & Housing (DEFH) v. Law School Admission Council, Inc. >> (LSAC), Case No. 12-1830-EMC (N. D. Cal). The panel, consisting of experts >> in cognitive disabilities, the provision of testing accommodations, and >> compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), was charged >> with examining ten specific areas of LSAC's testing accommodation >> practices and establishing, where needed, changes or "best practices" to >> bring LSAC into compliance with Title III of the ADA. The panel's Best >> Practices Report requires sweeping changes to LSAC's testing accommodation >> practices in each of the ten areas examined. For example, the Best >> Practices Report details the types of documentation that will be >> sufficient for various types of testing accommodations requests, outlines >> who should review testing accommodation requests and how the review should >> be conducted, and creates an appeals process for those candidates whose >> testing accommodation requests are denied. The timeline for LSAC's >> implementation of the best practices depends on whether any of the parties >> challenge them in court. >> >> For more information about the Best Practices Report in DFEH v. LSAC or >> the ADA, please visit our ADA website at >> http://www.ada.gov/ >> or you may also call the Justice Department's toll-free ADA Information >> Line >> at 800-514-0301 or 800-514-0383 (TDD). >> >> ________________________________ >> [cid:image001.jpg at 01D04078.9D9C8C40] >> >> Follow >> The Department of Justice on Twitter. | >> [cid:image001.jpg at 01D04078.9D9C8C40] >> >> >> 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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I had a really tough time getting accommodations, but with > persistence I eventually did get what I asked for. I'm taking my LSAT next > Saturday. > > > > >> On Feb 4, 2015, at 3:46 PM, Nightingale, Noel via blindlaw > wrote: >> >> >> >> From: U.S. Department of Justice [mailto:usdoj at public.govdelivery.com] >> Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2015 11:10 AM >> To: Nightingale, Noel >> Subject: Justice Department Files Report from Expert Panel Calling for > Sweeping Changes to Bring Law School Admission Council's Testing > Accommodation Procedures into Compliance with the Americans with > Disabilities Act >> >> >> The Justice Department filed a best practices report > TIwMTUwMjA0LjQxMTU0MDYxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE1MDIwNC40MTE1NDA2M > SZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3Mzc1NDkyJmVtYWlsaWQ9bm9lbC5uaWdodGluZ2FsZ > UBlZC5nb3YmdXNlcmlkPW5vZWwubmlnaHRpbmdhbGVAZWQuZ292JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhc > mlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&100&&&http://www.ada.gov/enforce_current.htm#lsac-notice> > from an expert panel convened pursuant to the Consent Decree in Dept. of > Fair Employment & Housing (DEFH) v. 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I had a really tough time getting accommodations, but with > persistence I eventually did get what I asked for. I'm taking my LSAT next > Saturday. > > > > >> On Feb 4, 2015, at 3:46 PM, Nightingale, Noel via blindlaw > wrote: >> >> >> >> From: U.S. Department of Justice [mailto:usdoj at public.govdelivery.com] >> Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2015 11:10 AM >> To: Nightingale, Noel >> Subject: Justice Department Files Report from Expert Panel Calling for > Sweeping Changes to Bring Law School Admission Council's Testing > Accommodation Procedures into Compliance with the Americans with > Disabilities Act >> >> >> The Justice Department filed a best practices report > TIwMTUwMjA0LjQxMTU0MDYxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE1MDIwNC40MTE1NDA2M > SZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3Mzc1NDkyJmVtYWlsaWQ9bm9lbC5uaWdodGluZ2FsZ > UBlZC5nb3YmdXNlcmlkPW5vZWwubmlnaHRpbmdhbGVAZWQuZ292JmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhc > mlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&100&&&http://www.ada.gov/enforce_current.htm#lsac-notice> > from an expert panel convened pursuant to the Consent Decree in Dept. of > Fair Employment & Housing (DEFH) v. Law School Admission Council, Inc. > (LSAC), Case No. 12-1830-EMC (N. D. Cal). The panel, consisting of experts > in cognitive disabilities, the provision of testing accommodations, and > compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), was charged with > examining ten specific areas of LSAC's testing accommodation practices and > establishing, where needed, changes or "best practices" to bring LSAC into > compliance with Title III of the ADA. The panel's Best Practices Report > requires sweeping changes to LSAC's testing accommodation practices in each > of the ten areas examined. For example, the Best Practices Report details > the types of documentation that will be sufficient for various types of > testing accommodations requests, outlines who should review testing > accommodation requests and how the review should be conducted, and creates > an appeals process for those candidates whose testing accommodation > requests > are denied. 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Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can have the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back. Help me reach my fundraising goal by making a donation to the Imagination Fund at https://app.mobilecause.com/public/social/9717. Vehicle Donations Take the Blind Further Donate your car to the National Federation of the Blind today! For more information, please visit: www.carshelpingtheblind.org or call 1-855-659-931 From tim at timeldermusic.com Fri Feb 6 01:45:28 2015 From: tim at timeldermusic.com (Tim Elder) Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2015 17:45:28 -0800 Subject: [blindlaw] Accessibility of Florida State Court Document Filing System Message-ID: <010e01d041ae$95a1aca0$c0e505e0$@timeldermusic.com> I am trying to reach the blind lawyer who recently worked with the DOJ to address the accessibility of Florida's state court document system. Does anyone know this individual or how I might reach him? Regards, Tim Elder From wmodnl at hotmail.com Fri Feb 6 10:55:25 2015 From: wmodnl at hotmail.com (wmodnl wmodnl) Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2015 05:55:25 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] Amazon.com and accessibility In-Reply-To: <3208F13E-EF04-45CF-B1B1-9E426FA66BAC@gmail.com> References: <1422894285.15416.YahooMailBasic@web165002.mail.bf1.yahoo.com> <3208F13E-EF04-45CF-B1B1-9E426FA66BAC@gmail.com> Message-ID: Hi, This is quite interesting. I used Amazon on my Mac at home quite recently (two days ago to purchase items). I had no problems with anything below you are referencing. I clicked the first link from the homepage, wich is one telling users that they have a page for screen-readers, etc. I logged in, and was able to do what I needed with no problems. As far as the Captcha goes, I remember having to deal with that, when I forgot my password and needed to reset it. I think, I remember finding a link that said something like: Visually Impaired, click here." As a result, I was able to connect via phone and have someone send me a link to reset my password. Maybe things have changed regarding this since December? Hope this helps. Sent from my iPad > On Feb 2, 2015, at 1:22 PM, Shelley Richards via blindlaw wrote: > > I have been using Amazon for many years. I have never had any trouble with a captcha however I already have an account. Were you trying to sign up for a new account? I've never been asked to enter a captcha code when signing into my existing account. However the accessible site is very much no longer as accessible as it used to be. It actually used to be quite good with a screen reader, but since they've made changes it's become extremely frustrating to use with a screen reader and I find myself having to combining using the site on my computer and the Amazon app on my phone in order to complete a purchase. I can still get to the old version of the accessible site if I go from the link I have saved in my favorites on my home computer, but I cannot get to it from anywhere else. When I am using my home computer with that link I am still able to make full use of the accessible version of their site. The problem with the accessible site now is that they have some sort of icon that continuously refreshes and makes the screen reader start over on the page or just. Interrupt the screen reader working altogether. There are also some other accessibility issues once you get past the home screen with that refreshing content. Completing a purchase as become extremely difficult because there are links or something that you're supposed to click on which the screen reader does not pick up as any sort of control that you can interact with. I am very disappointed that they have made these changes to their accessible site because it used to be quite good, and now it is extraordinarily frustrating, although not entirely impossible. All of the time. I have managed to make purchases from it. However like I said most of the time if I start a purchase on the new accessible site I need to complete it with the app on my phone. I would just use the app on my phone but that could also be frustrating at times when you are searching for an item to add to your cart. I have also tried just using the full site, but it has the same problems that the new accessible site has with refreshing content and pop up content that interrupts the screen reader or prevents it from working at all. If anybody knows how to contact Amazon to discuss these problems I would love to know how. I have been searching and searching for ways to contact them to complain about the changes they've made to their accessible site which has made it no longer accessible, but I cannot find any information on the best way to go about contacting them with this particular problem. All I can find his contact info for customer service about products and shipping issues. > Shelley > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Feb 2, 2015, at 11:24, Mike Gilmore via blindlaw wrote: >> >> Hi everyone, >> >> I recent tried to sign into amazon.com and receiv a message called a robot check. It prompts users to enter in a code so the site can verify that the user is not a robot. The code is inaccessiblt tAWS. >> >> Ironically, on Amazon's main page, there is a link that claims the site has been updated for screen reader use. When I follow this link (or type in Amazon's accessible site), I try sign into my account and receive the same robot check. However, instead of having an audio version of the code to type into the box, it prompts the ur to type in the same text that inaccessible toJAWS. >> >> The alternative site is, therefore, not as accessiblt as they would have us believe. Has anyone had similar experiences? Is anyone at the NF aware of this problem and have they contacted Amazon with this information? >> >> Mike >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/shelleyrichards9%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/wmodnl%40hotmail.com From Susan.Kelly at pima.gov Fri Feb 6 16:45:29 2015 From: Susan.Kelly at pima.gov (Susan Kelly) Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2015 16:45:29 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] Accessibility of Florida State Court Document Filing System In-Reply-To: <010e01d041ae$95a1aca0$c0e505e0$@timeldermusic.com> References: <010e01d041ae$95a1aca0$c0e505e0$@timeldermusic.com> Message-ID: When you find and speak with that lawyer, would you ask if he/she is willing to share some tips with the rest of us? I can't say that the court administrators here in Arizona are intentionally denying access, but they are being persistently and, perhaps, intentionally ignorant. There is a pervasive misconception among webmasters here that by virtue of something being posted on the internet, it magically becomes accessible. No amount of discussion with various IT personnel seems to alter this misconception. -----Original Message----- From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tim Elder via blindlaw Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2015 6:45 PM To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org Subject: [blindlaw] Accessibility of Florida State Court Document Filing System I am trying to reach the blind lawyer who recently worked with the DOJ to address the accessibility of Florida's state court document system. Does anyone know this individual or how I might reach him? Regards, Tim Elder _______________________________________________ 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/susan.kelly%40pima.gov From Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov Fri Feb 6 21:00:35 2015 From: Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov (Nightingale, Noel) Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2015 15:00:35 -0600 Subject: [blindlaw] FW: Attorney Vacancies at the U.S. Department of Justice In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <04F1893C93758F4AA7CB436BB26750660136CEFA31BA@EDUPTCEXMB02.ed.gov> From: Jobs [mailto:jobs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Maurer, Patricia via Jobs Sent: Friday, February 06, 2015 12:39 PM To: jobs at nfbnet.org Subject: [Jobs] FW: Attorney Vacancies at the U.S. Department of Justice From: DOJlawjobs (JMD) [mailto:DOJlawjobs at usdoj.gov] Sent: Friday, February 06, 2015 2:42 PM Subject: Attorney Vacancies at the U.S. Department of Justice Below is a list of current attorney and legal internship vacancies at the U.S. Department of Justice. To learn more about Justice and our legal careers, please visit our website: http://www.justice.gov/legal-careers. At Justice, diversity extends beyond race and gender. It includes differences in culture, ethnicity, economics, status as a veteran, generations, geography, sexual orientation, and includes individuals with disabilities. We welcome applications from candidates who are interested in positively contributing to Justice, and hope that you will consider joining the dedicated public servants at the Department of Justice. What's new? New Mobile App! Get the latest information about legal careers at Justice with our mobile app, DOJ Law Jobs. Users can quickly and easily create personalized job searches based on practice area, geographic preference, and hiring organization. DOJ Law Jobs is available for free on iTunes for Apple iPhone, and additional versions for iPad and Android devices will be available in the near future. 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SCHOOL OR ORGANIZATION: NAME: TITLE: PHONE: EMAIL: WEBSITE: -------------- next part -------------- _______________________________________________ Jobs mailing list Jobs at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/jobs_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Jobs: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/jobs_nfbnet.org/noel.nightingale%40ed.gov From anitakeithfoust at gmail.com Fri Feb 6 23:07:28 2015 From: anitakeithfoust at gmail.com (Anita Keith-Foust) Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2015 18:07:28 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] ABA Accreditation Standards, ADA Compliance Standards, and ADA Violation Complaint Process Message-ID: <014c01d04261$ae41c070$0ac54150$@gmail.com> Hello Everyone: I am sharing some information that I received from the American Bar Association (ABA). In a nutshell, I asked the representative for the link to their accreditation standards, specifically about the standards for ADA compliance, and details about the complaint process. Please follow this link to where I was directed: http://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/publications/misc/legal_education /Standards/2014_2015_aba_standards_chapter2.authcheckdam.pdf I was told a person who wants to file a complaint must be enrolled in the law school and file the complaint within a year of the violation. I pointed out that disabled students would not be admitted to law school if there is a conspiracy behind the scenes to keep them out. I am following up with the representative. I hope that you find this informative. Thank you. Anita Keith-Fousat 919-430-1978 From grossman at mail.sfsu.edu Sun Feb 8 18:02:07 2015 From: grossman at mail.sfsu.edu (Marc Grossman) Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2015 18:02:07 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] Accessibility of Florida State Court Document Filing System In-Reply-To: References: <010e01d041ae$95a1aca0$c0e505e0$@timeldermusic.com> Message-ID: When I was a consultant for a company that provided accessibility remediation services, we faced this type of dilemma on a daily basis. The technique that worked best was to plug speakers into my laptop and demonstrate a simple "use case to those people that were unfamiliar with accessibility." A use case is a common task that one might have to perform in order to achieve a goal. Maybe it is navigating to a web page and downloading a PDF form. Make sure it is something that most site visitors would likely do on a regular basis. For example, invite people to gather around a conference table and read one of those documents posted on the county web site, navigate to the page and download the PDF or Word document and let your screen reader do its thing. You will literally hear people's jaws drop and the cheeks turn red with embarrassment. Bet you did not ever imagine that you could hear those things, huh? Finally, offer to work with people instead of against them. Point them to sites like www.w3c.org/wai and www.adobe.com/accessibility . Invite tech colleagues to download trial versions of Jaws or free versions of NVDA. Ask them to invite local blind people to test their sites and documents. Ultimately, accessible sites and documents end up being better for all users, not just screen reader users. Hope that helps. -----Original Message----- From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Susan Kelly via blindlaw Sent: Friday, February 06, 2015 8:45 AM To: 'tim at timeldermusic.com'; 'Blind Law Mailing List' Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Accessibility of Florida State Court Document Filing System When you find and speak with that lawyer, would you ask if he/she is willing to share some tips with the rest of us? I can't say that the court administrators here in Arizona are intentionally denying access, but they are being persistently and, perhaps, intentionally ignorant. There is a pervasive misconception among webmasters here that by virtue of something being posted on the internet, it magically becomes accessible. No amount of discussion with various IT personnel seems to alter this misconception. -----Original Message----- From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tim Elder via blindlaw Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2015 6:45 PM To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org Subject: [blindlaw] Accessibility of Florida State Court Document Filing System I am trying to reach the blind lawyer who recently worked with the DOJ to address the accessibility of Florida's state court document system. Does anyone know this individual or how I might reach him? Regards, Tim Elder _______________________________________________ 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/susan.kelly%40pima.gov _______________________________________________ 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/grossman%40mail.sfsu.edu From Susan.Kelly at pima.gov Mon Feb 9 14:35:10 2015 From: Susan.Kelly at pima.gov (Susan Kelly) Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2015 14:35:10 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] Accessibility of Florida State Court Document Filing System In-Reply-To: References: <010e01d041ae$95a1aca0$c0e505e0$@timeldermusic.com> Message-ID: I have recorded the audio of my computer "reading" (or trying to read) through some of these sites, particularly the documents that are not properly prepared prior to loading on the sites. The only response I seem to get is "that's why you have an assistant." Frustrating. -----Original Message----- From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Marc Grossman via blindlaw Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2015 11:02 AM To: Blind Law Mailing List Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Accessibility of Florida State Court Document Filing System When I was a consultant for a company that provided accessibility remediation services, we faced this type of dilemma on a daily basis. The technique that worked best was to plug speakers into my laptop and demonstrate a simple "use case to those people that were unfamiliar with accessibility." A use case is a common task that one might have to perform in order to achieve a goal. Maybe it is navigating to a web page and downloading a PDF form. Make sure it is something that most site visitors would likely do on a regular basis. For example, invite people to gather around a conference table and read one of those documents posted on the county web site, navigate to the page and download the PDF or Word document and let your screen reader do its thing. You will literally hear people's jaws drop and the cheeks turn red with embarrassment. Bet you did not ever imagine that you could hear those things, huh? Finally, offer to work with people instead of against them. Point them to sites like www.w3c.org/wai and www.adobe.com/accessibility . Invite tech colleagues to download trial versions of Jaws or free versions of NVDA. Ask them to invite local blind people to test their sites and documents. Ultimately, accessible sites and documents end up being better for all users, not just screen reader users. Hope that helps. -----Original Message----- From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Susan Kelly via blindlaw Sent: Friday, February 06, 2015 8:45 AM To: 'tim at timeldermusic.com'; 'Blind Law Mailing List' Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Accessibility of Florida State Court Document Filing System When you find and speak with that lawyer, would you ask if he/she is willing to share some tips with the rest of us? I can't say that the court administrators here in Arizona are intentionally denying access, but they are being persistently and, perhaps, intentionally ignorant. There is a pervasive misconception among webmasters here that by virtue of something being posted on the internet, it magically becomes accessible. No amount of discussion with various IT personnel seems to alter this misconception. -----Original Message----- From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tim Elder via blindlaw Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2015 6:45 PM To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org Subject: [blindlaw] Accessibility of Florida State Court Document Filing System I am trying to reach the blind lawyer who recently worked with the DOJ to address the accessibility of Florida's state court document system. Does anyone know this individual or how I might reach him? Regards, Tim Elder _______________________________________________ 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/susan.kelly%40pima.gov _______________________________________________ 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/grossman%40mail.sfsu.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/susan.kelly%40pima.gov From glnorman15 at hotmail.com Mon Feb 9 15:10:34 2015 From: glnorman15 at hotmail.com (GL Norman) Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2015 10:10:34 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] From the Joint Desks of Federal Employees with Disabilities/Mid-Atlantic Lyceum -- Save the Dates -- Cc: Various Critical! Message-ID: Save the Dates April Conference of Federal EmployeesFederal Employees with Disabilities (FEDs) Our annual conference, entitled “New Perspectives”, will be held 27-29 April, 2015, in D.C. The conference will take place at the Hilton Garden Inn (one block off the Red-Lines NOMA Metro Station). Please visit our website for information on this year’s national conference, www.FedsFirst.Com. Both FEDs and FEDQ, co-hosts of the conference, actively highlight obstacles currently faced by applicants and employees who are members of our communities. We provide potential solutions to these issues, participate in the improvement of federal employment policy, and strive to create a federal employment framework with clarity, transparency, and accountability. We work to ensure that members of the public have full and unfettered access to the programs and services of the federal government and that they are free from discrimination. July Trainings in Open Dialogues and Art of Possibility The 25th Anniversary: Open Dialogues about Leading with Disability and the Role of A.D.A. Co-Hosts Gary C. Norman, Esq. and Angela Fox, Esq. July 8, 2015 From 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. Washington D.C. Executive Sponsor – Office of the Comp Controller This day-long facilitated and substantive skills conference will focus on the art of open dialogues and the art of possibility respecting the disability leadership experience. For more information, telephone Gary C. Norman, Esq. L.L.M. (Co-Founder, President, and C.E.O. of the Mid-Atlantic Lyceum) at (410) 241-6745 or consult the Lyceum’s website where updates on the conference will be posted by the advent of March, http://www.midatlanticlyceum.com/. From anitakeithfoust at gmail.com Mon Feb 9 17:10:17 2015 From: anitakeithfoust at gmail.com (Anita Keith-Foust) Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2015 12:10:17 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] reasonable caseloads In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <00b501d0448b$476b9480$d642bd80$@gmail.com> Dear Susan: How do you do it?! Those of us preparing for law school need to know what skills, software, and assistance we need to pull off what you are doing. I know it is exhausting, but I still would like to know how you do it. Please share. Thank you. Anita Keith-Foust 919-430-1978 -----Original Message----- From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Susan Kelly via blindlaw Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2015 11:53 AM To: Blind Law Mailing List Subject: [blindlaw] reasonable caseloads I am a public defender, and prior to becoming completely dependent on assistive technology, routinely carried open caseloads of over 60 cases when in the appellate section, 120 when in the trial section, and 90 - 100 once I transferred to the juvenile division. (These numbers represent cases that were currently open at any given time - the yearly cumulative figure was much higher.) As an additional complication, the vast majority of my clients at the time were non-English speakers. (I was too busy working through my cases to realize that my co-workers did not tend to carry quite as high of caseloads, as they had the sense to complain.) Now that I must rely on JAWS and other adaptive means to handle my cases, which itself is complicated by on-going issues with our computer systems in-office and at court, I cannot work nearly as quickly as in the past. I find myself working non-stop while at the office, not taking lunch, and dragging recordings home to review for several hours each evening and on the weekends. My current assignment is in the juvenile division, where I handle all of the appeals for the section, the week-day initials, and trial cases. I will soon be training as the back-up for the juvenile drug court in addition to these tasks. Does anyone have any idea what might be considered a reasonable caseload under these circumstances? _______________________________________________ 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/anitakeithfoust%40gmai l.com From Susan.Kelly at pima.gov Mon Feb 9 17:23:43 2015 From: Susan.Kelly at pima.gov (Susan Kelly) Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2015 17:23:43 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] reasonable caseloads In-Reply-To: <00b501d0448b$476b9480$d642bd80$@gmail.com> References: <00b501d0448b$476b9480$d642bd80$@gmail.com> Message-ID: Anita - No lunch most days, not much sleep on any day, and a lot of complaints from my boyfriend / family about bringing work home - that is the basic answer, unfortunately. And a heavy reliance on my iPad, where my assistant copies the mp3 recordings he makes of all the stuff that isn't truly readable by assistive technology, and copies in the documents that are (at least by Voice Over). And then a lot of typing on my home laptop (when not in the office) that is not burdened by the obstructive network policies that cause my office computer to routinely freeze up. It does help that I used to work as a secretary in my pre-lawyering days, and that my boyfriend, as well as my assistant, are both computer geeks who have taught me a great deal about troubleshooting issues on my own. So I guess the answer is - figure out ahead of time what your limits are, and learn everything that you can within those limits to stay as independent as possible. Susan -----Original Message----- From: Anita Keith-Foust [mailto:anitakeithfoust at gmail.com] Sent: Monday, February 09, 2015 10:10 AM To: Susan Kelly; 'Blind Law Mailing List' Cc: AnitaKeithFoust at gmail.com Subject: RE: [blindlaw] reasonable caseloads Dear Susan: How do you do it?! Those of us preparing for law school need to know what skills, software, and assistance we need to pull off what you are doing. I know it is exhausting, but I still would like to know how you do it. Please share. Thank you. Anita Keith-Foust 919-430-1978 -----Original Message----- From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Susan Kelly via blindlaw Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2015 11:53 AM To: Blind Law Mailing List Subject: [blindlaw] reasonable caseloads I am a public defender, and prior to becoming completely dependent on assistive technology, routinely carried open caseloads of over 60 cases when in the appellate section, 120 when in the trial section, and 90 - 100 once I transferred to the juvenile division. (These numbers represent cases that were currently open at any given time - the yearly cumulative figure was much higher.) As an additional complication, the vast majority of my clients at the time were non-English speakers. (I was too busy working through my cases to realize that my co-workers did not tend to carry quite as high of caseloads, as they had the sense to complain.) Now that I must rely on JAWS and other adaptive means to handle my cases, which itself is complicated by on-going issues with our computer systems in-office and at court, I cannot work nearly as quickly as in the past. I find myself working non-stop while at the office, not taking lunch, and dragging recordings home to review for several hours each evening and on the weekends. My current assignment is in the juvenile division, where I handle all of the appeals for the section, the week-day initials, and trial cases. I will soon be training as the back-up for the juvenile drug court in addition to these tasks. Does anyone have any idea what might be considered a reasonable caseload under these circumstances? _______________________________________________ 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/anitakeithfoust%40gmai l.com From anitakeithfoust at gmail.com Mon Feb 9 18:03:39 2015 From: anitakeithfoust at gmail.com (Anita Keith-Foust) Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2015 13:03:39 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] Help with LSAT Accommodations Request Message-ID: <00b701d04492$bc019a40$3404cec0$@gmail.com> Dear All: I am in the process of completing the forms to request accommodations for the June LSAT. When I took the LSAT in 2013, the LSAC representatives refused to give me this information. Thanks to the pressure from NFB members, LSAC now has a list of commonly requested accommodations. However, I need a little bit more information. On the list, the use of a computer is specifically stated to be used for the writing section. However, Blindlaw listserv members suggested using the Excel spreadsheet for games. Also, my understanding is that there is an electronic version of the LSAT that can be requested. So, to me the computer is an essential tool for me on the LSAT for more than the writing section. Please take time out of your busy schedules to list what other requests that you have been granted that are not on the policy on the prior testing list. I have attached the PDF version of the list to this email. Any, and all, information that you are willing to share is greatly appreciated. Thank you. Anita Keith-Foust 919-430-1978 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: policy-on-prior-testing-accommodations.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 29323 bytes Desc: not available URL: From glnorman15 at hotmail.com Mon Feb 9 18:08:54 2015 From: glnorman15 at hotmail.com (GL Norman) Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2015 13:08:54 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] Find Save the Date and Info for Town Hall Forum on Emergency Preparedness Slated 27 Mar. (Please Share; or Post; As Applicable) Important! Message-ID: The Baltimore Region Urban Area Security Initiative is co-holding the “Knowing What To Do and When To Do It – An Emergency Preparedness Town Hall for People with Disabilities” as part of its quarterly speaker series on Friday, March 27th, 2015. The event is designed as an educational and facilitated forum intended at bringing together experts on functional needs policy, individuals with sensory disabilities, and organizations involved in disaster response from first responders to public information officials to share information and build emergency capabilities in Central Maryland. Find the below stated details. Ø Time: Registration begins at 8:00 am Ø Town Hall runs from 9:00am-12:00pm Ø Location: Towson University; Minnegan Room; 7698 Osler Dr., Towson, Maryland Ø To register, consult https://www.eventbrite.com/e/knowing-what-to-do-emergency-preparedness-for-people-with-disabilities-tickets-15636481136 Ø If you have any accommodation questions, please contact Dr. Nollie Wood, Jr., Executive Director of the Mayor’s Commission on Disabilities, at (443) 984-3170. Gary C. Norman, Esq. L.L.M. Idea originator of the forum and Facilitator From anitakeithfoust at gmail.com Mon Feb 9 18:12:00 2015 From: anitakeithfoust at gmail.com (Anita Keith-Foust) Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2015 13:12:00 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] Re JAWS scripts as a remedy for inaccessible workplace software In-Reply-To: <001a01d038e6$ebdae850$8c0fa8c0@yourpc79505e9b> References: <001a01d038e6$ebdae850$8c0fa8c0@yourpc79505e9b> Message-ID: <00e701d04493$e645a6b0$b2d0f410$@gmail.com> Good to know. I have an iPad and will try this out ASAP. These are great tips! Thank you for them. Anita Keith-Foust 919-430-1978 -----Original Message----- From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Elizabeth Rene via blindlaw Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2015 4:36 PM To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org Subject: [blindlaw] Re JAWS scripts as a remedy for inaccessible workplace software When dealing with inaccessible workplace software, I wonder whether we lawyers shouldn't be using more than one screen reader tool. We're always talking about whether JAWS will do this or do that. What about Apple OSX and iOS? I find, for example, that working with PDF files in JAWS is a headache, while opening a PDF document in iBooks lets me breeze right through it. In fact, Apple reads PDFs better than it does Word documents! But Apple does something else better than JAWS. Now I have a tiny, tiny bit of eyesight. I can read the Apple screen with a 10X magnifying lense. So if something isn't readable with VoiceOver, I can turn VO off and use the Zoom utilities to enlarge the print as much as I need to, and scroll through text that VO somehow isn't flexible enough to accommodate. A simple click of the home button allows switching back and forth, or, if you want to, switch back and forth to reverse from white on black to black on white. And you can flip between portrait and landscape orientations. No extra software needed! And you can do all of this at your desk, at a cafe or a pub with something good in front of you, or on your backyard deck with the kids outside. For that matter, maybe WindowEyes does some jobs better than JAWS or Apple. I think we should be skilled in every tool we can find and afford, to make our lives what we want them to be, and not be held hostage to office programs that one tool can't handle. And even as I say this, our offices may have a duty to vet their software for accessibility before they buy it.To me, that seems to be part of the "reasonable" in "reasonable accommodation." Elizabeth Rene --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.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/anitakeithfoust%40gmai l.com From Susan.Kelly at pima.gov Mon Feb 9 18:22:38 2015 From: Susan.Kelly at pima.gov (Susan Kelly) Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2015 18:22:38 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] Re JAWS scripts as a remedy for inaccessible workplace software In-Reply-To: <00e701d04493$e645a6b0$b2d0f410$@gmail.com> References: <001a01d038e6$ebdae850$8c0fa8c0@yourpc79505e9b> <00e701d04493$e645a6b0$b2d0f410$@gmail.com> Message-ID: Apple is by far superior these days with the iOS / iPad Voice Over leading the way - and this is coming from someone who always swore by DOS and Windows computers prior to losing my vision. Be aware, however, that many legal office environments are strictly Windows-based, like the county agency for which I work. If it is in the public sector (rather than a private firm), you will not be likely to get any lee-way on the system and equipment provided by the employer, and will need to learn the tools and apps for using the Windows-based work on an Apple product. It is possible in most cases, but is time-consuming and sometimes costly. -----Original Message----- From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Anita Keith-Foust via blindlaw Sent: Monday, February 09, 2015 11:12 AM To: 'Elizabeth Rene'; 'Blind Law Mailing List' Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Re JAWS scripts as a remedy for inaccessible workplace software Good to know. I have an iPad and will try this out ASAP. These are great tips! Thank you for them. Anita Keith-Foust 919-430-1978 -----Original Message----- From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Elizabeth Rene via blindlaw Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2015 4:36 PM To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org Subject: [blindlaw] Re JAWS scripts as a remedy for inaccessible workplace software When dealing with inaccessible workplace software, I wonder whether we lawyers shouldn't be using more than one screen reader tool. We're always talking about whether JAWS will do this or do that. What about Apple OSX and iOS? I find, for example, that working with PDF files in JAWS is a headache, while opening a PDF document in iBooks lets me breeze right through it. In fact, Apple reads PDFs better than it does Word documents! But Apple does something else better than JAWS. Now I have a tiny, tiny bit of eyesight. I can read the Apple screen with a 10X magnifying lense. So if something isn't readable with VoiceOver, I can turn VO off and use the Zoom utilities to enlarge the print as much as I need to, and scroll through text that VO somehow isn't flexible enough to accommodate. A simple click of the home button allows switching back and forth, or, if you want to, switch back and forth to reverse from white on black to black on white. And you can flip between portrait and landscape orientations. No extra software needed! And you can do all of this at your desk, at a cafe or a pub with something good in front of you, or on your backyard deck with the kids outside. For that matter, maybe WindowEyes does some jobs better than JAWS or Apple. I think we should be skilled in every tool we can find and afford, to make our lives what we want them to be, and not be held hostage to office programs that one tool can't handle. And even as I say this, our offices may have a duty to vet their software for accessibility before they buy it.To me, that seems to be part of the "reasonable" in "reasonable accommodation." Elizabeth Rene --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.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/anitakeithfoust%40gmai l.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/susan.kelly%40pima.gov From anitakeithfoust at gmail.com Mon Feb 9 18:27:07 2015 From: anitakeithfoust at gmail.com (Anita Keith-Foust) Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2015 13:27:07 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] Re JAWS scripts as a remedy for inaccessible workplace software In-Reply-To: <001201d038f4$5a0bc1c0$0e234540$@icloud.com> References: <001a01d038e6$ebdae850$8c0fa8c0@yourpc79505e9b> <001201d038f4$5a0bc1c0$0e234540$@icloud.com> Message-ID: <00e901d04496$030cfb70$0926f250$@gmail.com> I love these types of discussions because there are so many great tips within the discussion. I am a ZoomText user and in the past had problems with Blackboard due to images. Someone on this listserv suggested for me to get JAWS so that if I run into the problem JAWS can be my back up tool. I plan to get it as soon as I save up the money. I tried Windows Eyes at the suggestion of another listserv member and it completely locked up my computer. I found out later that it was not compatible with ZoomText. I have to use ZoomText to see the computer screen. I use the version that has the reader as well, but I am trying to encourage the little eyesight that I have, to grow, so I magnify and listen at the same time. I have experimented with JAWS and ZoomText in school, so I know that I can use both of them together successfully. The main issue that I have with JAWS is that I have to train my mind to hear JAWS without thinking of it making too much noise. Before I went blind and only needed larger font print, I could not wrap my eyesight and brains around ZoomText. ZoomText became my academic lifeline. I agree with you both, we need to be fluent in more than one tool to help us accomplish our goals. Please keep the tips coming!!! Thank you. Anita Keith-Foust 919-430-1978 -----Original Message----- From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Michal Nowicki via blindlaw Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2015 6:12 PM To: 'Blind Law Mailing List' Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Re JAWS scripts as a remedy for inaccessible workplace software Dear Ms. Rene, Thank you for your comments. I will address each of them in the paragraphs that follow: I agree with you 100% that blind people (not just lawyers) should use all available assistive technology. In fact, I have come to believe that ideally, a blind person should have at least 2 screen readers: a primary one for everyday use and a secondary one. That way, when the primary program fails, there is always a chance that the secondary one will do the job. For example, I have observed that NVDA correctly reads some image alt text tags that JAWS fails to recognize. However, part of the reason why JAWS remains so popular in the workplace is because it offers more features than the competition, including, for instance, the ability to create custom labels for web elements and the text analyzer, a tool that makes the proofreading of documents much easier for blind people. Until a few weeks ago, I too felt reluctant about accessing most PDF documents using JAWS. The exception was documents that were tagged for heading navigation, and those which contained in-page links to other parts of the document. After doing some research, though, I discovered a couple of features that changed my attitude towards JAWS compatibility with Adobe Reader. One of these is the ability to create multiple placemarkers in a PDF document, and the other is the "go to page" function, which, when accessed by pressing Control plus Shift plus N, causes JAWS to tell you which page of the document you are currently on. Additionally, while Adobe find isn't very accessible, JAWS find works perfectly well for searching documents. With that in mind, I am no longer concerned about navigating PDFs with JAWS, so long as the files aren't scanned images. Even then, however, I can use OCR software to make such files accessible, provided that the image resolution is reasonable. As for WindowEyes, I must say that as a JAWS user, I hate it. I've had the chance to try it out, but, unlike NVDA, with which I haven't had any trouble, I just can't get used to WindowEyes, no matter how hard I try. In fact, sometimes I feel that GW Micro intentionally wrote the software in such a way that JAWS users wouldn't be able to utilize it efficiently. I am not the only JAWS user that despises it, and I know that many WindowEyes users can't stand JAWS. I won't say anything about an office's duty to purchase accessible software because I don't really know anything about the topic. Best, Michal -----Original Message----- From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Elizabeth Rene via blindlaw Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2015 3:36 PM To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org Subject: [blindlaw] Re JAWS scripts as a remedy for inaccessible workplace software When dealing with inaccessible workplace software, I wonder whether we lawyers shouldn't be using more than one screen reader tool. We're always talking about whether JAWS will do this or do that. What about Apple OSX and iOS? I find, for example, that working with PDF files in JAWS is a headache, while opening a PDF document in iBooks lets me breeze right through it. In fact, Apple reads PDFs better than it does Word documents! But Apple does something else better than JAWS. Now I have a tiny, tiny bit of eyesight. I can read the Apple screen with a 10X magnifying lense. So if something isn't readable with VoiceOver, I can turn VO off and use the Zoom utilities to enlarge the print as much as I need to, and scroll through text that VO somehow isn't flexible enough to accommodate. A simple click of the home button allows switching back and forth, or, if you want to, switch back and forth to reverse from white on black to black on white. And you can flip between portrait and landscape orientations. No extra software needed! And you can do all of this at your desk, at a cafe or a pub with something good in front of you, or on your backyard deck with the kids outside. For that matter, maybe WindowEyes does some jobs better than JAWS or Apple. I think we should be skilled in every tool we can find and afford, to make our lives what we want them to be, and not be held hostage to office programs that one tool can't handle. And even as I say this, our offices may have a duty to vet their software for accessibility before they buy it.To me, that seems to be part of the "reasonable" in "reasonable accommodation." Elizabeth Rene --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.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 _______________________________________________ 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/anitakeithfoust%40gmai l.com From anitakeithfoust at gmail.com Mon Feb 9 18:39:32 2015 From: anitakeithfoust at gmail.com (Anita Keith-Foust) Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2015 13:39:32 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] FW: Justice Department Files Statement of Interest regarding Title II Service Animal Regulation In-Reply-To: <04F1893C93758F4AA7CB436BB26750660136CDD83A8C@EDUPTCEXMB02.ed.gov> References: <17366359.712@public.govdelivery.com> <04F1893C93758F4AA7CB436BB26750660136CDD83A8C@EDUPTCEXMB02.ed.gov> Message-ID: <00f401d04497$bf76aa80$3e63ff80$@gmail.com> This is really good news. Recently, I thought about getting a service dog, but after reading about the UBER and other cab services that started hassling people with service animals, I decided that I did not want to add another thing to my list of challenges. I am exhausted with the fights that I am in already. So, I am postponing getting the dog. It is hard to get laws on the books to help people, and then, it is hard to get people to follow the law. Thank you for the update. Anita Keith-Foust 919-430-1978 -----Original Message----- From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Nightingale, Noel via blindlaw Sent: Monday, January 26, 2015 3:35 PM To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org Subject: [blindlaw] FW: Justice Department Files Statement of Interest regarding Title II Service Animal Regulation From: U.S. Department of Justice [mailto:usdoj at public.govdelivery.com] Sent: Monday, January 26, 2015 12:30 PM To: Nightingale, Noel Subject: Justice Department Files Statement of Interest regarding Title II Service Animal Regulation The Department of Justice filed a Statement of Interest today in Alboniga v. School Board of Broward County, Florida, No. 14-60085 (S. D. Fla.), to clarify that the Department's title II regulation generally requires public entities, such as schools, to permit individuals with disabilities to use their service animals, subject to specific exceptions. 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Manage your Subscriptions | Department of Justice Privacy Policy | GovDelivery Privacy Policy From steve.jacobson at visi.com Mon Feb 9 19:13:53 2015 From: steve.jacobson at visi.com (Steve Jacobson) Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2015 13:13:53 -0600 Subject: [blindlaw] Re JAWS scripts as a remedy for inaccessible workplace software In-Reply-To: <00e901d04496$030cfb70$0926f250$@gmail.com> Message-ID: Certainly if you have the money at some point to purchase JAWS that is a viable option. You can download a forty minute demo of JAWS as well. Jaws has been tailored to work best with their own magnifier, so I don't know how well it would work with ZoomText. Please note that Window-Eyes is now owned by AI Squared, the company that makes ZoomText. This means that incompatibilities that may have existed will likely be corrected quickly, although I had never heard that the two were incompatible and thought I knew of people using that combination. Did you try the latest version of both programs? NVDA is also worth experimenting with as it is free. In general, using a screen readers scripting language can do much to increase efficiency, and in some cases make software usable that otherwise would not be. However, there is software out there that no amount of scripting will make accessible. Best regards, Steve Jacobson On Mon, 9 Feb 2015 13:27:07 -0500, Anita Keith-Foust via blindlaw wrote: >I love these types of discussions because there are so many great tips >within the discussion. >I am a ZoomText user and in the past had problems with Blackboard due to >images. Someone on this listserv suggested for me to get JAWS so that if I >run into the problem JAWS can be my back up tool. I plan to get it as soon >as I save up the money. >I tried Windows Eyes at the suggestion of another listserv member and it >completely locked up my computer. I found out later that it was not >compatible with ZoomText. I have to use ZoomText to see the computer screen. >I use the version that has the reader as well, but I am trying to encourage >the little eyesight that I have, to grow, so I magnify and listen at the >same time. >I have experimented with JAWS and ZoomText in school, so I know that I can >use both of them together successfully. The main issue that I have with JAWS >is that I have to train my mind to hear JAWS without thinking of it making >too much noise. Before I went blind and only needed larger font print, I >could not wrap my eyesight and brains around ZoomText. ZoomText became my >academic lifeline. >I agree with you both, we need to be fluent in more than one tool to help us >accomplish our goals. >Please keep the tips coming!!! >Thank you. >Anita Keith-Foust >919-430-1978 >-----Original Message----- >From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Michal >Nowicki via blindlaw >Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2015 6:12 PM >To: 'Blind Law Mailing List' >Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Re JAWS scripts as a remedy for inaccessible >workplace software >Dear Ms. Rene, >Thank you for your comments. I will address each of them in the paragraphs >that follow: >I agree with you 100% that blind people (not just lawyers) should use all >available assistive technology. In fact, I have come to believe that >ideally, a blind person should have at least 2 screen readers: a primary >one for everyday use and a secondary one. That way, when the primary >program fails, there is always a chance that the secondary one will do the >job. For example, I have observed that NVDA correctly reads some image alt >text tags that JAWS fails to recognize. However, part of the reason why >JAWS remains so popular in the workplace is because it offers more features >than the competition, including, for instance, the ability to create custom >labels for web elements and the text analyzer, a tool that makes the >proofreading of documents much easier for blind people. >Until a few weeks ago, I too felt reluctant about accessing most PDF >documents using JAWS. The exception was documents that were tagged for >heading navigation, and those which contained in-page links to other parts >of the document. After doing some research, though, I discovered a couple >of features that changed my attitude towards JAWS compatibility with Adobe >Reader. One of these is the ability to create multiple placemarkers in a >PDF document, and the other is the "go to page" function, which, when >accessed by pressing Control plus Shift plus N, causes JAWS to tell you >which page of the document you are currently on. Additionally, while Adobe >find isn't very accessible, JAWS find works perfectly well for searching >documents. With that in mind, I am no longer concerned about navigating >PDFs with JAWS, so long as the files aren't scanned images. Even then, >however, I can use OCR software to make such files accessible, provided that >the image resolution is reasonable. >As for WindowEyes, I must say that as a JAWS user, I hate it. I've had the >chance to try it out, but, unlike NVDA, with which I haven't had any >trouble, I just can't get used to WindowEyes, no matter how hard I try. In >fact, sometimes I feel that GW Micro intentionally wrote the software in >such a way that JAWS users wouldn't be able to utilize it efficiently. I am >not the only JAWS user that despises it, and I know that many WindowEyes >users can't stand JAWS. >I won't say anything about an office's duty to purchase accessible software >because I don't really know anything about the topic. >Best, >Michal >-----Original Message----- >From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Elizabeth >Rene via blindlaw >Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2015 3:36 PM >To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org >Subject: [blindlaw] Re JAWS scripts as a remedy for inaccessible workplace >software >When dealing with inaccessible workplace software, I wonder whether we >lawyers shouldn't be using more than one screen reader tool. We're always >talking about whether JAWS will do this or do that. What about Apple OSX >and iOS? >I find, for example, that working with PDF files in JAWS is a headache, >while opening a PDF document in iBooks lets me breeze right through it. In >fact, Apple reads PDFs better than it does Word documents! But Apple does >something else better than JAWS. Now I have a tiny, tiny bit of eyesight. >I can read the Apple screen with a 10X magnifying lense. So if something >isn't readable with VoiceOver, I can turn VO off and use the Zoom utilities >to enlarge the print as much as I need to, and scroll through text that VO >somehow isn't flexible enough to accommodate. A simple click of the home >button allows switching back and forth, or, if you want to, switch back and >forth to reverse from white on black to black on white. And you can flip >between portrait and landscape orientations. No extra software needed! And >you can do all of this at your desk, at a cafe or a pub with something good >in front of you, or on your backyard deck with the kids outside. > For that matter, maybe WindowEyes does some jobs better than JAWS or Apple. >I think we should be skilled in every tool we can find and afford, to make >our lives what we want them to be, and not be held hostage to office >programs that one tool can't handle. >And even as I say this, our offices may have a duty to vet their software >for accessibility before they buy it.To me, that seems to be part of the >"reasonable" in "reasonable accommodation." >Elizabeth Rene > > >--- >This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus >protection is active. >http://www.avast.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 >_______________________________________________ >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/anitakeithfoust%40gmai >l.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/steve.jacobson%40visi.com From anitakeithfoust at gmail.com Mon Feb 9 19:21:48 2015 From: anitakeithfoust at gmail.com (Anita Keith-Foust) Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2015 14:21:48 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] KNFB Reader iOS App Now Available for Only $49.99 In-Reply-To: <000201d03ce7$c65eadf0$531c09d0$@icloud.com> References: <000201d03ce7$c65eadf0$531c09d0$@icloud.com> Message-ID: <00fc01d0449d$a6dc3cf0$f494b6d0$@gmail.com> Dear Michal: I am just reading your email, and the price is back up to $99.00!! I wish that I had caught the sale. Thank you for the information. Anita Keith-Foust 919-430-1978 -----Original Message----- From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Michal Nowicki via blindlaw Sent: Friday, January 30, 2015 6:52 PM To: 'Illinois Association of Blind Students List' Cc: 'Blind Law Mailing List' Subject: [blindlaw] KNFB Reader iOS App Now Available for Only $49.99 Hi All, If you haven't yet purchased the KNFB Reader iOS app but are interested in getting it, now is the time. For a limited time, the app can be bought for only $49.99. I got it myself less than five minutes ago. Best, Michal _______________________________________________ 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/anitakeithfoust%40gmai l.com From mnowicki4 at icloud.com Mon Feb 9 19:35:51 2015 From: mnowicki4 at icloud.com (Michal Nowicki) Date: Mon, 09 Feb 2015 13:35:51 -0600 Subject: [blindlaw] Re JAWS scripts as a remedy for inaccessible workplace software In-Reply-To: <00e901d04496$030cfb70$0926f250$@gmail.com> References: <001a01d038e6$ebdae850$8c0fa8c0@yourpc79505e9b> <001201d038f4$5a0bc1c0$0e234540$@icloud.com> <00e901d04496$030cfb70$0926f250$@gmail.com> Message-ID: <000301d0449f$9e5c43c0$db14cb40$@icloud.com> Dear All, I too noticed that the accessibility of software designed for Apple operating systems has become superior to Windows applications,and I am not surprised that this is happening. After all, whether a mindful developer creates apps for a Mac or an iOS device, he/she is dealing with only one screen reader -VoiceOver - which, unlike its Windows counterparts, is built into the OS. Moreover, Apple has posted clear accessibility guidelines for developers to follow. That said, although there are similar resources for Windows, the fact that JAWS, WindowEyes, NVDA, System Access, and other Windows screen readers all behave differently probably makes it difficult to write software that is compatible with all these programs. The same most likely applies to screen magnifiers. With that in mind, in my opinion, the only way for Windows to catch up to Apple would be to redesign Narrator and Windows Magnifier such that they match the power of JAWS/ZoomText and other popular Windows screen readers and magnifiers, since they are the primary assistive tools built into Windows. Although I agree that we should learn to use all assistive technology that is available to us, there are still times where all such options fail. For instance, if a program built for Windows provides no support for keyboard navigation, all controls are unlabeled, and no corresponding iOS app or Mac equivalent exists, and if the nature of the job makes it impossible or impractical to bypass the software altogether, then what? That is why I am asking about JAWS scripts, which seem to open up possibilities not otherwise available to us. Best, Michal -----Original Message----- From: Anita Keith-Foust [mailto:anitakeithfoust at gmail.com] Sent: Monday, February 9, 2015 12:27 PM To: 'Michal Nowicki'; 'Blind Law Mailing List' Cc: AnitaKeithFoust at gmail.com Subject: RE: [blindlaw] Re JAWS scripts as a remedy for inaccessible workplace software I love these types of discussions because there are so many great tips within the discussion. I am a ZoomText user and in the past had problems with Blackboard due to images. Someone on this listserv suggested for me to get JAWS so that if I run into the problem JAWS can be my back up tool. I plan to get it as soon as I save up the money. I tried Windows Eyes at the suggestion of another listserv member and it completely locked up my computer. I found out later that it was not compatible with ZoomText. I have to use ZoomText to see the computer screen. I use the version that has the reader as well, but I am trying to encourage the little eyesight that I have, to grow, so I magnify and listen at the same time. I have experimented with JAWS and ZoomText in school, so I know that I can use both of them together successfully. The main issue that I have with JAWS is that I have to train my mind to hear JAWS without thinking of it making too much noise. Before I went blind and only needed larger font print, I could not wrap my eyesight and brains around ZoomText. ZoomText became my academic lifeline. I agree with you both, we need to be fluent in more than one tool to help us accomplish our goals. Please keep the tips coming!!! Thank you. Anita Keith-Foust 919-430-1978 -----Original Message----- From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Michal Nowicki via blindlaw Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2015 6:12 PM To: 'Blind Law Mailing List' Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Re JAWS scripts as a remedy for inaccessible workplace software Dear Ms. Rene, Thank you for your comments. I will address each of them in the paragraphs that follow: I agree with you 100% that blind people (not just lawyers) should use all available assistive technology. In fact, I have come to believe that ideally, a blind person should have at least 2 screen readers: a primary one for everyday use and a secondary one. That way, when the primary program fails, there is always a chance that the secondary one will do the job. For example, I have observed that NVDA correctly reads some image alt text tags that JAWS fails to recognize. However, part of the reason why JAWS remains so popular in the workplace is because it offers more features than the competition, including, for instance, the ability to create custom labels for web elements and the text analyzer, a tool that makes the proofreading of documents much easier for blind people. Until a few weeks ago, I too felt reluctant about accessing most PDF documents using JAWS. The exception was documents that were tagged for heading navigation, and those which contained in-page links to other parts of the document. After doing some research, though, I discovered a couple of features that changed my attitude towards JAWS compatibility with Adobe Reader. One of these is the ability to create multiple placemarkers in a PDF document, and the other is the "go to page" function, which, when accessed by pressing Control plus Shift plus N, causes JAWS to tell you which page of the document you are currently on. Additionally, while Adobe find isn't very accessible, JAWS find works perfectly well for searching documents. With that in mind, I am no longer concerned about navigating PDFs with JAWS, so long as the files aren't scanned images. Even then, however, I can use OCR software to make such files accessible, provided that the image resolution is reasonable. As for WindowEyes, I must say that as a JAWS user, I hate it. I've had the chance to try it out, but, unlike NVDA, with which I haven't had any trouble, I just can't get used to WindowEyes, no matter how hard I try. In fact, sometimes I feel that GW Micro intentionally wrote the software in such a way that JAWS users wouldn't be able to utilize it efficiently. I am not the only JAWS user that despises it, and I know that many WindowEyes users can't stand JAWS. I won't say anything about an office's duty to purchase accessible software because I don't really know anything about the topic. Best, Michal -----Original Message----- From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Elizabeth Rene via blindlaw Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2015 3:36 PM To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org Subject: [blindlaw] Re JAWS scripts as a remedy for inaccessible workplace software When dealing with inaccessible workplace software, I wonder whether we lawyers shouldn't be using more than one screen reader tool. We're always talking about whether JAWS will do this or do that. What about Apple OSX and iOS? I find, for example, that working with PDF files in JAWS is a headache, while opening a PDF document in iBooks lets me breeze right through it. In fact, Apple reads PDFs better than it does Word documents! But Apple does something else better than JAWS. Now I have a tiny, tiny bit of eyesight. I can read the Apple screen with a 10X magnifying lense. So if something isn't readable with VoiceOver, I can turn VO off and use the Zoom utilities to enlarge the print as much as I need to, and scroll through text that VO somehow isn't flexible enough to accommodate. A simple click of the home button allows switching back and forth, or, if you want to, switch back and forth to reverse from white on black to black on white. And you can flip between portrait and landscape orientations. No extra software needed! And you can do all of this at your desk, at a cafe or a pub with something good in front of you, or on your backyard deck with the kids outside. For that matter, maybe WindowEyes does some jobs better than JAWS or Apple. I think we should be skilled in every tool we can find and afford, to make our lives what we want them to be, and not be held hostage to office programs that one tool can't handle. And even as I say this, our offices may have a duty to vet their software for accessibility before they buy it.To me, that seems to be part of the "reasonable" in "reasonable accommodation." Elizabeth Rene --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.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 _______________________________________________ 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/anitakeithfoust%40gmai l.com From awildheir at gmail.com Tue Feb 10 00:07:47 2015 From: awildheir at gmail.com (Aimee Harwood) Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2015 19:07:47 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] LSAT questions Message-ID: <1BCDB033-92D9-4C38-9FD1-E3496CD5B60A@gmail.com> Call me please as.soon as you can. Am taking LSAT this Saturday and have questions. Aimee 423-503-7951 Sent from my iPhone From shelleyrichards9 at gmail.com Tue Feb 10 15:11:29 2015 From: shelleyrichards9 at gmail.com (Shelley Richards) Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2015 10:11:29 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] ABA Accreditation Standards, ADA Compliance Standards, and ADA Violation Complaint Process In-Reply-To: <014c01d04261$ae41c070$0ac54150$@gmail.com> References: <014c01d04261$ae41c070$0ac54150$@gmail.com> Message-ID: Just curious Anita have you experienced discrimination in trying to get into a law school, or do you know somebody who has experienced discrimination in being admitted to law school. I ask because I did not experience this, and the handful of other blind people I know who went to law school did not either. We are all from the same part of the country though, and applied only to schools in a similar geographic area. I am wondering after reading your post if perhaps this is a problem, and perhaps if it is more a problem in certain parts of the country over others. I have not heard of discrimination against blind students in applying to law schools at all, but I don't personally know more than a few other blind people who have gone to law school, and apart from those who were in my own school i do not personally know anybody with other disabilities who has gone to law school. So I am now just curious if this is a problem. I have definitely heard of blind students having problems with accomidations once they are already in law school just not discrimination during the application process. On 2/6/15, Anita Keith-Foust via blindlaw wrote: > Hello Everyone: > > > > I am sharing some information that I received from the American Bar > Association (ABA). In a nutshell, I asked the representative for the link > to > their accreditation standards, specifically about the standards for ADA > compliance, and details about the complaint process. > > > > Please follow this link to where I was directed: > http://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/publications/misc/legal_education > /Standards/2014_2015_aba_standards_chapter2.authcheckdam.pdf > > > > I was told a person who wants to file a complaint must be enrolled in the > law school and file the complaint within a year of the violation. > > > > I pointed out that disabled students would not be admitted to law school if > there is a conspiracy behind the scenes to keep them out. I am following up > with the representative. > > > > I hope that you find this informative. > > > > Thank you. > > > > Anita Keith-Fousat > > 919-430-1978 > > _______________________________________________ > 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/shelleyrichards9%40gmail.com > -- Shelley Richards shelleyrichards9 at gmail.com shelley.richards at law.nyls.edu (856) 577-3564 From anitakeithfoust at gmail.com Wed Feb 11 01:58:39 2015 From: anitakeithfoust at gmail.com (Anita Keith-Foust) Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2015 20:58:39 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] ABA Accreditation Standards, ADA Compliance Standards, and ADA Violation Complaint Process In-Reply-To: References: <014c01d04261$ae41c070$0ac54150$@gmail.com> Message-ID: <007a01d0459e$41d21260$c5763720$@gmail.com> Dear Shelley: I posted the details of the discrimination in December along with the email documenting the conspiracy. Based upon responses from several attorneys, this is not unusual. You and your friends are blessed that you did not run into discrimination. Thank you for your concern. Anita Keith-Foust 919-430-1978 -----Original Message----- From: Shelley Richards [mailto:shelleyrichards9 at gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2015 10:11 AM To: Anita Keith-Foust; Blind Law Mailing List Subject: Re: [blindlaw] ABA Accreditation Standards, ADA Compliance Standards, and ADA Violation Complaint Process Just curious Anita have you experienced discrimination in trying to get into a law school, or do you know somebody who has experienced discrimination in being admitted to law school. I ask because I did not experience this, and the handful of other blind people I know who went to law school did not either. We are all from the same part of the country though, and applied only to schools in a similar geographic area. I am wondering after reading your post if perhaps this is a problem, and perhaps if it is more a problem in certain parts of the country over others. I have not heard of discrimination against blind students in applying to law schools at all, but I don't personally know more than a few other blind people who have gone to law school, and apart from those who were in my own school i do not personally know anybody with other disabilities who has gone to law school. So I am now just curious if this is a problem. I have definitely heard of blind students having problems with accomidations once they are already in law school just not discrimination during the application process. On 2/6/15, Anita Keith-Foust via blindlaw wrote: > Hello Everyone: > > > > I am sharing some information that I received from the American Bar > Association (ABA). In a nutshell, I asked the representative for the > link to their accreditation standards, specifically about the > standards for ADA compliance, and details about the complaint process. > > > > Please follow this link to where I was directed: > http://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/publications/misc/legal_edu > cation /Standards/2014_2015_aba_standards_chapter2.authcheckdam.pdf > > > > I was told a person who wants to file a complaint must be enrolled in > the law school and file the complaint within a year of the violation. > > > > I pointed out that disabled students would not be admitted to law > school if there is a conspiracy behind the scenes to keep them out. I > am following up with the representative. > > > > I hope that you find this informative. > > > > Thank you. > > > > Anita Keith-Fousat > > 919-430-1978 > > _______________________________________________ > 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/shelleyrichards9 > %40gmail.com > -- Shelley Richards shelleyrichards9 at gmail.com shelley.richards at law.nyls.edu (856) 577-3564 From anitakeithfoust at gmail.com Wed Feb 11 02:00:52 2015 From: anitakeithfoust at gmail.com (Anita Keith-Foust) Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2015 21:00:52 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] LSAT questions In-Reply-To: <1BCDB033-92D9-4C38-9FD1-E3496CD5B60A@gmail.com> References: <1BCDB033-92D9-4C38-9FD1-E3496CD5B60A@gmail.com> Message-ID: <007c01d0459e$90e28ce0$b2a7a6a0$@gmail.com> Aimee: I just read your email. Is it to late to call now? I will call you tomorrow. What is the best time to call you tomorrow, eastern time? Thank you. Anita Keith-Foust 919-430-1978 -----Original Message----- From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Aimee Harwood via blindlaw Sent: Monday, February 9, 2015 7:08 PM To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org Subject: [blindlaw] LSAT questions Call me please as.soon as you can. Am taking LSAT this Saturday and have questions. Aimee 423-503-7951 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/anitakeithfoust%40gmai l.com From adrijana.prokopenko at gmail.com Thu Feb 12 14:31:31 2015 From: adrijana.prokopenko at gmail.com (adrijana prokopenko) Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2015 15:31:31 +0100 Subject: [blindlaw] New member introduction Message-ID: Hi all, I was on this list some time ago, but had to unsubscribe because I saw no messages and wasn't sure if it still existed. Trying ones more, hoping that I would be able to interact with others. My name is Adrijana and I am a blind lady of 36 from Macedonia. I am a teacher of English and decided to join this list in order to be able to learn new things and keep up-to-date with what is being discussed here. I am also glad to make new friends and if you or others you know wish to communicate with someone like myself, my e email address is: adrijana.prokopenko at gmail.com From adrijana.prokopenko at gmail.com Thu Feb 12 14:34:45 2015 From: adrijana.prokopenko at gmail.com (adrijana prokopenko) Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2015 15:34:45 +0100 Subject: [blindlaw] agazine for blind penpals Message-ID: Hi all, Some time ago I started running a free weekly email magazine for blind penpals. It consists of ads of blind penpals who wish to make new friends or find someone special. To become a member, people must be 18 or above. So far there are about 900 subscribers from all over the world and I work very hard to ensure that it is a safe place for people that wish to find friends. I hope you will trust this info and decide to join and tell others about it. To subscribe, email me at: adrijana.prokopenko at gmail.com From anitakeithfoust at gmail.com Thu Feb 12 17:09:09 2015 From: anitakeithfoust at gmail.com (Anita Keith-Foust) Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2015 12:09:09 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] New member introduction In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <009301d046e6$9df4c170$d9de4450$@gmail.com> Hi Adrijana: Welcome back to the listserv. Usually, when you post questions or information, people respond. I hope that you enjoy the information shared on the listserv. Anita Keith-Foust 919-430-1978 -----Original Message----- From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of adrijana prokopenko via blindlaw Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2015 9:32 AM To: undisclosed-recipients: Subject: [blindlaw] New member introduction Hi all, I was on this list some time ago, but had to unsubscribe because I saw no messages and wasn't sure if it still existed. Trying ones more, hoping that I would be able to interact with others. My name is Adrijana and I am a blind lady of 36 from Macedonia. I am a teacher of English and decided to join this list in order to be able to learn new things and keep up-to-date with what is being discussed here. I am also glad to make new friends and if you or others you know wish to communicate with someone like myself, my e email address is: adrijana.prokopenko 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/anitakeithfoust%40gmai l.com From anitakeithfoust at gmail.com Thu Feb 12 17:21:37 2015 From: anitakeithfoust at gmail.com (Anita Keith-Foust) Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2015 12:21:37 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] agazine for blind penpals In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <009501d046e8$5befbee0$13cf3ca0$@gmail.com> Dear Adrijana: I am not looking for anyone, but is this a dating magazine? You make it sound innocent enough. What is your process for ensuring that this is not a dangerous place for the visually impaired? If it is not a dating magazine, isn't the listserv serving as a device for being a "penpal?" "Just wondering." -----Original Message----- From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of adrijana prokopenko via blindlaw Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2015 9:35 AM To: undisclosed-recipients: Subject: [blindlaw] agazine for blind penpals Hi all, Some time ago I started running a free weekly email magazine for blind penpals. It consists of ads of blind penpals who wish to make new friends or find someone special. To become a member, people must be 18 or above. So far there are about 900 subscribers from all over the world and I work very hard to ensure that it is a safe place for people that wish to find friends. I hope you will trust this info and decide to join and tell others about it. To subscribe, email me at: adrijana.prokopenko 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/anitakeithfoust%40gmai l.com From slabarre at labarrelaw.com Fri Feb 13 18:36:25 2015 From: slabarre at labarrelaw.com (Scott C. LaBarre) Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2015 11:36:25 -0700 Subject: [blindlaw] FW: Attorney Vacancies at the U.S. Department of Justice In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <016e01d047bb$f9be0220$ed3a0660$@labarrelaw.com> Fyi From: DOJlawjobs (JMD) [mailto:DOJlawjobs at usdoj.gov] Sent: Friday, February 13, 2015 10:30 AM To: Undisclosed recipients: Subject: Attorney Vacancies at the U.S. Department of Justice Below is a list of current attorney and legal internship vacancies at the U.S. Department of Justice. To learn more about Justice and our legal careers, please visit our website: http://www.justice.gov/legal-careers. At Justice, diversity extends beyond race and gender. It includes differences in culture, ethnicity, economics, status as a veteran, generations, geography, sexual orientation, and includes individuals with disabilities. We welcome applications from candidates who are interested in positively contributing to Justice, and hope that you will consider joining the dedicated public servants at the Department of Justice. What's new? New Mobile App! Get the latest information about legal careers at Justice with our mobile app, DOJ Law Jobs. Users can quickly and easily create personalized job searches based on practice area, geographic preference, and hiring organization. DOJ Law Jobs is available for free on iTunes for Apple iPhone, and additional versions for iPad and Android devices will be available in the near future. USAO Eastern District of North Carolina Assistant United States Attorney (Criminal Division) NC 02/13/2015 Criminal Division (CRM) Resident Legal Advisor- Kuwait 02/12/2015 Criminal Division (CRM) Intermittent Legal Advisor - Mauritania 02/12/2015 Criminal Division (CRM) Resident Legal Advisors - North and West Africa 02/12/2015 Criminal Division (CRM) Resident Legal Advisor - Tegucigal, Honduras 02/11/2015 Criminal Division (CRM) Trial Attorney DC 02/11/2015 Criminal Division (CRM) Chief DC 02/11/2015 USAO District of Nevada Assistant United States Attorney NV 02/10/2015 Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Part-Time Attorney VA 02/09/2015 The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Attorney Recruitment and Management, continuously updates its outreach list for the distribution of attorney and legal intern vacancy announcements. If you would like to continue receiving these emails from the Department of Justice, please respond to this email with UPDATE in the subject line and provide the updated contact information listed below. If you no longer wish to receive these email notifications, please reply to this email with UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line. SCHOOL OR ORGANIZATION: NAME: TITLE: PHONE: EMAIL: WEBSITE: From aloshamoore at gmail.com Mon Feb 16 05:10:01 2015 From: aloshamoore at gmail.com (Alosha Moore) Date: Sun, 15 Feb 2015 23:10:01 -0600 Subject: [blindlaw] update Re: FW: Attorney Vacancies at the U.S. Department of Justice In-Reply-To: <016e01d047bb$f9be0220$ed3a0660$@labarrelaw.com> References: <016e01d047bb$f9be0220$ed3a0660$@labarrelaw.com> Message-ID: <7C969CFA-DF10-47BF-A3C4-9F11613D1892@gmail.com> aloshamoore at gmail.com > On Feb 13, 2015, at 12:36 PM, Scott C. LaBarre via blindlaw wrote: > > Fyi > > > > > > From: DOJlawjobs (JMD) [mailto:DOJlawjobs at usdoj.gov] > Sent: Friday, February 13, 2015 10:30 AM > To: Undisclosed recipients: > Subject: Attorney Vacancies at the U.S. Department of Justice > > > > Below is a list of current attorney and legal internship vacancies at the > U.S. Department of Justice. To learn more about Justice and our legal > careers, please visit our website: > http://www.justice.gov/legal-careers. > > At Justice, diversity extends beyond race and gender. It includes > differences in culture, ethnicity, economics, > status as a veteran, generations, > geography, sexual orientation, and includes > individuals with > disabilities. We welcome applications from candidates who are interested in > positively contributing to Justice, and hope that you will consider joining > the dedicated public servants at the Department of Justice. > > What's new? New Mobile App! Get the latest information about legal careers > at Justice with our mobile app, DOJ Law Jobs. Users can quickly and easily > create personalized job searches based on practice area, geographic > preference, and hiring organization. DOJ Law Jobs is available for free on > iTunes for Apple iPhone, and additional versions for iPad and Android > devices will be available in the near future. > > > USAO Eastern District of North Carolina > > > riminal-division-2> Assistant United States Attorney (Criminal Division) > > NC > > 02/13/2015 > > > Criminal Division (CRM) > > > Resident Legal Advisor- Kuwait > > 02/12/2015 > > > Criminal Division (CRM) > > > nia> Intermittent Legal Advisor - Mauritania > > 02/12/2015 > > > Criminal Division (CRM) > > > west-africa> Resident Legal Advisors - North and West Africa > > 02/12/2015 > > > Criminal Division (CRM) > > > onduras> Resident Legal Advisor - Tegucigal, Honduras > > 02/11/2015 > > > Criminal Division (CRM) > > Trial Attorney > > > DC > > 02/11/2015 > > > Criminal Division (CRM) > > Chief > > DC > > 02/11/2015 > > > USAO District of Nevada > > > 26> Assistant United States Attorney > > NV > > 02/10/2015 > > > Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) > > Part-Time > Attorney > > VA > > 02/09/2015 > > > > The U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Attorney Recruitment and > Management, continuously updates its outreach list for the distribution of > attorney and legal intern vacancy announcements. If you would like to > continue receiving these emails from the Department of Justice, please > respond to this email with UPDATE in the subject line and provide the > updated contact information listed below. If you no longer wish to receive > these email notifications, please reply to this email with UNSUBSCRIBE in > the subject line. > > > > SCHOOL OR ORGANIZATION: > > NAME: > > TITLE: > > PHONE: > > EMAIL: > > WEBSITE: > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/aloshamoore%40gmail.com From preppinmomma at live.com Tue Feb 17 14:12:52 2015 From: preppinmomma at live.com (Shelly Smith) Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2015 08:12:52 -0600 Subject: [blindlaw] Introduction and Questions re: LSAT Message-ID: Hello. I'm Shelly, a prospective law student. My ultimate goal is to work in family law in adoptions and guardianship. I'm currently trying to decide if I should tackle the LSAT in the June or October testing session. I'm extremely nervous about the LSAT as I have rarely had good experiences with standardized tests. The LSAT will be the first I've taken with a screen reader though so perhaps that will help. I'm interested in what techniques those of you with no usable vision used in the Logic Games section for "creating your game board" as all the books call it. I'm preparing to make my request for accommodation so any advice would be much appreciated. I'd like to use a screen reader to read the exam, and some sort of Braille for scratch paper. I have access to both a Perkins braillewriter and a Braille Edge. Which is the LSAC most likely to permit? I'd like to request that I test in a room alone because of my adaptive equipment. Finally, I would like to request extended time. I've looked over the information found through the National Association of Law Students with Disabilities; do these accommodations sound reasonable for someone with no usable vision? Finally, I attempted to visit the National Association of Blind Lawyers site as directed in my welcome message to this group at www.blindlawyer.org. The page cannot be found. Is the NABL still in existence? If so, could I please get current information? I'm very much looking forward to learning from all of you who've been down this road before me. Thanks for any information, resources, etc. you can provide. Best regards, Shelly Smith From aloshamoore at gmail.com Tue Feb 17 14:32:20 2015 From: aloshamoore at gmail.com (Alosha Moore) Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2015 08:32:20 -0600 Subject: [blindlaw] Introduction and Questions re: LSAT In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear Shelley: Either the June or October time would be preferable to the alternative December or February as you will be in the mix of finals and getting started with the second semester. I had some vision when taking the LSAT's, and I used the CCTV and white board. However, I believe your requested Braille and separate room accommodations are reasonable. You have another thing going for you as the LS AC is in the midst of a class action lawsuit for making accommodations so difficult to receive. Remember, you're not necessarily going to have to write everything out in your logic game section, just have an effective way of labeling things quickly to refer to them effectively. Where are you considering applying for law school? All the best, Alosha Moore. > On Feb 17, 2015, at 8:12 AM, Shelly Smith via blindlaw wrote: > > Hello. > > I'm Shelly, a prospective law student. My ultimate goal is to work in family > law in adoptions and guardianship. > > > > I'm currently trying to decide if I should tackle the LSAT in the June or > October testing session. I'm extremely nervous about the LSAT as I have > rarely had good experiences with standardized tests. The LSAT will be the > first I've taken with a screen reader though so perhaps that will help. I'm > interested in what techniques those of you with no usable vision used in the > Logic Games section for "creating your game board" as all the books call it. > > I'm preparing to make my request for accommodation so any advice would be > much appreciated. I'd like to use a screen reader to read the exam, and some > sort of Braille for scratch paper. I have access to both a Perkins > braillewriter and a Braille Edge. Which is the LSAC most likely to permit? > I'd like to request that I test in a room alone because of my adaptive > equipment. Finally, I would like to request extended time. I've looked over > the information found through the National Association of Law Students with > Disabilities; do these accommodations sound reasonable for someone with no > usable vision? > > > > Finally, I attempted to visit the National Association of Blind Lawyers site > as directed in my welcome message to this group at www.blindlawyer.org. The > page cannot be found. Is the NABL still in existence? If so, could I please > get current information? > > > > I'm very much looking forward to learning from all of you who've been down > this road before me. > > Thanks for any information, resources, etc. you can provide. > > > > Best regards, > > Shelly Smith > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/aloshamoore%40gmail.com From rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com Tue Feb 17 15:12:36 2015 From: rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com (Rahul Bajaj) Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2015 20:42:36 +0530 Subject: [blindlaw] Introduction and Questions re: LSAT In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Shelley, I am working with the NALSWD as an International Liaison and would be happy to put you in touch with the president of the organization or any other member should you need any help. Please feel free to get in touch and good luck. Best, Rahul Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 17, 2015, at 7:42 PM, Shelly Smith via blindlaw wrote: > > Hello. > > I'm Shelly, a prospective law student. My ultimate goal is to work in family > law in adoptions and guardianship. > > > > I'm currently trying to decide if I should tackle the LSAT in the June or > October testing session. I'm extremely nervous about the LSAT as I have > rarely had good experiences with standardized tests. The LSAT will be the > first I've taken with a screen reader though so perhaps that will help. I'm > interested in what techniques those of you with no usable vision used in the > Logic Games section for "creating your game board" as all the books call it. > > I'm preparing to make my request for accommodation so any advice would be > much appreciated. I'd like to use a screen reader to read the exam, and some > sort of Braille for scratch paper. I have access to both a Perkins > braillewriter and a Braille Edge. Which is the LSAC most likely to permit? > I'd like to request that I test in a room alone because of my adaptive > equipment. Finally, I would like to request extended time. I've looked over > the information found through the National Association of Law Students with > Disabilities; do these accommodations sound reasonable for someone with no > usable vision? > > > > Finally, I attempted to visit the National Association of Blind Lawyers site > as directed in my welcome message to this group at www.blindlawyer.org. The > page cannot be found. Is the NABL still in existence? If so, could I please > get current information? > > > > I'm very much looking forward to learning from all of you who've been down > this road before me. > > Thanks for any information, resources, etc. you can provide. > > > > Best regards, > > Shelly Smith > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/rahul.bajaj1038%40gmail.com From kristi.q.v at gmail.com Wed Feb 18 15:06:04 2015 From: kristi.q.v at gmail.com (Kristina Vu) Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2015 09:06:04 -0600 Subject: [blindlaw] Introduction and Questions re: LSAT Message-ID: Hi Shelly, I have some usable vision, so my accommodations were different than what yours would be, but your requested accommodations sound reasonable to me. I'm pretty sure extended time will not be a problem, and usually, they put you in a separate room if you have that accommodation anyway since you'll need a separate proctor. One thing to keep in mind is that they may change your test date and location because of your accommodations. I honestly am not sure why they do this (perhaps lack of resources?), but it happened to me. My test date was still in June since I signed up for the June LSAT, but it was not on the official test day like everyone else. I don't know how prevalent that is, but it's something to keep in mind and be ready for just in case. They notified me of the changes a few weeks or so before the test. Using a screen reader should also not be a problem. I have heard that some people have had trouble with being granted scratch paper in the past, but as Alosha pointed out, the LSAC's current legal situation may influence them to be more reasonable about that. Best of luck on your LSAT! -- Kind regards, Kristina Vu From jtfetter at yahoo.com Wed Feb 18 15:48:35 2015 From: jtfetter at yahoo.com (James Fetter) Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2015 10:48:35 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] Introduction and Questions re: LSAT In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <3B5A1512-3888-4283-B424-607693296F75@yahoo.com> Hi Shelly, As others have already said, the accommodations you are requesting are very reasonable, although, as you probably already know, the LSAC requires that you send a ridiculous amount of documentation to justify whatever accommodations you're requesting. As for the logic games section, I would highly recommend using Microsoft Excel, if you're comfortable with that program. It will be a lot faster than using a Braille writer and scratch paper, because you'll be able to copy and paste your initial diagram as you need to alter it to take various conditions into consideration. For my part, I found the logic games section the hardest to prepare for and to complete in the allotted time, because using Excel for diagrams is still less efficient than being able to draw them on the test booklet. Also, be very, very careful in looking over your accommodations letter from LSAC to make sure that everything you requested is actually on there. I found out mere days before the test that I was not granted the use of a computer and printer for the writing sample and was instead expected to dictate it to a scribe, who would then write it by hand. LSAC had simply forgotten to grant this accommodation; they never provided a justification for doing so. I managed to get it resolved at the very last minute, but it made the whole process far more nerve-wracking than it had to be. All the best of luck, and please also feel free to email me off list, if you have any questions. Sincerely, James Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 17, 2015, at 9:12 AM, Shelly Smith via blindlaw wrote: > > Hello. > > I'm Shelly, a prospective law student. My ultimate goal is to work in family > law in adoptions and guardianship. > > > > I'm currently trying to decide if I should tackle the LSAT in the June or > October testing session. I'm extremely nervous about the LSAT as I have > rarely had good experiences with standardized tests. The LSAT will be the > first I've taken with a screen reader though so perhaps that will help. I'm > interested in what techniques those of you with no usable vision used in the > Logic Games section for "creating your game board" as all the books call it. > > I'm preparing to make my request for accommodation so any advice would be > much appreciated. I'd like to use a screen reader to read the exam, and some > sort of Braille for scratch paper. I have access to both a Perkins > braillewriter and a Braille Edge. Which is the LSAC most likely to permit? > I'd like to request that I test in a room alone because of my adaptive > equipment. Finally, I would like to request extended time. I've looked over > the information found through the National Association of Law Students with > Disabilities; do these accommodations sound reasonable for someone with no > usable vision? > > > > Finally, I attempted to visit the National Association of Blind Lawyers site > as directed in my welcome message to this group at www.blindlawyer.org. The > page cannot be found. Is the NABL still in existence? If so, could I please > get current information? > > > > I'm very much looking forward to learning from all of you who've been down > this road before me. > > Thanks for any information, resources, etc. you can provide. > > > > Best regards, > > Shelly Smith > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/jtfetter%40yahoo.com From philosopher25 at gmail.com Wed Feb 18 22:11:58 2015 From: philosopher25 at gmail.com (Sexton, bruce) Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2015 13:11:58 -0900 Subject: [blindlaw] Help with LSAT Accommodations Request In-Reply-To: <00b701d04492$bc019a40$3404cec0$@gmail.com> References: <00b701d04492$bc019a40$3404cec0$@gmail.com> Message-ID: <00ae01d04bc7$ea7585d0$bf609170$@gmail.com> Hello Anita, Since you and others are curious, I am writing about accommodations requested and/or granted that I did not see on the list LSAC provided you: braille/tactile watch braille writing devices both electronic and manual computer headphones Microsoft Excel Tactile pieces for logic games such as magnet and magnet board or braille scrabble. 20/20 pens or something comparable Scratch paper or braille paper Printer for the writing section Slate and stylus -----Original Message----- From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Anita Keith-Foust via blindlaw Sent: Monday, February 9, 2015 9:04 AM To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org Subject: [blindlaw] Help with LSAT Accommodations Request Dear All: I am in the process of completing the forms to request accommodations for the June LSAT. When I took the LSAT in 2013, the LSAC representatives refused to give me this information. Thanks to the pressure from NFB members, LSAC now has a list of commonly requested accommodations. However, I need a little bit more information. On the list, the use of a computer is specifically stated to be used for the writing section. However, Blindlaw listserv members suggested using the Excel spreadsheet for games. Also, my understanding is that there is an electronic version of the LSAT that can be requested. So, to me the computer is an essential tool for me on the LSAT for more than the writing section. Please take time out of your busy schedules to list what other requests that you have been granted that are not on the policy on the prior testing list. I have attached the PDF version of the list to this email. Any, and all, information that you are willing to share is greatly appreciated. Thank you. Anita Keith-Foust 919-430-1978 From anitakeithfoust at gmail.com Wed Feb 18 22:31:58 2015 From: anitakeithfoust at gmail.com (Anita Keith-Foust) Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2015 17:31:58 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] Help with LSAT Accommodations Request In-Reply-To: <00ae01d04bc7$ea7585d0$bf609170$@gmail.com> References: <00b701d04492$bc019a40$3404cec0$@gmail.com> <00ae01d04bc7$ea7585d0$bf609170$@gmail.com> Message-ID: <016701d04bca$b5906300$20b12900$@gmail.com> Thanks a million Bruce!!! I was interested in tactile boards. What was it that you used and please tell me how did you use it? I am very interested. Anita Keith-Foust 919-430-1978 -----Original Message----- From: Sexton, bruce [mailto:philosopher25 at gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2015 5:12 PM To: 'Anita Keith-Foust'; 'Blind Law Mailing List' Subject: RE: [blindlaw] Help with LSAT Accommodations Request Hello Anita, Since you and others are curious, I am writing about accommodations requested and/or granted that I did not see on the list LSAC provided you: braille/tactile watch braille writing devices both electronic and manual computer headphones Microsoft Excel Tactile pieces for logic games such as magnet and magnet board or braille scrabble. 20/20 pens or something comparable Scratch paper or braille paper Printer for the writing section Slate and stylus -----Original Message----- From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Anita Keith-Foust via blindlaw Sent: Monday, February 9, 2015 9:04 AM To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org Subject: [blindlaw] Help with LSAT Accommodations Request Dear All: I am in the process of completing the forms to request accommodations for the June LSAT. When I took the LSAT in 2013, the LSAC representatives refused to give me this information. Thanks to the pressure from NFB members, LSAC now has a list of commonly requested accommodations. However, I need a little bit more information. On the list, the use of a computer is specifically stated to be used for the writing section. However, Blindlaw listserv members suggested using the Excel spreadsheet for games. Also, my understanding is that there is an electronic version of the LSAT that can be requested. So, to me the computer is an essential tool for me on the LSAT for more than the writing section. Please take time out of your busy schedules to list what other requests that you have been granted that are not on the policy on the prior testing list. I have attached the PDF version of the list to this email. Any, and all, information that you are willing to share is greatly appreciated. Thank you. Anita Keith-Foust 919-430-1978 From slabarre at labarrelaw.com Thu Feb 19 15:08:21 2015 From: slabarre at labarrelaw.com (Scott C. LaBarre) Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2015 08:08:21 -0700 Subject: [blindlaw] FW: [Nfbnet-members-list] Seeking Interviewees Regarding Screen Reading Software for the Blind In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <01d301d04c55$e70d15f0$b52741d0$@labarrelaw.com> Perhaps, folks have already seen this but I encourage you to participate. Thanks, Scott From: Nfbnet-members-list [mailto:nfbnet-members-list-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Curtis Chong via Nfbnet-members-list Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2015 6:32 PM To: nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Seeking Interviewees Regarding Screen Reading Software for the Blind L.E.K. Consulting - Survey to Improve Screen Readers [15-30 minutes, paid] Hello, My name is Logan Kirst and I work for L.E.K. Consulting, a market research consulting firm (www.lek.com ). We are researching screen reader programs to understand what users like about their screen readers and what can be improved. We are conducting a phone survey with users of these programs, and we would like to hear your views. We are happy to offer each participant a pro-rated honorarium of $50 for a 15 - 30 minute phone conversation. We are looking to speak with you between Thursday, February 19th and Thursday, February 26th. Please feel free to forward this email to anyone who you know that may be qualified for this survey. If interested, please contact me at l.kirst at lek.com with the answers to the following questions, and please let me know the best time and date for you and your phone number: 1) What screen reader(s) do you use and for how long, and are you using them for work, personal use, or both? 2) What devices and computer platforms do you use a screen reader on? (such as Windows PC, iPhone, Android, Kindle Fire) If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at (617) 951-9625. Thank you in advance for your consideration. I look forward to speaking with you. Best, Logan -------------- next part -------------- _______________________________________________ Nfbnet-members-list mailing list Nfbnet-members-list at nfbnet.org List archives: To unsubscribe from Nfbnet-members-list: goto http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbnet-members-list_nfbnet.org/slabarre%40labarrelaw.com From kristi.q.v at gmail.com Thu Feb 19 15:10:44 2015 From: kristi.q.v at gmail.com (Kristina Vu) Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2015 09:10:44 -0600 Subject: [blindlaw] Introduction and Questions re: LSAT Message-ID: Hi Shelly, As James pointed out, LSAC seems to require a lot of documentation prior to granting accommodations. Somewhere in the General Information document for accommodated testing, it states that proof of prior testing accommodations is required, if applicable. That can be difficult to find since most people taking the LSAT took the SAT/ACT years ago. I turned in my request without that since I had so much trouble getting it and told them it would be sent to them shortly. They replied telling me I would not need to send that info at all, and my accommodations were granted regardless. So, if you think it would be difficult for you to get that information, maybe you can contact them and see if it is even required of you. Maybe that can save you some hassle. For time frame reference, I took the LSAT last June. They may have been more lenient because of the lawsuit but who knows. -- Kind regards, Kristina Vu From laura.wolk at gmail.com Thu Feb 19 15:17:44 2015 From: laura.wolk at gmail.com (Laura Wolk) Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2015 10:17:44 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] carpe diem and filesite software accessibility Message-ID: Hi all, In preparation for my upcoming summer, I have asked my firm to provide me with the names of any software they use which might pose accessibility issues with JAWS. They have told me that they use a program called Carpe Diem for billing purposes, and a program called IManage File Site for purposes of collaborating/managing documents. I am wondering if anyone has any experiences with these programs and can speak to their accessibility with JAWS. I am not within travel distance of the firm so cannot do testing myself. Additionally, any alternative techniques you have used if you have dealt with inaccessible programs to do these tasks in a firm setting would be useful. Thank you, Laura From rfarber at jw.com Thu Feb 19 15:58:53 2015 From: rfarber at jw.com (Farber, Randy) Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2015 15:58:53 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] carpe diem and filesite software accessibility In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <31F2EE3645B8CB43A190156AB388DF130E9A44A8@pdc-exch02.jwllp.com> Laura - My firm uses iManage for file management. It is manageable with JAWS, although, we had to name some of the fields in some of the forms, because JAWS wasn't reading them correctly. I also had someone at the firm reorder the columns of information that show-up on the primary screen so that the information was in an order that gave me the most important information. you can contact me offline it you would like to discuss. Randy Farber 713-752-4241 -----Original Message----- From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Laura Wolk via blindlaw Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2015 9:17 AM To: Blind Law Mailing List Subject: [blindlaw] carpe diem and filesite software accessibility Hi all, In preparation for my upcoming summer, I have asked my firm to provide me with the names of any software they use which might pose accessibility issues with JAWS. They have told me that they use a program called Carpe Diem for billing purposes, and a program called IManage File Site for purposes of collaborating/managing documents. I am wondering if anyone has any experiences with these programs and can speak to their accessibility with JAWS. I am not within travel distance of the firm so cannot do testing myself. Additionally, any alternative techniques you have used if you have dealt with inaccessible programs to do these tasks in a firm setting would be useful. Thank you, Laura _______________________________________________ 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/rfarber%40jw.com From Susan.Kelly at pima.gov Thu Feb 19 16:32:42 2015 From: Susan.Kelly at pima.gov (Susan Kelly) Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2015 16:32:42 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] carpe diem and filesite software accessibility In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I have not used either of these programs, but our office (public defense) uses a couple of different programs that are completely inaccessible. Additionally, our court websites are also of limited accessibility. I am lucky to still have a tiny bit of residual sight in one eye, so I can generally get by with the court websites relying on what is accessible with JAWS, then switching to extreme magnification for that which isn't. On cases that require those sites for a lot of reading (like the transcripts that are digitally filed and needed for appeals), my assistant downloads them and converts then to either Word or Adobe e-pub. (Different programs are used by the various court reporters, which contain programming codes that cannot always be eliminated, thus requiring different options for making the transcripts accessible). As far as our time / attendance / employee benefits program and our electronic file management software, both are completely inaccessible (the time and attendance program does allow me to use JAWS to log-in, but the rest is pretty useless), I have to rely a bit more on others. All necessary pleadings and other documents for my files are loaded into Word (OCRd as necessary) for me to be able to read using JAWS. As for the time/attendance nightmare, once I log-in, either my assistant or my secretary enter the needed information as I provide it to them. It is a HUGE invasion of privacy, given that even our personal data is stored on that site, but I have no other option at this time if I want to get paid. -----Original Message----- From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Laura Wolk via blindlaw Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2015 8:18 AM To: Blind Law Mailing List Subject: [blindlaw] carpe diem and filesite software accessibility Hi all, In preparation for my upcoming summer, I have asked my firm to provide me with the names of any software they use which might pose accessibility issues with JAWS. They have told me that they use a program called Carpe Diem for billing purposes, and a program called IManage File Site for purposes of collaborating/managing documents. I am wondering if anyone has any experiences with these programs and can speak to their accessibility with JAWS. I am not within travel distance of the firm so cannot do testing myself. Additionally, any alternative techniques you have used if you have dealt with inaccessible programs to do these tasks in a firm setting would be useful. Thank you, Laura _______________________________________________ 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/susan.kelly%40pima.gov From shelleyrichards9 at gmail.com Thu Feb 19 16:50:27 2015 From: shelleyrichards9 at gmail.com (Shelley Richards) Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2015 11:50:27 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] Introduction and Questions re: LSAT In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hello Shelly, I also did not send in proof of accommodations for my SAT. I did send in a letter from somebody at my high school stating that I received accommodations during high school and for the SAT, I was granted my accommodations with just that. So it seems like sending proof of past accommodations isn't super necessary. By the way I took the LSAT in December 2008. So that was well before the more recent issues with the lawsuit. I actually did not have any trouble getting the accommodations either. Good luck Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 19, 2015, at 10:10, Kristina Vu via blindlaw wrote: > > Hi Shelly, > > As James pointed out, LSAC seems to require a lot of documentation prior to > granting accommodations. Somewhere in the General Information document for > accommodated testing, it states that proof of prior testing accommodations > is required, if applicable. That can be difficult to find since most people > taking the LSAT took the SAT/ACT years ago. I turned in my request without > that since I had so much trouble getting it and told them it would be sent > to them shortly. They replied telling me I would not need to send that info > at all, and my accommodations were granted regardless. So, if you think it > would be difficult for you to get that information, maybe you can contact > them and see if it is even required of you. Maybe that can save you some > hassle. For time frame reference, I took the LSAT last June. They may have > been more lenient because of the lawsuit but who knows. > > -- > Kind regards, > Kristina Vu > _______________________________________________ > 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/shelleyrichards9%40gmail.com From ckrugman at sbcglobal.net Fri Feb 20 03:25:39 2015 From: ckrugman at sbcglobal.net (Charles Krugman) Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2015 19:25:39 -0800 Subject: [blindlaw] carpe diem and filesite software accessibility In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <21CD461FE80B45728354CE56B53E1735@Spike> I personally am not familiar with either of these programs but you can try contacting the vender and see if they will send you a demo copy so you can experiment with it. Usually the venders are very accommodating in this way. Chuck Krugman, MSW Paralegal 1237 P Street Fresno ca 93721 559-266-9237 -----Original Message----- From: Laura Wolk via blindlaw Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2015 7:17 AM To: Blind Law Mailing List Subject: [blindlaw] carpe diem and filesite software accessibility Hi all, In preparation for my upcoming summer, I have asked my firm to provide me with the names of any software they use which might pose accessibility issues with JAWS. They have told me that they use a program called Carpe Diem for billing purposes, and a program called IManage File Site for purposes of collaborating/managing documents. I am wondering if anyone has any experiences with these programs and can speak to their accessibility with JAWS. I am not within travel distance of the firm so cannot do testing myself. Additionally, any alternative techniques you have used if you have dealt with inaccessible programs to do these tasks in a firm setting would be useful. Thank you, Laura _______________________________________________ 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/ckrugman%40sbcglobal.net From tim at timeldermusic.com Fri Feb 20 13:37:12 2015 From: tim at timeldermusic.com (Tim Elder) Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2015 05:37:12 -0800 Subject: [blindlaw] carpe diem and filesite software accessibility In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <02ff01d04d12$55989f00$00c9dd00$@timeldermusic.com> I can almost guarantee that the fastest way to track your time is to run in Excel and import a template periodically. But efficiency may not matter as much for a summer position. I think I've used IManage in a firm context with some degree of success, but it was over five years ago. -----Original Message----- From: Laura Wolk [mailto:laura.wolk at gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2015 7:18 AM To: Blind Law Mailing List Subject: [blindlaw] carpe diem and filesite software accessibility Hi all, In preparation for my upcoming summer, I have asked my firm to provide me with the names of any software they use which might pose accessibility issues with JAWS. They have told me that they use a program called Carpe Diem for billing purposes, and a program called IManage File Site for purposes of collaborating/managing documents. I am wondering if anyone has any experiences with these programs and can speak to their accessibility with JAWS. I am not within travel distance of the firm so cannot do testing myself. Additionally, any alternative techniques you have used if you have dealt with inaccessible programs to do these tasks in a firm setting would be useful. Thank you, Laura From rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com Sat Feb 21 11:54:50 2015 From: rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com (Rahul Bajaj) Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2015 17:24:50 +0530 Subject: [blindlaw] Lawyers in the Field of Policymaking Message-ID: Hi All, I'd like to connect with blind lawyers who are working with think-tanks, policy groups or law firms that primarily focus on policy-making to acquire a more nuanced understanding of the pros and cons of opting for this field as a blind lawyer. So I'd be very grateful if any of you who can help me in making a more informed choice would be so kind as to get in touch with me either in this thread or off-list. I look forward to hearing from you. Best, Rahul From ukekearuaro at valtdnet.com Sat Feb 21 20:18:39 2015 From: ukekearuaro at valtdnet.com (Olusegun -- Victory Associates LTD, Inc.) Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2015 13:18:39 -0700 Subject: [blindlaw] CLIENT ON SSDI, WANTS PASS PLAN In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <00b001d04e13$94c332b0$be499810$@com> Hello Everyone: I have a client presently receiving SSDI; my client wants to explore the prospects of getting on the PASS plan for purposes of creating a form of gainful employment. Question: Can an SSDI recipient participate in the PASS plan? PASS equals Plan for Achieving Self Support. Any advice will be graciously appreciated. Sincerely, Olusegun Denver, Colorado --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com From philosopher25 at gmail.com Sat Feb 21 21:07:49 2015 From: philosopher25 at gmail.com (philosopher25 at gmail.com) Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2015 12:07:49 -0900 Subject: [blindlaw] CLIENT ON SSDI, WANTS PASS PLAN In-Reply-To: <00b001d04e13$94c332b0$be499810$@com> References: <00b001d04e13$94c332b0$be499810$@com> Message-ID: <10B9C421-921C-4BEA-B97A-5D91D0DFA278@gmail.com> I do not know the answer to your question. However, they can use the able account to do the same thing when able accounts become available. > On Feb 21, 2015, at 11:18 AM, Olusegun -- Victory Associates LTD, Inc. via blindlaw wrote: > > Hello Everyone: > > I have a client presently receiving SSDI; my client wants to explore the > prospects of getting on the PASS plan for purposes of creating a form of > gainful employment. > > Question: Can an SSDI recipient participate in the PASS plan? > > PASS equals Plan for Achieving Self Support. Any advice will be graciously > appreciated. > > Sincerely, > Olusegun > Denver, Colorado > > > > --- > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. > http://www.avast.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/philosopher25%40gmail.com From terrydeagle at yahoo.com Sat Feb 21 22:06:29 2015 From: terrydeagle at yahoo.com (Terry D. Eagle) Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2015 17:06:29 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] CLIENT ON SSDI, WANTS PASS PLAN In-Reply-To: <00b001d04e13$94c332b0$be499810$@com> References: <00b001d04e13$94c332b0$be499810$@com> Message-ID: Hi, Indeed, the SSA PASS is specifically designed to transition a SSDI beneficiary to gainful and self-supporting employment. Is the person a consumer client of a rehabilitation agency? To formulate a PASS plan a person needs an Individual Plan for Employment, which may including training appropriate for the employment, and can provide for work, such as an internship and/or trial work experience, without negative results to benefits or Medicare while pursuing the PASS plan. Best regards, Terry Eagle terrydeagle at yahoo.com -----Original Message----- From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Olusegun -- Victory Associates LTD,Inc. via blindlaw Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2015 3:19 PM To: 'Blind Law Mailing List' Subject: [blindlaw] CLIENT ON SSDI, WANTS PASS PLAN Hello Everyone: I have a client presently receiving SSDI; my client wants to explore the prospects of getting on the PASS plan for purposes of creating a form of gainful employment. Question: Can an SSDI recipient participate in the PASS plan? PASS equals Plan for Achieving Self Support. Any advice will be graciously appreciated. Sincerely, Olusegun Denver, Colorado --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.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/terrydeagle%40yahoo.co m From ckrugman at sbcglobal.net Sun Feb 22 01:26:37 2015 From: ckrugman at sbcglobal.net (Charles Krugman) Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2015 17:26:37 -0800 Subject: [blindlaw] CLIENT ON SSDI, WANTS PASS PLAN In-Reply-To: <10B9C421-921C-4BEA-B97A-5D91D0DFA278@gmail.com> References: <00b001d04e13$94c332b0$be499810$@com> <10B9C421-921C-4BEA-B97A-5D91D0DFA278@gmail.com> Message-ID: I think that an SSDI client is eligible for the PASS program. The ABLE accounts will only benefit those who became disabled before they reached the age of 26. The party in question needs to contact their state rehab agency to pursue this. Chuck -----Original Message----- From: philosopher25--- via blindlaw Sent: Saturday, February 21, 2015 1:07 PM To: ukekearuaro at valtdnet.com ; Blind Law Mailing List Subject: Re: [blindlaw] CLIENT ON SSDI, WANTS PASS PLAN I do not know the answer to your question. However, they can use the able account to do the same thing when able accounts become available. > On Feb 21, 2015, at 11:18 AM, Olusegun -- Victory Associates LTD, Inc. via > blindlaw wrote: > > Hello Everyone: > > I have a client presently receiving SSDI; my client wants to explore the > prospects of getting on the PASS plan for purposes of creating a form of > gainful employment. > > Question: Can an SSDI recipient participate in the PASS plan? > > PASS equals Plan for Achieving Self Support. Any advice will be > graciously > appreciated. > > Sincerely, > Olusegun > Denver, Colorado > > > > --- > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus > protection is active. > http://www.avast.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/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/ckrugman%40sbcglobal.net From grossman at mail.sfsu.edu Sun Feb 22 18:56:50 2015 From: grossman at mail.sfsu.edu (Marc Grossman) Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2015 18:56:50 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] Multi Column Word Documents with a Screen Reader Message-ID: I am taking a class on Discovery and pre-trial preparation. We have a 100 page deposition transcript that we need to summarize. The instructor has asked us to prepare a multi-column document with the following information. Column one: page and line number from the deposition transcript Column two: summary of the witness testimony Column three: my comments or interpretation I am using Microsoft Word 2010 on a Windows machine with a screen reader. I have figured out how to open the dialogue box to create the document with multiple columns. However, I cannot figure out how to know which column I am currently typing in or how to move from column to column. 1. Am I better off creating a table and inserting the text into different cells? 2. Am I better off using Microsoft Excel? Any and all suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks From rfarber at jw.com Sun Feb 22 19:34:57 2015 From: rfarber at jw.com (Farber, Randy) Date: Sun, 22 Feb 2015 19:34:57 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] Multi Column Word Documents with a Screen Reader In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <31F2EE3645B8CB43A190156AB388DF130E9AB77B@pdc-exch02.jwllp.com> Marc - I think you are better off using a table format either in Word or Excel, because you will want the information in the three columns to line up. I don't think there is much difference between using tables in Word or Excel. I would use whichever one you feel more comfortable with. Randy -----Original Message----- From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Marc Grossman via blindlaw Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2015 12:57 PM To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org Subject: [blindlaw] Multi Column Word Documents with a Screen Reader I am taking a class on Discovery and pre-trial preparation. We have a 100 page deposition transcript that we need to summarize. The instructor has asked us to prepare a multi-column document with the following information. Column one: page and line number from the deposition transcript Column two: summary of the witness testimony Column three: my comments or interpretation I am using Microsoft Word 2010 on a Windows machine with a screen reader. I have figured out how to open the dialogue box to create the document with multiple columns. However, I cannot figure out how to know which column I am currently typing in or how to move from column to column. 1. Am I better off creating a table and inserting the text into different cells? 2. Am I better off using Microsoft Excel? Any and all suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks _______________________________________________ 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/rfarber%40jw.com From rthomas at emplmntattorney.com Mon Feb 23 17:57:26 2015 From: rthomas at emplmntattorney.com (Russell J. Thomas) Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 09:57:26 -0800 Subject: [blindlaw] Multi Column Word Documents with a Screen Reader In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <001401d04f92$2f73c480$8e5b4d80$@com> One man's opinion -- When working in columns, excel is far easier to use than WORD when using a screen reader. -----Original Message----- From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Marc Grossman via blindlaw Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2015 10:57 AM To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org Subject: [blindlaw] Multi Column Word Documents with a Screen Reader I am taking a class on Discovery and pre-trial preparation. We have a 100 page deposition transcript that we need to summarize. The instructor has asked us to prepare a multi-column document with the following information. Column one: page and line number from the deposition transcript Column two: summary of the witness testimony Column three: my comments or interpretation I am using Microsoft Word 2010 on a Windows machine with a screen reader. I have figured out how to open the dialogue box to create the document with multiple columns. However, I cannot figure out how to know which column I am currently typing in or how to move from column to column. 1. Am I better off creating a table and inserting the text into different cells? 2. Am I better off using Microsoft Excel? Any and all suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thanks _______________________________________________ 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/rthomas%40emplmntattor ney.com From parnell at twc.com Mon Feb 23 19:43:50 2015 From: parnell at twc.com (parnell at twc.com) Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 14:43:50 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] Florida Attorneys Message-ID: <20150223194350.IZP72.43681.root@dnvrco-web27> Dear Colleagues, If you are licensed in Florida please email me at parnell at twc.com regarding a legal matter in Duval County, Florida. The matter will be brief and will include a reasonable fee. Thanks. Parnell Diggs, Esquire Diggs Law Firm Garden City, SC From Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov Tue Feb 24 22:07:09 2015 From: Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov (Nightingale, Noel) Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2015 16:07:09 -0600 Subject: [blindlaw] {Disarmed} Important AHEAD event on Best Practices in the Law School Admissions Test - March 11, 2015. Register today! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <04F1893C93758F4AA7CB436BB26750660136CF10E833@EDUPTCEXMB02.ed.gov> From: AHEAD [mailto:ahead at ahead.org] Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2015 3:35 PM Subject: Important AHEAD event on Best Practices in the Law School Admissions Test - March 11, 2015. Register today! [http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs064/1102789713501/img/6.jpg] February 24, 2015 Disability Law in the News: "Best Practices" Concerning the Law School Admissions Test An AHEAD "pop-up" webinar Wednesday March 11, 2015 - 3:00 - 4:30 pm ET A May 2014 Consent Decree resolved lawsuits filed by California Department of Fair Employment and Housing and the United States of America alleging that the Law School Admissions Council, Inc. discriminated against individuals with disabilities who take, or seek to take, the Law School Admission Test with testing accommodations, in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Consent Decree includes provisions that "LSAC shall implement best practices as established by a panel of experts to be agreed upon by the parties." (Consent Decree (ECF203), ¶ 7). The "Final Report of the 'Best Practices' Panel" was published in late January and offers resolutions to ten issues that the panel identified, including documentation review and the appeals process. This webinar, presented by Ruth Colker, Professor of Law, and L. Scott Lissner, ADA Coordinator, at The Ohio State University will offer key points of the case, and an overview of the identified issues and resolutions. The session gives important information for faculty, Disability Services, other campus professionals and students concerned about applying for and taking the LSAT. Detailed information about registering for, and participating in this special webinar can be found at: https://www.ahead.org/learn/virtual-learning/webinar_311 Space is limited so we encourage you to register today. From glnorman15 at hotmail.com Wed Feb 25 15:38:49 2015 From: glnorman15 at hotmail.com (GL Norman) Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2015 10:38:49 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] Town Hall Forum Slated 27 March -- I Am Helping to Facillitate/The Team For Town Hall for which I Have Great Respect -- Find Below: Please Attend or Share Critical Message-ID: Knowing What To Do and When To Do It: Emergency Preparedness for People with Sensory Disabilities The Baltimore Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) in partnership with Towson University’s Center for Professional Studies and the Edward V. Badolato Endowed Speaker Series invites you to join us for a Town Hall seminar addressing emergency preparedness for people with sensory disabilities. Keynote Speaker: Marcie Roth, Director of FEMA’s Office of Disability Integration and Coordination Panelists will include subject matter experts: · Marcie Roth, Director, FEMA Office of Disability Integration Coordination · Suzy Rosen Singleton, Disability Rights Office, Federal Communications Commission · Day Al-Mohamed, Senior Policy Advisor, U.S. Department of Labor · Claude Stout, Executive Director, TDI (formally Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Inc.) Date: Friday, March 27, 2015 Time: Registration and continental breakfast begin at 8:00 am Town Hall will run from 9:00am-12:00pm Location: Towson University’s Minnegan Room at Johnny Unitas Stadium 7698 Osler Drive, Towson, MD 21204 Accommodations will be provided to attendees. Interpreters for the deaf and deaf/blind will be provided. Please contact us to confirm any accommodation requests or with questions you may have at: Baltimore City Mayor's Office of Emergency Management: 410-396-6175 Seating is limited. To register, go to: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/knowing-what-to-do-and-when-to-do-it-emergency-preparedness-for-people-with-disabilities-tickets-15636481136 Mayor's Office of Emergency Management Calvin Bowman Senior Policy Advisor Chairman, Urban Areas Security Initiative 1201 E. Cold Spring Lane Baltimore, MD 21239 calvin.bowman at baltimorecity.gov 410-396-6175 (Office) 443-791-3567 (Mobile) From Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov Wed Feb 25 17:07:12 2015 From: Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov (Nightingale, Noel) Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2015 11:07:12 -0600 Subject: [blindlaw] FW: ACF Announces Paid Summer Internships! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <04F1893C93758F4AA7CB436BB26750660136CF10E8F9@EDUPTCEXMB02.ed.gov> From: Jobs [mailto:jobs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Reyazuddin, Yasmin via Jobs Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2015 6:13 AM To: Human Services Division Mailing List (humanser at nfbnet.org); Jobs for the Blind (jobs at nfbnet.org) Subject: [Jobs] ACF Announces Paid Summer Internships! Hi Everyone, There is very little time left for this so please apply. ACF ANNOUNCES PAID SUMMER INTERNSHIPS FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS ACF has just announced on USAJOBs PAID Summer Internships. High school and college students should apply now. Salary: $27,675 to $55,970. Deadline to apply is Friday, Feb. 27 or the first 150 applications will be considered. Please reach out to your contacts and emphasize this short time frame. Potential interns who want to work in DC should apply today at: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/394142300. 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In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <04F1893C93758F4AA7CB436BB26750660136CF10E991@EDUPTCEXMB02.ed.gov> From: Lissner, L S. (Scott ) [mailto:lissner.2 at osu.edu] Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2015 2:09 PM To: DSSHE-L at LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU Subject: RE: Corrected Link: Important AHEAD event on Best Practices in the Law School Admissions Test - March 11, 2015. Register today! webinar can really be found at: https://www.ahead.org/learn/virtual-learning/webinar_311 From: Lissner, L S. (Scott ) Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2015 4:54 PM To: DSSHE-L at LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU Subject: Important AHEAD event on Best Practices in the Law School Admissions Test - March 11, 2015. Register today! From: AHEAD [mailto:ahead at ahead.org] Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2015 3:35 PM To: Lissner, L S. (Scott ) Subject: Important AHEAD event on Best Practices in the Law School Admissions Test - March 11, 2015. Register today! [http://ih.constantcontact.com/fs064/1102789713501/img/6.jpg] February 24, 2015 Disability Law in the News: "Best Practices" Concerning the Law School Admissions Test An AHEAD "pop-up" webinar Wednesday March 11, 2015 - 3:00 - 4:30 pm ET A May 2014 Consent Decree resolved lawsuits filed by California Department of Fair Employment and Housing and the United States of America alleging that the Law School Admissions Council, Inc. discriminated against individuals with disabilities who take, or seek to take, the Law School Admission Test with testing accommodations, in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Consent Decree includes provisions that "LSAC shall implement best practices as established by a panel of experts to be agreed upon by the parties." (Consent Decree (ECF203), ¶ 7). The "Final Report of the 'Best Practices' Panel" was published in late January and offers resolutions to ten issues that the panel identified, including documentation review and the appeals process. This webinar, presented by Ruth Colker, Professor of Law, and L. Scott Lissner, ADA Coordinator, at The Ohio State University will offer key points of the case, and an overview of the identified issues and resolutions. The session gives important information for faculty, Disability Services, other campus professionals and students concerned about applying for and taking the LSAT. Detailed information about registering for, and participating in this special webinar can be found at: https://www.ahead.org/learn/virtual-learning/webinar_311 Space is limited so we encourage you to register today. Forward email [http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/SafeUnsubscribe_Footer_Logo_New.png] This email was sent to lissner.2 at osu.edu by ahead at ahead.org | Rapid removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ | Privacy Policy. [http://img.constantcontact.com/letters/images/CC_Footer_Logo_New.png] AHEAD | 107 Commerce Ctr. Dr. | Suite 204 | Huntersville | NC | 28078 From LBlake at nfb.org Thu Feb 26 19:05:45 2015 From: LBlake at nfb.org (Blake, Lou Ann) Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2015 19:05:45 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] Only 3 Weeks Remain to Register for the 2015 Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium Message-ID: Are You Registered Yet? Only Three Weeks Left to Register! for the 2015 Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium The ADA at Fifty: The Future of Disability Law and the Right to Live in the World March 26-27, 2015 at the National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute Baltimore, Maryland Join leading disability rights advocates from throughout the United States in celebration of the Americans with Disabilities Act by looking ahead to the next twenty-five years. The 2015 Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium will consist of plenary sessions and workshops facilitated by distinguished law professors, practitioners, and advocates who will discuss topics such as: the future of disability, how to enable the participation of people with disabilities in court proceedings, the unique challenges faced by criminal suspects and offenders with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and a vision for the next twenty-five years to improve and augment the ADA, Rehabilitation Act, and IDEA. Presenters include: * Peter Blanck, University Professor and Chairman, Burton Blatt Institute, Syracuse University * Chief Judge Richard S. Brown, Wisconsin Court of Appeals * Leigh Ann Davis, Program Manager, National Center on Criminal Justice and Disability, The Arc * Robert Dinerstein, Professor of Law, American University Washington College of Law * David Ferleger, Esquire, Law Office of David Ferleger * Beverly Frantz, Criminal Justice and Sexuality Project Director, Institute on Disabilities, Temple University * Daniel F. Goldstein, Partner, Brown, Goldstein and Levy * Christine M. Griffin, Executive Director, Disability Law Center of Massachusetts * Arlene S. Kanter; Bond, Schoeneck, and King Distinguished Professor; Syracuse University College of Law * Marc Maurer, Immediate Past President, National Federation of the Blind * Arlene B. Mayerson, Directing Attorney, Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund * Ari Ne'eman, Co-founder and President, Autistic Self Advocacy Network * Laurence Paradis, Executive Director and Co-director of Litigation, Disability Rights Advocates * Mark Riccobono, President, National Federation of the Blind * Howard A. Rosenblum, Chief Executive Officer, National Association of the Deaf * Fredric K. Schroeder, Research Professor, San Diego State University Research Foundation; First Vice President, World Blind Union * Anita Silvers, Professor and Chair of Philosophy, San Francisco State University * Christopher Slobogin; Milton R. Underwood Chair in Law; Director, Criminal Justice Program, Vanderbilt University Law School; Affiliate Professor of Psychiatry; Vanderbilt University School of Medicine * Judge Richard B. Teitelman, Supreme Court of Missouri * Kathryn Walker, Criminal Justice Fellow, The Arc * Michael Waterstone, Visiting Professor of Law, Northwestern University School of Law; J. Howard Ziemann Fellow and Professor of Law, Loyola Law School Los Angeles To view the agenda, or for more information about the symposium, hotel accommodations, and symposium sponsorship opportunities, please visit https://nfb.org/law-symposium. Registration fee: $175 Student registration fee: $25 You can register online by going to: https://nfb.org/civicrm/event/register?reset=1&id=49. You may also download from the symposium website a registration form to mail or fax. Documentation for CLE credits will be provided. For additional information, contact: Lou Ann Blake, JD Law Symposium Coordinator Jernigan Institute National Federation of the Blind 200 East Wells Street at Jernigan Place Baltimore, Maryland 21230 Telephone: 410-659-9314, ext. 2221 Email: lblake at nfb.org Lou Ann Blake, J.D. HAVA Project Manager and Law Symposium Coordinator Jernigan Institute National Federation of the Blind 200 East Wells Street at Jernigan Place Baltimore, MD 21230 Telephone: (410) 659-9314, ext. 2221 Fax: (410) 659-5129 E-mail: lblake at nfb.org Web site: www.nfb.org The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can have the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back. Make a gift to the National Federation of the Blind and help ensure all blind Americans live the lives they want. From glnorman15 at hotmail.com Fri Feb 27 19:04:19 2015 From: glnorman15 at hotmail.com (GL Norman) Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2015 14:04:19 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] Note From G. Norman, Esq. on April National Conference and Training Program of Fed. Employees with Disabilities in Wash. D.C. cc: Various -- Critical Message-ID: >From Norman Study Regarding April Conference of Federal Employees with Disabilities Friends: As Secretary of Federal Employees, I want to inform of our forthcoming annual/national conference in April. Find a couple of comments below; looking forward to collaborating with you in ensuring an accessible, visible and inclusive federal workplace of, by, and for leaders with disabilities. Find the link about the conference in April as contained herein, http://www.fedsfirst.com/training- Ø I am honored to collaborate with two fine gentlemen on this project, Jason, the President of the organization; and Matt who serves on its board and who serves as President of the leading national organization for federal employees who identify as belonging to the LGBT community. Ø Naturally, any conference of this scope requires serious resources. This year, the conference will be even bigger and better in that it will occur in the District of Columbia and will be led by Jason, Matt, and myself, not to mention other fine members of the board. That said, Federal employees seeks sponsors for the conference at various levels and amounts and also seeks in-kind donations, such as help with providing sign language interpreting services. Find the link about the conference in April as contained herein, http://www.fedsfirst.com/training-program-2015-.html Call to Action Ø Please attend; registering. Scholarships are available to defray the cost of the registration. Ø Please consider being a sponsor of the conference. Ø Please help us connect with possible in-kind sponsors. Ø Please help us to publicize. What is unique is that this organization is not grounded in disability-specific advocacy but rather is grounded in our common interest in all leaders with disabilities, who work in the federal government, in ensuring an equal workplace. Certainly, do not hesitate to telephone me at (410) 241-6745. Sincerely and warmly, G. Norman, Esq.