From Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov Thu Oct 1 23:40:06 2015 From: Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov (Nightingale, Noel) Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2015 23:40:06 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] FW: Supervisory Team Leader Posting (Supervisory EOS or Supervisory General Attorney) and Request for Resumes (Supervisory General Attorney) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: From: Rapport, Adele Sent: Thursday, October 01, 2015 3:45 PM To: OCR All Users; OCR Chicago Staff Subject: FW: Supervisory Team Leader Posting (Supervisory EOS or Supervisory General Attorney) and Request for Resumes (Supervisory General Attorney) Colleagues, We have posted vacancy announcements for the Supervisory General Attorney (GS-905-14) and Supervisory Equal Opportunity Specialist (GS-360-14) positions on USAJOBS to fill the vacant Team Leader position in the Chicago Office. Provided below is the information for both of these postings. As an alternative to USAJOBS, the Chicago Office will directly consider resumes from attorneys for the Supervisory General Attorney (Team Leader) position, GS-0905-14. The Chicago Office will also directly consider resumes from Equal Opportunity Specialists for the Supervisory EOS (Team Leader) position, GS-0360-14, who fall within the following categories: Schedule A eligible, Veterans Recruitment Appointment (VRA) eligible, 30% or more disabled veterans, or individuals who have served in the Peace Corps or Americorps for at least 36 months. Anyone interested in these opportunities and who fall within the above-described categories for each position should email a resume and letter of interest to Sonja Stuart, OCR Chicago Administrative Officer (sonja.stuart at ed.gov), no later than Wednesday, October 14, 2015. Proof of bar membership for the selected individual for the Supervisory General Attorney position or proof of noncompetitive eligibility (Schedule A, disabled veteran or Peace Corp/Americorps) for the Supervisory EOS position will be required prior to appointment. Please know that you have the option of applying on-line OR directly submitting your resume and letter of interest for each opportunity as described above (but not both). Please see the information below for more information. Thank you, Adele Rapport Supervisory General Attorney, GS-905-14 https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/417419900 Department: Department of Education Agency: Office for Civil Rights Number of Job Opportunities & Location(s): 1 vacancy - Chicago, Illinois Salary: $108,085.00 to $140,511.00/ Per Year Series and Grade: GS-0905-14 Open Period: September 30 - October 14, 2015 Position Information: Permanent - Full-Time Who May Apply: One or more vacancies may be filled through this announcement. This announcement is open to all U.S. citizens. Supervisory Equal Opportunity Specialist, GS-360-14 https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/417420800 Department: Department Of Education Agency: Office for Civil Rights Number of Job Opportunities & Location(s): 1 vacancy - Chicago, Illinois Salary: $108,085.00 to $140,511.00/ Per Year Open Period: September 30 - October 14, 2015 Position Information: Permanent - Full-Time Who May Apply: One or more vacancies may be filled through this announcement. This announcement is open to all U.S. citizens. From ukekearuaro at valtdnet.com Fri Oct 2 15:55:25 2015 From: ukekearuaro at valtdnet.com (Olusegun -- Victory Associates LTD, Inc.) Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2015 09:55:25 -0600 Subject: [blindlaw] IMPORTANT!! ANNOUNCEMENT FROM DISABILITY LAW COLORADO References: Message-ID: Hi Everyone: The announcement below comes from the September Newsletter of Disability Law Colorado: September 16, 2015 We need your help in evaluating voting systems Secretary of State Wayne Williams has established the Pilot Election Review Committee to evaluate and assess the performance of proposed uniform voting systems. These systems will be piloted in various counties in the 2015 coordinated elections. The Pilot Election Review Committee is assisting in the development of standardized methods to obtain feedback on the performance of the voting systems from County Clerks and Recorders, county election staff members, voters, election judges, and other stakeholders. Disability Law Colorado was appointed to the committee in order to represent people with disabilities as key stakeholders in this process. DLC is now seeking input and evaluation from the disability community by doing some hands-on testing of the proposed election equipment. The counties that will be piloting this equipment are as follows: a.. Adams b.. Jefferson c.. Denver d.. Douglas e.. Mesa f.. Garfield g.. Teller h.. Gilpin If you live in one of these counties and are interested in testing the equipment for accessibility, please contact Jennifer Levin at 303-722-0300 for more information. Well, let's find a way to help the election officials make voting reasonably accessible to all disabled persons, especially individuals that are blind or visually impaired. I've been to their office here in Denver to help evaluate the proposed new voting system and I've shared my thoughta with the office. But more help is needed and the time is rather short! So, let's step up to the plate as best we all can. 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LaBarre) Date: Thu, 8 Oct 2015 08:37:27 -0600 Subject: [blindlaw] FW: Legal Internship Opportunity- Voting Rights Project - Please Post and Forward In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <03f201d101d6$db7e6d60$927b4820$@labarrelaw.com> Fyi From: Maurer, Patricia [mailto:PMaurer at nfb.org] Sent: Thursday, October 8, 2015 8:14 AM To: jobs at nfbnet.org Cc: State President, Colorado Subject: FW: Legal Internship Opportunity- Voting Rights Project - Please Post and Forward From: Achka Romulus [mailto:hrintern3 at aclu.org] Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2015 12:05 PM To: Maurer, Patricia Subject: Legal Internship Opportunity- Voting Rights Project - Please Post and Forward Spring 2016 LEGAL INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION VOTING RIGHTS PROJECT, NY For nearly 100 years, the ACLU has been our nation’s guardian of liberty, working in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States. Whether it’s ending mass incarceration, achieving full equality for the LGBT community, establishing new privacy protections for our digital age, or preserving the right to vote or the right to have an abortion, the ACLU takes up the toughest civil liberties cases and issues to defend all people from government abuse and overreach. With more than a million members, activists, and supporters, the ACLU is a nationwide organization that fights tirelessly in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and Washington, D.C., for the principle that every individual’s rights must be protected equally under the law, regardless of race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or national origin. The Voting Rights Project of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) seeks interns to work on active litigation and other projects in its New York office for the Spring of 2016. A stipend is available for those students who do not receive outside funding and/or course credit. Arrangements can also be made with the student’s law school for work/study stipends or course credit. OVERVIEW The Voting Rights Project of the ACLU has been an established and recognized national leader in the field of voting rights for more than 40 years. Its docket includes litigation in more than a dozen states and encompasses issues such as minority voting rights, redistricting, registration, election reform, felon disfranchisement, voter education, and ballot access. Most recently, the Project has been engaged in groundbreaking litigation challenging voter suppression efforts in North Carolina and Ohio, and onerous identification and proof of citizenship requirements for voting in various states including Arizona, Kansas, Arkansas, South Carolina, Texas, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania. The Project also intervened on behalf of minority voters in Shelby County v. Holder, a case challenging the constitutionality of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act; and conducted litigation to secure and protect the voting rights of Native Americans in Colorado, South Dakota, Wyoming, Nebraska, and Montana. INTERNSHIP OVERVIEW The internship offers the opportunity to work on all aspects of litigation. The internship is full-time and typically requires a 10 week commitment. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Interns will have the opportunity to gain valuable experience by working alongside the Voting Rights Project team on: * All aspects of litigation, including legal research, factual investigation, drafting of memoranda complaints, discovery materials, briefs, pleadings and other litigation documents. * Advising ACLU affiliates, private attorneys, governmental entities, and others who seek the ACLU’s help. * Screening potential cases. * Researching or drafting materials for public education. DESIRED EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS The internship is open to second and third year law students who possess: * Excellent research, writing, analytical and communication skills. * The initiative to see projects through to completion. * The ability to work with diverse groups. * An interest in civil rights. * The ability to work in a cordial and professional manner with staff members and other interns. HOW TO APPLY Applicants should send a cover letter and a resume describing their interest in voting rights and civil liberties, including any relevant life or work experience gained before or during law school to: hrjobsVRP at aclu.org and reference [VRP Spring 2016 Legal Internship] in the subject line. Please note that this is not the general ACLU applicant email address. This email address is specific to Voting Rights Project postings. In order to ensure your application is received, please make certain it is sent to the correct e-mail address. Please indicate in your cover letter where you learned of this internship opportunity. Students are encouraged to submit applications as early as possible as decisions are made on a rolling basis. This job description provides a general but not comprehensive list of the essential responsibilities and qualifications required. It does not represent a contract of employment. The ACLU reserves the right to change the description and/or posting at any time without advance notice. The ACLU is an equal opportunity employer. We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. The ACLU encourages applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, and veteran status. The ACLU undertakes affirmative action strategies in its recruitment and employment efforts to assure that persons with disabilities have full opportunities for employment in all positions. We encourage applicants with disabilities who may need accommodations in the application process to contact:hrjobsincl at aclu.org. Correspondence sent to this email address that is not related to requests for accommodations will not be reviewed. Applicants should follow the instructions above regarding how to apply. The ACLU comprises two separate corporate entities, the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU Foundation. Both the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU Foundation are national organizations with the same overall mission, and share office space and employees. The ACLU has two separate corporate entities in order to do a broad range of work to protect civil liberties. This job posting refers collectively to the two organizations under the name “ACLU.” From glnorman15 at hotmail.com Sat Oct 10 16:22:42 2015 From: glnorman15 at hotmail.com (GLNorman) Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2015 12:22:42 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] National White Cane Day on 15 October Norman-Marshall Reception and Social Call Message-ID: Greetings Friends and Colleagues: In recognition of National White Cane Safety Day, which will occur on 15 October, and which in a broad sense recognizes how leaders with uncommonly heard voices navigate the world, I am hopeful of informally greeting friends and colleagues by the hand; raising awareness of the importance of disability rights. In this regard, an informal social call will occur in Baltimore City, Maryland, starting at 6 P.M. * I will purchase the first set of five leaders a beverage. * The social call will occur at Blue Pitt BBQ and Whiskey Bar, which is located on Union Avenue in Baltimore, Maryland 21211. I have been blessed by the Grand Architect with the power of partnerships, including notably, my second guide dog. As such, I hope to greet you with Pilot near-by. Sincerely, Gary C. Norman, Esq. L.L.M. Associate Civil Rights Commissioner Greetings Friends and Colleagues: In recognition of National White Cane Safety Day, which will occur on 15 October, and which in a broad sense recognizes how leaders with uncommonly heard voices navigate the world, I am hopeful of informally greeting friends and colleagues by the hand; raising awareness of the importance of disability rights. In this regard, an informal social call will occur in Baltimore City, Maryland, starting at 6 P.M. * I will purchase the first set of five leaders a beverage. * The social call will occur at Blue Pitt BBQ and Whiskey Bar, which is located on Union Avenue in Baltimore, Maryland 21211. I have been blessed by the Grand Architect with the power of partnerships, including notably, my second guide dog. As such, I hope to greet you with Pilot near-by. Sincerely, Gary C. Norman, Esq. L.L.M. Associate Civil Rights Commissioner From awildheir at gmail.com Sun Oct 11 01:43:04 2015 From: awildheir at gmail.com (Aimee Harwood) Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2015 21:43:04 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] Tone and more on notes Message-ID: Hello everyone. I have two issues I would like feedback on in this message. (1) I have made some requests regarding notes that just so happens to be in one of the emails that was mentioned in a discussion about the tone of my email this Friday. (2) I would like some feedback on some emails to make sure I am not doing things inappropriately. Issue (1) I requested in an email to the individual handling accommodations that notes be sent by the end of business that day because I had received some late and sometimes I had received Friday's notes on Monday. Is this an unreasonable request? Notes are typed by the person in class and sent directly to the person that sends them to me. (2) While in the office talking about dropping a class, the person handling accommodations informed me that I had done a bad thing for myself. This comment was in reference to an email I had sent to the county BAR Association in reply to an email that was an image containing information of some kind. I had apparently come across bossy and the association was unhappy with me. He also said that the secretary that sends my notes felt I was being bossy in reference to an email I had sent to her. I think the accommodations person also felt that an email I sent him was also bossy but made it sound as if the email I sent went to the secretary when in fact it went to him. When I went back to check (because I never delete email) I verified that email actually went to him. I was reminded at this meeting that these people can make life easy for me or they can make it hard for me. Below are the emails I sent in order of date. I can see where someone could take the one to the BAR Association a little bit in the wrong way but am not so sure about the other two. I would like some objective opinions on the tone of my messages. My email I sent on September, 17 to the secretary that sends my notes to me; "Hello omitted name. I have not yet received my notes for today. Please send them before you leave for the day. Aimee Harwood" This is the email I sent to the person handling accommodation which was sent on September, 30.. "I would like to request that notes be delivered by the end of the day. There have several times when Friday's notes showed up next Monday and others have showed up the following day. Also I am working on something regarding books. I haven't forgotten our conversation. Aimee" Email sent to BAR Association on October ,7 as a reply to an email that was an image. "When sending PDFs or any other image with text, please make sure the text is available for access with scream reading applications. I have no clue what you want me to get from this message because it is not accessible. Aimee Harwood" If I am in the wrong in any way please let me know. I don't want to appear that way but also want to be able to advocate for myself as well. There were no all caps words or exclamation points in any of the emails. I am in Pennsylvania if it matters. I really appreciate anything you guys have to say regarding this. So one last thing. Has anyone ever been told that they would be more approachable if they did not wear their sunglasses? If so, how did you respond to that? Aimee Sent from my iPhone From souljourner at sbcglobal.net Sun Oct 11 01:57:57 2015 From: souljourner at sbcglobal.net (Susan Tabor) Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2015 20:57:57 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] Tone and more on notes In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <000001d103c8$4134d8e0$c39e8aa0$@sbcglobal.net> Hi, Aimee: I see nothing at all wrong with the tone of any of your emails. The only suggestion that I might make is that when you ask for something to explain why it is important that you receive what you're asking for. And it's not essential that you do so; it just is an opportunity to educate people about the reasons behind why we're asking what we ask for. And I hate to be cynical, but it might upset someone if you were as sweet as pie and said please and thank you, because blind people are thought to be pushy when asking for things; all we're doing is advocating for ourselves; sometimes it's other people's value systems that are the problem, and yes, it is important for us to at the same time be as courteous and considerate as we can be while being firm about our issues. Then there's the sunglasses thing: OMG! People will be put off if you wear them, and put off if you don't. I finally did stop wearing them because I finally decided that if people had difficulty looking at me because my eyes didn't look "normal", that it really wasn't my problem, and after getting used to it, it really wouldn't matter so much to them anyway. People had asked me to start wearing the glasses because it might be easier for people to look at me with them on. Then they couldn't look at me with them on because they hid my face. (Sigh!) -----Original Message----- From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Aimee Harwood via blindlaw Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2015 8:43 PM To: Blind Law Mailing List Cc: Aimee Harwood Subject: [blindlaw] Tone and more on notes Hello everyone. I have two issues I would like feedback on in this message. (1) I have made some requests regarding notes that just so happens to be in one of the emails that was mentioned in a discussion about the tone of my email this Friday. (2) I would like some feedback on some emails to make sure I am not doing things inappropriately. Issue (1) I requested in an email to the individual handling accommodations that notes be sent by the end of business that day because I had received some late and sometimes I had received Friday's notes on Monday. Is this an unreasonable request? Notes are typed by the person in class and sent directly to the person that sends them to me. (2) While in the office talking about dropping a class, the person handling accommodations informed me that I had done a bad thing for myself. This comment was in reference to an email I had sent to the county BAR Association in reply to an email that was an image containing information of some kind. I had apparently come across bossy and the association was unhappy with me. He also said that the secretary that sends my notes felt I was being bossy in reference to an email I had sent to her. I think the accommodations person also felt that an email I sent him was also bossy but made it sound as if the email I sent went to the secretary when in fact it went to him. When I went back to check (because I never delete email) I verified that email actually went to him. I was reminded at this meeting that these people can make life easy for me or they can make it hard for me. Below are the emails I sent in order of date. I can see where someone could take the one to the BAR Association a little bit in the wrong way but am not so sure about the other two. I would like some objective opinions on the tone of my messages. My email I sent on September, 17 to the secretary that sends my notes to me; "Hello omitted name. I have not yet received my notes for today. Please send them before you leave for the day. Aimee Harwood" This is the email I sent to the person handling accommodation which was sent on September, 30.. "I would like to request that notes be delivered by the end of the day. There have several times when Friday's notes showed up next Monday and others have showed up the following day. Also I am working on something regarding books. I haven't forgotten our conversation. Aimee" Email sent to BAR Association on October ,7 as a reply to an email that was an image. "When sending PDFs or any other image with text, please make sure the text is available for access with scream reading applications. I have no clue what you want me to get from this message because it is not accessible. Aimee Harwood" If I am in the wrong in any way please let me know. I don't want to appear that way but also want to be able to advocate for myself as well. There were no all caps words or exclamation points in any of the emails. I am in Pennsylvania if it matters. I really appreciate anything you guys have to say regarding this. So one last thing. Has anyone ever been told that they would be more approachable if they did not wear their sunglasses? If so, how did you respond to that? Aimee Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________________ blindlaw mailing list blindlaw at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for blindlaw: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/souljourner%40sbcgloba l.net --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com From awildheir at gmail.com Sun Oct 11 02:47:49 2015 From: awildheir at gmail.com (Aimee Harwood) Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2015 22:47:49 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] Tone and more on notes In-Reply-To: <000001d103c8$4134d8e0$c39e8aa0$@sbcglobal.net> References: <000001d103c8$4134d8e0$c39e8aa0$@sbcglobal.net> Message-ID: Thanks Susan for the feedback. As far as the sunglasses go, I wear them for reducing bright lights and they also increase the contrast inside which improves my vision. This was a person in a position and not a personal acquaintance. I almost feel he didn't realize that was not something he should say. It might be different if he were not in the position he is in. I wondered if he had said that to someone else that was not so easygoing if that person be really offended by it. It almost felt as if he said don't use and insert any other blindness product you want and if you didn't use that item you would be more approachable. I usually don't get offended but it kind of offended me a little. Again thank you for the perspective. Aimee Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 10, 2015, at 9:57 PM, Susan Tabor via blindlaw wrote: > > Hi, Aimee: > > I see nothing at all wrong with the tone of any of your emails. The only > suggestion that I might make is that when you ask for something to explain > why it is important that you receive what you're asking for. And it's not > essential that you do so; it just is an opportunity to educate people about > the reasons behind why we're asking what we ask for. And I hate to be > cynical, but it might upset someone if you were as sweet as pie and said > please and thank you, because blind people are thought to be pushy when > asking for things; all we're doing is advocating for ourselves; sometimes > it's other people's value systems that are the problem, and yes, it is > important for us to at the same time be as courteous and considerate as we > can be while being firm about our issues. > > Then there's the sunglasses thing: OMG! People will be put off if you wear > them, and put off if you don't. I finally did stop wearing them because I > finally decided that if people had difficulty looking at me because my eyes > didn't look "normal", that it really wasn't my problem, and after getting > used to it, it really wouldn't matter so much to them anyway. People had > asked me to start wearing the glasses because it might be easier for people > to look at me with them on. Then they couldn't look at me with them on > because they hid my face. (Sigh!) > > -----Original Message----- > From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Aimee > Harwood via blindlaw > Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2015 8:43 PM > To: Blind Law Mailing List > Cc: Aimee Harwood > Subject: [blindlaw] Tone and more on notes > > Hello everyone. > > I have two issues I would like feedback on in this message. (1) I have made > some requests regarding notes that just so happens to be in one of the > emails that was mentioned in a discussion about the tone of my email this > Friday. (2) I would like some feedback on some emails to make sure I am not > doing things inappropriately. > > Issue (1) I requested in an email to the individual handling accommodations > that notes be sent by the end of business that day because I had received > some late and sometimes I had received Friday's notes on Monday. Is this an > unreasonable request? Notes are typed by the person in class and sent > directly to the person that sends them to me. > > (2) While in the office talking about dropping a class, the person handling > accommodations informed me that I had done a bad thing for myself. This > comment was in reference to an email I had sent to the county BAR > Association in reply to an email that was an image containing information of > some kind. I had apparently come across bossy and the association was > unhappy with me. He also said that the secretary that sends my notes felt I > was being bossy in reference to an email I had sent to her. I think the > accommodations person also felt that an email I sent him was also bossy but > made it sound as if the email I sent went to the secretary when in fact it > went to him. When I went back to check (because I never delete email) I > verified that email actually went to him. I was reminded at this meeting > that these people can make life easy for me or they can make it hard for me. > > Below are the emails I sent in order of date. I can see where someone could > take the one to the BAR Association a little bit in the wrong way but am not > so sure about the other two. I would like some objective opinions on the > tone of my messages. > > My email I sent on September, 17 to the secretary that sends my notes to me; > "Hello omitted name. I have not yet received my notes for today. Please send > them before you leave for the day. > > Aimee Harwood" > > This is the email I sent to the person handling accommodation which was sent > on September, 30.. > "I would like to request that notes be delivered by the end of the day. > There have several times when Friday's notes showed up next Monday and > others have showed up the following day. Also I am working on something > regarding books. I haven't forgotten our conversation. > > Aimee" > > Email sent to BAR Association on October ,7 as a reply to an email that was > an image. > > "When sending PDFs or any other image with text, please make sure the text > is available for access with scream reading applications. I have no clue > what you want me to get from this message because it is not accessible. > > Aimee Harwood" > > If I am in the wrong in any way please let me know. I don't want to appear > that way but also want to be able to advocate for myself as well. There > were no all caps words or exclamation points in any of the emails. I am in > Pennsylvania if it matters. I really appreciate anything you guys have to > say regarding this. > > So one last thing. Has anyone ever been told that they would be more > approachable if they did not wear their sunglasses? If so, how did you > respond to that? > > Aimee > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > blindlaw mailing list > blindlaw at nfbnet.org > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for > blindlaw: > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/souljourner%40sbcgloba > l.net > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > 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/awildheir%40gmail.com From Attorney at alcidonislaw.com Sun Oct 11 22:29:37 2015 From: Attorney at alcidonislaw.com (Rod Alcidonis, Esquire) Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2015 18:29:37 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] Tone and more on notes In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <882D2C028FC04556B066DF9A56D4C168@RodTHINK> Aimee: I would not dare to comment on your tone but since you have expressly asked for feedback, let me suggest a few things moving forward: Without addressing your e-mail specifically, I believe saying please, thank you, I appreciate your help, let me know if you need anything can go a long way. You are dealing with human beings. Regardless of what the law say, people don't like to be treated like shit. Your messages can be interpreted as being a bit demanding. In law school and in the practice of law, you need to make friends and not enemies. I only get tough with people after it becomes clear that saying please and thank you will not do. Let me modify one of your e-mail to illustrate: "Hello omitted name: Today was a good class. I hope you were able to get everything. She was going really fast... Did you type the notes yet? I would really really appreciate it if you can get them to me later on today. Please try to send them before you leave for the day. I appreciate your assistance. If I also can be helpful, please do not hesitate to ask!" These people are getting paid just enough to simply put gas in their car. So, you need to make it a bit more appealing to them by being nice and courteous. Eventually, you make a friend. By being demanding and feeling entitled, you will get people to resent you and not like you. When that happens, people only do the minimum for you. You will need more than the minimum to succeed in law school and in the practice of law. You don't need to apologize but if I were you, I would approach the administrator and say something like: "I reread my e-mail and I can see how it could have been misinterpreted. I typed this in a rush. I understanding you guys are helping me and I appreciate that. Being bossy is not who I am." When I left law school, I had administrators in tears because I treated them like human beings and for most of them, it was not just about complying with the law, it was a motivation to see that Rod actually succeeds. I am good friend with the people who were getting paid to scan my books, and coordinate with publishers. There are times when I needed to be tough and I was, but by then, I had already established credibility and a reputation of being a nice guy. good luck with your studies. Rod Alcidonis, Esq. 215-821-6015 -----Original Message----- From: Aimee Harwood via blindlaw Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2015 9:43 PM To: Blind Law Mailing List Cc: Aimee Harwood Subject: [blindlaw] Tone and more on notes Hello everyone. I have two issues I would like feedback on in this message. (1) I have made some requests regarding notes that just so happens to be in one of the emails that was mentioned in a discussion about the tone of my email this Friday. (2) I would like some feedback on some emails to make sure I am not doing things inappropriately. Issue (1) I requested in an email to the individual handling accommodations that notes be sent by the end of business that day because I had received some late and sometimes I had received Friday's notes on Monday. Is this an unreasonable request? Notes are typed by the person in class and sent directly to the person that sends them to me. (2) While in the office talking about dropping a class, the person handling accommodations informed me that I had done a bad thing for myself. This comment was in reference to an email I had sent to the county BAR Association in reply to an email that was an image containing information of some kind. I had apparently come across bossy and the association was unhappy with me. He also said that the secretary that sends my notes felt I was being bossy in reference to an email I had sent to her. I think the accommodations person also felt that an email I sent him was also bossy but made it sound as if the email I sent went to the secretary when in fact it went to him. When I went back to check (because I never delete email) I verified that email actually went to him. I was reminded at this meeting that these people can make life easy for me or they can make it hard for me. Below are the emails I sent in order of date. I can see where someone could take the one to the BAR Association a little bit in the wrong way but am not so sure about the other two. I would like some objective opinions on the tone of my messages. My email I sent on September, 17 to the secretary that sends my notes to me; "Hello omitted name. I have not yet received my notes for today. Please send them before you leave for the day. Aimee Harwood" This is the email I sent to the person handling accommodation which was sent on September, 30.. "I would like to request that notes be delivered by the end of the day. There have several times when Friday's notes showed up next Monday and others have showed up the following day. Also I am working on something regarding books. I haven't forgotten our conversation. Aimee" Email sent to BAR Association on October ,7 as a reply to an email that was an image. "When sending PDFs or any other image with text, please make sure the text is available for access with scream reading applications. I have no clue what you want me to get from this message because it is not accessible. Aimee Harwood" If I am in the wrong in any way please let me know. I don't want to appear that way but also want to be able to advocate for myself as well. There were no all caps words or exclamation points in any of the emails. I am in Pennsylvania if it matters. I really appreciate anything you guys have to say regarding this. So one last thing. Has anyone ever been told that they would be more approachable if they did not wear their sunglasses? If so, how did you respond to that? Aimee Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________________ blindlaw mailing list blindlaw at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for blindlaw: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/attorney%40alcidonislaw.com From awildheir at gmail.com Sun Oct 11 23:14:50 2015 From: awildheir at gmail.com (Aimee Harwood) Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2015 19:14:50 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] Tone and more on notes In-Reply-To: <882D2C028FC04556B066DF9A56D4C168@RodTHINK> References: <882D2C028FC04556B066DF9A56D4C168@RodTHINK> Message-ID: <9402D16C-01F2-4F88-B2E2-01217D9EADA4@gmail.com> Thank you Rod. I do see your point and I did write them in a rush. Like you, I am a nice person. I am from the south and find that when I interact with grumpy people they usually are very pleasant when I am done. Here is a little bit of background. The note taker is a student in the class of which I have other concerns about that I will mention later. So they are getting paid to go to class. The note taker talked to other students about my notes accommodation and divulged how much she was getting paid which managed to get back to me. Let me say it is not close to minimum wage which was the pay for the undergrad note takers. I do not think that means I should not be appreciative of them at all. You talked about the administrative help with making your book accessible. I have been having issues with functionality with my books in pdf. They have readable text but I can only navigate by character, word, or line. I was told that the publishers are not required to make them accessible because it is post secondary education and that was that. I just feel as if I have to wage war sometimes to get things manageable. Back to the note taker, I requested to the note taker and to the gentleman overseeing accommodations at my campus that I would like for the note taker to put whatever the professor says regarding homework at the end of the file and that they include any announcements that the professor gives. Every time I talk to the gentleman about my notes he diverts the question and asks about my notes and if I am taking them. My concern mentioned above was that the note taker is a classmate. I am concerned that I may be getting altered notes possibly because of the whole competition aspect of law school. I am concerned that fighting for accommodations and struggling with the issues related to my disability not the material is setting me up for a lesser performance than I am capable of, So here we are :-) I really do appreciate you guys' input and want to make sure I am doing right by people. Aimee Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 11, 2015, at 6:29 PM, Rod Alcidonis, Esquire via blindlaw wrote: > > Aimee: > > I would not dare to comment on your tone but since you have expressly asked for feedback, let me suggest a few things moving forward: > > Without addressing your e-mail specifically, I believe saying please, thank you, I appreciate your help, let me know if you need anything can go a long way. You are dealing with human beings. Regardless of what the law say, people don't like to be treated like shit. Your messages can be interpreted as being a bit demanding. In law school and in the practice of law, you need to make friends and not enemies. I only get tough with people after it becomes clear that saying please and thank you will not do. Let me modify one of your e-mail to illustrate: > > "Hello omitted name: > > Today was a good class. I hope you were able to get everything. She was going really fast... Did you type the notes yet? I would really really appreciate it if you can get them to me later on today. Please try to send them before you leave for the day. I appreciate your assistance. If I also can be helpful, please do not hesitate to ask!" > > These people are getting paid just enough to simply put gas in their car. So, you need to make it a bit more appealing to them by being nice and courteous. Eventually, you make a friend. By being demanding and feeling entitled, you will get people to resent you and not like you. When that happens, people only do the minimum for you. You will need more than the minimum to succeed in law school and in the practice of law. > > You don't need to apologize but if I were you, I would approach the administrator and say something like: "I reread my e-mail and I can see how it could have been misinterpreted. I typed this in a rush. I understanding you guys are helping me and I appreciate that. Being bossy is not who I am." > > When I left law school, I had administrators in tears because I treated them like human beings and for most of them, it was not just about complying with the law, it was a motivation to see that Rod actually succeeds. I am good friend with the people who were getting paid to scan my books, and coordinate with publishers. There are times when I needed to be tough and I was, but by then, I had already established credibility and a reputation of being a nice guy. > > good luck with your studies. > > > > > > Rod Alcidonis, Esq. > 215-821-6015 > -----Original Message----- From: Aimee Harwood via blindlaw > Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2015 9:43 PM > To: Blind Law Mailing List > Cc: Aimee Harwood > Subject: [blindlaw] Tone and more on notes > > Hello everyone. > > I have two issues I would like feedback on in this message. (1) I have made some requests regarding notes that just so happens to be in one of the emails that was mentioned in a discussion about the tone of my email this Friday. (2) I would like some feedback on some emails to make sure I am not doing things inappropriately. > > Issue (1) I requested in an email to the individual handling accommodations that notes be sent by the end of business that day because I had received some late and sometimes I had received Friday's notes on Monday. Is this an unreasonable request? Notes are typed by the person in class and sent directly to the person that sends them to me. > > (2) While in the office talking about dropping a class, the person handling accommodations informed me that I had done a bad thing for myself. This comment was in reference to an email I had sent to the county BAR Association in reply to an email that was an image containing information of some kind. I had apparently come across bossy and the association was unhappy with me. He also said that the secretary that sends my notes felt I was being bossy in reference to an email I had sent to her. I think the accommodations person also felt that an email I sent him was also bossy but made it sound as if the email I sent went to the secretary when in fact it went to him. When I went back to check (because I never delete email) I verified that email actually went to him. I was reminded at this meeting that these people can make life easy for me or they can make it hard for me. > > Below are the emails I sent in order of date. I can see where someone could take the one to the BAR Association a little bit in the wrong way but am not so sure about the other two. I would like some objective opinions on the tone of my messages. > > My email I sent on September, 17 to the secretary that sends my notes to me; > "Hello omitted name. I have not yet received my notes for today. Please send them before you leave for the day. > > Aimee Harwood" > > This is the email I sent to the person handling accommodation which was sent on September, 30.. > "I would like to request that notes be delivered by the end of the day. There have several times when Friday's notes showed up next Monday and others have showed up the following day. Also I am working on something regarding books. I haven't forgotten our conversation. > > Aimee" > > Email sent to BAR Association on October ,7 as a reply to an email that was an image. > > "When sending PDFs or any other image with text, please make sure the text is available for access with scream reading applications. I have no clue what you want me to get from this message because it is not accessible. > > Aimee Harwood" > > If I am in the wrong in any way please let me know. I don't want to appear that way but also want to be able to advocate for myself as well. There were no all caps words or exclamation points in any of the emails. I am in Pennsylvania if it matters. I really appreciate anything you guys have to say regarding this. > > So one last thing. Has anyone ever been told that they would be more approachable if they did not wear their sunglasses? If so, how did you respond to that? > > Aimee > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > blindlaw mailing list > blindlaw at nfbnet.org > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for blindlaw: > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/attorney%40alcidonislaw.com > > _______________________________________________ > blindlaw mailing list > blindlaw at nfbnet.org > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for blindlaw: > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/awildheir%40gmail.com From ukekearuaro at valtdnet.com Tue Oct 13 00:10:32 2015 From: ukekearuaro at valtdnet.com (Olusegun -- Victory Associates LTD, Inc.) Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2015 18:10:32 -0600 Subject: [blindlaw] Tone and more on notes In-Reply-To: <000001d103c8$4134d8e0$c39e8aa0$@sbcglobal.net> References: <000001d103c8$4134d8e0$c39e8aa0$@sbcglobal.net> Message-ID: <033a01d1054b$946a3710$bd3ea530$@com> Hello Ms. Tabor: I've never worn any sunglasses for any reason! The only exception is in the winter months; the cold does bother my eyes and I almost always come down with conjunctivitis which forces me to close down shop for many a day. Once winter is gone, the sunglasses go back to their hiding places! I do have light perception and enjoy using it as much as is possible. In fact, I won't let anyone take this away from me. Folks are amazed when I tell them I've never been burned using my stove. I do see the lights come on when I turn on my stove, and, besides, I can feel the flames without placing my hands on the burner. I am also asked time and time again how I know that my clothes and shoes match. My answer: I'm not checking, thanks for the info! If my clothes are not dirty and I am presentable wherever I find myself, then I'm cool. So, I have NO TAGS on any of my clothes for purposes of ensuring that matching pairs are sorted correctly. Do I despise those who use tags to pair their clothes? I better despise myself first before heading out to display it towards someone else. I'm a crazy nonconformist; I'm not ashamed to tear meat off the bones of my steak with my fingers at a restaurant if using a knife proves to be unworkable or impossible for my use. I do agree that politeness goes a long, long way in getting things accomplished; I always say "thank you" to the bus drivers and to Lyft drivers even when they make a mistake and drop me off one block farther from where I need to be. Sometimes, they have too many cars behind them trying to manoeuvre around them and, they just don't have enough space to make things happen as I want without causing an accident. Sincerely, Olusegun Denver, Colorado --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus From ukekearuaro at valtdnet.com Tue Oct 13 00:17:07 2015 From: ukekearuaro at valtdnet.com (Olusegun -- Victory Associates LTD, Inc.) Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2015 18:17:07 -0600 Subject: [blindlaw] Tone and more on notes In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <033b01d1054c$7fa072d0$7ee15870$@com> Hello Ms. Harwood: Permit me to ask: Is there a reason why your notetaker cannot send the notes to you directly? My notetaker(s) and I became such great friends; they sent the notes to me directly all the time. If I didn't get them the same day, they generally come in bright and early the following morning. I never had to filter my notes through some secretary or accommodations person. If there are these many restrictions, I can't help but wonder what ADA from a blindness perspective truly mans? Sincerely, Olusegun Denver, Colorado --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus From ukekearuaro at valtdnet.com Tue Oct 13 00:30:32 2015 From: ukekearuaro at valtdnet.com (Olusegun -- Victory Associates LTD, Inc.) Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2015 18:30:32 -0600 Subject: [blindlaw] Tone and more on notes In-Reply-To: <9402D16C-01F2-4F88-B2E2-01217D9EADA4@gmail.com> References: <882D2C028FC04556B066DF9A56D4C168@RodTHINK> <9402D16C-01F2-4F88-B2E2-01217D9EADA4@gmail.com> Message-ID: <033c01d1054e$5f672c00$1e358400$@com> Hello Ms. Harwood: I seem to be asking you more questions and barely providing any solutions ... Shame on me! Can you possibly find a way to record your classes and then write your own notes from listening to the recordings? It's what I've done whether or not I have notetaker(s) in tow and this has worked beautifully for me. My notetakers have not been students in the same class as me. But they were very, very user friendly even more so than a computer ! As for .PDF textbooks, I was able to take these and convert them to PLAIN TEXT on my Braille notetaker; also, when I had opened them in Acrobat, I had always resaved a copy in a text accessible format within the program. I did encounter a lot of empty spaces most of the time in these books and I simply edit them out. If you are not an avid Braille user, my method may probably not work for you; hopefully, the more knowledgeable folks on this list will chime in. In the meantime, please hang in there!! You're in law school to succeed, I have reason to believe that you'll make it in spite of the growing pains! Sincerely, Olusegun Denver, Colorado --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus From Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov Tue Oct 13 16:14:33 2015 From: Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov (Nightingale, Noel) Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2015 16:14:33 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] Opening for an SEEC Commissioner In-Reply-To: <5314BE55DD01A74C9AC023997D24238C08F47CCAF9@COSMCMS3.ad.seattle.gov> References: <5314BE55DD01A74C9AC023997D24238C08F47CCAF9@COSMCMS3.ad.seattle.gov> Message-ID: From: Barnett, Wayne [mailto:Wayne.Barnett at seattle.gov] Sent: Monday, October 12, 2015 1:39 PM To: Barnett, Wayne Subject: Opening for an SEEC Commissioner Good afternoon, The Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission is looking for a new commissioner to serve a three-year term beginning early next year and expiring on December 31, 2018. I hope you will share this with members of your organization, especially those with an interest in Elections Law and/or Ethics. 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First of all, I apologize if this email comes to you more than once due to the nature of the email lists that I am employing. In the past, we have been raffling away a $3500.00 gift certificate to a travel agency or $3500 in cash. This year, our raffle is even better. Instead of just one prize, there will be three in the amounts of $2500, $1000, and $500. Tickets are only $10 a piece and $20 for three, multiples thereof applicable. The drawings will take place on October 31st (Halloween) and you do not need to be present to win. Please go to www.nfbco.org/amazing-colorado-raffle to purchase tickets online or call 303 504-5979 where Lisa will be happy to take orders over the phone. Hurry! Online sales will close on October 30th at noon Mountain time. I thank you again for your consideration! Proceeds benefit NFB programs such as our Braille literacy camp for children, college scholarship fund, a talking newspaper service for the blind, and empowerment grants for blind individuals. Warmly, Scott C. LaBarre, President NFB Colorado P.s. Please let us know if you wish to be removed from this list by sending a reply email. Thanks again! From slabarre at labarrelaw.com Thu Oct 15 16:05:52 2015 From: slabarre at labarrelaw.com (Scott C. LaBarre) Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2015 10:05:52 -0600 Subject: [blindlaw] a Not So Spooky Raffle That Benefits the Blind of Colorado, Happy Halloween! Message-ID: <00e701d10763$7f653170$7e2f9450$@labarrelaw.com> Dear Friends: It is that time of year again where I ask you to consider a donation to the National Federation of the Blind of Colorado which may also have great benefit to you. First of all, I apologize if this email comes to you more than once due to the nature of the email lists that I am employing. In the past, we have been raffling away a $3500.00 gift certificate to a travel agency or $3500 in cash. This year, our raffle is even better. Instead of just one prize, there will be three in the amounts of $2500, $1000, and $500. Tickets are only $10 a piece and $20 for three, multiples thereof applicable. The drawings will take place on October 31st (Halloween) and you do not need to be present to win. Please go to www.nfbco.org/amazing-colorado-raffle to purchase tickets online or call 303 504-5979 where Lisa will be happy to take orders over the phone. Hurry! Online sales will close on October 30th at noon Mountain time. I thank you again for your consideration! Proceeds benefit NFB programs such as our Braille literacy camp for children, college scholarship fund, a talking newspaper service for the blind, and empowerment grants for blind individuals. Warmly, Scott C. LaBarre, President NFB Colorado P.s. Please let us know if you wish to be removed from this list by sending a reply email. Thanks again! From KBeverly at ag.nv.gov Fri Oct 16 18:33:25 2015 From: KBeverly at ag.nv.gov (Kimie S. Beverly) Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2015 18:33:25 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] Please change my email to blindlaw Message-ID: <61FBCF75AF2F7D48A5401C7828ABF7650A99ED9F@AGEXCHANGE2.AGOF.STATE.NV.US> Good Morning! I hope this message finds you well. Can you please remove my email kbeverly at ag.nv.gov and replace it with agathelab at yahoo.com? My office is cracking down on personal emails being sent to our work address. I would still like to get information however. Thank you so much and have a nice day! Kimie ________________________________________ From: blindlaw [blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] on behalf of blindlaw-request at nfbnet.org [blindlaw-request at nfbnet.org] Sent: Friday, October 16, 2015 5:00 AM To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org Subject: blindlaw Digest, Vol 137, Issue 8 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. a Not So Spooky Raffle That Benefits the Blind of Colorado, Happy Halloween! (Scott C. LaBarre) 2. a Not So Spooky Raffle That Benefits the Blind of Colorado, Happy Halloween! (Scott C. LaBarre) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2015 09:58:22 -0600 From: "Scott C. LaBarre" To: Subject: [blindlaw] a Not So Spooky Raffle That Benefits the Blind of Colorado, Happy Halloween! Message-ID: <00d901d10762$6d1028a0$473079e0$@labarrelaw.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Dear Friends: It is that time of year again where I ask you to consider a donation to the National Federation of the Blind of Colorado which may also have great benefit to you. First of all, I apologize if this email comes to you more than once due to the nature of the email lists that I am employing. In the past, we have been raffling away a $3500.00 gift certificate to a travel agency or $3500 in cash. This year, our raffle is even better. Instead of just one prize, there will be three in the amounts of $2500, $1000, and $500. Tickets are only $10 a piece and $20 for three, multiples thereof applicable. The drawings will take place on October 31st (Halloween) and you do not need to be present to win. Please go to www.nfbco.org/amazing-colorado-raffle to purchase tickets online or call 303 504-5979 where Lisa will be happy to take orders over the phone. Hurry! Online sales will close on October 30th at noon Mountain time. I thank you again for your consideration! Proceeds benefit NFB programs such as our Braille literacy camp for children, college scholarship fund, a talking newspaper service for the blind, and empowerment grants for blind individuals. Warmly, Scott C. LaBarre, President NFB Colorado P.s. Please let us know if you wish to be removed from this list by sending a reply email. Thanks again! ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2015 10:05:52 -0600 From: "Scott C. LaBarre" To: Subject: [blindlaw] a Not So Spooky Raffle That Benefits the Blind of Colorado, Happy Halloween! Message-ID: <00e701d10763$7f653170$7e2f9450$@labarrelaw.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Dear Friends: It is that time of year again where I ask you to consider a donation to the National Federation of the Blind of Colorado which may also have great benefit to you. First of all, I apologize if this email comes to you more than once due to the nature of the email lists that I am employing. In the past, we have been raffling away a $3500.00 gift certificate to a travel agency or $3500 in cash. This year, our raffle is even better. Instead of just one prize, there will be three in the amounts of $2500, $1000, and $500. Tickets are only $10 a piece and $20 for three, multiples thereof applicable. The drawings will take place on October 31st (Halloween) and you do not need to be present to win. Please go to www.nfbco.org/amazing-colorado-raffle to purchase tickets online or call 303 504-5979 where Lisa will be happy to take orders over the phone. Hurry! Online sales will close on October 30th at noon Mountain time. I thank you again for your consideration! Proceeds benefit NFB programs such as our Braille literacy camp for children, college scholarship fund, a talking newspaper service for the blind, and empowerment grants for blind individuals. Warmly, Scott C. LaBarre, President NFB Colorado P.s. Please let us know if you wish to be removed from this list by sending a reply email. Thanks again! ------------------------------ Subject: Digest Footer _______________________________________________ blindlaw mailing list blindlaw at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org ------------------------------ End of blindlaw Digest, Vol 137, Issue 8 **************************************** From slabarre at labarrelaw.com Fri Oct 16 19:03:18 2015 From: slabarre at labarrelaw.com (Scott C. LaBarre) Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2015 13:03:18 -0600 Subject: [blindlaw] Please change my email to blindlaw In-Reply-To: <61FBCF75AF2F7D48A5401C7828ABF7650A99ED9F@AGEXCHANGE2.AGOF.STATE.NV.US> References: <61FBCF75AF2F7D48A5401C7828ABF7650A99ED9F@AGEXCHANGE2.AGOF.STATE.NV.US> Message-ID: <1fce01d10845$527797b0$f766c710$@labarrelaw.com> Hey Kimmee, I think you need to go to nfbnet.org, find the blindlaw instructions, and then unsubscribe using the relevant email and then resubscribe using the new email. It's nothing I can do for you. Now, Dave Andrews probably can but I can't. Hope you're well and best! Scott -----Original Message----- From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kimie S. Beverly via blindlaw Sent: Friday, October 16, 2015 12:33 PM To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org Cc: Kimie S. Beverly Subject: [blindlaw] Please change my email to blindlaw Good Morning! I hope this message finds you well. Can you please remove my email kbeverly at ag.nv.gov and replace it with agathelab at yahoo.com? My office is cracking down on personal emails being sent to our work address. I would still like to get information however. Thank you so much and have a nice day! Kimie ________________________________________ From: blindlaw [blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] on behalf of blindlaw-request at nfbnet.org [blindlaw-request at nfbnet.org] Sent: Friday, October 16, 2015 5:00 AM To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org Subject: blindlaw Digest, Vol 137, Issue 8 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. a Not So Spooky Raffle That Benefits the Blind of Colorado, Happy Halloween! (Scott C. LaBarre) 2. a Not So Spooky Raffle That Benefits the Blind of Colorado, Happy Halloween! (Scott C. LaBarre) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2015 09:58:22 -0600 From: "Scott C. LaBarre" To: Subject: [blindlaw] a Not So Spooky Raffle That Benefits the Blind of Colorado, Happy Halloween! Message-ID: <00d901d10762$6d1028a0$473079e0$@labarrelaw.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Dear Friends: It is that time of year again where I ask you to consider a donation to the National Federation of the Blind of Colorado which may also have great benefit to you. First of all, I apologize if this email comes to you more than once due to the nature of the email lists that I am employing. In the past, we have been raffling away a $3500.00 gift certificate to a travel agency or $3500 in cash. This year, our raffle is even better. Instead of just one prize, there will be three in the amounts of $2500, $1000, and $500. Tickets are only $10 a piece and $20 for three, multiples thereof applicable. The drawings will take place on October 31st (Halloween) and you do not need to be present to win. Please go to www.nfbco.org/amazing-colorado-raffle to purchase tickets online or call 303 504-5979 where Lisa will be happy to take orders over the phone. Hurry! Online sales will close on October 30th at noon Mountain time. I thank you again for your consideration! Proceeds benefit NFB programs such as our Braille literacy camp for children, college scholarship fund, a talking newspaper service for the blind, and empowerment grants for blind individuals. Warmly, Scott C. LaBarre, President NFB Colorado P.s. Please let us know if you wish to be removed from this list by sending a reply email. Thanks again! ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2015 10:05:52 -0600 From: "Scott C. LaBarre" To: Subject: [blindlaw] a Not So Spooky Raffle That Benefits the Blind of Colorado, Happy Halloween! Message-ID: <00e701d10763$7f653170$7e2f9450$@labarrelaw.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Dear Friends: It is that time of year again where I ask you to consider a donation to the National Federation of the Blind of Colorado which may also have great benefit to you. First of all, I apologize if this email comes to you more than once due to the nature of the email lists that I am employing. In the past, we have been raffling away a $3500.00 gift certificate to a travel agency or $3500 in cash. This year, our raffle is even better. Instead of just one prize, there will be three in the amounts of $2500, $1000, and $500. Tickets are only $10 a piece and $20 for three, multiples thereof applicable. The drawings will take place on October 31st (Halloween) and you do not need to be present to win. Please go to www.nfbco.org/amazing-colorado-raffle to purchase tickets online or call 303 504-5979 where Lisa will be happy to take orders over the phone. Hurry! Online sales will close on October 30th at noon Mountain time. I thank you again for your consideration! Proceeds benefit NFB programs such as our Braille literacy camp for children, college scholarship fund, a talking newspaper service for the blind, and empowerment grants for blind individuals. Warmly, Scott C. LaBarre, President NFB Colorado P.s. Please let us know if you wish to be removed from this list by sending a reply email. Thanks again! ------------------------------ Subject: Digest Footer _______________________________________________ blindlaw mailing list blindlaw at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org ------------------------------ End of blindlaw Digest, Vol 137, Issue 8 **************************************** _______________________________________________ blindlaw mailing list blindlaw at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for blindlaw: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/slabarre%40labarrelaw. com From Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov Mon Oct 19 17:27:37 2015 From: Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov (Nightingale, Noel) Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2015 17:27:37 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] FPD Position Announcement - Social Worker/Paralegal In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: From: Madeline Scarp [mailto:Madeline_Scarp at fd.org] Sent: Monday, October 19, 2015 10:03 AM To: Nightingale, Noel Subject: FPD Position Announcement - Social Worker/Paralegal Dear Noel Nightingale, I'm writing to inform you that the Office of the Federal Public Defender for the Western District of Washington is now accepting applications for a Social Worker/Paralegal in the Seattle office. This is a new position, so we would greatly appreciate you posting or sharing the attached announcement with WADA members. Should you have any questions please contact me via email. Sincerely, Madeline Scarp, Administrative Assistant Federal Public Defender - Western District of Washington 1601 Fifth Avenue, Suite 700 | Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: (206) 553-1100 ext. 225 Fax: (206) 553-0120 This email, including attachments, is privileged and confidential. If you have received this communication in error, take note that any consideration or dissemination is strictly prohibited. If you are not an intended receipient, then please reply to the sender and delete this message from your system immediately. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Investigate complaints of discrimination in employment, housing, public accommodations and contracting equity filed with the Seattle Office for Civil Rights (SOCR) under Seattle ordinances, and state and federal statutes. Under production requirements and with only general supervision, receive and investigate complaints of discrimination; plan case strategy; apply legal theories of discrimination; interview parties and witnesses; conduct fact-finding and resolution conferences; prepare witness statements and affidavits; collect and analyze documentary and other evidence; write findings of fact; negotiate predetermination settlements and conciliation agreements; perform training regarding discrimination laws and policies; maintain case files, and manage a case load. This is a full-time position that will report to the Enforcement Manager. Position closes on Tuesday, October 27, 4:00 PM. 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Dave At 02:03 PM 10/16/2015, you wrote: >Hey Kimmee, I think you need to go to nfbnet.org, find the blindlaw >instructions, and then unsubscribe using the relevant email and then >resubscribe using the new email. It's nothing I can do for you. Now, Dave >Andrews probably can but I can't. > >Hope you're well and best! > >Scott > >-----Original Message----- >From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kimie S. >Beverly via blindlaw >Sent: Friday, October 16, 2015 12:33 PM >To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org >Cc: Kimie S. Beverly >Subject: [blindlaw] Please change my email to blindlaw > > >Good Morning! > >I hope this message finds you well. Can you please remove my email >kbeverly at ag.nv.gov and replace it with agathelab at yahoo.com? My office is >cracking down on personal emails being sent to our work address. I would >still like to get information however. > >Thank you so much and have a nice day! >Kimie > >________________________________________ >From: blindlaw [blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] on behalf of >blindlaw-request at nfbnet.org [blindlaw-request at nfbnet.org] >Sent: Friday, October 16, 2015 5:00 AM >To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org >Subject: blindlaw Digest, Vol 137, Issue 8 > >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. a Not So Spooky Raffle That Benefits the Blind of Colorado, > Happy Halloween! (Scott C. LaBarre) > 2. a Not So Spooky Raffle That Benefits the Blind of Colorado, > Happy Halloween! (Scott C. LaBarre) > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Message: 1 >Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2015 09:58:22 -0600 >From: "Scott C. LaBarre" >To: >Subject: [blindlaw] a Not So Spooky Raffle That Benefits the Blind of > Colorado, Happy Halloween! >Message-ID: <00d901d10762$6d1028a0$473079e0$@labarrelaw.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >Dear Friends: > > > >It is that time of year again where I ask you to consider a donation to the >National Federation of the Blind of Colorado which may also have great >benefit to you. First of all, I apologize if this email comes to you more >than once due to the nature of the email lists that I am employing. > > > >In the past, we have been raffling away a $3500.00 gift certificate to a >travel agency or $3500 in cash. This year, our raffle is even better. >Instead of just one prize, there will be three in the amounts of $2500, >$1000, and $500. Tickets are only $10 a piece and $20 for three, multiples >thereof applicable. The drawings will take place on October 31st >(Halloween) and you do not need to be present to win. Please go to >www.nfbco.org/amazing-colorado-raffle > to purchase tickets online >or call 303 504-5979 where Lisa will be happy to take orders over the phone. >Hurry! Online sales will close on October 30th at noon Mountain time. > > > >I thank you again for your consideration! Proceeds benefit NFB programs >such as our Braille literacy camp for children, college scholarship fund, a >talking newspaper service for the blind, and empowerment grants for blind >individuals. > > > >Warmly, > >Scott C. LaBarre, President > >NFB Colorado > > > >P.s. Please let us know if you wish to be removed from this list by sending >a reply email. > >Thanks again! > > > > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 2 >Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2015 10:05:52 -0600 >From: "Scott C. LaBarre" >To: >Subject: [blindlaw] a Not So Spooky Raffle That Benefits the Blind of > Colorado, Happy Halloween! >Message-ID: <00e701d10763$7f653170$7e2f9450$@labarrelaw.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >Dear Friends: > > > >It is that time of year again where I ask you to consider a donation to the >National Federation of the Blind of Colorado which may also have great >benefit to you. First of all, I apologize if this email comes to you more >than once due to the nature of the email lists that I am employing. > > > >In the past, we have been raffling away a $3500.00 gift certificate to a >travel agency or $3500 in cash. This year, our raffle is even better. >Instead of just one prize, there will be three in the amounts of $2500, >$1000, and $500. Tickets are only $10 a piece and $20 for three, multiples >thereof applicable. The drawings will take place on October 31st >(Halloween) and you do not need to be present to win. Please go to >www.nfbco.org/amazing-colorado-raffle > to purchase tickets online >or call 303 504-5979 where Lisa will be happy to take orders over the phone. >Hurry! Online sales will close on October 30th at noon Mountain time. > > > >I thank you again for your consideration! Proceeds benefit NFB programs >such as our Braille literacy camp for children, college scholarship fund, a >talking newspaper service for the blind, and empowerment grants for blind >individuals. > > > >Warmly, > >Scott C. LaBarre, President > >NFB Colorado > > > >P.s. Please let us know if you wish to be removed from this list by sending >a reply email. > >Thanks again! > David Andrews and long white cane Harry. E-Mail: dandrews at visi.com or david.andrews at nfbnet.org From drey94rmro at gmail.com Sat Oct 24 18:37:45 2015 From: drey94rmro at gmail.com (Andrea Romero) Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 11:37:45 -0700 Subject: [blindlaw] Interview Message-ID: Hello, My name is Andrea Romero. I am a student at NMSU and I am looking for a defense attorney or prosecutor that I can interview today or tomorrow for a class assignment. This interview can be by phone and it will only be 5 questions. If I can get a response from somebody that would be great! Thank you, Andrea Romero From dlmlaw at sbcglobal.net Sat Oct 24 20:18:05 2015 From: dlmlaw at sbcglobal.net (Daniel McBride) Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 15:18:05 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] Interview In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <012f01d10e99$19deec00$4d9cc400$@sbcglobal.net> Andrea: I was a felony prosecutor between 1983 and 1986. I then went into significant criminal defense trial work between 1987 and 2007. I continue to do criminal defense, but not as heavily as in past years. I am glad to talk with you. Daniel McBride Fort Worth, Texas 817-847-0023 -----Original Message----- From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Andrea Romero via blindlaw Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2015 1:38 PM To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org Cc: Andrea Romero Subject: [blindlaw] Interview Hello, My name is Andrea Romero. I am a student at NMSU and I am looking for a defense attorney or prosecutor that I can interview today or tomorrow for a class assignment. This interview can be by phone and it will only be 5 questions. If I can get a response from somebody that would be great! Thank you, Andrea Romero _______________________________________________ blindlaw mailing list blindlaw at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for blindlaw: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/dlmlaw%40sbcglobal.net From drey94rmro at gmail.com Sat Oct 24 20:21:25 2015 From: drey94rmro at gmail.com (Andrea Romero) Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 13:21:25 -0700 Subject: [blindlaw] Interview In-Reply-To: <012f01d10e99$19deec00$4d9cc400$@sbcglobal.net> References: <012f01d10e99$19deec00$4d9cc400$@sbcglobal.net> Message-ID: Hello Daniel, When would be a good time to interview you? Andrea Romero On Oct 24, 2015 2:19 PM, "Daniel McBride via blindlaw" wrote: > Andrea: > > I was a felony prosecutor between 1983 and 1986. I then went into > significant criminal defense trial work between 1987 and 2007. I continue > to > do criminal defense, but not as heavily as in past years. I am glad to talk > with you. > > Daniel McBride > Fort Worth, Texas > 817-847-0023 > > -----Original Message----- > From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Andrea > Romero via blindlaw > Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2015 1:38 PM > To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org > Cc: Andrea Romero > Subject: [blindlaw] Interview > > Hello, > My name is Andrea Romero. I am a student at NMSU and I am looking for a > defense attorney or prosecutor that I can interview today or tomorrow for a > class assignment. This interview can be by phone and it will only be 5 > questions. If I can get a response from somebody that would be great! > Thank you, > > Andrea Romero > _______________________________________________ > blindlaw mailing list > blindlaw at nfbnet.org > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for > blindlaw: > > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/dlmlaw%40sbcglobal.net > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/drey94rmro%40gmail.com > From dlmlaw at sbcglobal.net Sat Oct 24 22:01:59 2015 From: dlmlaw at sbcglobal.net (Daniel McBride) Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 17:01:59 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] Interview In-Reply-To: References: <012f01d10e99$19deec00$4d9cc400$@sbcglobal.net> Message-ID: <014601d10ea7$9c5fb3e0$d51f1ba0$@sbcglobal.net> Hello Andrea: It is 5pm in Texas right now. If you can call in the next ten minutes, that will be fine. Otherwise, anytime between 9am and 5pm on Mondays through Fridays. Daniel McBride dlmlaw at sbcglobal.net -----Original Message----- From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Andrea Romero via blindlaw Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2015 3:21 PM To: Blind Law Mailing List Cc: Andrea Romero Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Interview Hello Daniel, When would be a good time to interview you? Andrea Romero On Oct 24, 2015 2:19 PM, "Daniel McBride via blindlaw" wrote: > Andrea: > > I was a felony prosecutor between 1983 and 1986. I then went into > significant criminal defense trial work between 1987 and 2007. I > continue to do criminal defense, but not as heavily as in past years. > I am glad to talk with you. > > Daniel McBride > Fort Worth, Texas > 817-847-0023 > > -----Original Message----- > From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of > Andrea Romero via blindlaw > Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2015 1:38 PM > To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org > Cc: Andrea Romero > Subject: [blindlaw] Interview > > Hello, > My name is Andrea Romero. I am a student at NMSU and I am looking for > a defense attorney or prosecutor that I can interview today or > tomorrow for a class assignment. This interview can be by phone and it > will only be 5 questions. If I can get a response from somebody that would be great! > Thank you, > > Andrea Romero > _______________________________________________ > blindlaw mailing list > blindlaw at nfbnet.org > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for > blindlaw: > > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/dlmlaw%40sbcglob > al.net > > > _______________________________________________ > blindlaw mailing list > blindlaw at nfbnet.org > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for > blindlaw: > > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/drey94rmro%40gma > il.com > _______________________________________________ blindlaw mailing list blindlaw at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for blindlaw: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/dlmlaw%40sbcglobal.net From drey94rmro at gmail.com Sat Oct 24 22:05:01 2015 From: drey94rmro at gmail.com (Andrea Romero) Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 15:05:01 -0700 Subject: [blindlaw] Interview In-Reply-To: <014601d10ea7$9c5fb3e0$d51f1ba0$@sbcglobal.net> References: <012f01d10e99$19deec00$4d9cc400$@sbcglobal.net> <014601d10ea7$9c5fb3e0$d51f1ba0$@sbcglobal.net> Message-ID: I will be calling in the next ten mins. Thank you. Andrea Romero On Oct 24, 2015 4:03 PM, "Daniel McBride via blindlaw" wrote: > Hello Andrea: > > It is 5pm in Texas right now. If you can call in the next ten minutes, that > will be fine. Otherwise, anytime between 9am and 5pm on Mondays through > Fridays. > > Daniel McBride > dlmlaw at sbcglobal.net > > -----Original Message----- > From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Andrea > Romero via blindlaw > Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2015 3:21 PM > To: Blind Law Mailing List > Cc: Andrea Romero > Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Interview > > Hello Daniel, > > When would be a good time to interview you? > > Andrea Romero > On Oct 24, 2015 2:19 PM, "Daniel McBride via blindlaw" < > blindlaw at nfbnet.org> > wrote: > > > Andrea: > > > > I was a felony prosecutor between 1983 and 1986. I then went into > > significant criminal defense trial work between 1987 and 2007. I > > continue to do criminal defense, but not as heavily as in past years. > > I am glad to talk with you. > > > > Daniel McBride > > Fort Worth, Texas > > 817-847-0023 > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of > > Andrea Romero via blindlaw > > Sent: Saturday, October 24, 2015 1:38 PM > > To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org > > Cc: Andrea Romero > > Subject: [blindlaw] Interview > > > > Hello, > > My name is Andrea Romero. I am a student at NMSU and I am looking for > > a defense attorney or prosecutor that I can interview today or > > tomorrow for a class assignment. This interview can be by phone and it > > will only be 5 questions. If I can get a response from somebody that > would > be great! > > Thank you, > > > > Andrea Romero > > _______________________________________________ > > blindlaw mailing list > > blindlaw at nfbnet.org > > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org > > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for > > blindlaw: > > > > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/dlmlaw%40sbcglob > > al.net > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > blindlaw mailing list > > blindlaw at nfbnet.org > > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org > > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for > > blindlaw: > > > > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/drey94rmro%40gma > > il.com > > > _______________________________________________ > blindlaw mailing list > blindlaw at nfbnet.org > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for > blindlaw: > > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/dlmlaw%40sbcglobal.net > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/drey94rmro%40gmail.com > From deepa.goraya at gmail.com Tue Oct 27 20:59:56 2015 From: deepa.goraya at gmail.com (Deepa Goraya) Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2015 16:59:56 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] blind or visually impaired prisoners residing in solitary confinement Message-ID: A message from Jamelia Morgan from the ACLU. Hello All: As the new Arthur Liman Fellow at the ACLU National Prison Project, I’ll be leading the research and advocacy on the use of solitary confinement on physically disabled prisoners. This is a population that is often marginalized in prisons and jails. Although data on the exact numbers of individuals in prisons and jails is difficult to locate, estimates indicate that as many as 26% of state prisoners report possessing a hearing or visual impairment or physical disability. Furthermore, as the prison population ages, research indicates that the number of prisoners living with physical disabilities will increase significantly. These problems in the general prison population are magnified in isolation. My project’s overarching goals are to uncover what is happening, formulate actions to stop the use of isolation on individuals with disabilities, and prevent the use of this practice from expanding with proactive advocacy and public education, and possibly litigation. To support that effort, we are collecting stories of blind or visually impaired prisoners residing in solitary confinement for a human rights report that will raise public awareness of the issue. If you know a blind or visually impaired prisoner residing in solitary confinement, in the past or at present, please fill out the form found here. If you have any questions, please contact Jamelia Morgan at jmorgan at aclu.org. Sincerely, Jamelia Morgan Arthur Liman Fellow ACLU National Prison Project Deepa Deepinder K. Goraya, ESQ. From ckrugman at sbcglobal.net Thu Oct 29 04:42:16 2015 From: ckrugman at sbcglobal.net (Charles Krugman) Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2015 21:42:16 -0700 Subject: [blindlaw] blind or visually impaired prisoners residing in solitary confinement In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <2093BC4C6C4145688DB943FFC346960E@Spike> Hi Deepa I have edited and forwarded this to a national prisoner rights list serve that I belong to so there may be some responses. Chuck Krugman, MSW Paralegal 1237 P Street Fresno ca 93721 559-266-9237 -----Original Message----- From: Deepa Goraya via blindlaw Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2015 1:59 PM To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org Cc: Deepa Goraya Subject: [blindlaw] blind or visually impaired prisoners residing insolitary confinement A message from Jamelia Morgan from the ACLU. Hello All: As the new Arthur Liman Fellow at the ACLU National Prison Project, I’ll be leading the research and advocacy on the use of solitary confinement on physically disabled prisoners. This is a population that is often marginalized in prisons and jails. Although data on the exact numbers of individuals in prisons and jails is difficult to locate, estimates indicate that as many as 26% of state prisoners report possessing a hearing or visual impairment or physical disability. Furthermore, as the prison population ages, research indicates that the number of prisoners living with physical disabilities will increase significantly. These problems in the general prison population are magnified in isolation. My project’s overarching goals are to uncover what is happening, formulate actions to stop the use of isolation on individuals with disabilities, and prevent the use of this practice from expanding with proactive advocacy and public education, and possibly litigation. To support that effort, we are collecting stories of blind or visually impaired prisoners residing in solitary confinement for a human rights report that will raise public awareness of the issue. If you know a blind or visually impaired prisoner residing in solitary confinement, in the past or at present, please fill out the form found here. If you have any questions, please contact Jamelia Morgan at jmorgan at aclu.org. Sincerely, Jamelia Morgan Arthur Liman Fellow ACLU National Prison Project Deepa Deepinder K. Goraya, ESQ. _______________________________________________ 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 rumpole at roadrunner.com Thu Oct 29 12:26:33 2015 From: rumpole at roadrunner.com (Ross A. Doerr) Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2015 08:26:33 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] Harvard law library NY times article Message-ID: <002001d11245$0c112a70$24337f50$@roadrunner.com> Below is a link to a New York Times article about the Harvard law library's digitizing of legal resources to be offerred for free. I'm not seeing anything in the article about the formatting of what they are doing. Does anyone know if this resource would be accessible for those of us using screen readers? Anybody on the list going to Harvard? Practicing law near Haarvard? Harvard Law Library Readies Trove of Decisions for Digital Age Ross A. Doerr Attorney at law From dmanners at jd16.law.harvard.edu Thu Oct 29 12:49:17 2015 From: dmanners at jd16.law.harvard.edu (Derek Manners) Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2015 08:49:17 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] Harvard law library NY times article In-Reply-To: <002001d11245$0c112a70$24337f50$@roadrunner.com> References: <002001d11245$0c112a70$24337f50$@roadrunner.com> Message-ID: <2284D5EB-AFAF-4E2F-9542-1308C879B124@jd16.law.harvard.edu> I'm a 3L at Harvard Law. I'll look into it. Best regards Derek Manners Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 29, 2015, at 8:26 AM, Ross A. Doerr via blindlaw wrote: > > Below is a link to a New York Times article about the Harvard law library's > digitizing of legal resources to be offerred for free. > > I'm not seeing anything in the article about the formatting of what they are > doing. > > Does anyone know if this resource would be accessible for those of us using > screen readers? > > Anybody on the list going to Harvard? Practicing law near Haarvard? > > > r_id=f9516b45888e1132593bc97221867be8&email_type=eta&task_id=144611957361950 > ®i_id=0> Harvard Law Library Readies Trove of Decisions for Digital Age > > > > Ross A. Doerr Attorney at law > > _______________________________________________ > blindlaw mailing list > blindlaw at nfbnet.org > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for blindlaw: > http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/dmanners%40jd16.law.harvard.edu From deepa.goraya at gmail.com Thu Oct 29 13:18:51 2015 From: deepa.goraya at gmail.com (Deepa Goraya) Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2015 09:18:51 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] blind or visually impaired prisoners residing in solitary confinement In-Reply-To: <2093BC4C6C4145688DB943FFC346960E@Spike> References: <2093BC4C6C4145688DB943FFC346960E@Spike> Message-ID: <10573E86-4A6F-468E-A936-5188720C92D8@gmail.com> great thank you. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 29, 2015, at 12:42 AM, Charles Krugman via blindlaw wrote: > > Hi Deepa > I have edited and forwarded this to a national prisoner rights list serve that I belong to so there may be some responses. > Chuck Krugman, MSW Paralegal > 1237 P Street > Fresno ca 93721 > 559-266-9237 > > -----Original Message----- From: Deepa Goraya via blindlaw > Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2015 1:59 PM > To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org > Cc: Deepa Goraya > Subject: [blindlaw] blind or visually impaired prisoners residing insolitary confinement > > A message from Jamelia Morgan from the ACLU. > > Hello All: > > As the new Arthur Liman Fellow at the ACLU National Prison Project, > I’ll be leading the research and advocacy on the use of solitary > confinement on physically disabled prisoners. This is a population > that is often marginalized in prisons and jails. Although data on the > exact numbers of individuals in prisons and jails is difficult to > locate, estimates indicate that as many as 26% of state prisoners > report possessing a hearing or visual impairment or physical > disability. Furthermore, as the prison population ages, research > indicates that the number of prisoners living with physical > disabilities will increase significantly. These problems in the > general prison population are magnified in isolation. > > My project’s overarching goals are to uncover what is happening, > formulate actions to stop the use of isolation on individuals with > disabilities, and prevent the use of this practice from expanding with > proactive advocacy and public education, and possibly litigation. To > support that effort, we are collecting stories of blind or visually > impaired prisoners residing in solitary confinement for a human rights > report that will raise public awareness of the issue. If you know a > blind or visually impaired prisoner residing in solitary confinement, > in the past or at present, please fill out the form found here. > > If you have any questions, please contact Jamelia Morgan at jmorgan at aclu.org. > > Sincerely, > Jamelia Morgan > Arthur Liman Fellow > ACLU National Prison Project > > Deepa > > Deepinder K. Goraya, ESQ. > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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/deepa.goraya%40gmail.com From Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov Thu Oct 29 21:54:13 2015 From: Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov (Nightingale, Noel) Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2015 21:54:13 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] FPD Job Announcement - Research & Writing Specialist In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: From: Madeline Scarp [mailto:Madeline_Scarp at fd.org] Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2015 2:51 PM To: Nightingale, Noel Subject: FPD Job Announcement - Research & Writing Specialist Dear Noel, The Office of the Federal Public Defender is accepting applications for a full-time, temporary (one year and one day) Research & Writing Specialist. The position announcement is attached. We would greatly appreciate you sharing this information with WADA members. Thanks for your time. Sincerely, Madeline Scarp, Administrative Assistant Federal Public Defender - Western District of Washington 1601 Fifth Avenue, Suite 700 | Seattle, WA 98101 Tel: (206) 553-1100 ext. 225 Fax: (206) 553-0120 This email, including attachments, is privileged and confidential. If you have received this communication in error, please note that any consideration or dissemination is strictly prohibited. If you are not an intended recipient, then please reply to the sender and delete this message from your system immediately. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Temporary Research & Writing Specialist Job Announcement W(WA).pdf Type: application/octet-stream Size: 11095 bytes Desc: Temporary Research & Writing Specialist Job Announcement W(WA).pdf URL: From m_b_gilmore at yahoo.com Thu Oct 29 22:01:10 2015 From: m_b_gilmore at yahoo.com (Mike Gilmore) Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2015 15:01:10 -0700 Subject: [blindlaw] help from California licensed attorneys Message-ID: <1446156070.56001.YahooMailBasic@web126702.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> Hi, My dad lives in California dnw ould like to put his house into trust for my brother and myself. Does anyone have a sample document of what this type of instrument looks like (i.e., one he can put his information into?) I'm licensed in Virginia and so I can't tell him what to do and I don't know what the instrument should look like to be valid in California. Thanks. Mike From Susan.Kelly at pima.gov Fri Oct 30 16:57:04 2015 From: Susan.Kelly at pima.gov (Susan Kelly) Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2015 16:57:04 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] FW: [Juvgeneral] Reminder Upcoming Deadlines: Positions Available at NJDC In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Just in case anyone is interested in the juvenile law arena (and trust me, it is both very frustrating and very rewarding), NJDC (National Juvenile Defender Center) is a fantastic organization. I have been involved with them for over three years on a regional level and been a presenter at a couple of their yearly trainings, and they are also very open to making whatever ADA accommodations a person might need. Their main office / headquarters in the D.C. area, where I assume these positions will be located, but know that there will likely be a lot of travel as well. From: Juvgeneral [mailto:juvgeneral-bounces at lists.njdclists.info] On Behalf Of NJDC Lists Sent: Friday, October 30, 2015 9:34 AM To: juvgeneral at njdclists.info Subject: [Juvgeneral] Reminder Upcoming Deadlines: Positions Available at NJDC Dear Colleagues, As a reminder, the National Juvenile Defender Center (NJDC) is very excited to hire for five new positions. Please see below or attached for more details about the positions and please note the upcoming deadlines. Please feel free to share this announcement with anyone you think may be qualified and interested. * Coordinator, Civil Legal Service Initiative (applications must be received by 11:59pm on Sunday, November 1, 2015) * Project Attorneys, Civil Legal Service Initiative (two positions; applications must be received by 11:59pm on Sunday, November 1, 2015) * Development & Communications Associate (applications must be received by 11:59pm on Sunday, November 8, 2015) * Gault Fellow (applications must be received by Tuesday, December 1, 2015) Position: Coordinator, Civil Legal Service Initiative Reports to: Deputy Director Location: Washington, D.C. Number of Positions: one (1) Position Description: Working in partnership with state and local individuals, organizations, and agencies, the Coordinator will oversee all the activities of NJDC's Civil Legal Services Initiative, including supervising two full-time Project Attorneys. Supported by NJDC staff and a host of national partners and consultants, the Coordinator will ensure and oversee the development and testing of a new curriculum on Collateral Consequences; a national public defense strategy on juvenile reintegration; and the development and implementation of a state-by-state strategy for the mass sealing and expungement of juvenile records. The Coordinator will be responsible for managing the overall initiative, writing and submitting reports, collecting and managing data, overseeing the work of two Project Attorneys and consultants, arranging meetings and working groups, and coordinating with state and local partnerships to integrate juvenile defense and civil legal services at both the national and local levels. This position is grant funded through December 31, 2017. There is no guarantee that the hired candidate can be retained past the grant period but candidates are expected to commit to this project through September 30, 2017. Essential Attributes & Skills: * Ability to work independently and supervise others * Strong time management skills * High degree of organization and professionalism * Strong legal and policy analysis skills * Ability to perform and react with flexibility in fast-paced legal environment * Attention to detail * High degree of technical aptitude * Excellent interpersonal and Communication * Proficient in MSOffice applications Key Responsibilities & Requirements: * Managing extensive legal and policy research with an eye toward a unified national strategy * Supporting the development of training and case materials * Delegating and supervising the work of two civil legal service initiative attorneys * Drafting model statute and/or other model policies * Collaborating and meeting with local and state partners to provide resources to jurisdictions across the country * Designing model policies * Fulfilling other duties as assigned Qualifications: * JD with Bar admission in any state * 4-8 years of legal experience * Outstanding research and writing skills * Exceptional verbal and communication skills * Strong interpersonal skills * Experience supervising staff and/or interns * Experience conducting training * Ability to work both independently and collaboratively * Proficient in juvenile defense law and policy concepts * Demonstrated experience working with a diverse set of stakeholders * Highly Detail-Orientated Compensation: Base salary is $75,000 - $85,000, with additional health benefits. How to Apply: Applicants should send a .pdf copy of a resume and cover letter to inquiries at njdc.info with the subject line: "Coordinator, Smart on Juvenile Justice Civil Legal Service Initiative". All applications must be received by 11:59pm on Sunday, November 1, 2015. Applications received after that date may not be considered. Candidates who are selected for interviews will be notified. No telephone calls, please. ________________________________ Position: Project Attorney (s), Civil Legal Service Initiative Reports to: Project Coordinator & Deputy Director Location: Washington, D.C. Number of Positions: two (2) Position Description: NDJC is looking for two Project Attorneys to work in partnership with the Civil Legal Service Initiative Coordinator, to engage in a blend of practice and policy initiatives designed to provide the field with critical support to ensure the development of cooperative juvenile defense and civil legal services at the local and national level. The Project Attorneys will be engaged in cutting-edge, multi-faceted work, providing research, legal advocacy, policy development, and direct services. Each Project Attorney will also collaborate with local and national partners in the development of new tools, protocols, models, and publications focused on advancing broad community supports for court-involved youth returning to their communities. Project Attorneys may work on the development of new high-level training materials for juvenile defenders on mitigating collateral consequences of court involvement, strategies to engage public defense systems more actively in juvenile reintegration programs, or advancing policies aimed at mass sealing and expungement of juvenile records. Both positions are grant funded through October 31, 2017. There is no guarantee that the hired candidates can be retained past the grant period, but candidates are expected to commit to this project through September 30, 2017. Essential Attributes & Skills: * Ability to work independently, respond to supervision, and work as a team * Strong time management skills * High degree of organization and professionalism * Excellent legal research, writing, and analysis skills * Ability to perform and react with flexibility in fast-paced legal environment * Attention to detail * High degree of technical aptitude * Excellent interpersonal and Communication * Proficient in MSOffice applications Key Responsibilities & Requirements: * Conducting extensive legal and policy research as assigned * Developing materials and publications for training and case work * Drafting model statute and/or other model policies * Collaborating with local and state partners to provide targeted services and other assistance to court-involved youth. * Fulfilling other duties as assigned Qualifications: * JD with bar admission in any state (or with admission pending) * 1-3 years of professional legal experience (or exceptional extern/volunteer experience while in law school) * Familiarity with and demonstrated interest in juvenile defense law and policy concepts * Strong research and writing skills * Excellent Interpersonal and Communication Skills * Ability to work both independently and collaboratively * Demonstrated experience working with a diverse set of stakeholders * Detail-Oriented Compensation: Base salary will range from $45,000 to $65,000, depending on experience, with additional health benefits How to Apply: Applicants should send a .pdf copy of a resume and cover letter to inquiries at njdc.info with the subject line: "Project Attorney, Civil Legal Service Initiative". All applications must be received by 11:59pm on Sunday, November 1, 2015. Applications received after that date may not be considered. Candidates who are selected for interviews will be notified. No telephone calls, please. ________________________________ Position: Gault Fellow Location: Washington, D.C. Number of Positions: one (1) Position Description: The Gault Fellow will perform extensive legal work for NJDC and assist with the provision of training and technical assistance to the juvenile defense community. The Fellow will work closely with juvenile defense attorneys nationwide, as well as with law schools, legal clinics, and nonprofit law centers to improve the access to counsel and quality of representation for all children. NJDC relies on the Gault Fellow as the go-to person for on-demand research. The Fellow will also collaborate in long-term projects to develop legal and policy initiative around a broad range of juvenile defense issues. This may include writing and research for reports, articles, issue briefs, and fact sheets to inform the field. The Fellow may also assist in the research, writing, and crafting of amicus briefs, engage in public speaking, or participate in juvenile defender training as needed. The Fellow is expected to proactively initiate projects to improve the provision of justice in the juvenile delinquency system. The Gault Fellow is also responsible for maintaining NJDC's social media/web presence and ensuring effective communication of key legal and policy developments to the field. This is a two-year internal fellowship; it is not a grant- or project-based fellowship and the hired candidate will be expected to commit to the full two-year term, ending in September 2018. Qualifications: Applicants must have graduated from law school in 2015 or 2016. Applicants will be judged on the extent to which they possess the vision, drive, and skills required to create and sustain the work that furthers NJDC's mission. NJDC will consider the applicant's competence, character, and commitment. Applicants must have excellent legal research, writing, analytic, and communication skills. Knowledge of juvenile delinquency law highly preferred, but an interest in juvenile rights, criminal law, and racial and social justice is essential. Applicants should possess a sense of humor, be hard-working, self-motivated, well-organized and have the proven ability to work with a wide range of people. Salary and Benefits: Fellowship salary of $45,000 and health benefits package, salary may increase in second year depending on performance and organizational funding. Application Procedure: Applicants should send (1) a letter of interest, (2) resume, and (3) a one paragraph summary of the case In re Gault (no more than 250 words) to inquiries at njdc.info, with the subject line: "Gault Fellow Application". Deadline for submissions is December 1, 2015. All documents must be in .pdf format. No transcripts or grades, please. ________________________________ Position: Development & Communications Associate (Full Time) Reports to: Executive Director Location: Washington, DC Summary of Position The National Juvenile Defender Center (NJDC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring justice for all children through excellence in juvenile defense. Under the supervision of the Executive Director, and in collaboration with the Board of Directors, the Development and Communications Associate is responsible for developing and implementing fundraising and communications strategies. The position encompasses a diverse set of responsibilities including, but not limited to: Development Responsibilities * In conjunction with the Executive Director (ED) and in consultation with the Board, develop and implement a written strategic fund development plan for increasing revenues from individuals, corporations, and foundations * Coordinate annual giving campaigns and launch planned giving program * Establish recognition, acknowledgements, and incentives for donors and volunteers * Conduct grant and philanthropy research and draft funding proposals * Coordinate special fundraising events, design and manage sponsorship and underwriting strategies * Develop and maintain organizational profile on philanthropy websites * Develop an individual and corporate donor base * Contribute to donor database, records management, and reporting Communications Responsibilities * Work with the ED to promote the mission of NJDC in all external communications * Work with ED and communications consultants in the development and implementation of a communications plan * Field calls from media and work with staff to prepare talking points * Prepare press releases and integrate into organization communications * Create, edit, and distribute print and digital information for education, marketing, advocacy campaigns, media, and fundraising purposes * Develop and manage electronic newsletter and brochures to coordinate with NJDC's website and social-media * Manage social media postings in conjunction with Gault Fellow who manages postings to attorneys * Strengthen NJDC's web presence * Create and manage organization's communications calendar Other Responsibilities * Attend team meetings, other administrative meetings and events * Assist with staff training in development and communications * Occasional travel * Develop and maintain familiarity with NJDC's partners & allies Required Skills & Qualifications * College Degree * 2-4 years professional-level business/nonprofit communications, public relations, or journalism experience * Outstanding interpersonal skills, with a demonstrated ability to engage and cultivate relationships with diverse constituents * Exceptional writing and editing skills, and demonstrated experience creating print and online communications tools (including excellent computer skills) * Experience planning and implementing fundraising campaigns * Expertise with web-based activities such as social media marketing and e-philanthropy * Knowledge of effective practices in donor cultivation and management * Familiarity with DonorPro, ConstantContact, or similar platforms * Ability to manage timelines and project budgets effectively * Familiarity with juvenile justice issues and/or related social justice causes in the nonprofit community * Exercise good judgment, discretion, and confidentiality of sensitive information relating to organization's mission and operations * Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects * Works creatively and flexibly in a team environment, operating autonomously under minimal supervision, but accepting direction, supervision, and guidance when appropriate * Occasional evening or weekend work required * Graphic arts skills a plus Application Instructions: Applicants should send a .pdf copy of the following documents 1) resume, 2) cover letter and 3) campaign sample or writing sample to inquiries at njdc.info with the subject line: "Development and Communications Associate". 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Trusts are complicated and need to be treated as such. His county bar association should have a lawyer referral service and information about legal document assistants that are qualified to assist him can be found at www.calda.org. Chuck Krugman, MSW Paralegal 1237 P Street Fresno ca 93721 559-266-9237 -----Original Message----- From: Mike Gilmore via blindlaw Sent: Thursday, October 29, 2015 3:01 PM To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org Cc: Mike Gilmore Subject: [blindlaw] help from California licensed attorneys Hi, My dad lives in California dnw ould like to put his house into trust for my brother and myself. Does anyone have a sample document of what this type of instrument looks like (i.e., one he can put his information into?) I'm licensed in Virginia and so I can't tell him what to do and I don't know what the instrument should look like to be valid in California. Thanks. 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/ckrugman%40sbcglobal.net