[blindlaw] Best technology for oral arguments?

[Cody J. Davis]

James,

In my limited experience in oral arguments, I've done the best o van to know my arguments and sources 
Backward and forward. This makes for a much smoother performance, but it does take more time. As a backup, I use a one page cheat sheet with a general outline and the citations. I have this on an iPad with Bluetooth headst so the iPad reads the section my finger is over. I limit the outline to one page so that I can get accustomed to where the section is on the screen so I'll know exactly where to go during arguments. 

Best,
Cody 


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> On Apr 14, 2016, at 9:33 AM, James Fetter via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Dear All,
> I hope that spring is finding you all well and, for my fellow law students, not as exhausted as I am at the end of the semester. I would like to have your thoughts on the best technological solutions for having notes at hand during oral arguments, either in a moot court or real court context. I currently use a Braille display, specifically the Alva BC640, which works reasonably well with Jaws. However, I find it difficult at times to move quickly to notes pertinent to whatever element of the argument I need to jump to, especially after responding to a question that asked about a specific case or citation to the record. I'm sure some of this is simply a matter of gaining more experience with doing oral arguments, but I would still appreciate any tips you all might have about this. I recently heard about Humanware's BrailleNote Touch, which sounds interesting, but I have steered clear of proprietary note-takers, since they're not exactly on the cutting edge or universally compatible with mainstream file formats. Any thoughts on structuring notes would also be appreciated. Thanks.
> All Best,
> James
> 
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