[blindlaw] Bluebook

[Meredith Ballard]

I had some issues with the Bluebook website when I first started law school, mainly because the website is organized differently than the actual book (or it was a few years ago, I’m now a 3L) and my instructions for class were specifically for the book itself. The screen reader may be better if you are using the accessible PDF or an MS word version. The whole process will get easier once you memorize the citation style for your area and don’t have to constantly look up routine things. 

> On Sep 7, 2016, at 9:04 AM, kelby carlson via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Wow, i wish I had an accessible PDF of the Bluebook; my version is
> terrible. I recommend the online version; once you know how to
> navigate it, you can get to any rule or table instantly by typing it
> in the search bar. it will probably also be easier to examine the
> fonts with JAWS most of the time. *You will probably want to start
> using MS Word for legal writing; I can attest that the formatting
> capabilities of the BrailleNote are limited, and you might also be
> required to use footnotes or endnotes.)
> 
> On 9/7/16, Jameyanne Fuller via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org <mailto:blindlaw at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
>> Hello all,
>> 
>> I'm in my second week of law school, and we're starting work with the
>> Bluebook. I have an accessible PDF of the bluebook from the publisher which
>> the accessibility office converted to Word for me, but I'm having trouble
>> navigating through it with my BrailleNote. One of our upper-class advisors,
>> whose sighted, said he uses the online version of the Bluebook because he
>> finds it easier to navigate. I'm wondering if any of you have experience or
>> advice on this.
>> 
>> Thanks so much.
>> 
>> Jameyanne Fuller
>> 
>> jameyanne at gmail.com <mailto:jameyanne at gmail.com>
>> 
>> 
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