[blindlaw] Tax Returns

[kelby carlson]

Luckily I'm doing this through my school, so I will probably be able
to find one that way; we're still working on it.



On 1/19/17, Tai Tomasi via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> I have not found any reliable alternatives to resolve this issue, other than
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> assist, but legal expertise is not required. You could easily train a reader
> to skim documents and provide you with the information you need. Check with
> your state's radio reading service to see if they have any readers in mind,
> or post an ad locally or online. You may be able to find an undergraduate
> student who needs volunteer hours, and reading could count toward their
> requirement. Best of luck.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindLaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of kelby
> carlson via BlindLaw
> Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2017 9:06 AM
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> Cc: kelby carlson <kelbycarlson at gmail.com>
> Subject: [blindlaw] Tax Returns
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> All,
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> I am doing an internship that involves, among other things, analyzing
> clients' tax returns. While the IRS has a lot of accessible forms that I am
> able to fill out, it's more difficult to read previous tax returns that are
> already complete. I have Kurzweil, but using OCR doesn't always work that
> well since it doesn't catch things like checked or unchecked boxes. Does
> anyone know of a solution besides obtaining a reader? We're having some
> trouble doing that at the moment.
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