[blindlaw] Attorney Trials and Tribulations At Trial

[Tai Tomasi]

Hi, all. I represented a client at an administrative hearing today and my hard drive failed. I was unable to access anything on my computer. I am glad that I thought ahead to put all of my questions onto my Braille display and that I had prepared extensively, as I was unable to bring up any of my exhibits on my Braille display. I knew them very well, and I had my legal assistant with whom I could confer briefly from time to time. I had all of my materials on a flash drive for easy access, as well as on the computer itself. However, the exhibits were too voluminous to open with my Braille display. I do not have access to a Braille embosser, and the huge binder of print exhibits would have been too large to reproduce and carry in hard copy Braille.

Other than having a Braille display and using a legal assistant, what are other techniques for handling such terrifying situations?



Ms. Tai Tomasi, J.D.
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