From ashley.biggs1 at maryland.gov Tue Jul 3 15:50:52 2018 From: ashley.biggs1 at maryland.gov (Ashley Biggs -LBPH-) Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2018 11:50:52 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] One Book, One Maryland Message-ID: Hi everyone! Ashley here from the Maryland State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped! We are super excited to be one of the program members of the Maryland Humanities One Book, One Maryland program. The book chosen is "Bloodsworth" by Tim Junkin. The book focuses on the story of Mr. Junkin who was imprisoned for murder but was later exonerated by DNA evidence. By participating in this program, we need to hold an event based around this year's theme: "Justice." Justice, here, can be used flexibly. The library would like to host a teleconference event and has many great ideas. However, I wanted to shout out to the legal experts I know via BlindLaw to see if these topics would be of interest and have appeal, and if they are, what your thoughts would be or if you could point us in a direction for speakers. As with any program our library does, we will attempt to hold the program accessible, either via teleconference or webcast and try to make sure that all the materials/handouts are made accessible either before or after the event. We are, of course, open to ideas and thoughts about potential programs; so please shoot me an email! Our ideas are: - Forensic Science and DNA - Social Justice as it relates to the visually impaired community - Legal Justice as it relates to the visually impaired community - "Know Your Rights" Best, Ashley *Ashley M. Biggs* *Outreach Librarian* Maryland State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped Maryland State Library 415 Park Avenue Baltimore, Maryland 21201-3603 410-230-2430 (office) | 667-209-1563 (cell) | 410-333-2095 (fax) ashley.biggs1 at maryland.gov http://www.lbph.maryland.gov Click here to complete a three-question customer experience survey. From ashley.biggs1 at maryland.gov Tue Jul 3 18:30:10 2018 From: ashley.biggs1 at maryland.gov (Ashley Biggs -LBPH-) Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2018 14:30:10 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] Upcoming programs at LBPH Message-ID: Hello everyone! Please excuse cross-postings. The Maryland State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped is excited to announce two teleconferences this month. Please feel free to share (and attend!) either or both programs. These programs are *FREE *and open to the public. The first is a teleconference in partnership with the BBB of Maryland. We will be discussing fraud and fraud prevention. This program designed is to provide information on common scams and fraudulent activities that many Americans fall victim to each year. Many people believe that fraud and scams only happen online or over the telephone; or that victims are only those who are unaware of scams and fraudulent businesses. Held Monday, July 10 at 6:00 PM. To join the program, please dial: (515) 604-9516 and enter the code: 202933 The link for program information is here: https://www.facebook.com/events/583600625353535/ The second is a teleconference in partnership with Annapolis Music Therapy Services. We will be discussing the benefits and basics of music therapy. The focus of this program will be to explain the basics of music therapy, how it can benefit many people, and how, in particular, it impacts the visually impaired community. Held Monday, July 17 at 6:00 PM. This program is being held via teleconference: Dial-in: 515-604-9516, enter access code: 202933 The link for program information is here: https://www.facebook.com/events/183434755695822/ If you have any questions, please contact me off-list. Best, Ash *Ashley M. Biggs* *Outreach Librarian* Maryland State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped Maryland State Library 415 Park Avenue Baltimore, Maryland 21201-3603 410-230-2430 (office) | 667-209-1563 (cell) | 410-333-2095 (fax) ashley.biggs1 at maryland.gov http://www.lbph.maryland.gov Click here to complete a three-question customer experience survey. From ashley.biggs1 at maryland.gov Tue Jul 3 20:12:46 2018 From: ashley.biggs1 at maryland.gov (Ashley Biggs -LBPH-) Date: Tue, 3 Jul 2018 16:12:46 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] Correction: Upcoming programs at LBPH Message-ID: Hi everyone. I must correct myself! Both programs are on Tuesdays, not Mondays. Fraud - Tuesday, July 10 at 6:00 PM https://www.facebook. com/events/583600625353535/ Music - Tuesday, July 17 at 6:00 PM https://www.facebook. com/events/183434755695822/ Best, Ashley *Ashley M. Biggs* *Outreach Librarian* Maryland State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped Maryland State Library 415 Park Avenue Baltimore, Maryland 21201-3603 410-230-2430 (office) | 667-209-1563 (cell) | 410-333-2095 (fax) ashley.biggs1 at maryland.gov http://www.lbph.maryland.gov Click here to complete a three-question customer experience survey. On Tue, Jul 3, 2018 at 2:30 PM, Ashley Biggs -LBPH- < ashley.biggs1 at maryland.gov> wrote: > Hello everyone! Please excuse cross-postings. > > The Maryland State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped is > excited to announce two teleconferences this month. Please feel free to > share (and attend!) either or both programs. These programs are *FREE *and > open to the public. > > The first is a teleconference in partnership with the BBB of Maryland. We > will be discussing fraud and fraud prevention. This program designed is > to provide information on common scams and fraudulent activities that many > Americans fall victim to each year. Many people believe that fraud and > scams only happen online or over the telephone; or that victims are only > those who are unaware of scams and fraudulent businesses. Held Monday, July > 10 at 6:00 PM. > > To join the program, please dial: > (515) 604-9516 and enter the code: 202933 > The link for program information is here: https://www.facebook. > com/events/583600625353535/ > > > The second is a teleconference in partnership with Annapolis Music Therapy > Services. We will be discussing the benefits and basics of music therapy. The > focus of this program will be to explain the basics of music therapy, how > it can benefit many people, and how, in particular, it impacts the visually > impaired community. Held Monday, July 17 at 6:00 PM. > > This program is being held via teleconference: > Dial-in: 515-604-9516, enter access code: 202933 > The link for program information is here: https://www.facebook. > com/events/183434755695822/ > > If you have any questions, please contact me off-list. > > Best, > > Ash > > > > *Ashley M. Biggs* > *Outreach Librarian* > Maryland State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped > Maryland State Library > 415 Park Avenue > Baltimore, Maryland 21201-3603 > > 410-230-2430 (office) | 667-209-1563 (cell) | 410-333-2095 (fax) > ashley.biggs1 at maryland.gov > > http://www.lbph.maryland.gov > > > Click here > to > complete a three-question customer experience survey. > From slabarre at labarrelaw.com Thu Jul 5 09:23:41 2018 From: slabarre at labarrelaw.com (Scott C. Labarre) Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2018 03:23:41 -0600 Subject: [blindlaw] today's NABL Meeting Message-ID: <009601d41441$dd6d3ae0$9847b0a0$@labarrelaw.com> Hello everyone, for those of us here in Orlando, I just wanted to remind you of today's meeting and encourage you to be on time because we have a packed agenda and we don't want to be late to the reception grin I have pasted our agenda below. Please note that we will be shifting some of the items around based on late breaking developments for some of our participants. Best, Scott AGENDA NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLIND LAWYERS 2018 ANNUAL MEETING ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Thursday, July 5, 2018 Panzacola Ballroom H-3, Level 1 Rosen Shingle Creek Orlando, Florida 12:55 pm WELCOME AND MEETING LOGISTICS Scott C. LaBarre, President, NABL, Denver, CO 1:00 pm EFFECTIVE PRACTICE BEFORE THE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION Kristen Foslid, Trial Attorney, EEOC, Miami, FL 1:35 pm CONTINUING TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES Marc Maurer, Director of Legal Policy, NFB, Baltimore, MD; Regina Kline, Partner, Brown Goldstein and Levy, Baltimore, MD; Pamela Steward, Joe Magers, and Mark Felton, (workers challenging workplace discrimination and subminimum wages at Seneca) 2:10 pm CLERKING YOUR WAY TO SUCCESS: THE EXPERIENCES OF BLIND LAW CLERKS Deepa Goraya, Associate Counsel, Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs, Washington, D.C, Moderator.; Karla Gilbride, Washington, D.C.; Michal Nowicki, Chicago, IL; Chris Stewart, Bowling Green, KY; Laura Wolk, Washington, D.C.; 2:45 pm TRANSFORMING OUR DREAMS INTO REALITY THROUGH LITIGATION Eve Hill, Partner, Brown, Goldstein and Levy, Washington, D.C.; Scott LaBarre, LaBarre Law Offices, P.C., Denver, CO 3:15 pm REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS AND THE PRACTICE OF LAW Ronza Othman, Acting Director, EEO Compliance Group, Office of Equal Opportunity and Civil Rights, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Baltimore, MD, Moderator; Randy Farber, Partner, Jackson Walker, Houston, TX; Deepa Goraya, Associate Counsel, Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs, Washington, D.C.; Tai Tomasi, Staff Attorney, Disability Rights Iowa, Des Moines, IA 4:00 pm AIRA AND VISUAL INTERPRETERS: ETHICAL RAMIFICATIONS WHEN USED BY BLIND ATTORNEYS Kevan Worley, Consultant, AIRA, Colorado Springs, CO; Tim Elder, Second Vice President, NABL, TRE Legal, Freemont, CA 4:20 pm A BLIND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE: HOW THE JOB GETS DONE Parnell Diggs, Administrative Law Judge, Social Security Administration, Cincinnati, OH 4:40 pm SECURING YOUR FINANCIAL FUTURE AS A BLIND LEGAL PROFESSIONAL Rebecca Chang, Financial Advisor, Transamerica, Chicago, IL 5:00 p.m. ADJOURN TO RECEPTION 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. ANNUAL NABL RECEPTION (ticketed event) Join us for cocktails and hors d'oeuvres as we celebrate the progress of our organization. Network and meet your fellow blind attorneys and legal professionals. Panzacola Ballroom H-2, Level 1 From kelbycarlson at gmail.com Thu Jul 5 17:33:07 2018 From: kelbycarlson at gmail.com (Kelby Carlson) Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2018 13:33:07 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] MPRE Accommodations? Message-ID: <40ce3549-175d-8b57-d43d-ebe80e204085@gmail.com> Has anyone here had trouble getting accommodations for the MPRE? I'm having identical trouble with them as I did with the LSAC four years ago. Getting accommodations for the Pennsylvania bar was no trouble and I submitted an identical package to both institutions. From howardadelsberg at gmail.com Thu Jul 5 17:39:44 2018 From: howardadelsberg at gmail.com (Howard Adelsberg) Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2018 13:39:44 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] MPRE Accommodations? In-Reply-To: <40ce3549-175d-8b57-d43d-ebe80e204085@gmail.com> References: <40ce3549-175d-8b57-d43d-ebe80e204085@gmail.com> Message-ID: call me at 9179224979. Howard Adelsberg On Thu, Jul 5, 2018 at 1:33 PM, Kelby Carlson via BlindLaw < blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote: > Has anyone here had trouble getting accommodations for the MPRE? I'm > having identical trouble with them as I did with the LSAC four years ago. > Getting accommodations for the Pennsylvania bar was no trouble and I > submitted an identical package to both institutions. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/howard > .adelsberg%40gmail.com > -- Howard M. Adelsberg From kelbycarlson at gmail.com Thu Jul 5 17:42:06 2018 From: kelbycarlson at gmail.com (Kelby Carlson) Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2018 13:42:06 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] MPRE Accommodations? In-Reply-To: References: <40ce3549-175d-8b57-d43d-ebe80e204085@gmail.com> Message-ID: Don't really have time at the moment; about to start the second half of a simulated bar essay exam. Feel free to email, though--kelbycarlson at gmail.com. On 7/5/2018 1:39 PM, Howard Adelsberg via BlindLaw wrote: > call me at 9179224979. > Howard Adelsberg > > On Thu, Jul 5, 2018 at 1:33 PM, Kelby Carlson via BlindLaw < > blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote: > >> Has anyone here had trouble getting accommodations for the MPRE? I'm >> having identical trouble with them as I did with the LSAC four years ago. >> Getting accommodations for the Pennsylvania bar was no trouble and I >> submitted an identical package to both institutions. >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/howard >> .adelsberg%40gmail.com >> > > From laura.wolk at gmail.com Thu Jul 5 17:49:51 2018 From: laura.wolk at gmail.com (Laura Wolk) Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2018 13:49:51 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] MPRE Accommodations? In-Reply-To: References: <40ce3549-175d-8b57-d43d-ebe80e204085@gmail.com> Message-ID: Kelby, I successfully appealed an accommodations denial for the MPRE. Feel free to contact me at laura.wolk at gmail.com if you'd like to discuss. Laura On 7/5/18, Kelby Carlson via BlindLaw wrote: > Don't really have time at the moment; about to start the second half of > a simulated bar essay exam. Feel free to email, > though--kelbycarlson at gmail.com. > > > On 7/5/2018 1:39 PM, Howard Adelsberg via BlindLaw wrote: >> call me at 9179224979. >> Howard Adelsberg >> >> On Thu, Jul 5, 2018 at 1:33 PM, Kelby Carlson via BlindLaw < >> blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote: >> >>> Has anyone here had trouble getting accommodations for the MPRE? I'm >>> having identical trouble with them as I did with the LSAC four years >>> ago. >>> Getting accommodations for the Pennsylvania bar was no trouble and I >>> submitted an identical package to both institutions. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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/howard >>> .adelsberg%40gmail.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/laura.wolk%40gmail.com > From NSingh at cov.com Thu Jul 5 18:01:09 2018 From: NSingh at cov.com (Singh, Nandini) Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2018 18:01:09 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] MPRE Accommodations? In-Reply-To: <40ce3549-175d-8b57-d43d-ebe80e204085@gmail.com> References: <40ce3549-175d-8b57-d43d-ebe80e204085@gmail.com> Message-ID: I did not have much trouble receiving accommodations for the MPRE. I will say, however, that on the day of the test that implementing the accommodations proved difficult. i.e. JAWS was not working on the laptop issued by the NCBE, which is the agency that administers the MPRE. We eventually did get it to work--in no small part thanks to sympathetic proctors who helped me crack the whip to rectify the situation. -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kelby Carlson via BlindLaw Sent: Thursday, July 5, 2018 1:33 PM To: Tai Tomasi via BlindLaw Cc: Kelby Carlson Subject: [blindlaw] MPRE Accommodations? Has anyone here had trouble getting accommodations for the MPRE? I'm having identical trouble with them as I did with the LSAC four years ago. Getting accommodations for the Pennsylvania bar was no trouble and I submitted an identical package to both institutions. _______________________________________________ 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/nsingh%40cov.com From gerard.sadlier at gmail.com Fri Jul 6 01:04:33 2018 From: gerard.sadlier at gmail.com (Gerard Sadlier) Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2018 02:04:33 +0100 Subject: [blindlaw] How to Set up Batch Recognition in Omnipage In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi all I have Omnipage 17. I would like to set it up so that all the files in a folder would be recognized automatically, even if there are a lot of files. Currently when I select all the files in a folder, Omnipage crashes. Kind regards Ger From glnorman15 at hotmail.com Sat Jul 7 16:50:20 2018 From: glnorman15 at hotmail.com (GL Norman) Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2018 16:50:20 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] Dialogue Process in Boston, Mass. Disab. July 26 Message-ID: The Promise and Realities of Human Rights for All Alumni Action Dialogues A Conversation on Disability Access in the Global Era July 26, 2018 at the Non-profit Center of Boston at 9:30 A.M. Want a great way to celebrate the promise of the Americans with Disabilities Act, while learning of its connection to the global stage? Gary C. Norman (AMMF 2008) and Kerry Thompson (AMMF 2014) shall co-host and co-facilitate the next of their dialogues on community integration. They do so under the auspices of an Alumni Action Grant at the German Marshall Fund of the U.S. These two leaders with disabilities, who have a foot print in Trans-Atlantic relations with a focus on community integration, will explore the mutually supportive roles of the Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities and access improvements at home, and how our partnership in law and in culture, builds a global inclusive community. Attendees will depart with their awareness raised on these issues as well as the promise in the Trans-Atlantic for emerging unique leaders. Reservations should be promptly submitted to Gary C. Norman, Esq. L.L.M. From glnorman15 at hotmail.com Sun Jul 8 16:41:42 2018 From: glnorman15 at hotmail.com (GL Norman) Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2018 16:41:42 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] Updated Information on Boston, Mass. with Registration Thanks Message-ID: The Promise and Realities of Human Rights for All Alumni Action Dialogues A Conversation on Disability Access in the Global Era July 26, 2018 at the Non-profit Center of Boston at 9:30 A.M. Want a great way to celebrate the promise of the Americans with Disabilities Act, while learning of its connection to the global stage as well as how unique approaches build inclusion? Gary C. Norman, Esq. L.L.M. (AMMF 2008) and Kerry Thompson (AMMF 2014), who have a foot print in Trans-Atlantic relations with a focus on community integration, will explore the mutually supportive roles of the Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities and access improvements at home, and how our partnership in law and in culture, builds a global inclusive community. At this stimulating dialogue and commemorative event, attendees will depart with their awareness raised on these issues as well as the promise in the Trans-Atlantic for emerging unique leaders. Event Brite page, https://www.eventbrite.com/e/celebrating-the-americans-with-disabilities-act-ada-the-promise-and-realities-of-disability-rights-tickets-47897685266?aff=efbeventtix Facebook Event Page, https://www.facebook.com/events/1041683195990067/ From NSingh at cov.com Mon Jul 9 18:17:09 2018 From: NSingh at cov.com (Singh, Nandini) Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2018 18:17:09 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] SharePoint Message-ID: Has anyone conducted doc review on SharePoint? I have upgraded to JAWS 2018 and based on a quick Google search, accessibility of SharePoint is spotty at best. I am already puzzled. My attempts to log into an account have already proved challenging. Tips and thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks, Nikki From dandrews at visi.com Mon Jul 9 21:04:15 2018 From: dandrews at visi.com (David Andrews) Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2018 16:04:15 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] SharePoint In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <8565D4A2-8B29-4553-985B-B3BB9D60CECC@visi.com> This is actually a complex question you can cannot just say share point is excess a bowl or share point isn’t the version of share point makes a difference whether it is share .365 or posted on your premises or some other method makes a difference whether it is modern view were classic view makes a difference and how it is set up by your administrator also makes a difference share point can be pretty accessible but it takes some knowledge and work to get it there Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 9, 2018, at 1:17 PM, Singh, Nandini via BlindLaw wrote: > > Has anyone conducted doc review on SharePoint? I have upgraded to JAWS 2018 and based on a quick Google search, accessibility of SharePoint is spotty at best. I am already puzzled. My attempts to log into an account have already proved challenging. Tips and thoughts would be appreciated. > > Thanks, > Nikki > > _______________________________________________ > 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/dandrews%40visi.com > From NSingh at cov.com Mon Jul 9 21:37:24 2018 From: NSingh at cov.com (Singh, Nandini) Date: Mon, 9 Jul 2018 21:37:24 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] SharePoint In-Reply-To: <8565D4A2-8B29-4553-985B-B3BB9D60CECC@visi.com> References: <8565D4A2-8B29-4553-985B-B3BB9D60CECC@visi.com> Message-ID: <6c42092a751247c482a5b99afca7cf2f@CBIvEX03eUS.cov.com> Ah, that is a helpful clarification. As it happens, attorneys at my firm do not prefer using SharePoint for doc review, so I can dodge the question for now by downloading the documents somewhere else. -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of David Andrews via BlindLaw Sent: Monday, July 9, 2018 5:04 PM To: Blind Law Mailing List Cc: David Andrews Subject: Re: [blindlaw] SharePoint This is actually a complex question you can cannot just say share point is excess a bowl or share point isn’t the version of share point makes a difference whether it is share .365 or posted on your premises or some other method makes a difference whether it is modern view were classic view makes a difference and how it is set up by your administrator also makes a difference share point can be pretty accessible but it takes some knowledge and work to get it there Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 9, 2018, at 1:17 PM, Singh, Nandini via BlindLaw wrote: > > Has anyone conducted doc review on SharePoint? I have upgraded to JAWS 2018 and based on a quick Google search, accessibility of SharePoint is spotty at best. I am already puzzled. My attempts to log into an account have already proved challenging. Tips and thoughts would be appreciated. > > Thanks, > Nikki > > _______________________________________________ > 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/dandrews%40visi.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/nsingh%40cov.com From dandrews at visi.com Tue Jul 10 01:45:15 2018 From: dandrews at visi.com (David Andrews) Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2018 20:45:15 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] SharePoint In-Reply-To: <6c42092a751247c482a5b99afca7cf2f@CBIvEX03eUS.cov.com> References: <8565D4A2-8B29-4553-985B-B3BB9D60CECC@visi.com> <6c42092a751247c482a5b99afca7cf2f@CBIvEX03eUS.cov.com> Message-ID: SharePoint can be set up so a group of people can collaborate on a document. I have done it as a blind person -- but it wasn't a lot of fun, and not intuitively obvious, and I am a pretty experienced AT user. Dave At 04:37 PM 7/9/2018, you wrote: >Ah, that is a helpful clarification. As it >happens, attorneys at my firm do not prefer >using SharePoint for doc review, so I can dodge >the question for now by downloading the documents somewhere else. > >-----Original Message----- >From: BlindLaw >[mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of David Andrews via BlindLaw >Sent: Monday, July 9, 2018 5:04 PM >To: Blind Law Mailing List >Cc: David Andrews >Subject: Re: [blindlaw] SharePoint > >This is actually a complex question you can >cannot just say share point is excess a bowl or >share point isn’t the version of share point >makes a difference whether it is share .365 or >posted on your premises or some other method >makes a difference whether it is modern view >were classic view makes a difference and how it >is set up by your administrator also makes a >difference share point can be pretty accessible >but it takes some knowledge and work to get it there > > > >Sent from my iPhone > > > On Jul 9, 2018, at 1:17 PM, Singh, Nandini > via BlindLaw wrote: > > > > Has anyone conducted doc review on > SharePoint? I have upgraded to JAWS 2018 and > based on a quick Google search, accessibility > of SharePoint is spotty at best. I am already > puzzled. My attempts to log into an account > have already proved challenging. Tips and thoughts would be appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > Nikki --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com From Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov Tue Jul 10 16:49:26 2018 From: Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov (Nightingale, Noel) Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2018 16:49:26 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] Fwd: Columbia Legal Services is Hiring in Olympia Message-ID: From: washingtonattorneyswithdisabilitiesassociation at googlegroups.com [mailto:washingtonattorneyswithdisabilitiesassociation at googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Conrad Reynoldson Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2018 2:53 PM To: WashingtonAttorneyswithDisabilitiesAssociation at googlegroups.com Subject: [WADA] Fwd: Columbia Legal Services is Hiring in Olympia Columbia Legal Services is hiring a Staff Attorney to work in our Olympia office. We offer a competitive and comprehensive compensation package including generous holiday and paid time off, excellent employee health care benefits, paid parental leave, and a sabbatical every 7 years. Salary is commensurate with years of experience, and begins at $54,835. Please direct interested applicants to the posting on our website. Best, Amy Fleetwood Legal Assistant Columbia Legal Services 101 Yesler Way, Suite 300 | Seattle, WA 98104 | (206) 464-5933 ext. 171 amy.fleetwood at columbialegal.org | www.columbialegal.org -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Washington Attorneys with Disabilities Association" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to WashingtonAttorneyswithDisabilitiesAssociation+unsubscribe at googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to WashingtonAttorneyswithDisabilitiesAssociation at googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/WashingtonAttorneyswithDisabilitiesAssociation. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. From dmanners at jd16.law.harvard.edu Tue Jul 10 19:03:46 2018 From: dmanners at jd16.law.harvard.edu (Derek Manners) Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2018 15:03:46 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] Zoomtext update issue Message-ID: <134EEC73-2DC4-4E7B-9099-BE4A2C3027F4@jd16.law.harvard.edu> Hi all, Has anyone experienced an issue with the latest update of zoomtext whereby it crashes when Citrix is installed on a computer when you zoom in? I had one of the folks at zoomtext come up with a fix, but the fix has a side effect of disabling the viewing of multiple items in the task bar under the same icon. I was told by zoomtext that I would have to use alt/tab to switch between items instead of the task bar. This isn’t a huge issue but it’s certainly much slower than going to the icon and clicking on the relevant email or word doc. Curious to know if others are having the same problem and if anyone has discovered a better work around. Thanks Derek Sent from my iPhone From Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov Tue Jul 10 20:45:42 2018 From: Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov (Nightingale, Noel) Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2018 20:45:42 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] FW: ABA Survey In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: From: WSBA Diversity [mailto:diversity at wsba.org] Sent: Monday, July 02, 2018 10:39 AM Subject: [diversity-stakeholders] ABA Survey Greetings, The ABA has asked us to help spread this survey throughout the legal community. See below for more information, and please share with your networks! _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Re: Understanding Workplace Experiences of Legal Professionals: Project Survey Dear ___________: You and your networks of legal professions are invited to participate in a first-of-its-kind project aimed at better understanding the workplace experiences of today's legal professionals. The research project examines the opportunities and challenges facing individuals in the legal profession of the 21st century, with consideration of women, minorities, people of differing sexual orientations and gender identities, people with disabilities, and others. The American Bar Association is partnering with the Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University on this study. The 15-minute survey is anonymous and voluntary. It is approved by the Syracuse University Human Subjects Review Board. 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From rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com Wed Jul 11 13:22:51 2018 From: rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com (Rahul Bajaj) Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2018 18:52:51 +0530 Subject: [blindlaw] Not getting certain assignments on account of disability Message-ID: Hi Everyone, I am wondering if any of you have ever confronted a situation, in a law firm or elsewhere, in which you were not given a particular work assignment, ostensibly because of your disability. While it may not have been articulated in as many words, the surrounding circumstances unequivocally indicate that that was the reason. More specifically, if the work requires you to travel outside the confines of your office/ chambers and there's some effort involved in making documents accessible for you and the work gets given to someone who has not had as long an association with the employer concerned as you have had. The decision may be premised on some assumptions about your capabilities as a blind lawyer - some mistaken and some correct. The mistaken assumptions being that you may not be able to do the job within the stipulated time-frame and that you would be better equipped to do other work. The correct assumptions being that it will take you longer to finish individual components of the work (even though you are in a position to deliver the finished product in time) and there will undeniably be some extra effort involved. It may also be the case that the decision of the employer has nothing to do with your disability at all - no one can state with certitude what is the animating force driving their decision. I am wondering what others think about how a situation like this can be dealt with in a constructive and productive way, such that one doesn't get left out in this fashion. Thank you for reading this and for your considered opinion. Best, Rahul From jameyanne at gmail.com Wed Jul 11 13:38:07 2018 From: jameyanne at gmail.com (Jameyanne Fuller) Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2018 09:38:07 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] Not getting certain assignments on account of disability In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <004b01d4191c$6738c760$35aa5620$@gmail.com> I've never been in this situation, so I'm very interested to hear how others would handle it. Personally, since it is possible there's an entirely different reason for giving the assignment to someone else, I might not make a big deal of it. However, if this sort of thing has happened before or if it continues to happen, I might ask for a meeting with your supervisor or whoever is assigning the assignments and say that you've noticed certain assignments haven't been given to you and this is concerning you. I wouldn't come right out and say it's because of your disability, but have a conversation about it, try to find out what's going on, and just let them know that you would be able to get the work done and on time and that you want to do the work. Hope that's helpful. Jameyanne -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of Rahul Bajaj via BlindLaw Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2018 9:23 AM To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org Cc: Rahul Bajaj Subject: [blindlaw] Not getting certain assignments on account of disability Hi Everyone, I am wondering if any of you have ever confronted a situation, in a law firm or elsewhere, in which you were not given a particular work assignment, ostensibly because of your disability. While it may not have been articulated in as many words, the surrounding circumstances unequivocally indicate that that was the reason. More specifically, if the work requires you to travel outside the confines of your office/ chambers and there's some effort involved in making documents accessible for you and the work gets given to someone who has not had as long an association with the employer concerned as you have had. The decision may be premised on some assumptions about your capabilities as a blind lawyer - some mistaken and some correct. The mistaken assumptions being that you may not be able to do the job within the stipulated time-frame and that you would be better equipped to do other work. The correct assumptions being that it will take you longer to finish individual components of the work (even though you are in a position to deliver the finished product in time) and there will undeniably be some extra effort involved. It may also be the case that the decision of the employer has nothing to do with your disability at all - no one can state with certitude what is the animating force driving their decision. I am wondering what others think about how a situation like this can be dealt with in a constructive and productive way, such that one doesn't get left out in this fashion. Thank you for reading this and for your considered opinion. Best, Rahul _______________________________________________ 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/jameyanne%40gmail.com --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com From rogerbaccus at gmail.com Wed Jul 11 20:12:14 2018 From: rogerbaccus at gmail.com (rogerbaccus at gmail.com) Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2018 13:12:14 -0700 Subject: [blindlaw] Lost All ID, Where To Turn? Message-ID: <000201d41953$75f5f3e0$61e1dba0$@gmail.com> Lost All ID, Where To Turn? I lost my wallet on Access Services, (Paratransit in Los Angeles). I need SSA card to replace California ID and I need California ID to get SSA card replaced. I do have birth certificate and expired passport. I can get limited California ID, but, I can't fly on airlines. I know I am not the first to lose wallet and ID. How do I get this fixed? Thanks in advanced! Roger Baccus From ttomasi at driowa.org Wed Jul 11 20:25:51 2018 From: ttomasi at driowa.org (Tai Tomasi) Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2018 20:25:51 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] Lost All ID, Where To Turn? In-Reply-To: <000201d41953$75f5f3e0$61e1dba0$@gmail.com> References: <000201d41953$75f5f3e0$61e1dba0$@gmail.com> Message-ID: Did you call Access Services to see if they found it? That is the first step. Your second step is to call and cancel any credit or debit cards you had in your wallet. If you are unable to find your wallet in a few days, you will need to go to Social Security to get a new card. Your birth certificate and another form of identification should suffice. Bring your expired passport. Social Security can also use an employee ID card, school ID card, health insurance card (not a Medicare card), or a U.S. military ID card to verify your identity. Once you get a new Social Security card, I highly recommend that you store it securely in your home and that you not take it with you in your wallet. It is not necessary to carry it. Ms. Tai Tomasi, J.D. Pronouns: she/her/hers Staff Attorney 400 East Court Ave., Ste. 300 Des Moines, Iowa 50309 Tel: 515-278-2502; Toll Free: 1-800-779-2502 FAX: 515-278-0539; Relay 711 E-mail: ttomasi at driowa.org www.driowa.org Our Mission:  To defend and promote the human and legal rights of Iowans with disabilities CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This e-mail and any attachments contain information from the law firm of Disability Rights Iowa and are intended solely for the use of the named recipient(s). This e-mail may contain privileged attorney-client communications or work product. Any dissemination by anyone other than an intended recipient is prohibited. If you are not a named recipient, you are prohibited from any further viewing of the e-mail or any attachments or from making any use of the e-mail or attachments. If you have received this e-mail in error, notify the sender immediately and delete the e-mail, any attachments, and all copies from any drives or storage media and destroy any printouts. -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of Roger Baccus via BlindLaw Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2018 3:12 PM To: BlindLaw at nfbnet.org Cc: rogerbaccus at gmail.com Subject: [blindlaw] Lost All ID, Where To Turn? Lost All ID, Where To Turn? I lost my wallet on Access Services, (Paratransit in Los Angeles). I need SSA card to replace California ID and I need California ID to get SSA card replaced. I do have birth certificate and expired passport. I can get limited California ID, but, I can't fly on airlines. I know I am not the first to lose wallet and ID. How do I get this fixed? Thanks in advanced! Roger Baccus _______________________________________________ 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/ttomasi%40driowa.org From Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov Wed Jul 11 22:12:46 2018 From: Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov (Nightingale, Noel) Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2018 22:12:46 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] Not getting certain assignments on account of disability In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: When I practiced at a mid-size law firm, there were a few partners who would not give me work. Another partner told me that those partners had expressly stated in a partner meeting that it was because I am blind. I had enough work from others so didn't do anything about it. Noel -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Rahul Bajaj via BlindLaw Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2018 6:23 AM To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org Cc: Rahul Bajaj Subject: [blindlaw] Not getting certain assignments on account of disability Hi Everyone, I am wondering if any of you have ever confronted a situation, in a law firm or elsewhere, in which you were not given a particular work assignment, ostensibly because of your disability. While it may not have been articulated in as many words, the surrounding circumstances unequivocally indicate that that was the reason. More specifically, if the work requires you to travel outside the confines of your office/ chambers and there's some effort involved in making documents accessible for you and the work gets given to someone who has not had as long an association with the employer concerned as you have had. The decision may be premised on some assumptions about your capabilities as a blind lawyer - some mistaken and some correct. The mistaken assumptions being that you may not be able to do the job within the stipulated time-frame and that you would be better equipped to do other work. The correct assumptions being that it will take you longer to finish individual components of the work (even though you are in a position to deliver the finished product in time) and there will undeniably be some extra effort involved. It may also be the case that the decision of the employer has nothing to do with your disability at all - no one can state with certitude what is the animating force driving their decision. I am wondering what others think about how a situation like this can be dealt with in a constructive and productive way, such that one doesn't get left out in this fashion. Thank you for reading this and for your considered opinion. Best, Rahul _______________________________________________ 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/noel.nightingale%40ed.gov From angie.matney at gmail.com Wed Jul 11 22:18:12 2018 From: angie.matney at gmail.com (Angie Matney) Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2018 18:18:12 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] Not getting certain assignments on account of disability In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I had similar experiences (not where I am now), except that in some cases, the partners involved told me this directly. It is unpleasant, but it happens, and many factors can influence how we choose to respond to these situations. I also had other work from other sources. Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 11, 2018, at 6:12 PM, Nightingale, Noel via BlindLaw wrote: > > When I practiced at a mid-size law firm, there were a few partners who would not give me work. Another partner told me that those partners had expressly stated in a partner meeting that it was because I am blind. I had enough work from others so didn't do anything about it. > > Noel > > -----Original Message----- > From: BlindLaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Rahul Bajaj via BlindLaw > Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2018 6:23 AM > To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org > Cc: Rahul Bajaj > Subject: [blindlaw] Not getting certain assignments on account of disability > > Hi Everyone, > > I am wondering if any of you have ever confronted a situation, in a law firm or elsewhere, in which you were not given a particular work assignment, ostensibly because of your disability. While it may not have been articulated in as many words, the surrounding circumstances unequivocally indicate that that was the reason. More specifically, if the work requires you to travel outside the confines of your office/ chambers and there's some effort involved in making documents accessible for you and the work gets given to someone who has not had as long an association with the employer concerned as you have had. > > The decision may be premised on some assumptions about your capabilities as a blind lawyer - some mistaken and some correct. The mistaken assumptions being that you may not be able to do the job within the stipulated time-frame and that you would be better equipped to do other work. The correct assumptions being that it will take you longer to finish individual components of the work (even though you are in a position to deliver the finished product in time) and there will undeniably be some extra effort involved. > > It may also be the case that the decision of the employer has nothing to do with your disability at all - no one can state with certitude what is the animating force driving their decision. > > I am wondering what others think about how a situation like this can be dealt with in a constructive and productive way, such that one doesn't get left out in this fashion. Thank you for reading this and for your considered opinion. > > Best, > Rahul > > _______________________________________________ > 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/noel.nightingale%40ed.gov > > _______________________________________________ > 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/angie.matney%40gmail.com From rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com Thu Jul 12 03:33:13 2018 From: rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com (Rahul Bajaj) Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2018 09:03:13 +0530 Subject: [blindlaw] Not getting certain assignments on account of disability In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <5C8AFA1A-B4D3-458B-A84C-17DD8BC83091@gmail.com> Thanks, everyone. It is one thing to not give you some work after engaging with you and mutually assessing the challenges that lie ahead, but it is quite another to unilaterally make that decision based on some assumptions. I understand that certain things which junior lawyers do may actually be out of your reach, such as being able to quickly flip through a 500 page file during the course of oral argument for your partner, but what I am against is the adoption of what I call the Friday evening view of accessibility versus the Monday morning view of accessibility. Best, Rahul Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 12, 2018, at 3:48 AM, Angie Matney via BlindLaw wrote: > > I had similar experiences (not where I am now), except that in some cases, the partners involved told me this directly. It is unpleasant, but it happens, and many factors can influence how we choose to respond to these situations. I also had other work from other sources. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jul 11, 2018, at 6:12 PM, Nightingale, Noel via BlindLaw wrote: >> >> When I practiced at a mid-size law firm, there were a few partners who would not give me work. Another partner told me that those partners had expressly stated in a partner meeting that it was because I am blind. I had enough work from others so didn't do anything about it. >> >> Noel >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: BlindLaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Rahul Bajaj via BlindLaw >> Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2018 6:23 AM >> To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org >> Cc: Rahul Bajaj >> Subject: [blindlaw] Not getting certain assignments on account of disability >> >> Hi Everyone, >> >> I am wondering if any of you have ever confronted a situation, in a law firm or elsewhere, in which you were not given a particular work assignment, ostensibly because of your disability. While it may not have been articulated in as many words, the surrounding circumstances unequivocally indicate that that was the reason. More specifically, if the work requires you to travel outside the confines of your office/ chambers and there's some effort involved in making documents accessible for you and the work gets given to someone who has not had as long an association with the employer concerned as you have had. >> >> The decision may be premised on some assumptions about your capabilities as a blind lawyer - some mistaken and some correct. The mistaken assumptions being that you may not be able to do the job within the stipulated time-frame and that you would be better equipped to do other work. The correct assumptions being that it will take you longer to finish individual components of the work (even though you are in a position to deliver the finished product in time) and there will undeniably be some extra effort involved. >> >> It may also be the case that the decision of the employer has nothing to do with your disability at all - no one can state with certitude what is the animating force driving their decision. >> >> I am wondering what others think about how a situation like this can be dealt with in a constructive and productive way, such that one doesn't get left out in this fashion. Thank you for reading this and for your considered opinion. >> >> Best, >> Rahul >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/noel.nightingale%40ed.gov >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/angie.matney%40gmail.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/rahul.bajaj1038%40gmail.com From rogerbaccus at gmail.com Thu Jul 12 04:14:46 2018 From: rogerbaccus at gmail.com (rogerbaccus at gmail.com) Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2018 21:14:46 -0700 Subject: [blindlaw] Lost All ID, Where To Turn? In-Reply-To: References: <000201d41953$75f5f3e0$61e1dba0$@gmail.com> Message-ID: <003e01d41996$deb2de00$9c189a00$@gmail.com> I have called every day for the past week. They claim that the cab driver has not responded. I would think that a simple yes or no from the driver would not be hard to obtain. They don't seem to have a real lost-&-found department. I left a message with a supervisor today and haven't heard back. I am not hopeful. Thanks for your advice! -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of Tai Tomasi via BlindLaw Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2018 1:26 PM To: Blind Law Mailing List Cc: Tai Tomasi Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Lost All ID, Where To Turn? Did you call Access Services to see if they found it? That is the first step. Your second step is to call and cancel any credit or debit cards you had in your wallet. If you are unable to find your wallet in a few days, you will need to go to Social Security to get a new card. Your birth certificate and another form of identification should suffice. Bring your expired passport. Social Security can also use an employee ID card, school ID card, health insurance card (not a Medicare card), or a U.S. military ID card to verify your identity. Once you get a new Social Security card, I highly recommend that you store it securely in your home and that you not take it with you in your wallet. It is not necessary to carry it. Ms. Tai Tomasi, J.D. Pronouns: she/her/hers Staff Attorney 400 East Court Ave., Ste. 300 Des Moines, Iowa 50309 Tel: 515-278-2502; Toll Free: 1-800-779-2502 FAX: 515-278-0539; Relay 711 E-mail: ttomasi at driowa.org www.driowa.org Our Mission:  To defend and promote the human and legal rights of Iowans with disabilities CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This e-mail and any attachments contain information from the law firm of Disability Rights Iowa and are intended solely for the use of the named recipient(s). This e-mail may contain privileged attorney-client communications or work product. Any dissemination by anyone other than an intended recipient is prohibited. If you are not a named recipient, you are prohibited from any further viewing of the e-mail or any attachments or from making any use of the e-mail or attachments. If you have received this e-mail in error, notify the sender immediately and delete the e-mail, any attachments, and all copies from any drives or storage media and destroy any printouts. -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of Roger Baccus via BlindLaw Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2018 3:12 PM To: BlindLaw at nfbnet.org Cc: rogerbaccus at gmail.com Subject: [blindlaw] Lost All ID, Where To Turn? Lost All ID, Where To Turn? I lost my wallet on Access Services, (Paratransit in Los Angeles). I need SSA card to replace California ID and I need California ID to get SSA card replaced. I do have birth certificate and expired passport. I can get limited California ID, but, I can't fly on airlines. I know I am not the first to lose wallet and ID. How do I get this fixed? Thanks in advanced! Roger Baccus _______________________________________________ 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/ttomasi%40driowa.org _______________________________________________ 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/rogerbaccus%40gmail.co m From turabhvc at gmail.com Thu Jul 12 04:37:41 2018 From: turabhvc at gmail.com (turab chimthanawala) Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2018 10:07:41 +0530 Subject: [blindlaw] Not getting certain assignments on account of disability In-Reply-To: <5C8AFA1A-B4D3-458B-A84C-17DD8BC83091@gmail.com> References: <5C8AFA1A-B4D3-458B-A84C-17DD8BC83091@gmail.com> Message-ID: Hi all, I face a similar challenge to the one expressed by a couple of you on this thread. In my present work set up, while the seniormost member of the team is very enthusiastic and willing to delegate variegated assignments to me, her immediate juniors have a very regressive and narrow minded attitude towards me. The concern is that the aforementioned senior owing to her personal preoccupations is very irregular to office. Hence, I have to take work and report to her immediate junior. Due to her attitude, I am often left with lack of or even no work. Would appreciate suggestions to tackle this hurdle. Thanking you Best Turab On 7/12/18, Rahul Bajaj via BlindLaw wrote: > Thanks, everyone. It is one thing to not give you some work after engaging > with you and mutually assessing the challenges that lie ahead, but it is > quite another to unilaterally make that decision based on some assumptions. > I understand that certain things which junior lawyers do may actually be out > of your reach, such as being able to quickly flip through a 500 page file > during the course of oral argument for your partner, but what I am against > is the adoption of what I call the Friday evening view of accessibility > versus the Monday morning view of accessibility. > > Best, > Rahul > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jul 12, 2018, at 3:48 AM, Angie Matney via BlindLaw >> wrote: >> >> I had similar experiences (not where I am now), except that in some cases, >> the partners involved told me this directly. It is unpleasant, but it >> happens, and many factors can influence how we choose to respond to these >> situations. I also had other work from other sources. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Jul 11, 2018, at 6:12 PM, Nightingale, Noel via BlindLaw >>> wrote: >>> >>> When I practiced at a mid-size law firm, there were a few partners who >>> would not give me work. Another partner told me that those partners had >>> expressly stated in a partner meeting that it was because I am blind. I >>> had enough work from others so didn't do anything about it. >>> >>> Noel >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: BlindLaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Rahul >>> Bajaj via BlindLaw >>> Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2018 6:23 AM >>> To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org >>> Cc: Rahul Bajaj >>> Subject: [blindlaw] Not getting certain assignments on account of >>> disability >>> >>> Hi Everyone, >>> >>> I am wondering if any of you have ever confronted a situation, in a law >>> firm or elsewhere, in which you were not given a particular work >>> assignment, ostensibly because of your disability. While it may not have >>> been articulated in as many words, the surrounding circumstances >>> unequivocally indicate that that was the reason. More specifically, if >>> the work requires you to travel outside the confines of your office/ >>> chambers and there's some effort involved in making documents accessible >>> for you and the work gets given to someone who has not had as long an >>> association with the employer concerned as you have had. >>> >>> The decision may be premised on some assumptions about your capabilities >>> as a blind lawyer - some mistaken and some correct. The mistaken >>> assumptions being that you may not be able to do the job within the >>> stipulated time-frame and that you would be better equipped to do other >>> work. The correct assumptions being that it will take you longer to >>> finish individual components of the work (even though you are in a >>> position to deliver the finished product in time) and there will >>> undeniably be some extra effort involved. >>> >>> It may also be the case that the decision of the employer has nothing to >>> do with your disability at all - no one can state with certitude what is >>> the animating force driving their decision. >>> >>> I am wondering what others think about how a situation like this can be >>> dealt with in a constructive and productive way, such that one doesn't >>> get left out in this fashion. Thank you for reading this and for your >>> considered opinion. >>> >>> Best, >>> Rahul >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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/noel.nightingale%40ed.gov >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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/angie.matney%40gmail.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/rahul.bajaj1038%40gmail.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/turabhvc%40gmail.com > From jsoro824 at gmail.com Thu Jul 12 12:46:51 2018 From: jsoro824 at gmail.com (Joe Orozco) Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2018 08:46:51 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] Discrimination Case Continued Message-ID: Hello, I've previously written about a pending complaint against my federal employer. The deadline for 180 days of case review was July 8. The deadline came and went without a word from anyone, and when I finally got a hold of someone, they said it was taking longer on account of my allegations of accessibility based on Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. Here are my questions: 1. Is it true that 508 complaints create certain unique conditions that necessitate longer than 180 days to render a decision? 2. Is my reading of the administrative complaint process correct in determining that at this point I can take the matter to federal court based on the agency's failure to render any kind of decision after 180 days of formally filing the complaint? 3. Is anyone aware of any legal resources who might provide legal representation pro bono or at a more affordable rate based on the nature of this case? I am prepared to go at it alone, but I am well aware of that old joke of fools representing themselves... Thank you kindly in advance for any assistance. This is a rather time sensitive inquiry. Any help or advice would be appreciated. Regards, Joe From deepa.goraya at gmail.com Thu Jul 12 13:21:24 2018 From: deepa.goraya at gmail.com (Deepa Goraya) Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2018 09:21:24 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] Discrimination Case Continued In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <796D1194-E2D4-4E9C-9A4D-B2CA26DE664B@gmail.com> Joe, I would be happy to speak to you about your case offline. Can you email me at deepa_goraya at washlaw.org and let me know when would be a good time? Deepa Deepinder K. Goraya, ESQ. Sent From My iPhone > On Jul 12, 2018, at 8:46 AM, Joe Orozco via BlindLaw wrote: > > Hello, > > I've previously written about a pending complaint against my federal > employer. The deadline for 180 days of case review was July 8. The > deadline came and went without a word from anyone, and when I finally > got a hold of someone, they said it was taking longer on account of my > allegations of accessibility based on Section 508 of the > Rehabilitation Act. > > Here are my questions: > > 1. Is it true that 508 complaints create certain unique conditions > that necessitate longer than 180 days to render a decision? > > 2. Is my reading of the administrative complaint process correct in > determining that at this point I can take the matter to federal court > based on the agency's failure to render any kind of decision after 180 > days of formally filing the complaint? > > 3. Is anyone aware of any legal resources who might provide legal > representation pro bono or at a more affordable rate based on the > nature of this case? I am prepared to go at it alone, but I am well > aware of that old joke of fools representing themselves... > > Thank you kindly in advance for any assistance. This is a rather time > sensitive inquiry. Any help or advice would be appreciated. > > Regards, > > Joe > > _______________________________________________ > 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 deepa.goraya at gmail.com Thu Jul 12 13:25:23 2018 From: deepa.goraya at gmail.com (Deepa Goraya) Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2018 09:25:23 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] Not getting certain assignments on account of disability In-Reply-To: References: <5C8AFA1A-B4D3-458B-A84C-17DD8BC83091@gmail.com> Message-ID: <2F298494-14F2-4BD8-B2B4-E29F07CCDF4E@gmail.com> I would be interested in hearing how to address this issue as well. Deepa Deepinder K. Goraya, ESQ. Sent From My iPhone > On Jul 12, 2018, at 12:37 AM, turab chimthanawala via BlindLaw wrote: > > Hi all, > I face a similar challenge to the one expressed by a couple of you on > this thread. > In my present work set up, while the seniormost member of the team is > very enthusiastic and willing to delegate variegated assignments to > me, her immediate juniors have a very regressive and narrow minded > attitude towards me. The concern is that the aforementioned senior > owing to her personal preoccupations is very irregular to office. > Hence, I have to take work and report to her immediate junior. Due to > her attitude, I am often left with lack of or even no work. > Would appreciate suggestions to tackle this hurdle. > Thanking you > Best > Turab > >> On 7/12/18, Rahul Bajaj via BlindLaw wrote: >> Thanks, everyone. It is one thing to not give you some work after engaging >> with you and mutually assessing the challenges that lie ahead, but it is >> quite another to unilaterally make that decision based on some assumptions. >> I understand that certain things which junior lawyers do may actually be out >> of your reach, such as being able to quickly flip through a 500 page file >> during the course of oral argument for your partner, but what I am against >> is the adoption of what I call the Friday evening view of accessibility >> versus the Monday morning view of accessibility. >> >> Best, >> Rahul >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Jul 12, 2018, at 3:48 AM, Angie Matney via BlindLaw >>> wrote: >>> >>> I had similar experiences (not where I am now), except that in some cases, >>> the partners involved told me this directly. It is unpleasant, but it >>> happens, and many factors can influence how we choose to respond to these >>> situations. I also had other work from other sources. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Jul 11, 2018, at 6:12 PM, Nightingale, Noel via BlindLaw >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> When I practiced at a mid-size law firm, there were a few partners who >>>> would not give me work. Another partner told me that those partners had >>>> expressly stated in a partner meeting that it was because I am blind. I >>>> had enough work from others so didn't do anything about it. >>>> >>>> Noel >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: BlindLaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Rahul >>>> Bajaj via BlindLaw >>>> Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2018 6:23 AM >>>> To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org >>>> Cc: Rahul Bajaj >>>> Subject: [blindlaw] Not getting certain assignments on account of >>>> disability >>>> >>>> Hi Everyone, >>>> >>>> I am wondering if any of you have ever confronted a situation, in a law >>>> firm or elsewhere, in which you were not given a particular work >>>> assignment, ostensibly because of your disability. While it may not have >>>> been articulated in as many words, the surrounding circumstances >>>> unequivocally indicate that that was the reason. More specifically, if >>>> the work requires you to travel outside the confines of your office/ >>>> chambers and there's some effort involved in making documents accessible >>>> for you and the work gets given to someone who has not had as long an >>>> association with the employer concerned as you have had. >>>> >>>> The decision may be premised on some assumptions about your capabilities >>>> as a blind lawyer - some mistaken and some correct. The mistaken >>>> assumptions being that you may not be able to do the job within the >>>> stipulated time-frame and that you would be better equipped to do other >>>> work. The correct assumptions being that it will take you longer to >>>> finish individual components of the work (even though you are in a >>>> position to deliver the finished product in time) and there will >>>> undeniably be some extra effort involved. >>>> >>>> It may also be the case that the decision of the employer has nothing to >>>> do with your disability at all - no one can state with certitude what is >>>> the animating force driving their decision. >>>> >>>> I am wondering what others think about how a situation like this can be >>>> dealt with in a constructive and productive way, such that one doesn't >>>> get left out in this fashion. Thank you for reading this and for your >>>> considered opinion. >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> Rahul >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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/noel.nightingale%40ed.gov >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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/angie.matney%40gmail.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/rahul.bajaj1038%40gmail.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/turabhvc%40gmail.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/deepa.goraya%40gmail.com From ttomasi at driowa.org Thu Jul 12 13:28:53 2018 From: ttomasi at driowa.org (Tai Tomasi) Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2018 13:28:53 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] Lost All ID, Where To Turn? In-Reply-To: <003e01d41996$deb2de00$9c189a00$@gmail.com> References: <000201d41953$75f5f3e0$61e1dba0$@gmail.com> <003e01d41996$deb2de00$9c189a00$@gmail.com> Message-ID: You mention a cab driver. Does this paratransit agency contract with a local cab company? Find out who manages the particular driver at issue and contact that organization. Ms. Tai Tomasi, J.D. Pronouns: she/her/hers Staff Attorney 400 East Court Ave., Ste. 300 Des Moines, Iowa 50309 Tel: 515-278-2502; Toll Free: 1-800-779-2502 FAX: 515-278-0539; Relay 711 E-mail: ttomasi at driowa.org www.driowa.org Our Mission:  To defend and promote the human and legal rights of Iowans with disabilities CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This e-mail and any attachments contain information from the law firm of Disability Rights Iowa and are intended solely for the use of the named recipient(s). This e-mail may contain privileged attorney-client communications or work product. Any dissemination by anyone other than an intended recipient is prohibited. If you are not a named recipient, you are prohibited from any further viewing of the e-mail or any attachments or from making any use of the e-mail or attachments. If you have received this e-mail in error, notify the sender immediately and delete the e-mail, any attachments, and all copies from any drives or storage media and destroy any printouts. -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of Roger Baccus via BlindLaw Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2018 11:15 PM To: 'Blind Law Mailing List' Cc: rogerbaccus at gmail.com Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Lost All ID, Where To Turn? I have called every day for the past week. They claim that the cab driver has not responded. I would think that a simple yes or no from the driver would not be hard to obtain. They don't seem to have a real lost-&-found department. I left a message with a supervisor today and haven't heard back. I am not hopeful. Thanks for your advice! -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of Tai Tomasi via BlindLaw Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2018 1:26 PM To: Blind Law Mailing List Cc: Tai Tomasi Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Lost All ID, Where To Turn? Did you call Access Services to see if they found it? That is the first step. Your second step is to call and cancel any credit or debit cards you had in your wallet. If you are unable to find your wallet in a few days, you will need to go to Social Security to get a new card. Your birth certificate and another form of identification should suffice. Bring your expired passport. Social Security can also use an employee ID card, school ID card, health insurance card (not a Medicare card), or a U.S. military ID card to verify your identity. Once you get a new Social Security card, I highly recommend that you store it securely in your home and that you not take it with you in your wallet. It is not necessary to carry it. Ms. Tai Tomasi, J.D. Pronouns: she/her/hers Staff Attorney 400 East Court Ave., Ste. 300 Des Moines, Iowa 50309 Tel: 515-278-2502; Toll Free: 1-800-779-2502 FAX: 515-278-0539; Relay 711 E-mail: ttomasi at driowa.org www.driowa.org Our Mission:  To defend and promote the human and legal rights of Iowans with disabilities CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This e-mail and any attachments contain information from the law firm of Disability Rights Iowa and are intended solely for the use of the named recipient(s). This e-mail may contain privileged attorney-client communications or work product. Any dissemination by anyone other than an intended recipient is prohibited. If you are not a named recipient, you are prohibited from any further viewing of the e-mail or any attachments or from making any use of the e-mail or attachments. If you have received this e-mail in error, notify the sender immediately and delete the e-mail, any attachments, and all copies from any drives or storage media and destroy any printouts. -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of Roger Baccus via BlindLaw Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2018 3:12 PM To: BlindLaw at nfbnet.org Cc: rogerbaccus at gmail.com Subject: [blindlaw] Lost All ID, Where To Turn? Lost All ID, Where To Turn? I lost my wallet on Access Services, (Paratransit in Los Angeles). I need SSA card to replace California ID and I need California ID to get SSA card replaced. I do have birth certificate and expired passport. I can get limited California ID, but, I can't fly on airlines. I know I am not the first to lose wallet and ID. How do I get this fixed? Thanks in advanced! 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Reach out off list if you'd like at hbwilliams16 at gmail.com . Best, Hindley Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 12, 2018, at 10:40 AM, LaKeria Taylor via BlindLaw wrote: > > Hi all, > > I plan to take the LSAT next summer and I plan to self study. I will > be using the PowerScore books for each section of the test, but any > other suggestions to prepare? > > Also, is anyone on this group willing to be my mentor? > > Thanks, > Lakeria > > _______________________________________________ > 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/hbwilliams16%40gmail.com From ttomasi at driowa.org Thu Jul 12 15:18:42 2018 From: ttomasi at driowa.org (Tai Tomasi) Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2018 15:18:42 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] Looking for a Mentor In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Lakeria, Happy to help off list. My email address is ttomasi at driowa.org. Ms. Tai Tomasi, J.D. Pronouns: she/her/hers Staff Attorney 400 East Court Ave., Ste. 300 Des Moines, Iowa 50309 Tel: 515-278-2502; Toll Free: 1-800-779-2502 FAX: 515-278-0539; Relay 711 E-mail: ttomasi at driowa.org www.driowa.org Our Mission:  To defend and promote the human and legal rights of Iowans with disabilities CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This e-mail and any attachments contain information from the law firm of Disability Rights Iowa and are intended solely for the use of the named recipient(s). This e-mail may contain privileged attorney-client communications or work product. Any dissemination by anyone other than an intended recipient is prohibited. If you are not a named recipient, you are prohibited from any further viewing of the e-mail or any attachments or from making any use of the e-mail or attachments. If you have received this e-mail in error, notify the sender immediately and delete the e-mail, any attachments, and all copies from any drives or storage media and destroy any printouts. -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of LaKeria Taylor via BlindLaw Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2018 9:41 AM To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org Cc: LaKeria Taylor Subject: [blindlaw] Looking for a Mentor Hi all, I plan to take the LSAT next summer and I plan to self study. I will be using the PowerScore books for each section of the test, but any other suggestions to prepare? Also, is anyone on this group willing to be my mentor? Thanks, Lakeria _______________________________________________ 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/ttomasi%40driowa.org From rogerbaccus at gmail.com Thu Jul 12 15:31:31 2018 From: rogerbaccus at gmail.com (rogerbaccus at gmail.com) Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2018 08:31:31 -0700 Subject: [blindlaw] Lost All ID, Where To Turn? In-Reply-To: References: <000201d41953$75f5f3e0$61e1dba0$@gmail.com> <003e01d41996$deb2de00$9c189a00$@gmail.com> Message-ID: <005e01d419f5$694a35a0$3bdea0e0$@gmail.com> I will do that today. Thank you. -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of Tai Tomasi via BlindLaw Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2018 6:29 AM To: Blind Law Mailing List Cc: Tai Tomasi Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Lost All ID, Where To Turn? You mention a cab driver. Does this paratransit agency contract with a local cab company? Find out who manages the particular driver at issue and contact that organization. Ms. Tai Tomasi, J.D. Pronouns: she/her/hers Staff Attorney 400 East Court Ave., Ste. 300 Des Moines, Iowa 50309 Tel: 515-278-2502; Toll Free: 1-800-779-2502 FAX: 515-278-0539; Relay 711 E-mail: ttomasi at driowa.org www.driowa.org Our Mission:  To defend and promote the human and legal rights of Iowans with disabilities CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This e-mail and any attachments contain information from the law firm of Disability Rights Iowa and are intended solely for the use of the named recipient(s). This e-mail may contain privileged attorney-client communications or work product. Any dissemination by anyone other than an intended recipient is prohibited. If you are not a named recipient, you are prohibited from any further viewing of the e-mail or any attachments or from making any use of the e-mail or attachments. If you have received this e-mail in error, notify the sender immediately and delete the e-mail, any attachments, and all copies from any drives or storage media and destroy any printouts. -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of Roger Baccus via BlindLaw Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2018 11:15 PM To: 'Blind Law Mailing List' Cc: rogerbaccus at gmail.com Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Lost All ID, Where To Turn? I have called every day for the past week. They claim that the cab driver has not responded. I would think that a simple yes or no from the driver would not be hard to obtain. They don't seem to have a real lost-&-found department. I left a message with a supervisor today and haven't heard back. I am not hopeful. Thanks for your advice! -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of Tai Tomasi via BlindLaw Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2018 1:26 PM To: Blind Law Mailing List Cc: Tai Tomasi Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Lost All ID, Where To Turn? Did you call Access Services to see if they found it? That is the first step. Your second step is to call and cancel any credit or debit cards you had in your wallet. If you are unable to find your wallet in a few days, you will need to go to Social Security to get a new card. Your birth certificate and another form of identification should suffice. Bring your expired passport. Social Security can also use an employee ID card, school ID card, health insurance card (not a Medicare card), or a U.S. military ID card to verify your identity. Once you get a new Social Security card, I highly recommend that you store it securely in your home and that you not take it with you in your wallet. It is not necessary to carry it. Ms. Tai Tomasi, J.D. Pronouns: she/her/hers Staff Attorney 400 East Court Ave., Ste. 300 Des Moines, Iowa 50309 Tel: 515-278-2502; Toll Free: 1-800-779-2502 FAX: 515-278-0539; Relay 711 E-mail: ttomasi at driowa.org www.driowa.org Our Mission:  To defend and promote the human and legal rights of Iowans with disabilities CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This e-mail and any attachments contain information from the law firm of Disability Rights Iowa and are intended solely for the use of the named recipient(s). This e-mail may contain privileged attorney-client communications or work product. Any dissemination by anyone other than an intended recipient is prohibited. If you are not a named recipient, you are prohibited from any further viewing of the e-mail or any attachments or from making any use of the e-mail or attachments. If you have received this e-mail in error, notify the sender immediately and delete the e-mail, any attachments, and all copies from any drives or storage media and destroy any printouts. -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of Roger Baccus via BlindLaw Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2018 3:12 PM To: BlindLaw at nfbnet.org Cc: rogerbaccus at gmail.com Subject: [blindlaw] Lost All ID, Where To Turn? Lost All ID, Where To Turn? I lost my wallet on Access Services, (Paratransit in Los Angeles). I need SSA card to replace California ID and I need California ID to get SSA card replaced. I do have birth certificate and expired passport. I can get limited California ID, but, I can't fly on airlines. I know I am not the first to lose wallet and ID. How do I get this fixed? Thanks in advanced! Roger Baccus _______________________________________________ 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/ttomasi%40driowa.org _______________________________________________ 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/rogerbaccus%40gmail.co m _______________________________________________ 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/ttomasi%40driowa.org _______________________________________________ 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/rogerbaccus%40gmail.co m From NSingh at cov.com Thu Jul 12 17:52:52 2018 From: NSingh at cov.com (Singh, Nandini) Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2018 17:52:52 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] Westlaw Edge In-Reply-To: References: <784f7e1166614e6bab7591592df4ab8e@CBIvEX01eUS.cov.com> Message-ID: <83218ab29a69430d815284125679f62f@CBIvEX01eUS.cov.com> Tai and Others, I reached out to Stephanie at Westlaw. She is one of two reference attorneys who knows how well the platform performs with JAWS. See her message below. If you find something that does not work as well, let her know. -----Original Message----- From: Rust-Small, Stephanie (Legal) [mailto:stephanie.rust-small at thomsonreuters.com] Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2018 1:48 PM To: Singh, Nandini Subject: RE: Westlaw Edge Hi Nikki, Accessibility considerations were included in the development of Westlaw Edge and in general most of it works well with a screen reader. We are continuing to work with developers to identify potential issues and work on resolving whatever issues we may find. Warm Regards, Stephanie · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Stephanie Rust-Small Reference Attorney Thomson Reuters the answer company Phone: 1-800-328-4880 stephanie.rust-small at tr.com tr.com -----Original Message----- From: Singh, Nandini [mailto:NSingh at cov.com] Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2018 9:25 AM To: Rust-Small, Stephanie (Legal) Subject: Westlaw Edge Stephanie, I hope you are doing well. I recently heard about Westlaw Edge. Do you know how well this interacts with JAWS? Regards, Nikki Nandini Singh Covington & Burling LLP One CityCenter, 850 Tenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20001-4956 T +1 202 662 5113 | nsingh at cov.com www.cov.com This message is from a law firm and may contain information that is confidential or legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please immediately advise the sender by reply e-mail that this message has been inadvertently transmitted to you and delete this e-mail from your system. Thank you for your cooperation. From ttomasi at driowa.org Thu Jul 12 18:02:18 2018 From: ttomasi at driowa.org (Tai Tomasi) Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2018 18:02:18 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] Westlaw Edge In-Reply-To: <83218ab29a69430d815284125679f62f@CBIvEX01eUS.cov.com> References: <784f7e1166614e6bab7591592df4ab8e@CBIvEX01eUS.cov.com> <83218ab29a69430d815284125679f62f@CBIvEX01eUS.cov.com> Message-ID: Thanks, Nikki. Can yu give us contact information for the other reference attorney familiar with JAWS? I will save Stephanie's info. Ms. Tai Tomasi, J.D. Pronouns: she/her/hers Staff Attorney 400 East Court Ave., Ste. 300 Des Moines, Iowa 50309 Tel: 515-278-2502; Toll Free: 1-800-779-2502 FAX: 515-278-0539; Relay 711 E-mail: ttomasi at driowa.org www.driowa.org Our Mission:  To defend and promote the human and legal rights of Iowans with disabilities CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This e-mail and any attachments contain information from the law firm of Disability Rights Iowa and are intended solely for the use of the named recipient(s). This e-mail may contain privileged attorney-client communications or work product. Any dissemination by anyone other than an intended recipient is prohibited. If you are not a named recipient, you are prohibited from any further viewing of the e-mail or any attachments or from making any use of the e-mail or attachments. If you have received this e-mail in error, notify the sender immediately and delete the e-mail, any attachments, and all copies from any drives or storage media and destroy any printouts. -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of Singh, Nandini via BlindLaw Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2018 12:53 PM To: Blind Law Mailing List Cc: Singh, Nandini Subject: [blindlaw] Westlaw Edge Tai and Others, I reached out to Stephanie at Westlaw. She is one of two reference attorneys who knows how well the platform performs with JAWS. See her message below. If you find something that does not work as well, let her know. -----Original Message----- From: Rust-Small, Stephanie (Legal) [mailto:stephanie.rust-small at thomsonreuters.com] Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2018 1:48 PM To: Singh, Nandini Subject: RE: Westlaw Edge Hi Nikki, Accessibility considerations were included in the development of Westlaw Edge and in general most of it works well with a screen reader. We are continuing to work with developers to identify potential issues and work on resolving whatever issues we may find. Warm Regards, Stephanie · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Stephanie Rust-Small Reference Attorney Thomson Reuters the answer company Phone: 1-800-328-4880 stephanie.rust-small at tr.com tr.com -----Original Message----- From: Singh, Nandini [mailto:NSingh at cov.com] Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2018 9:25 AM To: Rust-Small, Stephanie (Legal) Subject: Westlaw Edge Stephanie, I hope you are doing well. I recently heard about Westlaw Edge. Do you know how well this interacts with JAWS? Regards, Nikki Nandini Singh Covington & Burling LLP One CityCenter, 850 Tenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20001-4956 T +1 202 662 5113 | nsingh at cov.com www.cov.com This message is from a law firm and may contain information that is confidential or legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please immediately advise the sender by reply e-mail that this message has been inadvertently transmitted to you and delete this e-mail from your system. Thank you for your cooperation. _______________________________________________ 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/ttomasi%40driowa.org From NSingh at cov.com Thu Jul 12 18:06:49 2018 From: NSingh at cov.com (Singh, Nandini) Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2018 18:06:49 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] Westlaw Edge In-Reply-To: References: <784f7e1166614e6bab7591592df4ab8e@CBIvEX01eUS.cov.com> <83218ab29a69430d815284125679f62f@CBIvEX01eUS.cov.com> Message-ID: <1aa7fe3b8a1b4555a44050d62d304a06@CBIvEX01eUS.cov.com> Let me see if I can find that. Will get back to you. -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tai Tomasi via BlindLaw Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2018 2:02 PM To: Blind Law Mailing List Cc: Tai Tomasi Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Westlaw Edge Thanks, Nikki. Can yu give us contact information for the other reference attorney familiar with JAWS? I will save Stephanie's info. Ms. Tai Tomasi, J.D. Pronouns: she/her/hers Staff Attorney 400 East Court Ave., Ste. 300 Des Moines, Iowa 50309 Tel: 515-278-2502; Toll Free: 1-800-779-2502 FAX: 515-278-0539; Relay 711 E-mail: ttomasi at driowa.org www.driowa.org Our Mission:  To defend and promote the human and legal rights of Iowans with disabilities CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This e-mail and any attachments contain information from the law firm of Disability Rights Iowa and are intended solely for the use of the named recipient(s). This e-mail may contain privileged attorney-client communications or work product. Any dissemination by anyone other than an intended recipient is prohibited. If you are not a named recipient, you are prohibited from any further viewing of the e-mail or any attachments or from making any use of the e-mail or attachments. If you have received this e-mail in error, notify the sender immediately and delete the e-mail, any attachments, and all copies from any drives or storage media and destroy any printouts. -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of Singh, Nandini via BlindLaw Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2018 12:53 PM To: Blind Law Mailing List Cc: Singh, Nandini Subject: [blindlaw] Westlaw Edge Tai and Others, I reached out to Stephanie at Westlaw. She is one of two reference attorneys who knows how well the platform performs with JAWS. See her message below. If you find something that does not work as well, let her know. -----Original Message----- From: Rust-Small, Stephanie (Legal) [mailto:stephanie.rust-small at thomsonreuters.com] Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2018 1:48 PM To: Singh, Nandini Subject: RE: Westlaw Edge Hi Nikki, Accessibility considerations were included in the development of Westlaw Edge and in general most of it works well with a screen reader. We are continuing to work with developers to identify potential issues and work on resolving whatever issues we may find. Warm Regards, Stephanie · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Stephanie Rust-Small Reference Attorney Thomson Reuters the answer company Phone: 1-800-328-4880 stephanie.rust-small at tr.com tr.com -----Original Message----- From: Singh, Nandini [mailto:NSingh at cov.com] Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2018 9:25 AM To: Rust-Small, Stephanie (Legal) Subject: Westlaw Edge Stephanie, I hope you are doing well. I recently heard about Westlaw Edge. Do you know how well this interacts with JAWS? Regards, Nikki Nandini Singh Covington & Burling LLP One CityCenter, 850 Tenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20001-4956 T +1 202 662 5113 | nsingh at cov.com www.cov.com This message is from a law firm and may contain information that is confidential or legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please immediately advise the sender by reply e-mail that this message has been inadvertently transmitted to you and delete this e-mail from your system. Thank you for your cooperation. _______________________________________________ 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/ttomasi%40driowa.org _______________________________________________ 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/nsingh%40cov.com From GHardy at harrisbrun.com Thu Jul 12 18:14:15 2018 From: GHardy at harrisbrun.com (Graham Hardy) Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2018 18:14:15 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] Westlaw Edge In-Reply-To: References: <784f7e1166614e6bab7591592df4ab8e@CBIvEX01eUS.cov.com> <83218ab29a69430d815284125679f62f@CBIvEX01eUS.cov.com> Message-ID: <068D1E907F363C42B7852C27A6E6273FE3B3F9@HBSERVER.HB.local> Hi everyone, I have used the classic Westlaw and the newer WestlawNext that came out in around 2014. I've found Westlaw to deliver a fairly good experience. There hasn't been anything I can't do using the site (unlike CCH Tax and Securities, none of whose links worked). My irritation, which we should address if we ever do make contact with the accessibility personnel, is more in the line of usability. There is just so much going on in every page you visit, and nothing to break it up like headings or regions, that the experience is overwhelming. When you read a case, it isn't even marked up with proper heading styles. In fact, if there are tables, they usually read out as one cell followed by another, as though they were separate paragraphs. Most case views start off with a lengthy list of cases cited, and I wish that could be hidden by default. My final gripe is in the endless parallel citations. I wish I could set it to display only a neutral citation, if one exists, and omit all of its database-specific citations as well as citations to weekly case digests. Again, these aren't really accessibility concerns, but they impact usability. Graham Hardy | Lawyer  604-608-2043 | ghardy at harrisbrun.com  HARRIS & BRUN LAW CORPORATION - Barristers & Solicitors 500 - 555 West Georgia  Vancouver  BC  V6B 1Z6 Phone: 604-683-2466   Fax: 604-683-4541   www.harrisbrun.com This transmission is directed in confidence solely to the person named above, and may not otherwise be distributed, copied or disclosed. The contents of this transmission may also be subject to solicitor-client privilege and all rights to that privilege are expressly claimed and not waived. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify us immediately by telephone (collect if necessary) at (604) 683-2466, and destroy the original transmission without making a copy. Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tai Tomasi via BlindLaw Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2018 11:02 AM To: Blind Law Mailing List Cc: Tai Tomasi Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Westlaw Edge Thanks, Nikki. Can yu give us contact information for the other reference attorney familiar with JAWS? I will save Stephanie's info. Ms. Tai Tomasi, J.D. Pronouns: she/her/hers Staff Attorney 400 East Court Ave., Ste. 300 Des Moines, Iowa 50309 Tel: 515-278-2502; Toll Free: 1-800-779-2502 FAX: 515-278-0539; Relay 711 E-mail: ttomasi at driowa.org www.driowa.org Our Mission:  To defend and promote the human and legal rights of Iowans with disabilities CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This e-mail and any attachments contain information from the law firm of Disability Rights Iowa and are intended solely for the use of the named recipient(s). This e-mail may contain privileged attorney-client communications or work product. Any dissemination by anyone other than an intended recipient is prohibited. If you are not a named recipient, you are prohibited from any further viewing of the e-mail or any attachments or from making any use of the e-mail or attachments. If you have received this e-mail in error, notify the sender immediately and delete the e-mail, any attachments, and all copies from any drives or storage media and destroy any printouts. -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of Singh, Nandini via BlindLaw Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2018 12:53 PM To: Blind Law Mailing List Cc: Singh, Nandini Subject: [blindlaw] Westlaw Edge Tai and Others, I reached out to Stephanie at Westlaw. She is one of two reference attorneys who knows how well the platform performs with JAWS. See her message below. If you find something that does not work as well, let her know. -----Original Message----- From: Rust-Small, Stephanie (Legal) [mailto:stephanie.rust-small at thomsonreuters.com] Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2018 1:48 PM To: Singh, Nandini Subject: RE: Westlaw Edge Hi Nikki, Accessibility considerations were included in the development of Westlaw Edge and in general most of it works well with a screen reader. We are continuing to work with developers to identify potential issues and work on resolving whatever issues we may find. Warm Regards, Stephanie · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Stephanie Rust-Small Reference Attorney Thomson Reuters the answer company Phone: 1-800-328-4880 stephanie.rust-small at tr.com tr.com -----Original Message----- From: Singh, Nandini [mailto:NSingh at cov.com] Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2018 9:25 AM To: Rust-Small, Stephanie (Legal) Subject: Westlaw Edge Stephanie, I hope you are doing well. I recently heard about Westlaw Edge. Do you know how well this interacts with JAWS? Regards, Nikki Nandini Singh Covington & Burling LLP One CityCenter, 850 Tenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20001-4956 T +1 202 662 5113 | nsingh at cov.com www.cov.com This message is from a law firm and may contain information that is confidential or legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please immediately advise the sender by reply e-mail that this message has been inadvertently transmitted to you and delete this e-mail from your system. Thank you for your cooperation. _______________________________________________ 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/ttomasi%40driowa.org _______________________________________________ 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/ghardy%40harrisbrun.com From NSingh at cov.com Thu Jul 12 18:19:10 2018 From: NSingh at cov.com (Singh, Nandini) Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2018 18:19:10 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] Accessibility Contacts at Westlaw Message-ID: Tai and Others, Please find accessibility contacts at Westlaw. Both Stephanie and Jennifer work with JAWS and/or know how it and other screen readers operate. You are also welcome to reach out with specific questions or suggestions, something that I have done in the past. Regards, Nikki -----Original Message----- From: Rust-Small, Stephanie (Legal) [mailto:stephanie.rust-small at thomsonreuters.com] Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2018 2:14 PM To: Singh, Nandini Subject: RE: Westlaw Edge Hi Nikki, General email for Accessibility Team: WestAccessibility at thomsonreuters.com Reference Attorneys: Stephanie Rust-Small Phone Number: 651-244-3657 Email: Stephanie.Rust-Small at tr.com Jennifer Ibanez Phone Number: 651-244-2803 Email: Jennifer.Ibanez at tr.com Warm Regards, Stephanie · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Stephanie Rust-Small Reference Attorney Thomson Reuters the answer company Phone: 1-800-328-4880 stephanie.rust-small at tr.com tr.com -----Original Message----- From: Singh, Nandini [mailto:NSingh at cov.com] Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2018 1:09 PM To: Rust-Small, Stephanie (Legal) Subject: RE: Westlaw Edge Stephanie, I have another question for you. I may be remembering this wrong, but I thought there was another reference attorney who works with JAWS and has knowledge about it and other screen readers. If I am right about this, who is this attorney, and can you please send along her contact information. I have some curious colleagues! Regards, Nikki -----Original Message----- From: Rust-Small, Stephanie (Legal) [mailto:stephanie.rust-small at thomsonreuters.com] Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2018 1:48 PM To: Singh, Nandini Subject: RE: Westlaw Edge Hi Nikki, Accessibility considerations were included in the development of Westlaw Edge and in general most of it works well with a screen reader. We are continuing to work with developers to identify potential issues and work on resolving whatever issues we may find. Warm Regards, Stephanie · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Stephanie Rust-Small Reference Attorney Thomson Reuters the answer company Phone: 1-800-328-4880 stephanie.rust-small at tr.com tr.com -----Original Message----- From: Singh, Nandini [mailto:NSingh at cov.com] Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2018 9:25 AM To: Rust-Small, Stephanie (Legal) Subject: Westlaw Edge Stephanie, I hope you are doing well. I recently heard about Westlaw Edge. Do you know how well this interacts with JAWS? Regards, Nikki Nandini Singh Covington & Burling LLP One CityCenter, 850 Tenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20001-4956 T +1 202 662 5113 | nsingh at cov.com www.cov.com This message is from a law firm and may contain information that is confidential or legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please immediately advise the sender by reply e-mail that this message has been inadvertently transmitted to you and delete this e-mail from your system. Thank you for your cooperation. From ttomasi at driowa.org Thu Jul 12 18:27:28 2018 From: ttomasi at driowa.org (Tai Tomasi) Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2018 18:27:28 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] Accessibility Contacts at Westlaw In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: This is very helpful. Thank you. Ms. Tai Tomasi, J.D. Pronouns: she/her/hers Staff Attorney 400 East Court Ave., Ste. 300 Des Moines, Iowa 50309 Tel: 515-278-2502; Toll Free: 1-800-779-2502 FAX: 515-278-0539; Relay 711 E-mail: ttomasi at driowa.org www.driowa.org Our Mission:  To defend and promote the human and legal rights of Iowans with disabilities CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This e-mail and any attachments contain information from the law firm of Disability Rights Iowa and are intended solely for the use of the named recipient(s). This e-mail may contain privileged attorney-client communications or work product. Any dissemination by anyone other than an intended recipient is prohibited. If you are not a named recipient, you are prohibited from any further viewing of the e-mail or any attachments or from making any use of the e-mail or attachments. If you have received this e-mail in error, notify the sender immediately and delete the e-mail, any attachments, and all copies from any drives or storage media and destroy any printouts. -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of Singh, Nandini via BlindLaw Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2018 1:19 PM To: Blind Law Mailing List Cc: Singh, Nandini Subject: [blindlaw] Accessibility Contacts at Westlaw Tai and Others, Please find accessibility contacts at Westlaw. Both Stephanie and Jennifer work with JAWS and/or know how it and other screen readers operate. You are also welcome to reach out with specific questions or suggestions, something that I have done in the past. Regards, Nikki -----Original Message----- From: Rust-Small, Stephanie (Legal) [mailto:stephanie.rust-small at thomsonreuters.com] Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2018 2:14 PM To: Singh, Nandini Subject: RE: Westlaw Edge Hi Nikki, General email for Accessibility Team: WestAccessibility at thomsonreuters.com Reference Attorneys: Stephanie Rust-Small Phone Number: 651-244-3657 Email: Stephanie.Rust-Small at tr.com Jennifer Ibanez Phone Number: 651-244-2803 Email: Jennifer.Ibanez at tr.com Warm Regards, Stephanie · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Stephanie Rust-Small Reference Attorney Thomson Reuters the answer company Phone: 1-800-328-4880 stephanie.rust-small at tr.com tr.com -----Original Message----- From: Singh, Nandini [mailto:NSingh at cov.com] Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2018 1:09 PM To: Rust-Small, Stephanie (Legal) Subject: RE: Westlaw Edge Stephanie, I have another question for you. I may be remembering this wrong, but I thought there was another reference attorney who works with JAWS and has knowledge about it and other screen readers. If I am right about this, who is this attorney, and can you please send along her contact information. I have some curious colleagues! Regards, Nikki -----Original Message----- From: Rust-Small, Stephanie (Legal) [mailto:stephanie.rust-small at thomsonreuters.com] Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2018 1:48 PM To: Singh, Nandini Subject: RE: Westlaw Edge Hi Nikki, Accessibility considerations were included in the development of Westlaw Edge and in general most of it works well with a screen reader. We are continuing to work with developers to identify potential issues and work on resolving whatever issues we may find. Warm Regards, Stephanie · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · Stephanie Rust-Small Reference Attorney Thomson Reuters the answer company Phone: 1-800-328-4880 stephanie.rust-small at tr.com tr.com -----Original Message----- From: Singh, Nandini [mailto:NSingh at cov.com] Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2018 9:25 AM To: Rust-Small, Stephanie (Legal) Subject: Westlaw Edge Stephanie, I hope you are doing well. I recently heard about Westlaw Edge. Do you know how well this interacts with JAWS? Regards, Nikki Nandini Singh Covington & Burling LLP One CityCenter, 850 Tenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20001-4956 T +1 202 662 5113 | nsingh at cov.com www.cov.com This message is from a law firm and may contain information that is confidential or legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, please immediately advise the sender by reply e-mail that this message has been inadvertently transmitted to you and delete this e-mail from your system. Thank you for your cooperation. _______________________________________________ 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/ttomasi%40driowa.org From slabarre at labarrelaw.com Fri Jul 13 12:51:58 2018 From: slabarre at labarrelaw.com (Scott C. Labarre) Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2018 06:51:58 -0600 Subject: [blindlaw] FW: Attorney and Legal Internship Vacancies at the U.S. Department of Justice In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <003201d41aa8$49eaa790$ddbff6b0$@labarrelaw.com> fyi From: DOJlawjobs (OARM) [mailto:DOJlawjobs at usdoj.gov] Sent: Friday, July 13, 2018 6:43 AM To: Undisclosed recipients: Subject: Attorney and Legal Internship Vacancies at the U.S. Department of Justice What's new? 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From jameyanne at gmail.com Fri Jul 13 16:30:40 2018 From: jameyanne at gmail.com (Jameyanne Fuller) Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2018 12:30:40 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] accessibility of SpaceCap Message-ID: <00dc01d41ac6$d6ac9b70$8405d250$@gmail.com> Hello all, I just started my second internship of the summer at Analytical Space, a startup in Boston that's developing a satellite network in space that uses lasers. It's very cool, and so far, I'm really enjoying it. I'm going to be working on regulatory projects with them, and today my supervisor introduced me to the SpaceCap software, one of the filing programs for the International Telecommunications Union. Unfortunately, it seems to be totally inaccessible. I am running the latest version of JAWS on a Windows 10 PC. I have an email into ITU to ask about accessibility, but in the meantime, I'm wondering if any of you have experience with SpaceCap? If not, do you have any tips and tricks for working with an inaccessible program? Or working around an inaccessible program to complete projects? Thanks for the help! Best, Jameyanne --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com From sbadillo100 at gmail.com Sat Jul 14 16:22:38 2018 From: sbadillo100 at gmail.com (sbadillo) Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2018 12:22:38 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] BlindLaw Digest, Vol 170, Issue 11 Message-ID: <5b4a22cb.1c69fb81.9f4e4.c8d1@mx.google.com> Hello, Unfortunately, I experience the same thing and sometimes, there's nothing to do but ask for help sometimes. I would see if nvda can help you although I personally find that program very difficult to use. I would also talk to someone about some kind of script for jaws for windows. Scripts can improve accessability somewhat. As far as programs that are not accessible, I simply try to use a different one and have someone input my finished work into the original program if they need to use that one so badly. I wish I could be more helpful but all the best. From jameyanne at gmail.com Mon Jul 16 13:40:48 2018 From: jameyanne at gmail.com (Jameyanne Fuller) Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2018 09:40:48 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] BlindLaw Digest, Vol 170, Issue 11 In-Reply-To: <5b4a22cb.1c69fb81.9f4e4.c8d1@mx.google.com> References: <5b4a22cb.1c69fb81.9f4e4.c8d1@mx.google.com> Message-ID: <005101d41d0a$9b5fc3d0$d21f4b70$@gmail.com> Thanks for your help. I'll give NVDA a try too. Who would I ask about JAWS scripts? Jameyanne -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of sbadillo via BlindLaw Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2018 12:23 PM To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org Cc: sbadillo Subject: Re: [blindlaw] BlindLaw Digest, Vol 170, Issue 11 Hello, Unfortunately, I experience the same thing and sometimes, there's nothing to do but ask for help sometimes. I would see if nvda can help you although I personally find that program very difficult to use. I would also talk to someone about some kind of script for jaws for windows. Scripts can improve accessability somewhat. As far as programs that are not accessible, I simply try to use a different one and have someone input my finished work into the original program if they need to use that one so badly. I wish I could be more helpful but all the best. _______________________________________________ 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/jameyanne%40gmail.com --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com From rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com Mon Jul 16 14:17:16 2018 From: rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com (Rahul Bajaj) Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2018 19:47:16 +0530 Subject: [blindlaw] BlindLaw Digest, Vol 170, Issue 11 In-Reply-To: <005101d41d0a$9b5fc3d0$d21f4b70$@gmail.com> References: <5b4a22cb.1c69fb81.9f4e4.c8d1@mx.google.com> <005101d41d0a$9b5fc3d0$d21f4b70$@gmail.com> Message-ID: Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 16, 2018, at 7:10 PM, Jameyanne Fuller via BlindLaw wrote: > > Thanks for your help. I'll give NVDA a try too. Who would I ask about JAWS > scripts? > Jameyanne > Jameyanne, you may find it useful to subscribe to a JAWS mailing list, by sending a mail to main at jfw.groups.io. If you articulate the concrete accessibility barriers that you are confronting there, you might get informative responses. Second, you can explore writing to the app developers to see if this can be resolved by them. Third, if, like me, you only use technology to the extent necessary and aren't comfortable using scripts and the like, you may benefit from asking for sighted assistance for getting past these barriers. > Best, Rahul > u > -----Original Message----- > From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of sbadillo via > BlindLaw > Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2018 12:23 PM > To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org > Cc: sbadillo > Subject: Re: [blindlaw] BlindLaw Digest, Vol 170, Issue 11 > > Hello, Unfortunately, I experience the same thing and sometimes, there's > nothing to do but ask for help sometimes. I would see if nvda can help you > although I personally find that program very difficult to use. I would also > talk to someone about some kind of script for jaws for windows. Scripts can > improve accessability somewhat. As far as programs that are not accessible, > I simply try to use a different one and have someone input my finished work > into the original program if they need to use that one so badly. I wish I > could be more helpful but all the best. > > _______________________________________________ > 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/jameyanne%40gmail.com > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > https://www.avg.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/rahul.bajaj1038%40gmail.com From ashley.biggs1 at maryland.gov Mon Jul 16 18:37:44 2018 From: ashley.biggs1 at maryland.gov (Ashley Biggs -LBPH-) Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2018 14:37:44 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] Music Therapy 101 - 7/17/18 at 6:00 PM Message-ID: Hello everyone! I'm excited to announce tomorrow's program! Music Therapy 101! This is a FREE event and is open to any and all. Music Therapy 101 Date: July 17 at 6:00 PM Location: Teleconference This program is being held via teleconference: Dial-in: 515-604-9516, enter access code: 202933 In partnership with Annapolis Music Therapy Service, the library will host a FREE teleconference for those wanting to more about Music Therapy. Music Therapy is a researched based system of clinical techniques for sensorimotor training, speech and language, and cognitive training. This program is open to all Marylanders but will have a particular emphasis on the visually and physically impaired communities. The focus of this program will be to explain the basics of music therapy, how it can benefit many people, and how, in particular, it impacts the visually impaired community. This program is being presented by C.J. Shiloh, MT-BC, founder of Annapolis Music Therapy Service. Ms. Shiloh is a Board Certified Music Therapist, is a founding member of the Online Conference for Music Therapy and is currently serving as the Government Relations Chair-Elect of the Mid-Atlantic Region of the American Music Therapy Association. She has over 20 years of experience, is a bold advocate for those with disabilities. Additionally, the library welcome's Sunny Cefaratti, co-Director of the Autistic Self Advocacy Mentor and a graduate of the Maryland School for the Blind. If you have any questions or comments, please direct them to me off list: ashley.biggs1 at maryland.gov Hope to see you there! Best, Ashley *Ashley M. Biggs* *Outreach Librarian* Maryland State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped Maryland State Library 415 Park Avenue Baltimore, Maryland 21201-3603 410-230-2430 (office) | 667-209-1563 (cell) | 410-333-2095 (fax) ashley.biggs1 at maryland.gov http://www.lbph.maryland.gov Click here to complete a three-question customer experience survey. From manbatsandefur at outlook.com Tue Jul 17 23:56:14 2018 From: manbatsandefur at outlook.com (RJ Sandefur) Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2018 23:56:14 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] coming to the United States Message-ID: I have a friend who studied italian law, could my friend come to the United States and attend law school? What does the ABA have to say concerning this? RJ From ukekearuaro at valtdnet.com Wed Jul 18 00:08:26 2018 From: ukekearuaro at valtdnet.com (Olusegun -- Victory Associates LTD, Inc.) Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2018 18:08:26 -0600 Subject: [blindlaw] coming to the United States In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <027501d41e2b$73ff86a0$5bfe93e0$@com> RJ, the law school DOES NOT care as long as the bills get paid! Diploma obtained in another country will have to be translated to English of course. The Law Schools Admissions Service is your friend on that one! Grades will have to be redone to match what transpires in the U.S. system. Also, your friend does need to write the LSAT and possibly TOEFL--Test of English as a Foreign Language! An early start is a good bet; law schools are pretty strict with such subject-matter. Some credits MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRABLE, and a few courses may have to be retaken just to keep them in line with what obtains here in the United States! If your friend has some practice under the belt, it might be possible to obtain bar licensure without having to take a bar exam. Here in my coveted bush, there will need to be a letter from the Supreme Court of the country in which your friend is based along with a few other pieces of paperwork for this to happen. Now it's been a while since I had my fingers on issues relating to bar admissions for a foreign graduate, but I don't believe the rules have changed much. Good luck and all the very best! Sincerely, Olusegun Denver, Colorado From manbatsandefur at outlook.com Wed Jul 18 00:24:22 2018 From: manbatsandefur at outlook.com (RJ Sandefur) Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2018 00:24:22 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] blind Immigrants Message-ID: Have any of you on this list delbt with UsCIS in reguard to helping a blind person obtain a visa to the USA in order to go to school or work? RJ From ukekearuaro at valtdnet.com Wed Jul 18 04:40:29 2018 From: ukekearuaro at valtdnet.com (Olusegun -- Victory Associates LTD, Inc.) Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2018 22:40:29 -0600 Subject: [blindlaw] blind Immigrants In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <02d901d41e51$74fae150$5ef0a3f0$@com> RJ asked: "Have any of you on this list delbt with UsCIS in reguard to helping a blind person obtain a visa to the USA in order to go to school or work?" Work is tough; there MUST BE an employer willing to HIRE THE BLIND (OR EVEN SIGHTED) INDIVIDUAL. It's a long, long tedious process with paperwork that will numb your sensibilities. The employer MUST DEMONSTRATE that there's NO AMERICAN available to fill the particular job in question. Ah, the employer MUST TAKE OUT an ad in at least three or more national newspapers too. This UNSETTLING IMMIGRATION/MIGRATION KNOT HEAD, constantly in a STATE OF QUANDARY, MAY NOT LIKELY be resolved during the course of whatever is left of my checkered life! As for school, the blind individual, or if you wish to delve in by helping to rsearch colleges, something you really DO NOT need to do, should just find a school--say a four-year college--send through the necessary applications, pay the required processing fees before and after admission, then apply for a student visa. There are three categories of this type of visa: F1, J1 and M1. If the blind individual has dependents, a spouse or children, then F2, etc. will be necessary in that regard. However, the individual MUST DEMONSTRATE that there are ENOUGH FUNDS to keep everyone going without any dependence on the U.S. public assistance program(s). Sometimes, a student will get a visa to attend a two-year college. Typically though, the Consulate General of the United States of America, or the Embassy of the United States of America, prefers to give a visa to a four-year college. Of course, there could be special arrangements between the U.S. government and certain countries, I don't know what these are or the rules that govern such arrangements. The issuance or procurement of a student visa, or even a visiting visa, is solely at the discretion of the Consular Officer before whom an individual presents for the necessary interview. In closing, no help is truly needed for purposes of coming to school here. A prospective student can conduct their own investigations online, or through American libraries around the world, and the services of the United States Information Service (USIS) can be utilized in the prospective student's home country. With all the colleges having a presence on the Internet, 99% of the assignment is already done for the student, such a one just needs to determine what the desired goal or objective is. Hope the foregoing is somewhat helpful; love to take it off list? Then write me privately! Sincerely, Olusegun Denver, Colorado From manbatsandefur at outlook.com Wed Jul 18 04:55:18 2018 From: manbatsandefur at outlook.com (RJ Sandefur) Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2018 04:55:18 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] blind Immigrants In-Reply-To: <02d901d41e51$74fae150$5ef0a3f0$@com> References: , <02d901d41e51$74fae150$5ef0a3f0$@com> Message-ID: Olusegun, Can you please write me off list at my gmail address: Rjsandefur585 at gmail.com RJ ________________________________ From: BlindLaw on behalf of Olusegun -- Victory Associates LTD, Inc. via BlindLaw Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2018 12:40:29 AM To: 'Blind Law Mailing List' Cc: Olusegun -- Victory Associates LTD, Inc. Subject: Re: [blindlaw] blind Immigrants RJ asked: "Have any of you on this list delbt with UsCIS in reguard to helping a blind person obtain a visa to the USA in order to go to school or work?" Work is tough; there MUST BE an employer willing to HIRE THE BLIND (OR EVEN SIGHTED) INDIVIDUAL. It's a long, long tedious process with paperwork that will numb your sensibilities. The employer MUST DEMONSTRATE that there's NO AMERICAN available to fill the particular job in question. Ah, the employer MUST TAKE OUT an ad in at least three or more national newspapers too. This UNSETTLING IMMIGRATION/MIGRATION KNOT HEAD, constantly in a STATE OF QUANDARY, MAY NOT LIKELY be resolved during the course of whatever is left of my checkered life! As for school, the blind individual, or if you wish to delve in by helping to rsearch colleges, something you really DO NOT need to do, should just find a school--say a four-year college--send through the necessary applications, pay the required processing fees before and after admission, then apply for a student visa. There are three categories of this type of visa: F1, J1 and M1. If the blind individual has dependents, a spouse or children, then F2, etc. will be necessary in that regard. However, the individual MUST DEMONSTRATE that there are ENOUGH FUNDS to keep everyone going without any dependence on the U.S. public assistance program(s). Sometimes, a student will get a visa to attend a two-year college. Typically though, the Consulate General of the United States of America, or the Embassy of the United States of America, prefers to give a visa to a four-year college. Of course, there could be special arrangements between the U.S. government and certain countries, I don't know what these are or the rules that govern such arrangements. The issuance or procurement of a student visa, or even a visiting visa, is solely at the discretion of the Consular Officer before whom an individual presents for the necessary interview. In closing, no help is truly needed for purposes of coming to school here. A prospective student can conduct their own investigations online, or through American libraries around the world, and the services of the United States Information Service (USIS) can be utilized in the prospective student's home country. With all the colleges having a presence on the Internet, 99% of the assignment is already done for the student, such a one just needs to determine what the desired goal or objective is. Hope the foregoing is somewhat helpful; love to take it off list? Then write me privately! Sincerely, Olusegun Denver, Colorado _______________________________________________ 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/manbatsandefur%40outlook.com From manbatsandefur at outlook.com Wed Jul 18 04:56:03 2018 From: manbatsandefur at outlook.com (RJ Sandefur) Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2018 04:56:03 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] blind Immigrants In-Reply-To: <02d901d41e51$74fae150$5ef0a3f0$@com> References: , <02d901d41e51$74fae150$5ef0a3f0$@com> Message-ID: Olusegun ________________________________ From: BlindLaw on behalf of Olusegun -- Victory Associates LTD, Inc. via BlindLaw Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2018 12:40:29 AM To: 'Blind Law Mailing List' Cc: Olusegun -- Victory Associates LTD, Inc. Subject: Re: [blindlaw] blind Immigrants RJ asked: "Have any of you on this list delbt with UsCIS in reguard to helping a blind person obtain a visa to the USA in order to go to school or work?" Work is tough; there MUST BE an employer willing to HIRE THE BLIND (OR EVEN SIGHTED) INDIVIDUAL. It's a long, long tedious process with paperwork that will numb your sensibilities. The employer MUST DEMONSTRATE that there's NO AMERICAN available to fill the particular job in question. Ah, the employer MUST TAKE OUT an ad in at least three or more national newspapers too. This UNSETTLING IMMIGRATION/MIGRATION KNOT HEAD, constantly in a STATE OF QUANDARY, MAY NOT LIKELY be resolved during the course of whatever is left of my checkered life! As for school, the blind individual, or if you wish to delve in by helping to rsearch colleges, something you really DO NOT need to do, should just find a school--say a four-year college--send through the necessary applications, pay the required processing fees before and after admission, then apply for a student visa. There are three categories of this type of visa: F1, J1 and M1. If the blind individual has dependents, a spouse or children, then F2, etc. will be necessary in that regard. However, the individual MUST DEMONSTRATE that there are ENOUGH FUNDS to keep everyone going without any dependence on the U.S. public assistance program(s). Sometimes, a student will get a visa to attend a two-year college. Typically though, the Consulate General of the United States of America, or the Embassy of the United States of America, prefers to give a visa to a four-year college. Of course, there could be special arrangements between the U.S. government and certain countries, I don't know what these are or the rules that govern such arrangements. The issuance or procurement of a student visa, or even a visiting visa, is solely at the discretion of the Consular Officer before whom an individual presents for the necessary interview. In closing, no help is truly needed for purposes of coming to school here. A prospective student can conduct their own investigations online, or through American libraries around the world, and the services of the United States Information Service (USIS) can be utilized in the prospective student's home country. With all the colleges having a presence on the Internet, 99% of the assignment is already done for the student, such a one just needs to determine what the desired goal or objective is. Hope the foregoing is somewhat helpful; love to take it off list? Then write me privately! Sincerely, Olusegun Denver, Colorado _______________________________________________ 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/manbatsandefur%40outlook.com From rbacchus228 at gmail.com Wed Jul 18 10:04:02 2018 From: rbacchus228 at gmail.com (Roanna Bacchus) Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2018 06:04:02 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] coming to the United States In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <141B8278-1421-4500-9943-0771DDD033AF@gmail.com> Your friend can come to the United States to attend law school. Sent from my iPad > On Jul 17, 2018, at 7:56 PM, RJ Sandefur via BlindLaw wrote: > > I have a friend who studied italian law, could my friend come to the United States and attend law school? What does the ABA have to say concerning this? RJ > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/rbacchus228%40gmail.com From Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov Thu Jul 19 19:39:30 2018 From: Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov (Nightingale, Noel) Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2018 19:39:30 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] FW: Diversity Notification In-Reply-To: References: <1858137930.96020.1531899088412.JavaMail.careerconnector@mgsapps.monster.com> Message-ID: From: Jobs [mailto:jobs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Maurer, Patricia via Jobs Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2018 6:15 AM To: 'jobs at nfbnet.org' Cc: Maurer, Patricia Subject: [Jobs] FW: Diversity Notification -----Original Message----- From: careerconnector at mgsapps.monster.com [mailto:careerconnector at mgsapps.monster.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2018 3:31 AM To: Maurer, Patricia Subject: Diversity Notification National Federation of the Blind Sir/Madam Dear Sir/Madam: Your organization and its members might be interested in the following vacancy announcement: Announcement Number: ATTY-WTB-2018-007 Vacancy Description: Attorney-Advisor (General) Open Period: 07/17/2018 to 07/31/2018 Series/Grade: GS-0905B Attorney Advisor-14/15 Salary: (USD) $114,590 - (USD) $164,200 Hiring Agency: Federal Communications Commission Duty Location: Washington, DC, US For more information, please visit the vacancy announcement located at https://careerconnector.jobs.treas.gov/cc/fcc/vacancy/viewVacancyDetail!execute.hms?orgId=1751&jnum=164382. Thank you. Human Resources Management Federal Communications Commission -------------- next part -------------- _______________________________________________ Jobs mailing list Jobs at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/jobs_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Jobs: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/jobs_nfbnet.org/noel.nightingale%40ed.gov From ttomasi at driowa.org Thu Jul 19 21:25:15 2018 From: ttomasi at driowa.org (Tai Tomasi) Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2018 21:25:15 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] Question About Litigation Support Software Message-ID: A question from an attorney on a disability rights mailing list. Sadly, I think the answer is no, but I wanted to confirm. If you have thoughts, please reply here or write me off list and I will share them with her. She writes: We are trying to find out if there is "litigation support software" that is accessible, other than Lexbe, for a very large document intensive case. If anyone has a recommendation, could you please let me know. Ms. Tai Tomasi, J.D. Pronouns: she/her/hers Staff Attorney [Description: DR%20IA%20LawCenter] 400 East Court Ave., Ste. 300 Des Moines, Iowa 50309 Tel: 515-278-2502; Toll Free: 1-800-779-2502 FAX: 515-278-0539; Relay 711 E-mail: ttomasi at driowa.org www.driowa.org Our Mission: To defend and promote the human and legal rights of Iowans with disabilities CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This e-mail and any attachments contain information from the law firm of Disability Rights Iowa and are intended solely for the use of the named recipient(s). This e-mail may contain privileged attorney-client communications or work product. Any dissemination by anyone other than an intended recipient is prohibited. If you are not a named recipient, you are prohibited from any further viewing of the e-mail or any attachments or from making any use of the e-mail or attachments. 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The online application for the Attorney General's Honors Program (HP) and the Summer Law Intern Program (SLIP) opens July 31, 2018. The deadline for law students and eligible graduates to apply is Tuesday, September 4, 2018. The Attorney General's Honors Program has been recognized as the nation's premier entry-level federal attorney recruitment program. HP information, including participating components, eligibility guidelines, and application instructions can be found at https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/entry-level-attorneys. Information about SLIP and a link to the application is at https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/summer-law-intern-program. Please spread the word about these exciting legal hiring programs and opportunities to join the U.S. Department of Justice! Below is a list of current attorney and legal internship vacancies at the U.S. Department of Justice. At Justice, diversity extends beyond race and gender. It includes differences in culture, ethnicity, economics, status as a veteran, generations, geography, sexual orientation, and includes individuals with disabilities. We welcome applications from candidates who are interested in positively contributing to Justice and hope that you will consider joining the dedicated public servants at the Department of Justice. To learn more about Justice and our legal careers, please visit our website at https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers. Manage Your Email: If you no longer wish to receive these email notifications, please reply to this email with UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line. 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Dick Davis Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: President, National Federation of the Blind Sent: Friday, July 20, 2018 9:54 AM To: Dick Davis Subject: FW: Recruiting - All Sources From: Hartle, Jesse [mailto:Jesse.Hartle at ed.gov] Sent: Friday, July 20, 2018 9:37 AM To: President, National Federation of the Blind ; Lewis, Anil ; Pare, John Cc: 'terrysmith at epbfi.com' Subject: FW: Recruiting - All Sources Good Morning, Please see the below job announcement. This would be working on the Randolph Sheppard program. It looks like this position is open for two weeks. Jesse Mr. Jesse Hartle Program Specialist Department of Education Phone: 202-245-6415 Email: jesse.hartle at ed.gov From: OSERS Post Sent: Friday, July 20, 2018 8:20 AM To: OSERS All HQ Users Subject: Recruiting - All Sources Staff: The following OSERS vacancy announcement(s): Vocational Rehabilitation Program Specialist, GS-101-13 (Conflict Resolution), located in the Rehabilitation Services Administration, Training and Service Programs Division (TSPD), Service Programs Unit (SPU), Division closes on August 3, 2018 and is open to everyone. If you are interested in obtaining a copy of the announcement or wish to apply, you must submit your application online through the USAJOBS website which can be accessed through the following location: OSERS-2018-0004 (non-status candidates) – DEU https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/505653800 OSERS-2018-0005 (federal employees/status candidates) – MPP https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/505654600 We ask your assistance in the recruiting process by providing a copy of the announcement(s) to anyone you believe would be interested in and would be qualified for the position. Please note the above closing date of the vacancy announcement. Applications will not be accepted after that date. Thank you for your help in our recruiting efforts to bring the best qualified applicants to our staff. -------------- next part -------------- _______________________________________________ Jobs mailing list Jobs at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/jobs_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Jobs: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/jobs_nfbnet.org/noel.nightingale%40ed.gov From tianamknight at gmail.com Fri Jul 20 21:14:15 2018 From: tianamknight at gmail.com (Tiana Knight) Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2018 15:14:15 -0600 Subject: [blindlaw] Opening up a Firm Message-ID: <40924300-CC4D-4CE9-A7FC-2AAC4CAA4CF1@gmail.com> Hi everyone, I have just started looking into the idea of opening my own firm and I was wondering if anybody else on this list has done so? I am in Canada and so would especially love to talk to somebody who has specifically done this in Canada. However, I would appreciate anybody reaching out and talking to me off list about the experience and recommendations they have especially in terms of accessibility issues. Thanks so much in advance. Tiana From rodalcidonis at gmail.com Fri Jul 20 21:48:14 2018 From: rodalcidonis at gmail.com (rodalcidonis at gmail.com) Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2018 17:48:14 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] Opening up a Firm In-Reply-To: <40924300-CC4D-4CE9-A7FC-2AAC4CAA4CF1@gmail.com> References: <40924300-CC4D-4CE9-A7FC-2AAC4CAA4CF1@gmail.com> Message-ID: E-mail me off-list to chat. Rod Alcidonis, Esq. 215-821-6015 ralcidonis at gmail.com -----Original Message----- From: Tiana Knight via BlindLaw Sent: Friday, July 20, 2018 5:14 PM To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org Cc: Tiana Knight Subject: [blindlaw] Opening up a Firm Hi everyone, I have just started looking into the idea of opening my own firm and I was wondering if anybody else on this list has done so? I am in Canada and so would especially love to talk to somebody who has specifically done this in Canada. However, I would appreciate anybody reaching out and talking to me off list about the experience and recommendations they have especially in terms of accessibility issues. Thanks so much in advance. Tiana _______________________________________________ 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/rodalcidonis%40gmail.com --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus From michael.mcglashon at comcast.net Fri Jul 20 21:48:54 2018 From: michael.mcglashon at comcast.net (mike mcglashon) Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2018 17:48:54 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] Opening up a Firm In-Reply-To: <40924300-CC4D-4CE9-A7FC-2AAC4CAA4CF1@gmail.com> References: <40924300-CC4D-4CE9-A7FC-2AAC4CAA4CF1@gmail.com> Message-ID: <9F631E67-9077-4DEF-85DB-6C0A0E48D9AC@comcast.net> hi Miss tiana By name is mike mcglashon 618783-9331 Although I am not currently a lawyer I am in rolled in law school But I would had the privilege of being involved in the start up of a law firm when my buddy who is also wide open his own firm and I was there to hammer them sign on the door contact information Mike McGlashon PH: 618-783-9331 Email: michael.mcglashon at comcast.net > On Jul 20, 2018, at 5:14 PM, Tiana Knight via BlindLaw wrote: > > Hi everyone, > I have just started looking into the idea of opening my own firm and I was wondering if anybody else on this list has done so? I am in Canada and so would especially love to talk to somebody who has specifically done this in Canada. > However, I would appreciate anybody reaching out and talking to me off list about the experience and recommendations they have especially in terms of accessibility issues. > Thanks so much in advance. > Tiana > _______________________________________________ > 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/michael.mcglashon%40comcast.net From glnorman15 at hotmail.com Sun Jul 22 22:53:32 2018 From: glnorman15 at hotmail.com (GL Norman) Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2018 22:53:32 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] Jul. 26 Boston, Mass. Message-ID: The Promise and Realities of Human Rights for All Alumni Action Dialogues A Conversation on Disability Access in the Global Era July 26, 2018 at the Non-profit Center of Boston at 9:30 A.M. Registration, https://www.eventbrite.com/e/celebrating-the-americans-with-disabilities-act-ada-the-promise-and-realities-of-disability-rights-tickets-47897685266 Want a great way to celebrate the promise of the Americans with Disabilities Act, while learning of its connection to the global stage as well as how unique approaches build inclusion? Gary C. Norman, Esq. L.L.M. (AMMF 2008) and Kerry Thompson (AMMF 2014), who have a foot print in Trans-Atlantic relations with a focus on community integration, will explore the mutually supportive roles of the Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities and access improvements at home, and how our partnership in law and in culture, builds a global inclusive community. At this stimulating dialogue and commemorative event, attendees will depart with their awareness raised on these issues as well as the promise in the Trans-Atlantic for emerging unique leaders. Event Brite page, https://www.eventbrite.com/e/celebrating-the-americans-with-disabilities-act-ada-the-promise-and-realities-of-disability-rights-tickets-47897685266?aff=efbeventtix Facebook Event Page, https://www.facebook.com/events/1041683195990067/ From derekjdittmar at gmail.com Tue Jul 24 13:44:02 2018 From: derekjdittmar at gmail.com (Derek Dittmar) Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2018 09:44:02 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] Looking for technology recommendations Message-ID: Good morning, all, First, I want to thank you for your help. My internship with the public defender's office has been very successful, and I owe a lot of that to your recommendations, support, and company. There's something special about feeling less alone. I have the opportunity to start looking into accessible technology. Since I'm entering my third year of law school, I have a year to research, save for, request, and learn the tech that will cary me through my first several years of practice. So, does anyone have recommendations on tech that is used commonly in a court-heavy practice? I'm looking at either trial or appellate court, so I'd appreciate advice from anyone who works in either of these fields. I am a braille user, though I haven't relied heavily on it in years. Typically I've used a laptop with windows and JAWS, as well as an ipad and iPhone. I've already thought of a Bluetooth keyboard, and am interested in scanning/ocr, good braille displays, and anything else you think that I should investigate. I'd greatly appreciate any help that I can get. Thanks, Derek From manbatsandefur at outlook.com Tue Jul 24 16:09:29 2018 From: manbatsandefur at outlook.com (RJ Sandefur) Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2018 16:09:29 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] Looking for technology recommendations In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Derek, Freedom scientific has the focus forty blue, which works well with jaws. Hims and humanware have Braille displays as well. See if you can get a demo of each, before you go dishing out thousands of dollars on money. RJ On 7/24/2018 9:44 AM, Derek Dittmar via BlindLaw wrote: > Good morning, all, > First, I want to thank you for your help. My internship with the > public defender's office has been very successful, and I owe a lot of > that to your recommendations, support, and company. There's something > special about feeling less alone. > I have the opportunity to start looking into accessible technology. > Since I'm entering my third year of law school, I have a year to > research, save for, request, and learn the tech that will cary me > through my first several years of practice. So, does anyone have > recommendations on tech that is used commonly in a court-heavy > practice? I'm looking at either trial or appellate court, so I'd > appreciate advice from anyone who works in either of these fields. I > am a braille user, though I haven't relied heavily on it in years. > Typically I've used a laptop with windows and JAWS, as well as an ipad > and iPhone. I've already thought of a Bluetooth keyboard, and am > interested in scanning/ocr, good braille displays, and anything else > you think that I should investigate. > I'd greatly appreciate any help that I can get. > Thanks, > Derek > > _______________________________________________ > 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/manbatsandefur%40outlook.com From jmccarthy at mdtap.org Tue Jul 24 17:31:22 2018 From: jmccarthy at mdtap.org (Jim McCarthy) Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2018 13:31:22 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] Looking for technology recommendations In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <017001d42374$243b46b0$6cb1d410$@mdtap.org> Derek, I was not and am not going to address the technology issue you bring up as I think others have more day to day experience with the practice of law and the technology you may want. RJ commented about some of the braille displays which are pretty costly. Each state has an assistive technology act program that receives federal dollars. A key item they do is the lending of technology on a short term basis, about a month. This is a good way to try before you buy. Many of them also have low interest technology financial loans, which may not be ideal for someone recently graduated from law school, on the other hand, the interest rates and availability of the loans make that a good option if one needs to take a loan rather than get a grant for the purchase of a braille display. Of course for that purchase, the state rehabilitation program is also an option. Jim James McCarthy J.D. Executive Director, Maryland Technology Assistance Program 2301 Argonne DR., Room T-17 Baltimore, MD 21218 P: 1-800-832-4827; 410-554-9245 F: 410-554-9237 www.mdtap.org -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of RJ Sandefur via BlindLaw Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2018 12:09 PM To: Derek Dittmar via BlindLaw Cc: RJ Sandefur Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Looking for technology recommendations Derek, Freedom scientific has the focus forty blue, which works well with jaws. Hims and humanware have Braille displays as well. See if you can get a demo of each, before you go dishing out thousands of dollars on money. RJ On 7/24/2018 9:44 AM, Derek Dittmar via BlindLaw wrote: > Good morning, all, > First, I want to thank you for your help. My internship with the > public defender's office has been very successful, and I owe a lot of > that to your recommendations, support, and company. There's something > special about feeling less alone. > I have the opportunity to start looking into accessible technology. > Since I'm entering my third year of law school, I have a year to > research, save for, request, and learn the tech that will cary me > through my first several years of practice. So, does anyone have > recommendations on tech that is used commonly in a court-heavy > practice? I'm looking at either trial or appellate court, so I'd > appreciate advice from anyone who works in either of these fields. I > am a braille user, though I haven't relied heavily on it in years. > Typically I've used a laptop with windows and JAWS, as well as an ipad > and iPhone. I've already thought of a Bluetooth keyboard, and am > interested in scanning/ocr, good braille displays, and anything else > you think that I should investigate. > I'd greatly appreciate any help that I can get. > Thanks, > Derek > > _______________________________________________ > 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/manbatsandefur%4 > 0outlook.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/jmccarthy%40mdtap.org From b.schulz at sbcglobal.net Thu Jul 26 16:49:04 2018 From: b.schulz at sbcglobal.net (Bryan Schulz) Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2018 11:49:04 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] testing centers Message-ID: <012f01d42500$90c45280$b24cf780$@sbcglobal.net> Hi, Certiport is the company that allows people to take Microsoft office exams. The only way to pass the exams if you need jaws are with the assistance of another person with vision clicking the mouse because of the simulated environment. The exam simulates word or excel and you perform the task in the top two thirds of the screen and the question/task and submit/next buttons are in the lower third of the screen. When the testing center allows this accommodation, does that protect certiport from legal action? Why is certiport allowed to use an inaccessible testing environment for 14 years? Why has the cs division offered no fight that I can remember? Bryan Schulz --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com From ashley.biggs1 at maryland.gov Thu Jul 26 17:27:57 2018 From: ashley.biggs1 at maryland.gov (Ashley Biggs -LBPH-) Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2018 13:27:57 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] Library Survey - Library Events Message-ID: Greetings! We value your feedback and are seeking your input regarding library events and programs. Please take a moment to fill out the following survey: https://goo.gl/forms/IBOOYFwbVr8Vl5Ap2 If you have any questions about library events, please feel free to contact Ashley, our outreach librarian - ashley.biggs1 at maryland.gov! Best, Ash -- *Ashley M. Biggs* *Outreach Librarian* Maryland State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped Maryland State Library 415 Park Avenue Baltimore, Maryland 21201-3603 410-230-2430 (office) | 667-209-1563 (cell) | 410-333-2095 (fax) ashley.biggs1 at maryland.gov http://www.lbph.maryland.gov Click here to complete a three-question customer experience survey. From slabarre at labarrelaw.com Thu Jul 26 19:57:35 2018 From: slabarre at labarrelaw.com (Scott C. Labarre) Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2018 13:57:35 -0600 Subject: [blindlaw] FW: [DRBA] Bazelon Center Review of Disability-Related Cases Involving Judge Kavanaugh In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <006201d4251a$e66cbb90$b34632b0$@labarrelaw.com> This may be of interest to folks. Best, Scott From: Disability Rights Bar Association [mailto:DRBA at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Mark Murphy Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2018 1:44 PM To: DRBA at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU Subject: [DRBA] Bazelon Center Review of Disability-Related Cases Involving Judge Kavanaugh Friends -- Attached to this email is the Bazelon Center's report on disability-related cases involving Judge Kavanaugh. Please feel free to circulate this report to others in your networks, on other email lists, etc., and to otherwise use this report as part of your own advocacy. Thanks very much. Mark Murphy Managing Attorney Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law Suite 1212 1101 15th Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20005 202-467-5730 x1323 REMINDER: The DRBA listserv is intended to facilitate open discussion and sharing of ideas. Members need to feel confident that their discussions will not be distributed beyond the group unnecessarily. 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Name: Kavanaugh Disability Report .pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 145561 bytes Desc: not available URL: From b.schulz at sbcglobal.net Fri Jul 27 15:17:01 2018 From: b.schulz at sbcglobal.net (Bryan Schulz) Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2018 10:17:01 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] certiport test centers Message-ID: <024501d425bc$df020d40$9d0627c0$@sbcglobal.net> Hi, Certiport is the company that allows people to take Microsoft office exams. The only way to pass the exams if you need jaws are with the assistance of another person with vision clicking the mouse because of the simulated environment. The exam simulates word or excel and you perform the task in the top two thirds of the screen and the question/task and submit/next buttons are in the lower third of the screen. When the testing center allows this accommodation, does that protect certiport from legal action? Has the cs division ever considered this issue? Bryan Schulz --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com From rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com Mon Jul 30 16:22:43 2018 From: rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com (Rahul Bajaj) Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2018 21:52:43 +0530 Subject: [blindlaw] Interview Featuring Isaac Lidsky, the First Blind Law Clerk on the US Supreme Court Message-ID: Hi Everyone, I recently had the great honour of co-interviewing Mr. Lidsky. His interview can be found here: https://idialaw.com/blog/idap-interview-series-interview-xvi-with-isaac-lidsky/ I thought some of you might find his responses valuable. Best, Rahul