From Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov Fri Mar 2 00:59:01 2018 From: Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov (Nightingale, Noel) Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2018 00:59:01 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT: General Attorney Advisor IHS (GS 11/12/13/14) - Region 10 (Seattle, WA) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: From: 'Daquiz, Abigail - SOL' via Federal Attorneys Networking Group of Seattle [mailto:fangseattle at googlegroups.com] Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2018 4:45 PM To: fangseattle at googlegroups.com Subject: [fangs] VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT: General Attorney Advisor IHS (GS 11/12/13/14) - Region 10 (Seattle, WA) There’s a great team at HHS! The HHS Office of the General Counsel is currently conducting a search for a General Attorney Advisor-IHS in its Region 10 office located in Seattle, WA. The vacancy announcement, which is attached and in this link (https://www.hhs.gov/about/agencies/ogc/careers/open-opportunities/index.html) is open until filled and is open to all U.S. citizens. For consideration, complete applications must be received no later than 11:59 p.m. on the announcement closing date to lesley.wreden at hhs.gov. OGC is an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage applications from a diverse pool of high quality candidates -- -- You received this message because you are a federal agency attorney and subscribed to the FANGS group. To SEND A MESSAGE to this group, email to fangseattle at googlegroups.com. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this group, email fangseattle+unsubscribe at googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/fangseattle?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Federal Attorneys Networking Group of Seattle" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to fangseattle+unsubscribe at googlegroups.com. 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The position is in the Seattle Regional Office. JOA# DE-18-SF-OSHA-014 opening date 02/22/2018 closing on 03/08/2018. Here is the link: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/PrintPreview/492029600 JOA# MS-18-SF-OSHA-014 opening date 02/22/2018 closing on 03/08/2018 Here is the link: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/PrintPreview/492028600 Tobias J. Kammer Assistant Regional Administrator Whistleblower Protection Program U.S. Department of Labor – OSHA 300 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1280 | Seattle, WA 98104 Tel: (206) 757-6683 | Fax: (206) 757-6705 -- -- You received this message because you are a federal agency attorney and subscribed to the FANGS group. To SEND A MESSAGE to this group, email to fangseattle at googlegroups.com. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this group, email fangseattle+unsubscribe at googlegroups.com. 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From adrijana.prokopenko at gmail.com Fri Mar 2 12:20:37 2018 From: adrijana.prokopenko at gmail.com (adrijana prokopenko) Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2018 13:20:37 +0100 Subject: [blindlaw] Bilingual [ENG/SPA] Attorney Job in Orlando, FL at LatinoJustice PRLDEF Message-ID: Bilingual [ENG/SPA] Attorney Job in Orlando, FL at LatinoJustice PRLDEF https://www.ziprecruiter.com/jobs/latinojustice-prldef-2fbde9b8/bilingual-eng-spa-attorney-960e47d5?mid=5014&source=cpc-jobs2careers-prime From Bennett.Prows at HHS.GOV Fri Mar 2 20:58:44 2018 From: Bennett.Prows at HHS.GOV (Prows, Bennett (HHS/OCR)) Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2018 20:58:44 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] announcement of US. Department of Health and Human Servives Attorney Position Message-ID: REG 10 Seattle IHS General Attorney Advisor Announcement.pdf The Office of the General Counsel at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is currently seeking applications for a General Attorney position in its Region 10 Seattle, Washington location. Who May Apply: This announcement is open to all US Citizens and may be used to fill multiple positions. DUTY STATION: Seattle, WA SALARY RANGE: $66,386 - $145,354 OPEN PERIOD: March 1, 2018 – Open until filled JOB SUMMARY: The Region X- Seattle office provides comprehensive legal services to any agency within HHS, with most work involving the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Office for Civil Rights, the Alaska Area Indian Health Service, the Portland Area Indian Health Service, and the IHS Division of Engineering Service. OGC is an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage applications from a diverse pool of high-quality candidates. For additional information about OGC’s mission, please visit our website at: http://www.hhs.gov/ogc/index.html DUTIES: This is a General Attorney position in the OGC-Region X office, located in Seattle, Washington. The incumbent may be asked to serve any of the client agencies within HHS, but will focus primarily on providing legal services to the Indian Health Services, to include enforcement of and compliance with laws applicable to HHS, its programs, or the areas it regulates. The Attorney Advisor will support the OGC-Region X Office in a wide range of legal projects. The Attorney Advisor will provide legal services related to working with tribes or tribal organizations who receive services from or through the Indian Health Services, to include list of 4 items  interpreting the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA) and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (IHCIA) and their implementing regulations and guidance,  negotiating ISDEAA contracts and funding agreements,  advising on FOIA, HIPAA, and other information and disclosure laws,  providing legal assistance with leasing, construction, and other property-related issues. list end QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED: Your resume, cover letter, and supporting documentation will be used to determine whether you meet the position qualifications listed on this announcement. Salary will be commensurate with education and experience. The following are required qualifications: list of 3 items  A Juris Doctorate (J.D.) from an accredited ABA law school.  Proof that bar status is active, in good standing and eligible to practice in the highest court of a State, U. S. commonwealth, U. S. territory, or the District of Columbia.  E xcellent oral communication and interpersonal skills, and the capacity to work with diverse individuals and groups. list end The following qualifications are preferred: list of 4 items  Demonstrated experience or familiarity with federal court or administrative litigation, tribal organizations, and/or health law  Experience as a government attorney  Experience working with clients  Ability to work independently and as part of a team list end CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: list of 7 items  Must maintain active bar membership in good standing and the eligibility to practice law in the highest court of a state, territory, Commonwealth, or the District of Columbia throughout employment in the Office of the General Counsel.  Upon final job offer from HHS OHR, the successful candidate must submit official law school transcripts.  Security and Background Requirements: If not previously completed, a background security investigation will be required for all appointees. Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication. Failure to successfully meet these requirements may be grounds for appropriate personnel action. In addition, if hired, a background security reinvestigation or supplemental investigation may be required at a later time. Applicants are also advised that all information concerning qualifications is subject to investigation. False representation may be grounds for non-consideration, non-selection and/or appropriate disciplinary action.  E-Verify: If you are selected for this position, the documentation that you present for purposes of completing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Form I-9 will be verified through the DHS "E-Verify" System. Federal law requires DHS to use the E-Verify System to verify employment eligibility of all new hires and as a condition of continued employment obligates the new hire to take affirmative steps to resolve any discrepancies identified by the system. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is an E-Verify Participant.  Direct Deposit: All Federal employees are required to have Federal salary payments made by direct deposit to a financial institution of their choosing.  All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement.  Financial disclosure statement may be required. list end list of 4 items  Two-year trial period may be required.  Travel, transportation, and relocation expenses will not be paid.  This position is not in a bargaining unit.  Multiple selections may be made from this announcement. list end INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLY: Please submit the following documents to lesley.wreden at hhs.gov using the subject line “General Attorney Advisor - IHS” in the forwarding email. To receive full consideration, submit all materials by 11:59 p.m. on the closing date of the announcement: Cover letter addressed to: Pamela Parker Office of the General Counsel, Suite 1620 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Region 10 701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1600, MS/10 Seattle, WA 98104 3-5 page legal writing sample list of 1 items  Resume (must include education, including name of undergraduate and law school, degree received and date graduated; date admitted to bar and jurisdiction; a general description of all past employment relevant to the practice of law, including dates of employment (full and part time) and Supervisors name(s) and telephone number(s). list end From Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov Fri Mar 2 23:46:55 2018 From: Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov (Nightingale, Noel) Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2018 23:46:55 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] FW: [WADA] Fwd: Career Opportunity at the University of Washington In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: From: washingtonattorneyswithdisabilitiesassociation at googlegroups.com [mailto:washingtonattorneyswithdisabilitiesassociation at googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Conrad Reynoldson Sent: Friday, March 02, 2018 3:05 PM To: WashingtonAttorneyswithDisabilitiesAssociation at googlegroups.com Subject: [WADA] Fwd: Career Opportunity at the University of Washington ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Lizbeth B. Pascual > Date: Fri, Mar 2, 2018 at 1:46 PM Subject: Career Opportunity at the University of Washington To: "conrad at wacda.com" > Dear Conrad, The University of Washington is hiring for an experienced employment lawyer for a position that investigates complaints of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. I was hoping you might make our posting available to members of your organization in the event any are interested. We are seeking attorneys with at least four years of experience in employment law who have an interest in investigating in the higher education context. Our posting has a priority application date of April 1, 2018 and the link is below. Thank you for considering this. https://uwhires.admin.washington.edu/eng/candidates/default.cfm?szCategory=jobprofile&szOrderID=153887&szCandidateID=0&szSearchWords=&szReturnToSearch=1 Best, LIZBETH PASCUAL Program Coordinator University Complaint Investigation and Resolution Office Title IX Investigation Office Roosevelt Commons East Box 354996 4311 11th Ave. N.E., Suite 320 Seattle, WA 98105-4608 206.616.2028 lizbethb at uw.edu | https://compliance.uw.edu [e-sig] Privileged, confidential or patient-identifiable information may be contained in this message. This information is meant only for the use of the intended recipients. If you are not the intended recipient, or if the message has been addressed to you in error, do not read, disclose, reproduce, distribute, disseminate, or otherwise use this transmission. Instead, please notify the sender by reply e-mail, and then destroy all copies of the message and any attachments. 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Name: image001.gif Type: image/gif Size: 1303 bytes Desc: image001.gif URL: From Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov Fri Mar 2 23:56:28 2018 From: Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov (Nightingale, Noel) Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2018 23:56:28 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] Article: ABA Techshow expands offerings at new venue; complimentary events push for inclusivity, ABA Journal, February 27, 2018 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Accessibility of legal software discussed at the end of the below article. http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/aba_techshow_expands_offerings_at_new_venue_complimentary_events_push_for ABA Techshow expands offerings at new venue; complimentary events push for inclusivity ABA Journal February 27, 2018 By Jason Tashea Even though he is a veteran of the ABA Techshow, Matt Spiegel, founder of case management software company MyCase, is always eager to make a splash and this year is no exception. Spiegel is back to launch a new venture, Lawmatics, which he says provides a service that "doesn't exist yet in the marketplace for legal." While keeping the software's core competency under wraps until the Techshow, Spiegel says the new project is inspired by companies like HubSpot and Salesforce, which provide marketing and customer relationship software, respectively. "I think Techshow is the best platform for solo, small- and midsize-firm technology," says Spiegel. "It's a natural place for us to launch." New vendors, old friends and attorneys looking for novel technology to improve their practices are planning to descend on a new venue from March 7-10, the Chicago Hyatt Regency for Techshow, which is in its 32nd year. Debbie Foster, Techshow's co-chair with Tom Mighell, says that after attending various legal conferences, the thing she comes back to about Techshow is that "it is that one-stop shop." She sees the event in three distinct parts: education, exposition and a social component. With about 70 sessions, attendees will be able to learn about everything from the basics of practice management software and e-discovery to applications of artificial intelligence and blockchain. Beyond technology, Foster says Techshow will also provide sessions on leadership, team building and mindfulness. "We've never done that before," she says. Bringing various technology subjects together is Daniel Katz, professor of law at Chicago-Kent College of Law, who will give the keynote entitled "Six Vectors of Legal Innovation: How Current Trends Will #MakeLawBetter". Covering topics like AI, blockchain and the Internet of Things (IoT), Katz's keynote is billed as an opportunity to understand both the promises and perils of new technology for the legal profession. The exposition hall will house over 100 technology vendors showing off products related to cybersecurity, marketing, practice management and many others. Tickets for the Expo Hall are free to the public. As usual, Techshow will culminate on Saturday with the popular 60 in 60 session, a one-hour long rapid-fire hodgepodge of websites, gadgets, tips and tricks, says Foster. "Lawyers can leave with a fun event" that gives them "practical things they can take back and use right away in their firms," she says. Gabriela Cubeiro, director and co-founder of CasePeer, a case management system for personal injury attorneys, says they're returning for the second time to Techshow because of last year's success. "The exciting thing for us is that we have relationships that we can build on," she says, noting that she met potential clients and other vendors in parallel industries in 2017. Showcasing new companies, Robert Ambrogi, a legal technology blogger, will be hosting Startup Alley. The competition, which debuted at last year's show, pits 15 previously announced startups in a pitch contest that takes place during the opening night of the conference. The winner will receive prizes from Above the Law and Techshow. Beyond vendors and course offerings, Techshow is replete with social and healthy activities. On Thursday and Friday there will be a 5K run and meditation offerings, as well as 12-step recovery meetings to reinforce wellness. Foster also says that they are planning 20 Taste of Techshow dinners, an opportunity for eight to 10 people to enjoy a meal at restaurants around the city and hosted by conference speakers. "I've heard stories of lifelong friendships being made there," she says. "For people coming to Techshow who don't know anyone, it's a great way to be connected to other Techshow attendees." Building on last year's stated goal of increasing inclusivity for women in the legal technology space, Carol Lynn Grow, vice president of marketing and sales at LawToolBox, a court deadline management tool and Techshow vendor, is assisting Evolve Law and others with a networking event called "Getting Women a Seat at the Table." According to the event's Eventbrite page, the goal is to bring "all stakeholders" together to "hire, promote, buy from, and support women in the industry." The event will take place offsite after Startup Alley. All registration fees for the event will be donated to the Domestic Violence Legal Clinic of Chicago. Also working on improving inclusivity in legal technology is Robert Furnier, chair of the ABA Law Practice Division Diversity and Inclusion Committee. He is continuing his work around accessible software and web development for attorneys with disabilities. In 2016, Furnier helped the ABA Commission on Disability Rights survey Techshow vendors on whether or not they met accessibility standards like the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0, the standard adopted by the federal government. Seventy-nine vendors replied to the survey, but only eight responded by saying their products were accessible to those with disabilities. "Websites need to be coded in a way to allow assistive technology to be used properly," says Noel Nightingale, an Seattle-based attorney. Nightingale, who is blind and uses a screen reader, came up against inaccessible software when trying to access her local school district's website and help her son with his online homework. In both cases, the software was not developed to interact with her assistive technology. Ultimately, Nightingale took Seattle Public Schools to court, which led to a 2014 consent decree that she describes as a model for other districts nationwide. According to the terms of the agreement, Seattle Public Schools will make online resources more accessible to blind students, faculty and parents and hire an accessibility coordinator to implement the decree. This is just one front in the battle for accessible software. She says that blind attorneys are constantly looking for accessible software to aid their practice. "There seems to be a dearth of it in the world," she laments. Dan Comden, access technology manager at the University of Washington, says "it's superior coding practice to allow the widest array of folks to use your application." To accomplish this, he says accessibility needs to be considered at the design stage. He notes, however, that accessibility is not taught well-or at all-in computer science courses. To ameliorate this issue in legal technology, Furnier, with the ABA Commission on Disability Rights and Young Lawyers Group, is hosting live and online events called Access Success, including an afternoon CLE on web accessibility on March 6 at Microsoft's Chicago office. For those not in Chicago, an online job fair event will run from March 6 - 20. The issue of accessibility is one that Spiegel, the MyCase and Lawmatics co-founder, takes seriously. While at MyCase, a blind customer reached out to say that the company's software was not accessible. "It felt horrible that this person wanted to use our software and couldn't," he says. The instance led the company to update its software to improve accessibility. MyCase was one of the eight vendors that said their products were accessible when replying to Furnier's 2016 Techshow survey. While Spiegel admits that Lawmatics still has work to do to improve accessibility, he says that "the goal for us will always be to get it 100 percent functional for someone with a disability." From sy.hoekstra at gmail.com Sat Mar 3 18:13:57 2018 From: sy.hoekstra at gmail.com (sy.hoekstra at gmail.com) Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2018 13:13:57 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] Seamlessly procuring relevant pieces of information In-Reply-To: <05009A18-9535-49AB-BD15-33CB9240AB21@gmail.com> References: <05009A18-9535-49AB-BD15-33CB9240AB21@gmail.com> Message-ID: <007b01d3b31b$66172c80$32458580$@gmail.com> Rahul, Did you say you are converting pdf documents to Word? That would make it tough. I usually convert most relevant portions of the record using Kurzweil 1000, which allows me to switch between documents quickly, add bookmarks, write comments, etc. And it does a much better job with the OCR than when PDFs are converted to Word. It's expensive software though. -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of Rahul Bajaj via BlindLaw Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2018 11:21 AM To: Sai Cc: Rahul Bajaj ; Blind Law Mailing List Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Seamlessly procuring relevant pieces of information Hi Sai, Thanks for those thoughtful comments. I agree that such an accommodation could be asked for if you are the arguing counsel, but it's much harder in the circumstances that I currently confront. We in fact even submitted a representation to the Indian Supreme Court to issue a circular mandating that all materials be made accessible if disabled lawyers are involved. It has unfortunately not been acted on yet. I think the idea of pushing for legislative change is also a great one - something that I'll definitely explore in the Indian context. While I am able to access briefs, accessing the record is the main challenge. For drafting, this is not such a huge issue as one has to decide what arguments to make in collaboration with others, so they can help me understand what pieces of evidence are relevant. But I find that my inability to access the record is greatly hampering my ability to realize my full potential professionally. Best, Rahul Best, Rahul Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 27, 2018, at 5:33 PM, Sai wrote: > > I'm very interested in this as well. > > My blindness is strictly due to light sensitivity, so in dim environments I can read visually. However, if I'm in court presenting oral arguments (or second chair), that'd be a problem. > > I suspect that asking the court to lower the lights enough for me to see would make it hard for the judges to see, so that's probably not an accommodation I could get. Using voiceover in a headset might seem suspicious or the like. I've been thinking about whether I should learn to use a refreshable Braille display. > > As to the other point: when I externed at CA9, it was very common for the briefs to be accessible, but the record to be a really bad scan, despite a local rule mandating electronic documents. This was even for eg the decisions and briefs below, which had originally been filed electronically, but especially so for transcripts (usually 4 pages per page, with varying conventions on whether the second page was top right or bottom left), last pages of affidavits & declarations (due to the signature), and other evidence. > > The court never pushed back on the litigants when I complained about this. > > However, I think that if you were counsel on a case, and disclose that you're blind and the format interferes with your ability to litigate, you could file a motion to strike and compel compliance with both local rules and reasonable cooperation as to the form and accessibility of the record. Possibly even an FRE argument to be had. > > I would hope that most opposing counsel would cooperate with such a request voluntarily without the need for a motion to compel, but from experience I can say that isn't always true. In my own FOIA litigation – despite insisting on native electronic records – agencies refused and only gave me scans, even when it originated from an electronic document or database. Infuriating. > > > FWIW, I think this would make for a good proposal to amend the Federal Rules of Procedure (and Evidence) – require by default that all filings and productions in discovery be accessible (except where impossible, like photos), allow motion to compel for failure to do so, and allow sanctions for knowing or post-warning/request failure. > > Anyone interested in working with me on such a proposal (or signing on once it's in final draft)? > > Sincerely, > Sai > President, Fiat Fiendum, Inc. > > Sent from my phone; please excuse the concision & autocorrect typos. > >> On Feb 27, 2018 10:37, "Rahul Bajaj via BlindLaw" wrote: >> Hi Everyone, >> >> I hope this message finds you well. One key challenge that I have >> been facing, since the time I started practicing law last year, is >> that I am often unable to seamlessly procure the information that is >> needed to answer a lawyer's questions when preparing for oral >> argument or during the course of the argument. >> >> I am not sure how these processes operate in the US, but in India, >> during the first few years of one's career, one spends a significant >> amount of time briefing senior lawyers who are slated to argue a >> given case. During such meetings, called conferences, you have to >> walk them through the facts of the case and, more importantly, help >> them identify the relevant annexures that form the subject matter of >> the dispute. These are usually in the shape of correspondence between >> the parties, notices and other pieces of information, depending on >> the nature of the case. >> >> Indian courts do make the pleadings available in full before >> argument, but these are typically in the form of inaccessible PDFs. >> While I am able to grasp the content of most written submissions on >> converting these documents into word, the quality of the conversion >> is typically quite bad insofar as other annexures are concerned. >> >> At the same time, it is infeasible to get everything read by a >> sighted person, as these files run into at least 3-400 pages and a >> large chunk of the material is irrelevant. >> >> Similarly, during the course of argument, judges often ask questions >> in order to answer which one has to be able to refer to the relevant >> documents in an expeditious and seamless way. As a junior lawyer, you >> are expected to help the arguing counsel in this pursuit. This also >> becomes challenging on account of the factors I outlined above. >> >> Finally, when you convert documents from pdf to word, the page >> numbering of the document goes haywire, so what was page 10 in the >> petition would be something totally different in your version. I am >> wondering if those of you who are seasoned litigators could comment >> on how you deal with these issues, in case you have faced them. >> >> 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/sai%40fiatfiend >> um.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/sy.hoekstra%40gmail.com From rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com Sat Mar 3 18:47:22 2018 From: rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com (Rahul Bajaj) Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2018 00:17:22 +0530 Subject: [blindlaw] Seamlessly procuring relevant pieces of information In-Reply-To: <007b01d3b31b$66172c80$32458580$@gmail.com> References: <05009A18-9535-49AB-BD15-33CB9240AB21@gmail.com> <007b01d3b31b$66172c80$32458580$@gmail.com> Message-ID: Hi Sai, I have Kerzweil 1000, and I do sometimes use it to read inaccessible PDFs. As I understand it, there are 2 ways in which you can read an inaccessible PDF using Kerzweil - you could either have the OCR results in a separate window, like JAWS OCR, or convert it into Word. I have tried both, but I haven't found the result to be significantly better than with Fine Reader 11. As I understand it, Kerzweil 14 uses Fine Reader 11 as the OCR engine, so I am not sure how the OCR result would be better while using Kerzweil as opposed to Fine Reader 11 simpliciter. I know that Kerzweil processes the OCR result to improve accuracy. Are you saying that that that feature improves the quality of the result? Best, Rahul On 03/03/2018, sy.hoekstra--- via BlindLaw wrote: > Rahul, > > Did you say you are converting pdf documents to Word? That would make it > tough. I usually convert most relevant portions of the record using > Kurzweil 1000, which allows me to switch between documents quickly, add > bookmarks, write comments, etc. And it does a much better job with the OCR > than when PDFs are converted to Word. It's expensive software though. > > -----Original Message----- > From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of Rahul Bajaj via > BlindLaw > Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2018 11:21 AM > To: Sai > Cc: Rahul Bajaj ; Blind Law Mailing List > > Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Seamlessly procuring relevant pieces of information > > Hi Sai, > > Thanks for those thoughtful comments. I agree that such an accommodation > could be asked for if you are the arguing counsel, but it's much harder in > the circumstances that I currently confront. We in fact even submitted a > representation to the Indian Supreme Court to issue a circular mandating > that all materials be made accessible if disabled lawyers are involved. It > has unfortunately not been acted on yet. > > I think the idea of pushing for legislative change is also a great one - > something that I'll definitely explore in the Indian context. > > While I am able to access briefs, accessing the record is the main > challenge. For drafting, this is not such a huge issue as one has to decide > what arguments to make in collaboration with others, so they can help me > understand what pieces of evidence are relevant. But I find that my > inability to access the record is greatly hampering my ability to realize my > full potential professionally. > > > Best, > Rahul > Best, > Rahul > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Feb 27, 2018, at 5:33 PM, Sai wrote: >> >> I'm very interested in this as well. >> >> My blindness is strictly due to light sensitivity, so in dim environments >> I can read visually. However, if I'm in court presenting oral arguments >> (or second chair), that'd be a problem. >> >> I suspect that asking the court to lower the lights enough for me to see >> would make it hard for the judges to see, so that's probably not an >> accommodation I could get. Using voiceover in a headset might seem >> suspicious or the like. I've been thinking about whether I should learn to >> use a refreshable Braille display. >> >> As to the other point: when I externed at CA9, it was very common for the >> briefs to be accessible, but the record to be a really bad scan, despite a >> local rule mandating electronic documents. This was even for eg the >> decisions and briefs below, which had originally been filed >> electronically, but especially so for transcripts (usually 4 pages per >> page, with varying conventions on whether the second page was top right or >> bottom left), last pages of affidavits & declarations (due to the >> signature), and other evidence. >> >> The court never pushed back on the litigants when I complained about this. >> >> However, I think that if you were counsel on a case, and disclose that >> you're blind and the format interferes with your ability to litigate, you >> could file a motion to strike and compel compliance with both local rules >> and reasonable cooperation as to the form and accessibility of the record. >> Possibly even an FRE argument to be had. >> >> I would hope that most opposing counsel would cooperate with such a >> request voluntarily without the need for a motion to compel, but from >> experience I can say that isn't always true. In my own FOIA litigation – >> despite insisting on native electronic records – agencies refused and only >> gave me scans, even when it originated from an electronic document or >> database. Infuriating. >> >> >> FWIW, I think this would make for a good proposal to amend the Federal >> Rules of Procedure (and Evidence) – require by default that all filings >> and productions in discovery be accessible (except where impossible, like >> photos), allow motion to compel for failure to do so, and allow sanctions >> for knowing or post-warning/request failure. >> >> Anyone interested in working with me on such a proposal (or signing on >> once it's in final draft)? >> >> Sincerely, >> Sai >> President, Fiat Fiendum, Inc. >> >> Sent from my phone; please excuse the concision & autocorrect typos. >> >>> On Feb 27, 2018 10:37, "Rahul Bajaj via BlindLaw" >>> wrote: >>> Hi Everyone, >>> >>> I hope this message finds you well. One key challenge that I have >>> been facing, since the time I started practicing law last year, is >>> that I am often unable to seamlessly procure the information that is >>> needed to answer a lawyer's questions when preparing for oral >>> argument or during the course of the argument. >>> >>> I am not sure how these processes operate in the US, but in India, >>> during the first few years of one's career, one spends a significant >>> amount of time briefing senior lawyers who are slated to argue a >>> given case. During such meetings, called conferences, you have to >>> walk them through the facts of the case and, more importantly, help >>> them identify the relevant annexures that form the subject matter of >>> the dispute. These are usually in the shape of correspondence between >>> the parties, notices and other pieces of information, depending on >>> the nature of the case. >>> >>> Indian courts do make the pleadings available in full before >>> argument, but these are typically in the form of inaccessible PDFs. >>> While I am able to grasp the content of most written submissions on >>> converting these documents into word, the quality of the conversion >>> is typically quite bad insofar as other annexures are concerned. >>> >>> At the same time, it is infeasible to get everything read by a >>> sighted person, as these files run into at least 3-400 pages and a >>> large chunk of the material is irrelevant. >>> >>> Similarly, during the course of argument, judges often ask questions >>> in order to answer which one has to be able to refer to the relevant >>> documents in an expeditious and seamless way. As a junior lawyer, you >>> are expected to help the arguing counsel in this pursuit. This also >>> becomes challenging on account of the factors I outlined above. >>> >>> Finally, when you convert documents from pdf to word, the page >>> numbering of the document goes haywire, so what was page 10 in the >>> petition would be something totally different in your version. I am >>> wondering if those of you who are seasoned litigators could comment >>> on how you deal with these issues, in case you have faced them. >>> >>> 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/sai%40fiatfiend >>> um.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/sy.hoekstra%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 ttomasi at driowa.org Tue Mar 6 20:53:03 2018 From: ttomasi at driowa.org (Tai Tomasi) Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2018 20:53:03 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] LSAC Held in Contempt of Consent Decree Regarding Accommodations Message-ID: LSAC has been held in contempt of the 2015 consent decree regarding revised procedures for accommodating test-takers with disabilities. 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Either way! *About the Show: * Shipwrecked and separated in a strange new land, identical twins Viola and Sebastian quickly find themselves entwined in a madcap world of disguises and mistaken identities, love triangles and all-night parties, secrets and lies and yellow stockings. In Mobile Twelfth Night, only five actors bring to life Shakespeare's topsy-turviest romp—where the smallest choice has unexpected consequences, from heartbreaking to hilarious. (But don't worry: what happens in Illyria, stays in Illyria!) With a minimalist design and a compact cast of five playing all the parts, the Mobile Unit is a streamlined and nimble production that travels throughout the Baltimore area. Armed with a good story, costumes and minimal props, professional actors of the Mobile Unit bring both classic and contemporary works to life for a variety of communities, wherever they are. Hope to see you all later today! 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) | 410-333-2095 (fax) ashley.biggs1 at maryland.gov http://www.lbph.maryland.gov From sai at fiatfiendum.org Wed Mar 7 16:08:41 2018 From: sai at fiatfiendum.org (Sai) Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2018 16:08:41 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] LSAC Held in Contempt of Consent Decree Regarding Accommodations In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Thanks for posting this. My thanks & congratulations to everyone involved in getting & enforcing the injunction. I've attached the actual order, together with all the briefs about the motion to hold in contempt (including the AFB et al* amicus). I've run them all through Adobe Acrobat OCR, since several were inaccessible. I haven't included the exhibits, nor the motion in limine about striking the ADA monitor's report, but can get them if anyone's interested. All the docs I have on it, including these, are publicly available here: . That folder is more memorably reached at: > issues > disability > ada and rehab act > case law > DFEH v LSAC. FWIW, I have a personal matter closely related to this on which I need pro bono appellate litigation counsel. If anyone's willing to help (or if you know someone who may be), please contact me offlist at my personal email, . Sincerely, Sai President, Fiat Fiendum, Inc. * The "AFB" amicus brief has a whole lot of co-signers. Here's the full list: - orgs American Foundation for the Blind Association on Higher Education And Disability Association of University Centers on Disabilities Center for Public Representation Disability Rights Bar Association Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund Disability Rights New York Everyone Reading, Inc. Learning Disabilities Association of America National Association of Law Students with Disabilities National Federation of the Blind The Judge David L. 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Name: Disability Law Fellowship 2018 - announcement.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 104180 bytes Desc: Disability Law Fellowship 2018 - announcement.pdf URL: From sai at fiatfiendum.org Fri Mar 9 12:33:50 2018 From: sai at fiatfiendum.org (Sai) Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2018 12:33:50 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] LSAC Held in Contempt of Consent Decree Regarding Accommodations In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Possibly related: Caroline M. Mew, one of LSAC's outside counsel on this case, no longer works for Norton Rose Fullbright, as of sometime within the last two days. Sincerely, Sai President, Fiat Fiendum, Inc. On Wed, Mar 7, 2018 at 4:08 PM, Sai wrote: > Thanks for posting this. My thanks & congratulations to everyone > involved in getting & enforcing the injunction. > > I've attached the actual order, together with all the briefs about the > motion to hold in contempt (including the AFB et al* amicus). > > I've run them all through Adobe Acrobat OCR, since several were inaccessible. > > I haven't included the exhibits, nor the motion in limine about > striking the ADA monitor's report, but can get them if anyone's > interested. > > > All the docs I have on it, including these, are publicly available > here: . > > That folder is more memorably reached at: > > issues > disability > ada and rehab act > case law > DFEH v LSAC. > > > FWIW, I have a personal matter closely related to this on which I need > pro bono appellate litigation counsel. > > If anyone's willing to help (or if you know someone who may be), > please contact me offlist at my personal email, . > > Sincerely, > Sai > President, Fiat Fiendum, Inc. > > > * The "AFB" amicus brief has a whole lot of co-signers. Here's the full list: > > - orgs > American Foundation for the Blind > Association on Higher Education And Disability > Association of University Centers on Disabilities > Center for Public Representation > Disability Rights Bar Association > Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund > Disability Rights New York > Everyone Reading, Inc. > Learning Disabilities Association of America > National Association of Law Students with Disabilities > National Federation of the Blind > The Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law > > - individuals > Karen Dahlman Ph.D. > Robert Dinerstein, Prof. > Paul Grossman, Prof. > Elizabeth Hennessey-Severson > Jo Anne Simon, P.C. > Arlene Kanter, Prof. > Brenda Cheryl Kaplan, Ph.D. > Antoinette J. Lynn, Ph.D. > Amy Margolis, Ph.D. > Richard K. Neumann, Prof. > Michael A. Schwartz, Prof. > Alexandra Tucker, Esq. > Jeanette Wasserstein, Ph.D. > > > On Tue, Mar 6, 2018 at 8:53 PM, Tai Tomasi via BlindLaw > wrote: >> LSAC has been held in contempt of the 2015 consent decree regarding revised procedures for accommodating test-takers with disabilities. The decree has been extended by two years. See the attachment for more information. >> >> Tai Tomasi, J.D., M.P.A. From sai at fiatfiendum.org Fri Mar 9 12:40:05 2018 From: sai at fiatfiendum.org (Sai) Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2018 12:40:05 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] LSAC Held in Contempt of Consent Decree Regarding Accommodations In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Neither does Robert A. Burgoyne (partner): http://www.nortonrosefulbright.com/us/people/90775 Mew's former page: http://www.nortonrosefulbright.com/us/people/90827 (senior counsel) Both of them leaving, including a partner, seems like a bit too much of a coincidence. Sincerely, Sai President, Fiat Fiendum, Inc. On Fri, Mar 9, 2018 at 12:33 PM, Sai wrote: > Possibly related: Caroline M. Mew, one of LSAC's outside counsel on > this case, no longer works for Norton Rose Fullbright, as of sometime > within the last two days. > Sincerely, > Sai > President, Fiat Fiendum, Inc. > > > On Wed, Mar 7, 2018 at 4:08 PM, Sai wrote: >> Thanks for posting this. My thanks & congratulations to everyone >> involved in getting & enforcing the injunction. >> >> I've attached the actual order, together with all the briefs about the >> motion to hold in contempt (including the AFB et al* amicus). >> >> I've run them all through Adobe Acrobat OCR, since several were inaccessible. >> >> I haven't included the exhibits, nor the motion in limine about >> striking the ADA monitor's report, but can get them if anyone's >> interested. >> >> >> All the docs I have on it, including these, are publicly available >> here: . >> >> That folder is more memorably reached at: > >> issues > disability > ada and rehab act > case law > DFEH v LSAC. >> >> >> FWIW, I have a personal matter closely related to this on which I need >> pro bono appellate litigation counsel. >> >> If anyone's willing to help (or if you know someone who may be), >> please contact me offlist at my personal email, . >> >> Sincerely, >> Sai >> President, Fiat Fiendum, Inc. >> >> >> * The "AFB" amicus brief has a whole lot of co-signers. Here's the full list: >> >> - orgs >> American Foundation for the Blind >> Association on Higher Education And Disability >> Association of University Centers on Disabilities >> Center for Public Representation >> Disability Rights Bar Association >> Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund >> Disability Rights New York >> Everyone Reading, Inc. >> Learning Disabilities Association of America >> National Association of Law Students with Disabilities >> National Federation of the Blind >> The Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law >> >> - individuals >> Karen Dahlman Ph.D. >> Robert Dinerstein, Prof. >> Paul Grossman, Prof. >> Elizabeth Hennessey-Severson >> Jo Anne Simon, P.C. >> Arlene Kanter, Prof. >> Brenda Cheryl Kaplan, Ph.D. >> Antoinette J. Lynn, Ph.D. >> Amy Margolis, Ph.D. >> Richard K. Neumann, Prof. >> Michael A. Schwartz, Prof. >> Alexandra Tucker, Esq. >> Jeanette Wasserstein, Ph.D. >> >> >> On Tue, Mar 6, 2018 at 8:53 PM, Tai Tomasi via BlindLaw >> wrote: >>> LSAC has been held in contempt of the 2015 consent decree regarding revised procedures for accommodating test-takers with disabilities. The decree has been extended by two years. See the attachment for more information. >>> >>> Tai Tomasi, J.D., M.P.A. From sai at fiatfiendum.org Fri Mar 9 12:46:58 2018 From: sai at fiatfiendum.org (Sai) Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2018 12:46:58 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] LSAC Held in Contempt of Consent Decree Regarding Accommodations In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Apparently they both moved to Perkins Coie around Feb. 7. This is indicated in the change in header betwen Jan. 12 opp to motion for contempt and March 1 post-hearing brief. https://www.perkinscoie.com/en/professionals/caroline-m-mew.html https://www.perkinscoie.com/en/professionals/robert-a-burgoyne.html https://www.perkinscoie.com/en/news-insights/perkins-coie-adds-experienced-litigator-in-washington-d-c.html My "last two days" statement was based on emails to Mew (2 days ago went through, today got autoresponse bounce). Sincerely, Sai President, Fiat Fiendum, Inc. On Fri, Mar 9, 2018 at 12:40 PM, Sai wrote: > Neither does Robert A. Burgoyne (partner): > http://www.nortonrosefulbright.com/us/people/90775 > > Mew's former page: http://www.nortonrosefulbright.com/us/people/90827 > (senior counsel) > > Both of them leaving, including a partner, seems like a bit too much > of a coincidence. > Sincerely, > Sai > President, Fiat Fiendum, Inc. > > > On Fri, Mar 9, 2018 at 12:33 PM, Sai wrote: >> Possibly related: Caroline M. Mew, one of LSAC's outside counsel on >> this case, no longer works for Norton Rose Fullbright, as of sometime >> within the last two days. >> Sincerely, >> Sai >> President, Fiat Fiendum, Inc. >> >> >> On Wed, Mar 7, 2018 at 4:08 PM, Sai wrote: >>> Thanks for posting this. My thanks & congratulations to everyone >>> involved in getting & enforcing the injunction. >>> >>> I've attached the actual order, together with all the briefs about the >>> motion to hold in contempt (including the AFB et al* amicus). >>> >>> I've run them all through Adobe Acrobat OCR, since several were inaccessible. >>> >>> I haven't included the exhibits, nor the motion in limine about >>> striking the ADA monitor's report, but can get them if anyone's >>> interested. >>> >>> >>> All the docs I have on it, including these, are publicly available >>> here: . >>> >>> That folder is more memorably reached at: > >>> issues > disability > ada and rehab act > case law > DFEH v LSAC. >>> >>> >>> FWIW, I have a personal matter closely related to this on which I need >>> pro bono appellate litigation counsel. >>> >>> If anyone's willing to help (or if you know someone who may be), >>> please contact me offlist at my personal email, . >>> >>> Sincerely, >>> Sai >>> President, Fiat Fiendum, Inc. >>> >>> >>> * The "AFB" amicus brief has a whole lot of co-signers. Here's the full list: >>> >>> - orgs >>> American Foundation for the Blind >>> Association on Higher Education And Disability >>> Association of University Centers on Disabilities >>> Center for Public Representation >>> Disability Rights Bar Association >>> Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund >>> Disability Rights New York >>> Everyone Reading, Inc. >>> Learning Disabilities Association of America >>> National Association of Law Students with Disabilities >>> National Federation of the Blind >>> The Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law >>> >>> - individuals >>> Karen Dahlman Ph.D. >>> Robert Dinerstein, Prof. >>> Paul Grossman, Prof. >>> Elizabeth Hennessey-Severson >>> Jo Anne Simon, P.C. >>> Arlene Kanter, Prof. >>> Brenda Cheryl Kaplan, Ph.D. >>> Antoinette J. Lynn, Ph.D. >>> Amy Margolis, Ph.D. >>> Richard K. Neumann, Prof. >>> Michael A. Schwartz, Prof. >>> Alexandra Tucker, Esq. >>> Jeanette Wasserstein, Ph.D. >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Mar 6, 2018 at 8:53 PM, Tai Tomasi via BlindLaw >>> wrote: >>>> LSAC has been held in contempt of the 2015 consent decree regarding revised procedures for accommodating test-takers with disabilities. The decree has been extended by two years. See the attachment for more information. >>>> >>>> Tai Tomasi, J.D., M.P.A. From Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov Fri Mar 9 17:39:39 2018 From: Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov (Nightingale, Noel) Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2018 17:39:39 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] Article: Council that administers the LSAT is held in contempt; ADA consent decree is extended, ABA Journal, March 6, 2018 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/council_that_administers_the_lsat_is_held_in_contempt_ada_consent_decree_is/?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_email Council that administers the LSAT is held in contempt; ADA consent decree is extended ABA Journal March 6, 2018 By Debra Cassens Weiss A federal magistrate judge has held the Law School Admission Council is in contempt of court for partly violating a consent decree establishing procedures to handle requests for disability accommodations on the Law School Admission Test. U.S. Magistrate Judge Joseph Spero of San Francisco sanctioned the LSAC by extending the 2014 consent decree for another two years, keeping it in place for a total of six years. The LSAC's approach indicates it viewed the consent decree "as an intrusion to be avoided rather than a challenge to be embraced," Spero wrote in his order, quoting from another document. Spero ruled on a contempt motion by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, which had filed the March 2012 suit alleging violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The U.S. Justice Department was allowed to intervene in the suit as a plaintiff in October 2012. The consent decree had required the LSAC to stop flagging test scores of disabled test takers who requested extra time, and changed how the LSAC handled requests for accommodations. The LSAC violated requirements instituted by a panel that established best practices in handling accommodation requests, Spero said. One problem stemmed from the LSAC's use of what was internally called "50 percent emails" beginning with the February 2016 test, Spero said. The emails typically told people seeking an accommodation that the LSAC was ready to approve a partial accommodation. The emails said some accommodations sought didn't have necessary documentation, leaving the applicant with two choices. He or she could revise the request and accept the offered accommodation. Or he or she could provide the documents supporting additional accommodations. Some versions of the letter said the deadline for accommodation requests had passed, so a decision to provide the additional documents would mean the applicant had to take a later test. Other emails said a choice had to be made by a particular deadline, sometimes as quickly as 48 hours. When applicants accepted the LSAC offer of a partial accommodation, the LSAC would report the request as "granted in full" on reports required by the consent decree. The LSAC would use white-out to replace the initial request with a modified request. When the applicants didn't respond to the email, the LSAC would provide no accommodations and list the request as "no decision" for insufficient documentation. The 50 percent emails are no longer being used, but that doesn't excuse the LSAC from contempt, Spero said. Nor does its compliance with other terms of the decree shield the group, Spero said. "While it is true that LSAC complied with other requirements, allowing such partial compliance to excuse LSAC's violations would reduce the consent decree to merely a set of guidelines from which LSAC could choose which provisions to follow and which to disregard," Spero said. The LSAC provided a statement to the National Law Journal. "While this ruling is not the outcome we had hoped for, [the council] will continue to work steadfastly to comply with the decree under the guidance provided in the court's ruling," the statement said. The council said it had already adjusted its processes after concerns were raised, but the court unfortunately didn't credit the adjustments or the LSAC's "good faith interpretations of the decree." From Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov Sat Mar 10 00:21:45 2018 From: Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov (Nightingale, Noel) Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2018 00:21:45 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] FW: Staff Attorney position at Legal Counsel for Youth and Children In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: From: 'Daquiz, Abigail - SOL' via Federal Attorneys Networking Group of Seattle [mailto:fangseattle at googlegroups.com] Sent: Friday, March 09, 2018 4:14 PM To: fangseattle at googlegroups.com Subject: [fangs] Staff Attorney position at Legal Counsel for Youth and Children Please see attached for a Staff Attorney position at Legal Counsel for Youth and Children http://www.lcycwa.com/ -- -- You received this message because you are a federal agency attorney and subscribed to the FANGS group. 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The individuals selected for these positions will be responsible for representing the United States government and its Departments, agencies and employees in civil cases filed in United States District Court and in appeals before United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Expected areas of practice include cases filed under the Federal Tort Claims Act including medical malpractice cases arising from treatment at various federal medical facilities and other types of personal injury matters. The selected individual may also be assigned employment litigation on behalf of the United States and other types of defensive litigation. The attached Vacancy Announcement highlights the experience needed for the positions. At the United States Attorney’s Office, we endeavor to be the best public law office in the nation and are committed to represent the United States in a fair and just manner. 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Screen readers may have had an issue reading the PDF provided, so Disability Rights NC provided a plain text version of the information within the PDF. Pasted below is that information. In the ten years since we opened our doors as North Carolina’s protection and advocacy system for people with disabilities, Disability Rights North Carolina has become a leading voice in protecting the legal rights of people with disabilities in our State. We are the only nonprofit organization in our State dedicated solely to providing advocacy and legal services to people with all types of disabilities to protect their right to live independently with dignity in the communities of their choice. Our mission is to protect the legal rights of people with disabilities through individual and systems advocacy. Our 18 staff attorneys and attorney managers conduct a wide range of legal advocacy services for people with disabilities, including the provision of direct legal representation to people with disabilities to protect their rights and ensure they receive the services to which they are entitled by law, bringing impact litigation, and acting as amicus curiae in disability-related cases. Through funding from a private foundation, Disability Rights North Carolina will hire a Disability Law Fellow to begin employment in August 2018. The Fellowship was created in 2015 to increase opportunities for attorneys to develop their interest and expertise in protecting the legal rights of people with disabilities. The Disability Law Fellow will be an attorney with 0-3 years of experience who has demonstrated an interest in and commitment to public interest law and protecting the rights of people with disabilities. The fellow will be working with our Community Access Team, which advocates for equal access in employment, higher education, public programs and services, and public accommodations. To be eligible for the Disability Law Fellowship, the individual must either be licensed to practice law in North Carolina or be eligible to sit for the North Carolina Bar exam and commit to do so at the earliest opportunity. The Disability Law Fellow will be a full time employee of Disability Rights North Carolina, will be paid consistent with the salary range for its staff attorneys (once licensed to practice law in North Carolina), and will receive all benefits provided to its full time employees. One person may hold the Disability Law Fellowship for no more than 24 months. Disability Rights NC is an Equal Opportunity Employer of protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. We do not discriminate in any aspect of employment with regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or veteran’s status or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law. We are encouraging people with disabilities to apply and specifically recruiting applicants with disabilities. Send a detailed letter of interest explaining your qualifications and interest in the Disability Law Fellowship, resume, and writing sample to holly.stiles at disabilityrightsnc.org . We encourage individuals who have previously developed a relevant fellowship or project proposal to include it with their application materials. Closing date to submit applications: April 6, 2018. A decision will be made by early May and applicants will be notified. Cody J. Davis, MPA J.D. Candidate, 2018 Assistant Director, Pro Bono Council Campbell University School of Law From ttomasi at driowa.org Mon Mar 12 14:17:04 2018 From: ttomasi at driowa.org (Tai Tomasi) Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2018 14:17:04 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] Disability Law Fellowship opportunity In-Reply-To: <14FC4C64-F751-42A8-A01B-46F0CA6BC63A@gmail.com> References: <14FC4C64-F751-42A8-A01B-46F0CA6BC63A@gmail.com> Message-ID: I sent the original PDF to the list, as my screen reader didn't have any difficulty accessing it. Thanks for posting the plain text version. 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 [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Cody J. Davis via BlindLaw Sent: Monday, March 12, 2018 9:15 AM To: Blind Law Mailing List Cc: Cody J. Davis Subject: [blindlaw] Disability Law Fellowship opportunity A few days ago a Disability Law Fellowship opportunity with Disability Rights NC was shared on the list. Screen readers may have had an issue reading the PDF provided, so Disability Rights NC provided a plain text version of the information within the PDF. Pasted below is that information. In the ten years since we opened our doors as North Carolina’s protection and advocacy system for people with disabilities, Disability Rights North Carolina has become a leading voice in protecting the legal rights of people with disabilities in our State. We are the only nonprofit organization in our State dedicated solely to providing advocacy and legal services to people with all types of disabilities to protect their right to live independently with dignity in the communities of their choice. Our mission is to protect the legal rights of people with disabilities through individual and systems advocacy. Our 18 staff attorneys and attorney managers conduct a wide range of legal advocacy services for people with disabilities, including the provision of direct legal representation to people with disabilities to protect their rights and ensure they receive the services to which they are entitled by law, bringing impact litigation, and acting as amicus curiae in disability-related cases. Through funding from a private foundation, Disability Rights North Carolina will hire a Disability Law Fellow to begin employment in August 2018. The Fellowship was created in 2015 to increase opportunities for attorneys to develop their interest and expertise in protecting the legal rights of people with disabilities. The Disability Law Fellow will be an attorney with 0-3 years of experience who has demonstrated an interest in and commitment to public interest law and protecting the rights of people with disabilities. The fellow will be working with our Community Access Team, which advocates for equal access in employment, higher education, public programs and services, and public accommodations. To be eligible for the Disability Law Fellowship, the individual must either be licensed to practice law in North Carolina or be eligible to sit for the North Carolina Bar exam and commit to do so at the earliest opportunity. The Disability Law Fellow will be a full time employee of Disability Rights North Carolina, will be paid consistent with the salary range for its staff attorneys (once licensed to practice law in North Carolina), and will receive all benefits provided to its full time employees. One person may hold the Disability Law Fellowship for no more than 24 months. Disability Rights NC is an Equal Opportunity Employer of protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. We do not discriminate in any aspect of employment with regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or veteran’s status or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law. We are encouraging people with disabilities to apply and specifically recruiting applicants with disabilities. Send a detailed letter of interest explaining your qualifications and interest in the Disability Law Fellowship, resume, and writing sample to holly.stiles at disabilityrightsnc.org . We encourage individuals who have previously developed a relevant fellowship or project proposal to include it with their application materials. Closing date to submit applications: April 6, 2018. A decision will be made by early May and applicants will be notified. Cody J. Davis, MPA J.D. Candidate, 2018 Assistant Director, Pro Bono Council Campbell University School of Law _______________________________________________ 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 cjdavis9193 at gmail.com Mon Mar 12 14:28:55 2018 From: cjdavis9193 at gmail.com (Cody J. Davis) Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2018 10:28:55 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] Disability Law Fellowship opportunity In-Reply-To: References: <14FC4C64-F751-42A8-A01B-46F0CA6BC63A@gmail.com> Message-ID: Are you using JAWS? I was using voiceOver with Preview when I had trouble with the screen reader spelling out or breaking up certain parts of the third paragraph. I’d be interested in knowing if this is one of the shortcomings of VoiceOver. CJD > On Mar 12, 2018, at 10:17 AM, Tai Tomasi via BlindLaw wrote: > > I sent the original PDF to the list, as my screen reader didn't have any difficulty accessing it. Thanks for posting the plain text version. > > 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 [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org ] On Behalf Of Cody J. Davis via BlindLaw > Sent: Monday, March 12, 2018 9:15 AM > To: Blind Law Mailing List > > Cc: Cody J. Davis > > Subject: [blindlaw] Disability Law Fellowship opportunity > > A few days ago a Disability Law Fellowship opportunity with Disability Rights NC was shared on the list. Screen readers may have had an issue reading the PDF provided, so Disability Rights NC provided a plain text version of the information within the PDF. Pasted below is that information. > > In the ten years since we opened our doors as North Carolina’s protection and advocacy system for people with disabilities, Disability Rights North Carolina has become a leading voice in protecting the legal rights of people with disabilities in our State. We are the only nonprofit organization in our State dedicated solely to providing advocacy and legal services to people with all types of disabilities to protect their right to live independently with dignity in the communities of their choice. Our mission is to protect the legal rights of people with disabilities through individual and systems advocacy. Our 18 staff attorneys and attorney managers conduct a wide range of legal advocacy services for people with disabilities, including the provision of direct legal representation to people with disabilities to protect their rights and ensure they receive the services to which they are entitled by law, bringing impact litigation, and acting as amicus curiae in disability-related cases. > > Through funding from a private foundation, Disability Rights North Carolina will hire a Disability Law Fellow to begin employment in August 2018. The Fellowship was created in 2015 to increase opportunities for attorneys to develop their interest and expertise in protecting the legal rights of people with disabilities. The Disability Law Fellow will be an attorney with 0-3 years of experience who has demonstrated an interest in and commitment to public interest law and protecting the rights of people with disabilities. The fellow will be working with our Community Access Team, which advocates for equal access in employment, higher education, public programs and services, and public accommodations. > > To be eligible for the Disability Law Fellowship, the individual must either be licensed to practice law in North Carolina or be eligible to sit for the North Carolina Bar exam and commit to do so at the earliest opportunity. The Disability Law Fellow will be a full time employee of Disability Rights North Carolina, will be paid consistent with the salary range for its staff attorneys (once licensed to practice law in North Carolina), and will receive all benefits provided to its full time employees. One person may hold the Disability Law Fellowship for no more than 24 months. > > Disability Rights NC is an Equal Opportunity Employer of protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. We do not discriminate in any aspect of employment with regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or veteran’s status or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law. We are encouraging people with disabilities to apply and specifically recruiting applicants with disabilities. > > Send a detailed letter of interest explaining your qualifications and interest in the Disability Law Fellowship, resume, and writing sample to holly.stiles at disabilityrightsnc.org >. We encourage individuals who have previously developed a relevant fellowship or project proposal to include it with their application materials. > > Closing date to submit applications: April 6, 2018. A decision will be made by early May and applicants will be notified. > > Cody J. Davis, MPA > J.D. Candidate, 2018 > Assistant Director, Pro Bono Council > Campbell University School of Law > _______________________________________________ > 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/cjdavis9193%40gmail.com From ttomasi at driowa.org Mon Mar 12 14:31:10 2018 From: ttomasi at driowa.org (Tai Tomasi) Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2018 14:31:10 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] Disability Law Fellowship opportunity In-Reply-To: References: <14FC4C64-F751-42A8-A01B-46F0CA6BC63A@gmail.com> Message-ID: Yes, I was using JAWS to access 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 [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Cody J. Davis via BlindLaw Sent: Monday, March 12, 2018 9:29 AM To: Blind Law Mailing List Cc: Cody J. Davis Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Disability Law Fellowship opportunity Are you using JAWS? I was using voiceOver with Preview when I had trouble with the screen reader spelling out or breaking up certain parts of the third paragraph. I’d be interested in knowing if this is one of the shortcomings of VoiceOver. CJD > On Mar 12, 2018, at 10:17 AM, Tai Tomasi via BlindLaw wrote: > > I sent the original PDF to the list, as my screen reader didn't have any difficulty accessing it. Thanks for posting the plain text version. > > 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 [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org > ] On Behalf Of Cody J. Davis via > BlindLaw > Sent: Monday, March 12, 2018 9:15 AM > To: Blind Law Mailing List > > Cc: Cody J. Davis > > Subject: [blindlaw] Disability Law Fellowship opportunity > > A few days ago a Disability Law Fellowship opportunity with Disability Rights NC was shared on the list. Screen readers may have had an issue reading the PDF provided, so Disability Rights NC provided a plain text version of the information within the PDF. Pasted below is that information. > > In the ten years since we opened our doors as North Carolina’s protection and advocacy system for people with disabilities, Disability Rights North Carolina has become a leading voice in protecting the legal rights of people with disabilities in our State. We are the only nonprofit organization in our State dedicated solely to providing advocacy and legal services to people with all types of disabilities to protect their right to live independently with dignity in the communities of their choice. Our mission is to protect the legal rights of people with disabilities through individual and systems advocacy. Our 18 staff attorneys and attorney managers conduct a wide range of legal advocacy services for people with disabilities, including the provision of direct legal representation to people with disabilities to protect their rights and ensure they receive the services to which they are entitled by law, bringing impact litigation, and acting as amicus curiae in disability-related cases. > > Through funding from a private foundation, Disability Rights North Carolina will hire a Disability Law Fellow to begin employment in August 2018. The Fellowship was created in 2015 to increase opportunities for attorneys to develop their interest and expertise in protecting the legal rights of people with disabilities. The Disability Law Fellow will be an attorney with 0-3 years of experience who has demonstrated an interest in and commitment to public interest law and protecting the rights of people with disabilities. The fellow will be working with our Community Access Team, which advocates for equal access in employment, higher education, public programs and services, and public accommodations. > > To be eligible for the Disability Law Fellowship, the individual must either be licensed to practice law in North Carolina or be eligible to sit for the North Carolina Bar exam and commit to do so at the earliest opportunity. The Disability Law Fellow will be a full time employee of Disability Rights North Carolina, will be paid consistent with the salary range for its staff attorneys (once licensed to practice law in North Carolina), and will receive all benefits provided to its full time employees. One person may hold the Disability Law Fellowship for no more than 24 months. > > Disability Rights NC is an Equal Opportunity Employer of protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. We do not discriminate in any aspect of employment with regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or veteran’s status or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law. We are encouraging people with disabilities to apply and specifically recruiting applicants with disabilities. > > Send a detailed letter of interest explaining your qualifications and interest in the Disability Law Fellowship, resume, and writing sample to holly.stiles at disabilityrightsnc.org >. We encourage individuals who have previously developed a relevant fellowship or project proposal to include it with their application materials. > > Closing date to submit applications: April 6, 2018. A decision will be made by early May and applicants will be notified. > > Cody J. Davis, MPA > J.D. Candidate, 2018 > Assistant Director, Pro Bono Council > Campbell University School of Law > _______________________________________________ > 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 > a.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/cjdavis9193%40gm > ail.com > mail.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/ttomasi%40driowa.org From rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com Tue Mar 13 10:32:03 2018 From: rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com (Rahul Bajaj) Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2018 16:02:03 +0530 Subject: [blindlaw] Checking definitions of terms in law dictionaries Message-ID: Hi Everyone, I'd be grateful if anyone could point me to an online resource which contains legal definitions of terms in law dictionaries, especially the Black's Law Dictionary. None of the databases that I use here in India provide this facility, as far as I know. Best, Rahul From cjdavis9193 at gmail.com Tue Mar 13 12:35:15 2018 From: cjdavis9193 at gmail.com (Cody J. Davis) Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2018 08:35:15 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] Checking definitions of terms in law dictionaries In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <5A7FABB7-E30C-4DA1-BFFD-8F5D2E17A6AF@gmail.com> If you have an iOS device, the Black’s Law Dictionary App has the definitions you’re seeking, and it’s a very accessible app. But, it can be pretty expensive. Cody > On Mar 13, 2018, at 6:32 AM, Rahul Bajaj via BlindLaw wrote: > > Hi Everyone, > > I'd be grateful if anyone could point me to an online resource which > contains legal definitions of terms in law dictionaries, especially > the Black's Law Dictionary. None of the databases that I use here in > India provide this facility, as far as I know. > > 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/cjdavis9193%40gmail.com From Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov Wed Mar 14 16:16:46 2018 From: Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov (Nightingale, Noel) Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2018 16:16:46 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] Position Announcements - Northwest Justice Project Message-ID: ________________________________________ From: Karen Holland Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2018 5:31:47 PM To: ATJ Community Subject: [atj-community] Position Announcements - NJP Dear Colleagues, The Northwest Justice Project (NJP) has several open positions, including a rare opportunity to serve as a statewide Advocacy Coordinator in substantive areas of family law, domestic violence and related areas for people in or near poverty. See the full posting: Advocacy Coordinator - Family Law. We are also seeking a Senior Attorney to lead our Native American Unit. The posting may be found at this link: Senior Attorney - Native American Unit Please feel free to share this announcement widely. All of NJP’s openings can be found on our employment page Regards, Karen Karen Holland Director of Human Resources Northwest Justice Project 401 Second Ave. S. Ste 407 Seattle, WA 98104 (206) 464-1519 ext. 0802 karenh at nwjustice.org www.nwjustice.org [NorthwestJustProject_transparent] Securing Justice: Transforming Lives --- You are currently subscribed to atj-community as: daquiz.abigail at dol.gov. To access web features of this list, visit list.wsba.org/read/ Please send an email to the list administrator to update the list administrator with changes to your email address. -- -- You received this message because you are a federal agency attorney and subscribed to the FANGS group. 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In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Caution, this note is more of a cathartic vent then it is informative. Yet, it's also gratitude to those of you who work diligently to support individuals who are blind and want to live independently with in the world while maintaining gainful employment. I worked super hard after discovering I was diagnosed with retinitis Pigmentosa, to ensure that I graduated on time. I was a chemistry major but switched my major to something that wouldn't cause me to continue fighting for accommodations in the way that seemed unreasonable to the school. So, I majored in experimental psychology. Graduated, Even after spending most of my time accommodating my professors and school instead of the other way around. I decide to go to law school. Then I find myself accommodating the law school admissions test. I win the settlement associated with the consent decree with the law school admissions Council. Great, I get into law school. I just happened to agree to attend the wrong one. Charlotte School of Law closes. Fine, I'm stuck in Charlotte North Carolina. Not a bad place to be stuck. I consistently fight against stereotypes and biases and limitations that are perceived about my low vision. When is it enough. Today, after finally obtaining employment. I am told that due to the sensitive nature of the material being handled, a screen reader, magnifier or any other assistive technology will not be permitted. Now, I know the law. Surely those recruiters do not. But that's not why I'm exhausted. It just seems to me that we live in a society that should know about reasonable accommodations. Is that too much to ask? Is it unreasonable that people don't understand that different types of people do things in different ways but accomplish the same task? Why is it that I feel that I am not only advocating for myself but educating the entire employer population about reasonable accommodations deleted? Is there some sort of pamphlet or booklet on a DEA law that I could hand out so they can scan over it prior to going into business? Being facetious of course but realistically, shouldn't employers understand the do's and don'ts of hiring practices? Thank you to those of you within this list who serve to Advocate on behalf of those of us who are blind or who have low vision. There is still so much work to be done. I am attempting to do some of the simplest of tasks just to make ends meet although I have 3 University degrees. Why? Because I am living under dispersions cast upon me that are more often, too burdensome to lift alone. I'm sure many people have done it before. But, it's just exhausting. My question, is there any rusted from discrimination? Is there anywhere where I will be judged and compensated based on the quality of my work and not the content of others perceptions? Thanks for listening to my tangent. From slabarre at labarrelaw.com Wed Mar 14 20:17:16 2018 From: slabarre at labarrelaw.com (Scott C. Labarre) Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2018 14:17:16 -0600 Subject: [blindlaw] FW: [DRBA] hiring - staff attorney Message-ID: <022201d3bbd1$72cd9130$5868b390$@labarrelaw.com> fyi -----Original Message----- From: Disability Rights Bar Association [mailto:DRBA at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Sally Friedman Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2018 2:11 PM To: DRBA at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU Subject: [DRBA] hiring - staff attorney The Legal Action Center is seeking a new Staff Attorney for its New York office. The attorney will focus on impact litigation, direct legal services, and education in furtherance of the Center's mission to fight discrimination against and protect the privacy of people with criminal records, substance use disorders, and/or HIV/AIDS. The job posting is available here: https://lac.org/who-we-are/jobs/. Please circulate widely. Thank you! 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Name: image002.gif Type: image/gif Size: 1351 bytes Desc: not available URL: From ashley.biggs1 at maryland.gov Thu Mar 15 13:58:56 2018 From: ashley.biggs1 at maryland.gov (Ashley Biggs -LBPH-) Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2018 09:58:56 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] Estate Program Message-ID: Hi everyone! A while ago, I connected with the list to ask about attorneys who might be willing to do an estate planning program for the library in Maryland! Well, with a huge thanks to Ms. Singh for introductions and lots of hard work, I was able to connect with Mr. Cory Larkin. Mr. Larkin will be presenting on Estate Planning via teleconference on March 26th at 1 PM. I'm pleased to invite you to the program. Below is the event information! Please feel free to share it with anyone in Maryland interested in Estate Planning. I've provided the information on the teleconference below, as well as our Braille and Large Print Bingo game happening next week. As always, please feel free to contact me if I can ever be of assistance! Best, Ashley M. Biggs Outreach Librarian Maryland State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped _____________________________________________________________________ *Estate Planning with Cory Larkin :* Join us Monday, March 26 at 1:00PM via Teleconference The Library welcomes Mr. Cory Larkin, from law offices of Furey, Doolan, and Abell, LLP. In this teleconference, Mr. Larkin will discuss the importance and basic of Estate Planning, how to find a qualified attorney, and will answer questions from participants. Mr. Larkin "is an associate at Furey, Doolan & Abell, LLP. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Larkin practiced in the fields of trusts and estates, real estate, and corporate law in New York, where he was an active member of the Estate and Trust Administration Committee of the New York State Bar Association. Mr. Larkin obtained his J.D. from The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law while building a financial services practice with Northwestern Mutual.." (Provided by Furey, Doolan, Abell Law Firm.) This event is being held via Teleconference and does not require advanced registration. Teleconference Number: 515-604-9516; Access Code: 202933 *Additional Program: * Braille Bingo: Join us Thursday, March 22 at 1:00PM. The Library will host a free bingo event in March. The library will provide large print and Braille bingo cards for those who do not have their own, light refreshments, and an engaging atmosphere. The game will start shortly after 1:00 PM and will end by 3:00PM. RSVP to help us make sure we have enough cards for everyone! Contact: Email reference.desk at maryland.gov or call 410-230-2424 option 5. -- *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) | 410-333-2095 (fax) ashley.biggs1 at maryland.gov http://www.lbph.maryland.gov From ttomasi at driowa.org Thu Mar 15 17:40:03 2018 From: ttomasi at driowa.org (Tai Tomasi) Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2018 17:40:03 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] FW: Public Rights Project Fellowship Application is Live! In-Reply-To: <3c9ceaeb1b494cbbb886b80fbd4714d4@law.syr.edu> References: <3c9ceaeb1b494cbbb886b80fbd4714d4@law.syr.edu> Message-ID: From: Jill Habig > Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2018 9:20 AM Subject: Public Rights Project Fellowship Application is Live! The application for Public Rights Project’s inaugural fellowship class is live! The application is available here. Public Rights Project helps talented attorneys find pathways into rewarding public service careers. We are looking to place skilled, public interest-minded fellows into the offices of the Oakland City Attorney and the Massachusetts Attorney General for two-year placements. Watch Senator Kamala Harris, Senator Elizabeth Warren, Senator Cory Booker, Yale Law School Dean Heather Gerken, Former NJ Attorney General Peter Harvey, and PRP Founder Jill Habig explain the impact you can have in public service at the state and local level. Fellows will have the opportunity to work on a range of civil rights, economic justice, and environmental justice issues that directly impact vulnerable populations locally and across the country. The attached document includes relevant information about the fellowship and instructions on how to apply. We want to make sure we’re reaching a diverse, talented cohort of attorneys who are interested in public service. Would you be willing to share our application with your professional network? You can also check us out on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn to share information about our application on social media. Thank you for your help in making our fellowship program a success! Best, Jill Public Rights Project, Founder From slabarre at labarrelaw.com Thu Mar 15 17:58:11 2018 From: slabarre at labarrelaw.com (Scott C. Labarre) Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2018 11:58:11 -0600 Subject: [blindlaw] Exciting News Message-ID: <001801d3bc87$2f807170$8e815450$@labarrelaw.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The National Federation of the Blind Applauds the Introduction of Legislation Implementing the Marrakesh Treaty Treaty will Expand Availability of Accessible Books for Blind and Print Disabled Americans Washington, DC (March 15, 2018): Senator Charles E. "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) and Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Bob Corker (R-TN), and Bob Menendez (D-NJ) have introduced the Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act, S. 2559. "The National Federation of the Blind was a principal leader in the development and negotiation of the Marrakesh Treaty," said Mark A. Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the Blind. "By allowing the worldwide production and exchange of accessible books, the treaty will dramatically increase the availability of knowledge to blind people everywhere. We urge both houses of Congress to swiftly pass this legislation, and in doing so, unlock the doors to expanded literacy for millions of blind Americans." The legislation will make modifications to United States copyright law to ensure that it fully complies with the terms of the treaty. These modifications are supported by publishing, library, and disability organizations. ### About the National Federation of the Blind The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), headquartered in Baltimore, is the oldest and largest nationwide organization of blind Americans. Founded in 1940, the NFB consists of affiliates, chapters, and divisions in the fifty states, Washington DC, and Puerto Rico. The NFB defends the rights of blind people of all ages and provides information and support to families with blind children, older Americans who are losing vision, and more. We believe in the hopes and dreams of blind people and work together to transform them into reality. Learn more about our many programs and initiatives at www.nfb.org. CONTACT: Chris Danielsen Director of Public Relations National Federation of the Blind (410) 659-9314, extension 2330 (410) 262-1281 (Cell) cdanielsen at nfb.org From rene0373 at gmail.com Thu Mar 15 18:21:11 2018 From: rene0373 at gmail.com (Elizabeth Rene) Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2018 11:21:11 -0700 Subject: [blindlaw] =?utf-8?q?is_there_any_respite=E2=80=A6=3F?= Message-ID: <5CAD62E1-C05B-485C-AF3A-4F1550A7FA6C@gmail.com> Hi Nicole, I share your frustration. I'll bet many others do as well. I personally think there aught to be a #MeToo movement for students and employees with disabilities. There's just too much silliness going on. Why not PM me? Your post has given me some ideas. Warm regards, Elizabeth Elizabeth M René Attorney at Law WSBA #10710 KCBA #21824 rene0373 at gmail.com From cjdavis9193 at gmail.com Thu Mar 15 18:41:21 2018 From: cjdavis9193 at gmail.com (Cody J. Davis) Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2018 14:41:21 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] =?utf-8?q?is_there_any_respite=E2=80=A6=3F?= In-Reply-To: <5CAD62E1-C05B-485C-AF3A-4F1550A7FA6C@gmail.com> References: <5CAD62E1-C05B-485C-AF3A-4F1550A7FA6C@gmail.com> Message-ID: Nicole, I can definitely empathize. Also, I’m familiar with the Charlotte last situation. I’d be interested in connecting list. Shoot me an email if you like. Cody J. Davis, MPA JD Candidate, 2018 Assistant Director, Pro Bono Council Campbell University School of Law Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 15, 2018, at 2:21 PM, Elizabeth Rene via BlindLaw wrote: > > Hi Nicole, > I share your frustration. I'll bet many others do as well. I personally think there aught to be a #MeToo movement for students and employees with disabilities. There's just too much silliness going on. Why not PM me? Your post has given me some ideas. > Warm regards, > Elizabeth > > Elizabeth M René > Attorney at Law > WSBA #10710 > KCBA #21824 > rene0373 at gmail.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/cjdavis9193%40gmail.com From dwiniecki at handid.org Thu Mar 15 19:27:13 2018 From: dwiniecki at handid.org (Donald Winiecki) Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2018 13:27:13 -0600 Subject: [blindlaw] Exciting News In-Reply-To: <001801d3bc87$2f807170$8e815450$@labarrelaw.com> References: <001801d3bc87$2f807170$8e815450$@labarrelaw.com> Message-ID: Fabulous news! The NFB has again shown its critical place as an organization that points the way for, and facilitates, progress. ​ _don ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Don Winiecki Certified Braille Transcriber Handid Media • a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dwiniecki at handid.org http://handid.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~d ​ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Don Winiecki, Ed.D., Ph.D. *Professor of Ethics & Morality in Professional Practice* Boise State University, College of Engineering Dept of Organizational Performance & Workplace Learning (OPWL) 1910 University Drive, Mail Stop 2070 Boise, Idaho 83725-2070 USA E-mail: dwiniecki at boisestate.edu WWW: http://opwl.boisestate.edu Telephone: (+01) 208 426 1899 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~d On Thu, Mar 15, 2018 at 11:58 AM, Scott C. Labarre via BlindLaw < blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote: > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > > > > > The National Federation of the Blind Applauds the Introduction of > Legislation Implementing the Marrakesh Treaty > > > Treaty will Expand Availability of Accessible Books for Blind and Print > Disabled Americans > > > > Washington, DC (March 15, 2018): Senator Charles E. "Chuck" Grassley (R-IA) > and Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Bob Corker (R-TN), and Bob Menendez > (D-NJ) have introduced the Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act, S. 2559. > > > > "The National Federation of the Blind was a principal leader in the > development and negotiation of the Marrakesh Treaty," said Mark A. > Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the Blind. "By allowing > the worldwide production and exchange of accessible books, the treaty will > dramatically increase the availability of knowledge to blind people > everywhere. We urge both houses of Congress to swiftly pass this > legislation, and in doing so, unlock the doors to expanded literacy for > millions of blind Americans." > > > > The legislation will make modifications to United States copyright law to > ensure that it fully complies with the terms of the treaty. These > modifications are supported by publishing, library, and disability > organizations. > > > > ### > > About the National Federation of the Blind > > The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), headquartered in Baltimore, is > the oldest and largest nationwide organization of blind Americans. Founded > in 1940, the NFB consists of affiliates, chapters, and divisions in the > fifty states, Washington DC, and Puerto Rico. The NFB defends the rights of > blind people of all ages and provides information and support to families > with blind children, older Americans who are losing vision, and more. We > believe in the hopes and dreams of blind people and work together to > transform them into reality. Learn more about our many programs and > initiatives at www.nfb.org. > > > > CONTACT: > > Chris Danielsen > > Director of Public Relations > > National Federation of the Blind > > (410) 659-9314, extension 2330 > > (410) 262-1281 (Cell) > > cdanielsen at nfb.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/ > dwiniecki%40handid.org > From njaskins at gmail.com Thu Mar 15 19:53:08 2018 From: njaskins at gmail.com (Nicole Askins) Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2018 15:53:08 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] =?utf-8?q?is_there_any_respite=E2=80=A6=3F?= In-Reply-To: References: <5CAD62E1-C05B-485C-AF3A-4F1550A7FA6C@gmail.com> Message-ID: Hi Cody, sure I would love to connect offline. What is your email address. My email address isnjaskins at gmail.com On Mar 15, 2018 2:42 PM, "Cody J. Davis via BlindLaw" wrote: > Nicole, > > I can definitely empathize. Also, I’m familiar with the Charlotte last > situation. I’d be interested in connecting list. Shoot me an email if you > like. > > Cody J. Davis, MPA > JD Candidate, 2018 > Assistant Director, Pro Bono Council > Campbell University School of Law > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Mar 15, 2018, at 2:21 PM, Elizabeth Rene via BlindLaw < > blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote: > > > > Hi Nicole, > > I share your frustration. I'll bet many others do as well. I personally > think there aught to be a #MeToo movement for students and employees with > disabilities. There's just too much silliness going on. Why not PM me? Your > post has given me some ideas. > > Warm regards, > > Elizabeth > > > > Elizabeth M René > > Attorney at Law > > WSBA #10710 > > KCBA #21824 > > rene0373 at gmail.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/ > cjdavis9193%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/njaskins%40gmail.com From aprevost at sidley.com Thu Mar 15 20:26:00 2018 From: aprevost at sidley.com (Prevost, Ann Marie) Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2018 20:26:00 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] Is there any respite from discrimination?? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I am afraid it is a constant but we are all with you! I have a 13 year old visually impaired daughter. Half the time people are great the other half it is a fight - and it is absolutely exhausting. We live in NYC and theater is a big issue. Several years ago theaters finally began designating visually impaired seating. Immediately unscrupulous people started sweeping up the tickets and there are few if any available to people who are actually visually impaired. The theaters believe they are doing a great thing and believe that they cannot ask the purchaser (which is correct) or do anything at all to monitor this (which is incorrect). In fact there are several things the ADA allows them to do. As of yesterday I realized that no one is going to "educate" the theaters. Yet someone needs to do something about this and I suppose that someone is going to be me. I do have some thoughts on what to do but if anyone has any experience in this and would like to share, I would certainly appreciate it. Just one more battle :). ANN MARIE PREVOST Staff Attorney SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP +1 212 839 5408 aprevost at sidley.com -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Nicole Askins via BlindLaw Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2018 1:17 PM To: Blind Law Mailing List Cc: Nicole Askins Subject: [blindlaw] Is there any respite from discrimination?? Caution, this note is more of a cathartic vent then it is informative. Yet, it's also gratitude to those of you who work diligently to support individuals who are blind and want to live independently with in the world while maintaining gainful employment. I worked super hard after discovering I was diagnosed with retinitis Pigmentosa, to ensure that I graduated on time. I was a chemistry major but switched my major to something that wouldn't cause me to continue fighting for accommodations in the way that seemed unreasonable to the school. So, I majored in experimental psychology. Graduated, Even after spending most of my time accommodating my professors and school instead of the other way around. I decide to go to law school. Then I find myself accommodating the law school admissions test. I win the settlement associated with the consent decree with the law school admissions Council. Great, I get into law school. I just happened to agree to attend the wrong one. Charlotte School of Law closes. Fine, I'm stuck in Charlotte North Carolina. Not a bad place to be stuck. I consistently fight against stereotypes and biases and limitations that are perceived about my low vision. When is it enough. Today, after finally obtaining employment. I am told that due to the sensitive nature of the material being handled, a screen reader, magnifier or any other assistive technology will not be permitted. Now, I know the law. Surely those recruiters do not. But that's not why I'm exhausted. It just seems to me that we live in a society that should know about reasonable accommodations. Is that too much to ask? Is it unreasonable that people don't understand that different types of people do things in different ways but accomplish the same task? Why is it that I feel that I am not only advocating for myself but educating the entire employer population about reasonable accommodations deleted? Is there some sort of pamphlet or booklet on a DEA law that I could hand out so they can scan over it prior to going into business? Being facetious of course but realistically, shouldn't employers understand the do's and don'ts of hiring practices? Thank you to those of you within this list who serve to Advocate on behalf of those of us who are blind or who have low vision. There is still so much work to be done. I am attempting to do some of the simplest of tasks just to make ends meet although I have 3 University degrees. Why? Because I am living under dispersions cast upon me that are more often, too burdensome to lift alone. I'm sure many people have done it before. But, it's just exhausting. My question, is there any rusted from discrimination? Is there anywhere where I will be judged and compensated based on the quality of my work and not the content of others perceptions? Thanks for listening to my tangent. _______________________________________________ BlindLaw mailing list BlindLaw at nfbnet.org https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__nfbnet.org_mailman_listinfo_blindlaw-5Fnfbnet.org&d=DwICAg&c=Od00qP2XTg0tXf_H69-T2w&r=Er0QRNQa_EOBxMrkDnjQzTzqjlr1e0JyxWAl3Ozu2vE&m=7ixA5LdFyBmpcve5hQ34GdUdldL_JTo__k3RZD5Rfjk&s=HyUKZNUAZNbvPaBSLgewCA7NGFT8ZhePS8hRrvFs71Q&e= To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for BlindLaw: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__nfbnet.org_mailman_options_blindlaw-5Fnfbnet.org_aprevost-2540sidley.com&d=DwICAg&c=Od00qP2XTg0tXf_H69-T2w&r=Er0QRNQa_EOBxMrkDnjQzTzqjlr1e0JyxWAl3Ozu2vE&m=7ixA5LdFyBmpcve5hQ34GdUdldL_JTo__k3RZD5Rfjk&s=hVwK5eykrB2NegB8-JMs_nGWuYFqiZ-oou1KWYHYrqc&e= **************************************************************************************************** This e-mail is sent by a law firm and may contain information that is privileged or confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete the e-mail and any attachments and notify us immediately. **************************************************************************************************** From dlmlaw at sbcglobal.net Thu Mar 15 20:39:55 2018 From: dlmlaw at sbcglobal.net (Daniel McBride) Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2018 15:39:55 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] Is there any respite from discrimination?? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <007401d3bc9d$c8586540$59092fc0$@sbcglobal.net> Nick: You wrote, " It just seems to me that we live in a society that should know about reasonable accommodations." The only people that would have a clue about reasonable accommodations are those that hire blind persons. And, other than those lucky enough to get on with a government agency, who the hell hires the blind? Even government agencies will not do it if they can get around it. Daniel McBride Fort Worth -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Prevost, Ann Marie via BlindLaw Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2018 3:26 PM To: Blind Law Mailing List Cc: Prevost, Ann Marie Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Is there any respite from discrimination?? I am afraid it is a constant but we are all with you! I have a 13 year old visually impaired daughter. Half the time people are great the other half it is a fight - and it is absolutely exhausting. We live in NYC and theater is a big issue. Several years ago theaters finally began designating visually impaired seating. Immediately unscrupulous people started sweeping up the tickets and there are few if any available to people who are actually visually impaired. The theaters believe they are doing a great thing and believe that they cannot ask the purchaser (which is correct) or do anything at all to monitor this (which is incorrect). In fact there are several things the ADA allows them to do. As of yesterday I realized that no one is going to "educate" the theaters. Yet someone needs to do something about this and I suppose that someone is going to be me. I do have some thoughts on what to do but if anyone has any experience in this and would like to share, I would certainly appreciate it. Just one more battle :). ANN MARIE PREVOST Staff Attorney SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP +1 212 839 5408 aprevost at sidley.com -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Nicole Askins via BlindLaw Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2018 1:17 PM To: Blind Law Mailing List Cc: Nicole Askins Subject: [blindlaw] Is there any respite from discrimination?? Caution, this note is more of a cathartic vent then it is informative. Yet, it's also gratitude to those of you who work diligently to support individuals who are blind and want to live independently with in the world while maintaining gainful employment. I worked super hard after discovering I was diagnosed with retinitis Pigmentosa, to ensure that I graduated on time. I was a chemistry major but switched my major to something that wouldn't cause me to continue fighting for accommodations in the way that seemed unreasonable to the school. So, I majored in experimental psychology. Graduated, Even after spending most of my time accommodating my professors and school instead of the other way around. I decide to go to law school. Then I find myself accommodating the law school admissions test. I win the settlement associated with the consent decree with the law school admissions Council. Great, I get into law school. I just happened to agree to attend the wrong one. Charlotte School of Law closes. Fine, I'm stuck in Charlotte North Carolina. Not a bad place to be stuck. I consistently fight against stereotypes and biases and limitations that are perceived about my low vision. When is it enough. Today, after finally obtaining employment. I am told that due to the sensitive nature of the material being handled, a screen reader, magnifier or any other assistive technology will not be permitted. Now, I know the law. Surely those recruiters do not. But that's not why I'm exhausted. It just seems to me that we live in a society that should know about reasonable accommodations. Is that too much to ask? Is it unreasonable that people don't understand that different types of people do things in different ways but accomplish the same task? Why is it that I feel that I am not only advocating for myself but educating the entire employer population about reasonable accommodations deleted? Is there some sort of pamphlet or booklet on a DEA law that I could hand out so they can scan over it prior to going into business? Being facetious of course but realistically, shouldn't employers understand the do's and don'ts of hiring practices? Thank you to those of you within this list who serve to Advocate on behalf of those of us who are blind or who have low vision. There is still so much work to be done. I am attempting to do some of the simplest of tasks just to make ends meet although I have 3 University degrees. Why? Because I am living under dispersions cast upon me that are more often, too burdensome to lift alone. I'm sure many people have done it before. But, it's just exhausting. My question, is there any rusted from discrimination? Is there anywhere where I will be judged and compensated based on the quality of my work and not the content of others perceptions? Thanks for listening to my tangent. _______________________________________________ BlindLaw mailing list BlindLaw at nfbnet.org https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__nfbnet.org_mailman_listi nfo_blindlaw-5Fnfbnet.org&d=DwICAg&c=Od00qP2XTg0tXf_H69-T2w&r=Er0QRNQa_EOBxM rkDnjQzTzqjlr1e0JyxWAl3Ozu2vE&m=7ixA5LdFyBmpcve5hQ34GdUdldL_JTo__k3RZD5Rfjk& s=HyUKZNUAZNbvPaBSLgewCA7NGFT8ZhePS8hRrvFs71Q&e= To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for BlindLaw: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__nfbnet.org_mailman_optio ns_blindlaw-5Fnfbnet.org_aprevost-2540sidley.com&d=DwICAg&c=Od00qP2XTg0tXf_H 69-T2w&r=Er0QRNQa_EOBxMrkDnjQzTzqjlr1e0JyxWAl3Ozu2vE&m=7ixA5LdFyBmpcve5hQ34G dUdldL_JTo__k3RZD5Rfjk&s=hVwK5eykrB2NegB8-JMs_nGWuYFqiZ-oou1KWYHYrqc&e= **************************************************************************** ************************ This e-mail is sent by a law firm and may contain information that is privileged or confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please delete the e-mail and any attachments and notify us immediately. **************************************************************************** ************************ _______________________________________________ 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/dlmlaw%40sbcglobal.net From njaskins at gmail.com Thu Mar 15 21:05:12 2018 From: njaskins at gmail.com (Nicole Askins) Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2018 17:05:12 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] Is there any respite from discrimination?? In-Reply-To: <007401d3bc9d$c8586540$59092fc0$@sbcglobal.net> References: <007401d3bc9d$c8586540$59092fc0$@sbcglobal.net> Message-ID: Wow, that sounds exhausting. And it's true that that is complicated. Because if the theater begins to ask each person if they are truly sight-impaired, that could lead to another president and reason for discrimination. For example, I never disclose that I have low vision. It is my dirty little secret so to speak. Why? Because I'd rather wait until I get the job or get people to know who I am verse before they begin to calculate all the stereotypes they can conjure about blindness. I know it's controversial. I know it may even be bait-and-switch. I just can't afford to care. Thanks for sharing. Glad to know I'm not in it alone. On Mar 15, 2018 4:41 PM, "Daniel McBride via BlindLaw" wrote: > Nick: > > You wrote, " It just seems to me that we live in a society that should know > about reasonable accommodations." The only people that would have a clue > about reasonable accommodations are those that hire blind persons. And, > other than those lucky enough to get on with a government agency, who the > hell hires the blind? Even government agencies will not do it if they can > get around it. > > Daniel McBride > Fort Worth > > -----Original Message----- > From: BlindLaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Prevost, > Ann Marie via BlindLaw > Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2018 3:26 PM > To: Blind Law Mailing List > Cc: Prevost, Ann Marie > Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Is there any respite from discrimination?? > > I am afraid it is a constant but we are all with you! > I have a 13 year old visually impaired daughter. Half the time people are > great the other half it is a fight - and it is absolutely exhausting. > We live in NYC and theater is a big issue. Several years ago theaters > finally began designating visually impaired seating. Immediately > unscrupulous people started sweeping up the tickets and there are few if > any > available to people who are actually visually impaired. The theaters > believe > they are doing a great thing and believe that they cannot ask the purchaser > (which is correct) or do anything at all to monitor this (which is > incorrect). In fact there are several things the ADA allows them to do. As > of yesterday I realized that no one is going to "educate" the theaters. Yet > someone needs to do something about this and I suppose that someone is > going > to be me. I do have some thoughts on what to do but if anyone has any > experience in this and would like to share, I would certainly appreciate > it. > Just one more battle :). > > > ANN MARIE PREVOST > Staff Attorney > > SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP > +1 212 839 5408 > aprevost at sidley.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: BlindLaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Nicole > Askins via BlindLaw > Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2018 1:17 PM > To: Blind Law Mailing List > Cc: Nicole Askins > Subject: [blindlaw] Is there any respite from discrimination?? > > Caution, this note is more of a cathartic vent then it is informative. > Yet, it's also gratitude to those of you who work diligently to support > individuals who are blind and want to live independently with in the world > while maintaining gainful employment. > I worked super hard after discovering I was diagnosed with retinitis > Pigmentosa, to ensure that I graduated on time. I was a chemistry major but > switched my major to something that wouldn't cause me to continue fighting > for accommodations in the way that seemed unreasonable to the school. So, I > majored in experimental psychology. Graduated, Even after spending most of > my time accommodating my professors and school instead of the other way > around. I decide to go to law school. Then I find myself accommodating the > law school admissions test. I win the settlement associated with the > consent > decree with the law school admissions Council. Great, I get into law > school. > I just happened to agree to attend the wrong one. Charlotte School of Law > closes. Fine, I'm stuck in Charlotte North Carolina. Not a bad place to be > stuck. I consistently fight against stereotypes and biases and limitations > that are perceived about my low vision. When is it enough. > Today, after finally obtaining employment. I am told that due to the > sensitive nature of the material being handled, a screen reader, magnifier > or any other assistive technology will not be permitted. Now, I know the > law. Surely those recruiters do not. But that's not why I'm exhausted. It > just seems to me that we live in a society that should know about > reasonable > accommodations. Is that too much to ask? Is it unreasonable that people > don't understand that different types of people do things in different ways > but accomplish the same task? Why is it that I feel that I am not only > advocating for myself but educating the entire employer population about > reasonable accommodations deleted? Is there some sort of pamphlet or > booklet > on a DEA law that I could hand out so they can scan over it prior to going > into business? Being facetious of course but realistically, shouldn't > employers understand the do's and don'ts of hiring practices? > Thank you to those of you within this list who serve to Advocate on behalf > of those of us who are blind or who have low vision. There is still so much > work to be done. I am attempting to do some of the simplest of tasks just > to > make ends meet although I have 3 University degrees. Why? Because I am > living under dispersions cast upon me that are more often, too burdensome > to > lift alone. I'm sure many people have done it before. But, it's just > exhausting. My question, is there any rusted from discrimination? Is there > anywhere where I will be judged and compensated based on the quality of my > work and not the content of others perceptions? Thanks for listening to my > tangent. > _______________________________________________ > BlindLaw mailing list > BlindLaw at nfbnet.org > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__nfbnet. > org_mailman_listi > nfo_blindlaw-5Fnfbnet.org&d=DwICAg&c=Od00qP2XTg0tXf_H69- > T2w&r=Er0QRNQa_EOBxM > rkDnjQzTzqjlr1e0JyxWAl3Ozu2vE&m=7ixA5LdFyBmpcve5hQ34GdUdldL_ > JTo__k3RZD5Rfjk& > s=HyUKZNUAZNbvPaBSLgewCA7NGFT8ZhePS8hRrvFs71Q&e= > To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for > BlindLaw: > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__nfbnet. > org_mailman_optio > ns_blindlaw-5Fnfbnet.org_aprevost-2540sidley.com&d= > DwICAg&c=Od00qP2XTg0tXf_H > 69-T2w&r=Er0QRNQa_EOBxMrkDnjQzTzqjlr1e0JyxWAl3Oz > u2vE&m=7ixA5LdFyBmpcve5hQ34G > dUdldL_JTo__k3RZD5Rfjk&s=hVwK5eykrB2NegB8-JMs_nGWuYFqiZ-oou1KWYHYrqc&e= > > > > ************************************************************ > **************** > ************************ > This e-mail is sent by a law firm and may contain information that is > privileged or confidential. > If you are not the intended recipient, please delete the e-mail and any > attachments and notify us immediately. > > ************************************************************ > **************** > ************************ > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > dlmlaw%40sbcglobal.net > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/njaskins%40gmail.com > From cjdavis9193 at gmail.com Thu Mar 15 21:09:35 2018 From: cjdavis9193 at gmail.com (Cody J. Davis) Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2018 17:09:35 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] =?utf-8?q?is_there_any_respite=E2=80=A6=3F?= In-Reply-To: References: <5CAD62E1-C05B-485C-AF3A-4F1550A7FA6C@gmail.com> Message-ID: It’s cjdavis9193 at gmail.com . > On Mar 15, 2018, at 3:53 PM, Nicole Askins via BlindLaw wrote: > > Hi Cody, sure I would love to connect offline. What is your email address. > My email address isnjaskins at gmail.com > > On Mar 15, 2018 2:42 PM, "Cody J. Davis via BlindLaw" > wrote: > >> Nicole, >> >> I can definitely empathize. Also, I’m familiar with the Charlotte last >> situation. I’d be interested in connecting list. Shoot me an email if you >> like. >> >> Cody J. Davis, MPA >> JD Candidate, 2018 >> Assistant Director, Pro Bono Council >> Campbell University School of Law >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Mar 15, 2018, at 2:21 PM, Elizabeth Rene via BlindLaw < >> blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Nicole, >>> I share your frustration. I'll bet many others do as well. I personally >> think there aught to be a #MeToo movement for students and employees with >> disabilities. There's just too much silliness going on. Why not PM me? Your >> post has given me some ideas. >>> Warm regards, >>> Elizabeth >>> >>> Elizabeth M René >>> Attorney at Law >>> WSBA #10710 >>> KCBA #21824 >>> rene0373 at gmail.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/ >> cjdavis9193%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/njaskins%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/cjdavis9193%40gmail.com From aprevost at sidley.com Thu Mar 15 21:42:54 2018 From: aprevost at sidley.com (Prevost, Ann Marie) Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2018 21:42:54 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] Is there any respite from discrimination?? In-Reply-To: References: <007401d3bc9d$c8586540$59092fc0$@sbcglobal.net> Message-ID: Nicole, Thanks so much for the support! The ADA does provide some guidance for the prevention of fraud and there is one theater I have encountered that does make use of additional steps including a written request and attestation as the ADA suggests. The request is made via email and is not overly burdensome but it very effective. It is simply a matter of making the other theaters aware of the widespread fraud and the steps they can legally take. I think I can make it happen but it will be a big effort. The following is the fraud prevention paragraph from the ADA section on Ticket Sales: Prevention of Fraud in Purchase of Tickets for Accessible Seating Venues cannot require proof of disability as a condition for purchasing tickets for accessible seats. However, venues and third-party vendors may take steps to prevent the fraudulent sale and use of accessible seating. For single event tickets, venues may ask purchasers to state that they require, or are purchasing tickets for someone who requires, the features of an accessible seat. For series of events tickets, purchasers may be asked to attest in writing that they require, or are purchasing tickets for someone who requires, the features of an accessible seat. These steps may be used in all sales, including those over the Internet. Venues may also mark tickets to clearly identify that they are for accessible seats. Some venues include on tickets for accessible seats a message stating that, if the user of the ticket does not need the specific features of the accessible seat, the venue may require the ticket holder to move to a different, non-accessible seating location. Venues may investigate the potential misuse of accessible seats where there is good cause to believe that such seating has been purchased fraudulently. Purchasers may also be warned that if accessible seating has been purchased fraudulently, they are subject to investigation and/or relocation. Providing additional information about the features of other types of seats (e.g., seats that can be accessed without steps, designated aisle seats, or seats located close to exits) may assist patrons to determine which type of seat meets their specific needs. Venues must not, however, use this process to steer patrons with disabilities to particular seat types or locations. ANN MARIE PREVOST Staff Attorney SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP +1 212 839 5408 aprevost at sidley.com -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Nicole Askins via BlindLaw Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2018 5:05 PM To: Blind Law Mailing List Cc: Nicole Askins Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Is there any respite from discrimination?? Wow, that sounds exhausting. And it's true that that is complicated. Because if the theater begins to ask each person if they are truly sight-impaired, that could lead to another president and reason for discrimination. For example, I never disclose that I have low vision. It is my dirty little secret so to speak. Why? Because I'd rather wait until I get the job or get people to know who I am verse before they begin to calculate all the stereotypes they can conjure about blindness. I know it's controversial. I know it may even be bait-and-switch. I just can't afford to care. Thanks for sharing. Glad to know I'm not in it alone. On Mar 15, 2018 4:41 PM, "Daniel McBride via BlindLaw" wrote: > Nick: > > You wrote, " It just seems to me that we live in a society that should know > about reasonable accommodations." The only people that would have a clue > about reasonable accommodations are those that hire blind persons. And, > other than those lucky enough to get on with a government agency, who the > hell hires the blind? Even government agencies will not do it if they can > get around it. > > Daniel McBride > Fort Worth > > -----Original Message----- > From: BlindLaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Prevost, > Ann Marie via BlindLaw > Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2018 3:26 PM > To: Blind Law Mailing List > Cc: Prevost, Ann Marie > Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Is there any respite from discrimination?? > > I am afraid it is a constant but we are all with you! > I have a 13 year old visually impaired daughter. Half the time people are > great the other half it is a fight - and it is absolutely exhausting. > We live in NYC and theater is a big issue. Several years ago theaters > finally began designating visually impaired seating. Immediately > unscrupulous people started sweeping up the tickets and there are few if > any > available to people who are actually visually impaired. The theaters > believe > they are doing a great thing and believe that they cannot ask the purchaser > (which is correct) or do anything at all to monitor this (which is > incorrect). In fact there are several things the ADA allows them to do. As > of yesterday I realized that no one is going to "educate" the theaters. Yet > someone needs to do something about this and I suppose that someone is > going > to be me. I do have some thoughts on what to do but if anyone has any > experience in this and would like to share, I would certainly appreciate > it. > Just one more battle :). > > > ANN MARIE PREVOST > Staff Attorney > > SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP > +1 212 839 5408 > aprevost at sidley.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: BlindLaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Nicole > Askins via BlindLaw > Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2018 1:17 PM > To: Blind Law Mailing List > Cc: Nicole Askins > Subject: [blindlaw] Is there any respite from discrimination?? > > Caution, this note is more of a cathartic vent then it is informative. > Yet, it's also gratitude to those of you who work diligently to support > individuals who are blind and want to live independently with in the world > while maintaining gainful employment. > I worked super hard after discovering I was diagnosed with retinitis > Pigmentosa, to ensure that I graduated on time. I was a chemistry major but > switched my major to something that wouldn't cause me to continue fighting > for accommodations in the way that seemed unreasonable to the school. So, I > majored in experimental psychology. Graduated, Even after spending most of > my time accommodating my professors and school instead of the other way > around. I decide to go to law school. Then I find myself accommodating the > law school admissions test. I win the settlement associated with the > consent > decree with the law school admissions Council. Great, I get into law > school. > I just happened to agree to attend the wrong one. Charlotte School of Law > closes. Fine, I'm stuck in Charlotte North Carolina. Not a bad place to be > stuck. I consistently fight against stereotypes and biases and limitations > that are perceived about my low vision. When is it enough. > Today, after finally obtaining employment. I am told that due to the > sensitive nature of the material being handled, a screen reader, magnifier > or any other assistive technology will not be permitted. Now, I know the > law. Surely those recruiters do not. But that's not why I'm exhausted. It > just seems to me that we live in a society that should know about > reasonable > accommodations. Is that too much to ask? Is it unreasonable that people > don't understand that different types of people do things in different ways > but accomplish the same task? Why is it that I feel that I am not only > advocating for myself but educating the entire employer population about > reasonable accommodations deleted? Is there some sort of pamphlet or > booklet > on a DEA law that I could hand out so they can scan over it prior to going > into business? Being facetious of course but realistically, shouldn't > employers understand the do's and don'ts of hiring practices? > Thank you to those of you within this list who serve to Advocate on behalf > of those of us who are blind or who have low vision. There is still so much > work to be done. I am attempting to do some of the simplest of tasks just > to > make ends meet although I have 3 University degrees. Why? Because I am > living under dispersions cast upon me that are more often, too burdensome > to > lift alone. I'm sure many people have done it before. But, it's just > exhausting. My question, is there any rusted from discrimination? Is there > anywhere where I will be judged and compensated based on the quality of my > work and not the content of others perceptions? 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I will have my next dialogue, through the grant awarded under the auspices of the Marshall Fund, in July or so. 1. Stay tuned for a "mixer" or Norman Social Levy to be held on June 20. 1. I shall speak at a diversity conference for law students on April 5. That shall occur in Wash. D.C. 1. I am hopeful of speaking at a telephone-based summit for conflict resolution in Sept. E-Wall: A project I hope to foster on a long-term basis is to have an informal "soft resolution" process to interact with and train business stakeholders on service animals and other working animals. Action: Relief being a tenant. I support Trials and Tribulations: A Family Affair taking place in Baltimore, Maryland, on June 7. It benefits the Citizenship Law Related Education Program, which will be renamed as of the event. We will reveal the new branding at this fundraiser. From adrijana.prokopenko at gmail.com Wed Mar 21 11:23:32 2018 From: adrijana.prokopenko at gmail.com (adrijana prokopenko) Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2018 12:23:32 +0100 Subject: [blindlaw] Policy annalyst Message-ID: The Executive Office of President Donald J. Trump seeks a Policy Analyst based in Washington D.C. https://www.daybook.com/jobs/WkKgJNETW5QetiLgK From Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov Wed Mar 21 20:25:22 2018 From: Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov (Nightingale, Noel) Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2018 20:25:22 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] FW: Position Announcements - Northwest Justice Project In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: From: 'Daquiz, Abigail - SOL' via Federal Attorneys Networking Group of Seattle [mailto:fangseattle at googlegroups.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2018 12:59 PM To: fangseattle at googlegroups.com Subject: [fangs] Position Announcements - Northwest Justice Project From: Karen Holland [mailto:karenh at nwjustice.org] Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2018 12:23 PM To: ATJ Community Subject: [atj-community] Position Announcements - NJP Dear Colleagues, The Northwest Justice Project (NJP) has several open positions, including an opportunity to serve as a statewide Advocacy Coordinator in substantive areas of public benefits, administrative law and related areas for people in or near poverty. See the full posting: Advocacy Coordination - Public Benefits and Administrative Law. We are adding a new two-year position working on the Washington State Technology Assisted Forms Project. The posting is found: TAF Project Manager/Attorney We are also seeking a Staff Attorneys in several off our offices. Links to individual postings are below: Bellingham Staff Attorney Wenatchee Staff Attorney Vancouver Staff Attorney Aberdeen Staff Attorney Please feel free to share this announcement widely. All of NJP’s openings can be found on our employment page Regards, Karen Karen Holland Director of Human Resources Northwest Justice Project 401 Second Ave. S. Ste 407 Seattle, WA 98104 (206) 464-1519 ext. 0802 karenh at nwjustice.org www.nwjustice.org [NorthwestJustProject_transparent] Securing Justice: Transforming Lives --- You are currently subscribed to atj-community as: daquiz.abigail at dol.gov. 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In this teleconference, Mr. Larkin will discuss the importance and basic of Estate Planning, how to find a qualified attorney, and will answer questions from participants. Mr. Larkin "is an associate at Furey, Doolan & Abell, LLP. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Larkin practiced in the fields of trusts and estates, real estate, and corporate law in New York, where he was an active member of the Estate and Trust Administration Committee of the New York State Bar Association. Mr. Larkin obtained his J.D. from The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law while building a financial services practice with Northwestern Mutual.." (Provided by Furey, Doolan, Abell Law Firm.) This event is being held via Teleconference and does not require advanced registration. Teleconference Number: 515-604-9516 <(515)%20604-9516>; Access Code: 202933 ​ *Technology User Group Meeting:* Join us April 14 at 10:00 AM; You do not have to RSVP for this event. Held at Maryland State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped 415 Park Ave., Baltimore, MD 21201 The Maryland State Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (LBPH) is pleased to announce that there will be a Technology User Group (TUG) meeting on Saturday, April 14, beginning at 10 AM. This month, we will be looking at Microsoft Narrator and its working relationship with Windows 10. Get an overview of this Windows feature and learn useful keystrokes as well as compare Narrator to JAWS and other screen-reading software. We’ll answer the questions: How well does it work with the Internet and Microsoft products? Could Narrator replace JAWS and other screen reading software? *NASA Podcasts for the Visually Impaired:* Join us Wednesdays in April at 10:00 AM Join us on Wednesdays in April at 10 am EST for a special podcast series featuring NASA scientists and engineers sharing the incredible work being done in Earth and Space Science. Register here: https://nvite.jsc.nasa.gov/RSVP/?id=9se6r or by calling 410-230-2424 <(410)%20230-2424>, Option 5. Podcast registration is capped at the first 100 registrants for each podcast, but they will be streamed live for additional audiences at: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nasa-gsfc 4/4/18: Our Solar System – Learn why NASA is studying the sun and hear about some fascinating discoveries we’ve made through NASA missions. 4/11/18: Air and Water – Learn about NASA’s work studying Earth and how NASA data impacts everyday life. 4/18/18: Satellite and Astronaut Communications – Learn how NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) program helps bring NASA data from satellites in space to Earth. 4/25/18: Working at NASA – Learn about NASA’s internship program and career opportunities for blind and visually impaired individuals. -- *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 <(410)%20230-2430> (office) | 410-333-2095 <(410)%20333-2095> (fax) ashley.biggs1 at maryland.gov http://www.lbph.maryland.gov From rthomas48 at gmail.com Mon Mar 26 00:55:38 2018 From: rthomas48 at gmail.com (Roderick Thomas) Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2018 20:55:38 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] amending Section 14c of the Fair Labor Standard Act Message-ID: Hey Guys, my name is Roderick, and I am finishing up my upper level paper for law school. However, I do not know how I would like to amend Section 14c of the Fair Labor Standard Act to help all disabled individuals. Does anyone know of any past or present legislation, that has been presented to congress, which would amend Section 14c and benefit all individuals with a disability? If not all individuals with a disability, may be just blind individuals with a disability. I would like to research the legislative policy, and possibly put it in my paper. From EHill at browngold.com Mon Mar 26 12:58:26 2018 From: EHill at browngold.com (Eve Hill) Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2018 12:58:26 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] amending Section 14c of the Fair Labor Standard Act In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I would suggest you call my partner, Gina Kline, who has worked on 14c a lot. Her number is 410-962-1030. Eve Hill Attorney BROWN GOLDSTEIN LEVY 120 E. Baltimore Street, Suite 1700 Baltimore, MD  21202 Tel.:      410.962.1030 x1311 Fax:       410.385.0869 Email:   ehill at browngold.com About Brown, Goldstein & Levy, LLP Brown, Goldstein & Levy, based in Baltimore, Maryland, handles both civil and criminal litigation and has active practices in many other areas of the law, including family law, disability rights, and health care. For more information, visit www.browngold.com. Please note that this Firm uses an e-mail filter which may affect receipt of certain e-mails.  If you believe that we have not received your message, please call to confirm receipt of any present and future e-mails. CONFIDENTIALITY:  This e-mail and any attachments are confidential, except where the e-mail states it can be disclosed; it may also be privileged. If received in error, please do not disclose the contents to anyone, but notify the sender by return e-mail and delete this e-mail (and any attachments) from your system. Thank you. -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Roderick Thomas via BlindLaw Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2018 8:56 PM To: blind law Cc: Roderick Thomas Subject: [blindlaw] amending Section 14c of the Fair Labor Standard Act Hey Guys, my name is Roderick, and I am finishing up my upper level paper for law school. However, I do not know how I would like to amend Section 14c of the Fair Labor Standard Act to help all disabled individuals. Does anyone know of any past or present legislation, that has been presented to congress, which would amend Section 14c and benefit all individuals with a disability? If not all individuals with a disability, may be just blind individuals with a disability. I would like to research the legislative policy, and possibly put it in my paper. _______________________________________________ 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/ehill%40browngold.com From PChang at nfb.org Mon Mar 26 13:05:08 2018 From: PChang at nfb.org (Chang, Patti) Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2018 13:05:08 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] amending Section 14c of the Fair Labor Standard Act In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: You may want to look at the TIME ACT. Patti Chang Esq. (410) 659-9314, extension 2422 -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Roderick Thomas via BlindLaw Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2018 7:56 PM To: blind law Cc: Roderick Thomas Subject: [blindlaw] amending Section 14c of the Fair Labor Standard Act Hey Guys, my name is Roderick, and I am finishing up my upper level paper for law school. However, I do not know how I would like to amend Section 14c of the Fair Labor Standard Act to help all disabled individuals. Does anyone know of any past or present legislation, that has been presented to congress, which would amend Section 14c and benefit all individuals with a disability? If not all individuals with a disability, may be just blind individuals with a disability. I would like to research the legislative policy, and possibly put it in my paper. _______________________________________________ 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/pchang at nfb.org Disclaimer The information contained in this communication from the sender is confidential. It is intended solely for use by the recipient and others authorized to receive it. If you are not the recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or taking action in relation of the contents of this information is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. This email has been scanned for viruses and malware, and may have been automatically archived by Mimecast Ltd, an innovator in Software as a Service (SaaS) for business. 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The details are provided here: https://www.nad.org/2018/03/20/seeking-litigation-lawyer/ If any of you are interested or know of someone who might be interested, please apply or encourage them to apply. Do not mind the deadline for applications, we will likely extend it until the position is filled but encourage people to apply as soon as possible. Feel free to email me offline if you have any questions. Thanks! Howard Howard A. Rosenblum, Esq. Chief Executive Officer & Director of Legal Services National Association of the Deaf 8630 Fenton Street, Suite 820 Silver Spring, MD 20910-3819 Web: www.nad.org howard.rosenblum at nad.org [NOTICE] This e-mail contains information that is or may be legally privileged, confidential, proprietary in nature, or otherwise protected by law from disclosure, and is intended only for the use of the addressee(s) named above. 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When I was in law school, ExamSoft rendered Jaws inoperable. Since I graduated in 2016, I wanted to make sure that this was still the case before submitting my accommodations paperwork. Thank you, Laura From ttomasi at driowa.org Mon Mar 26 19:52:05 2018 From: ttomasi at driowa.org (Tai Tomasi) Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2018 19:52:05 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] Is ExamSoft Still Incompatible with Jaws? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I don't believe it is accessible and I find nothing addressing the subject via Google. I asked the Iowa bar examiners to allow me to complete the essay portion using Microsoft Word. 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 [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Laura Wolk via BlindLaw Sent: Monday, March 26, 2018 2:38 PM To: Blind Law Mailing List Cc: Laura Wolk Subject: [blindlaw] Is ExamSoft Still Incompatible with Jaws? Hello list, I am in the process of applying for the Maryland bar exam, which permits sighted testtakers to complete the essay portion with a laptop outfitted with examSoft. When I was in law school, ExamSoft rendered Jaws inoperable. Since I graduated in 2016, I wanted to make sure that this was still the case before submitting my accommodations paperwork. Thank you, Laura _______________________________________________ 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 laura.wolk at gmail.com Mon Mar 26 19:55:40 2018 From: laura.wolk at gmail.com (Laura Wolk) Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2018 15:55:40 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] Is ExamSoft Still Incompatible with Jaws? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Thanks, Tai. Yes, I should have indicated that my Google search came up short. Did you request a specific version of word? I have found that i have the greatest success with MSWord2010, and I'm afraid of crashes and other quirks if I'm made to use MSWord2016, but I don't want to risk my request being held up. Thanks for any help. Laura On 3/26/18, Tai Tomasi via BlindLaw wrote: > I don't believe it is accessible and I find nothing addressing the subject > via Google. I asked the Iowa bar examiners to allow me to complete the essay > portion using Microsoft Word. > > 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 [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Laura Wolk > via BlindLaw > Sent: Monday, March 26, 2018 2:38 PM > To: Blind Law Mailing List > Cc: Laura Wolk > Subject: [blindlaw] Is ExamSoft Still Incompatible with Jaws? > > Hello list, > > I am in the process of applying for the Maryland bar exam, which permits > sighted testtakers to complete the essay portion with a laptop outfitted > with examSoft. When I was in law school, ExamSoft rendered Jaws inoperable. > Since I graduated in 2016, I wanted to make sure that this was still the > case before submitting my accommodations paperwork. > > Thank you, > > Laura > > _______________________________________________ > 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/laura.wolk%40gmail.com > From jmccarthy at mdtap.org Mon Mar 26 19:50:13 2018 From: jmccarthy at mdtap.org (Jim McCarthy) Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2018 15:50:13 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] Is ExamSoft Still Incompatible with Jaws? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <038d01d3c53b$a8489df0$f8d9d9d0$@mdtap.org> Laura, I assume Tai is right but that you would receive the accommodation of using MS word. There was a time no one could use computers to take the essay part of the MD exam without seeking an accommodation. Thus, this should not be a difficult one to request and receive. Good luck with the Maryland Bar. Jim -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tai Tomasi via BlindLaw Sent: Monday, March 26, 2018 3:52 PM To: Blind Law Mailing List Cc: Tai Tomasi Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Is ExamSoft Still Incompatible with Jaws? I don't believe it is accessible and I find nothing addressing the subject via Google. I asked the Iowa bar examiners to allow me to complete the essay portion using Microsoft Word. 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 [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Laura Wolk via BlindLaw Sent: Monday, March 26, 2018 2:38 PM To: Blind Law Mailing List Cc: Laura Wolk Subject: [blindlaw] Is ExamSoft Still Incompatible with Jaws? Hello list, I am in the process of applying for the Maryland bar exam, which permits sighted testtakers to complete the essay portion with a laptop outfitted with examSoft. When I was in law school, ExamSoft rendered Jaws inoperable. Since I graduated in 2016, I wanted to make sure that this was still the case before submitting my accommodations paperwork. Thank you, Laura _______________________________________________ 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/jmccarthy%40mdtap.org From jmccarthy at mdtap.org Mon Mar 26 19:52:26 2018 From: jmccarthy at mdtap.org (Jim McCarthy) Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2018 15:52:26 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] Is ExamSoft Still Incompatible with Jaws? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <038e01d3c53b$f7b6a1c0$e723e540$@mdtap.org> Laura, You are hoping for the July sitting? Request the version you want, though I am not sure you need to do that. It is certainly always best to be as specific as you are able though and if you are pretty close to having your request completed, you should be fine for getting a response in the time you need. -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Laura Wolk via BlindLaw Sent: Monday, March 26, 2018 3:56 PM To: Blind Law Mailing List Cc: Laura Wolk Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Is ExamSoft Still Incompatible with Jaws? Thanks, Tai. Yes, I should have indicated that my Google search came up short. Did you request a specific version of word? I have found that i have the greatest success with MSWord2010, and I'm afraid of crashes and other quirks if I'm made to use MSWord2016, but I don't want to risk my request being held up. Thanks for any help. Laura On 3/26/18, Tai Tomasi via BlindLaw wrote: > I don't believe it is accessible and I find nothing addressing the > subject via Google. I asked the Iowa bar examiners to allow me to > complete the essay portion using Microsoft Word. > > 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. 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When I was in law school, ExamSoft rendered Jaws inoperable. > Since I graduated in 2016, I wanted to make sure that this was still > the case before submitting my accommodations paperwork. > > Thank you, > > Laura > > _______________________________________________ > 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/laura.wolk%40gma > il.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 slabarre at labarrelaw.com Mon Mar 26 20:52:21 2018 From: slabarre at labarrelaw.com (Scott C. 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At the first encounter, ExamSoft thought that since JAWS and other screen readers can run when SofTest runs in unsecure mode, the software must be accessible, showing that the company had no clue that much more is required to make a computer program accessible. More recently, ExamSoft told the school that their iPad app works with VoiceOver, but that the pc software remains inaccessible. So, Word or a comparable word processor still seem to be the way to go for us. I myself plan to sit for the Illinois bar in July, and I have requested Word as an accommodation. I am now awaiting a response. Good luck! Michal Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Jim McCarthy via BlindLaw Sent: Monday, March 26, 2018 3:09 PM To: 'Blind Law Mailing List' Cc: Jim McCarthy Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Is ExamSoft Still Incompatible with Jaws? Laura, You are hoping for the July sitting? Request the version you want, though I am not sure you need to do that. It is certainly always best to be as specific as you are able though and if you are pretty close to having your request completed, you should be fine for getting a response in the time you need. -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Laura Wolk via BlindLaw Sent: Monday, March 26, 2018 3:56 PM To: Blind Law Mailing List Cc: Laura Wolk Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Is ExamSoft Still Incompatible with Jaws? Thanks, Tai. Yes, I should have indicated that my Google search came up short. Did you request a specific version of word? I have found that i have the greatest success with MSWord2010, and I'm afraid of crashes and other quirks if I'm made to use MSWord2016, but I don't want to risk my request being held up. Thanks for any help. Laura On 3/26/18, Tai Tomasi via BlindLaw wrote: > I don't believe it is accessible and I find nothing addressing the > subject via Google. I asked the Iowa bar examiners to allow me to > complete the essay portion using Microsoft Word. > > 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 [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Laura > Wolk via BlindLaw > Sent: Monday, March 26, 2018 2:38 PM > To: Blind Law Mailing List > Cc: Laura Wolk > Subject: [blindlaw] Is ExamSoft Still Incompatible with Jaws? > > Hello list, > > I am in the process of applying for the Maryland bar exam, which > permits sighted testtakers to complete the essay portion with a laptop > outfitted with examSoft. When I was in law school, ExamSoft rendered Jaws inoperable. > Since I graduated in 2016, I wanted to make sure that this was still > the case before submitting my accommodations paperwork. > > Thank you, > > Laura > > _______________________________________________ > 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/laura.wolk%40gma > il.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 _______________________________________________ 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/mnowicki4%40icloud.com From njaskins at gmail.com Tue Mar 27 11:32:42 2018 From: njaskins at gmail.com (Nicole Askins) Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2018 11:32:42 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] Is ExamSoft Still Incompatible with Jaws? In-Reply-To: <0P68007TEDVBC020@ms11p00im-qufv17110601.me.com> References: <038e01d3c53b$f7b6a1c0$e723e540$@mdtap.org> <0P68007TEDVBC020@ms11p00im-qufv17110601.me.com> Message-ID: I used it in 2016 as a part of Charlotte School of laws alternative admission program. It was not accessible. Instead, I was allowed to use Proctor you. This allowed me to type the essay portion of my exam while being proctored over by an authorized examiner via virtual platform. Hope this helps On Tue, Mar 27, 2018, 12:03 AM Michal Nowicki via BlindLaw < blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote: > Laura, > > For over two years, the University of Illinois College of Law has > repeatedly reached out to ExamSoft on my behalf regarding accessibility. At > the first encounter, ExamSoft thought that since JAWS and other screen > readers can run when SofTest runs in unsecure mode, the software must be > accessible, showing that the company had no clue that much more is required > to make a computer program accessible. More recently, ExamSoft told the > school that their iPad app works with VoiceOver, but that the pc software > remains inaccessible. So, Word or a comparable word processor still seem to > be the way to go for us. I myself plan to sit for the Illinois bar in July, > and I have requested Word as an accommodation. I am now awaiting a > response. Good luck! > > Michal > > Sent from Mail for Windows 10 > > From: Jim McCarthy via BlindLaw > Sent: Monday, March 26, 2018 3:09 PM > To: 'Blind Law Mailing List' > Cc: Jim McCarthy > Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Is ExamSoft Still Incompatible with Jaws? > > Laura, > You are hoping for the July sitting? Request the version you want, though > I am not sure you need to do that. It is certainly always best to be as > specific as you are able though and if you are pretty close to having your > request completed, you should be fine for getting a response in the time > you need. > > -----Original Message----- > From: BlindLaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Laura > Wolk via BlindLaw > Sent: Monday, March 26, 2018 3:56 PM > To: Blind Law Mailing List > Cc: Laura Wolk > Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Is ExamSoft Still Incompatible with Jaws? > > Thanks, Tai. Yes, I should have indicated that my Google search came up > short. Did you request a specific version of word? I have found that i have > the greatest success with MSWord2010, and I'm afraid of crashes and other > quirks if I'm made to use MSWord2016, but I don't want to risk my request > being held up. > > Thanks for any help. > > Laura > > On 3/26/18, Tai Tomasi via BlindLaw wrote: > > I don't believe it is accessible and I find nothing addressing the > > subject via Google. I asked the Iowa bar examiners to allow me to > > complete the essay portion using Microsoft Word. > > > > 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 [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Laura > > Wolk via BlindLaw > > Sent: Monday, March 26, 2018 2:38 PM > > To: Blind Law Mailing List > > Cc: Laura Wolk > > Subject: [blindlaw] Is ExamSoft Still Incompatible with Jaws? > > > > Hello list, > > > > I am in the process of applying for the Maryland bar exam, which > > permits sighted testtakers to complete the essay portion with a laptop > > outfitted with examSoft. When I was in law school, ExamSoft rendered > Jaws inoperable. > > Since I graduated in 2016, I wanted to make sure that this was still > > the case before submitting my accommodations paperwork. > > > > Thank you, > > > > Laura > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/laura.wolk%40gma > > il.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 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/mnowicki4%40icloud.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/njaskins%40gmail.com > From ashley.biggs1 at maryland.gov Fri Mar 30 16:06:42 2018 From: ashley.biggs1 at maryland.gov (Ashley Biggs -LBPH-) Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2018 12:06:42 -0400 Subject: [blindlaw] Maryland LBPH & NASA Message-ID: Hi everyone! Please excuse any cross postings. I wanted to send a reminder about your April programming - we still have plenty of room in our Live and Interactive Podcast by NASA. Please join us for this FREE event. Join us on Wednesdays in April at 10 am EST for a special podcast series featuring NASA scientists and engineers sharing the incredible work being done in Earth and Space Science. Register here: https://nvite.jsc.nasa.gov/RSVP/?id=9se6r or by calling 410-230-2424, Option 5. 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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) | 410-333-2095 (fax) ashley.biggs1 at maryland.gov http://www.lbph.maryland.gov From adrijana.prokopenko at gmail.com Sat Mar 31 17:43:24 2018 From: adrijana.prokopenko at gmail.com (adrijana prokopenko) Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2018 19:43:24 +0200 Subject: [blindlaw] Sponsoring foreign workers Message-ID: Hi all, If anyone can direct me towards any resources, organizations and other places that help in any way by sponsoring and employing foreign workers, I would appreciate it, here is some info I found that proves that this is possible in order to get a job elsewhere. https://mk.usembassy.gov/visas/immigrant-visas/