From bluezinfandel at hotmail.com Fri Feb 1 14:43:46 2019 From: bluezinfandel at hotmail.com (Ben Fulton) Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2019 14:43:46 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] Braille (Sanho Steele-Louchart Message-ID: Hi Sanho, As predicted a lot of different opinions here. I would say that the more tools in your kit the better, generally speaking, but if you don't have the time it takes to develop better braille skills, I wouldn't worry about it. I will say using jaws to read aloud is difficult, but I would advise against reading aloud. It's better to be off book in the court. I will check notes quickly between cases and I sit taking notes while listening to opposing counsel. I don't try to use Jaws while making submissions before the court, but this is where memory plays a factor. I would say that memorization is another useful tool, but if that won't work for you, then using braille To read aloud would be better than Jaws, but if you had to you can even make reading aloud work with Jaws. Personally I found I couldn't get a good rhythm using Jaws, but then I don't think that if I was using braille to read aloud my rhythm would be any better. Most likely it would be worse. These are personal questions, no one approach is the correct one. You will have to figure out what works for you. All the best, Ben : Blind Law Mailing List Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Braille (Sanho Steele-Louchart Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" I use Braille every day. All of my proofreading, nitting, and editing is done with Braille. Incidentally, i also use my braille display to figure out what's going on when Jaws inevitably stops speaking, since usually the display still works. But I also learned Braille when I was 3 and used it as my only means of reading all the way up through college. My general approach is that you should have as many tools in your tool kit as is humanly possible to get the job done. For instance, last night I learned that you can customize Jaws to have a differently-pitched voice when it encounters bold or italics font. I never knew that existed, because I use Braille for that purpose. But I should know how to do it and become proficient at it, just in case my Braille display ever goes down or I've forgotten it, or some other such scenario. The same is true the other way around. If Braille isn't your strong suit, still utilize it sometimes, because you never know when it might be the best way of doing something. On 1/31/19, kelby carlson via BlindLaw wrote: > My basic rule is screen reader in the office, Braille in court. When I have > to move around and go back and forth from notes to discussions to > presentations, using a speaker or an earbud is just not practical. I am in > court almost every day now and would not, for example, want to try and do > dozens of guilty pleas while also paying attention to JAWS for the files. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Jan 31, 2019, at 2:23 PM, James T. Fetter via BlindLaw >> wrote: >> >> I think Braille can be very useful in certain situations: interviewing >> clients, presumably taking depositions, trial work, proofreading in >> certain instances, etc. But I also think that blind attorneys who do not >> know Braille or for some other reason prefer a screen reader can perform >> these tasks competently. At least I see no reason why not. I prefer to use >> Braille when reading aloud, but I can make it work with Jaws, Voiceover, >> etc., if push comes to shove. My view is that it's good??? to figure out >> which tool will work best for you in which situation, preferably before >> you have opposing counsel breathing down your neck, and use it. >> >> >>> On 1/31/2019 9:16 AM, Paul Harpur via BlindLaw wrote: >>> I would love to be able to read braille but I cannot. I lost my eyesight >>> at the age of 14, learned it a little when I was young and do not use it >>> at all now. It would be helpful for speaking if I could read it but I >>> manage with a screen reader. >>> >>> >>> Dr Paul Harpur >>> BBus (HRm), LLB (Hons) LLM, PhD, solicitor of the High Court of Australia >>> (non-practicing) >>> Fulbright Future Scholar/International Distinguished Fellow, Burton Blatt >>> Institute, SU, New York. >>> Senior Lecturer >>> TC Beirne School of Law >>> The University of Queensland >>> Brisbane Qld 4072 Australia >>> T +61 7 3365 8864 M +61 417 635 609 >>> E p.harpur at law.uq.edu.au TCB Profile/Google Citation Page >>> CRICOS code: 00025B >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Scientia ac Labore >>> >>> This email (including any attached files) is intended solely for the >>> addressee and may contain confidential information of The University of >>> Queensland. If you are not the addressee, you are notified that any >>> transmission, distribution, printing or photocopying of this email is >>> prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please delete and >>> notify me. Unless explicitly stated, the opinions expressed in this email >>> do not represent the official position of The University of Queensland. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: BlindLaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Ben >>> Fulton via BlindLaw >>> Sent: Friday, 1 February 2019 12:11 AM >>> To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org >>> Cc: Ben Fulton >>> Subject: [blindlaw] Braille (Sanho Steele-Louchart >>> >>> >>> Hi Sanho, >>> >>> You will likely get a lot of different responses to this question. I lost >>> my vision later in life. I didn't start using a screen reader until I was >>> 28. I was not taught braille in school, and I had to mostly self teach >>> myself, because the remote location where I was living did not have good >>> supports. I've never advanced my skills to the point where I could read a >>> long document, and I just use it for labelling. I use JAWS for >>> everything, and it is a solution that works for me. Many will tell you >>> that braille is very useful, especially because it is silent. I wear >>> noise cancelling headphones, and I will put one of the phones off my ear >>> if I need to hear the court while taking notes. If you are comfortable >>> with braille it will likely be an asset, but I wouldn't worry about it if >>> you don't feel comfortable with braille, I think you can be a wonderful >>> attorney without it. >>> All the best, >>> Ben >>> >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> Message: 1 >>> Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2019 20:52:35 -0600 >>> From: Sanho Steele-Louchart >>> To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org >>> Subject: [blindlaw] Braille >>> Message-ID: <9FBDD741-68E8-49E4-AD9A-454BF5D2A8D3 at gmail.com> >>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii >>> >>> All, >>> >>> Good evening. Do you use braille on a regular basis in trials or for >>> notetaking purposes? >>> >>> Warmth, >>> Sanho From NSingh at cov.com Fri Feb 1 15:51:23 2019 From: NSingh at cov.com (Singh, Nandini) Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2019 15:51:23 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] Braille In-Reply-To: <9FBDD741-68E8-49E4-AD9A-454BF5D2A8D3@gmail.com> References: <9FBDD741-68E8-49E4-AD9A-454BF5D2A8D3@gmail.com> Message-ID: <1fb8e13b8f954a6391c15df31ee3dece@CBIvEX03eUS.cov.com> It really depends on the setting for me whether to use Braille or a screen reader. I use Braille for taking notes when speaking with co-counsel, opposing counsel, or else second chairing a witness interview. Much to my dismay, I cannot productively listen to two streams of audio, so Braille works better because it is quieter. I use it during presentations, which are largely memorized. However, the Braille, whether on a display or on index cards, in part reminds me of my main points and in part gives me something to tactually manipulate, as I like to fidget. Finally, Braille is good for labeling. I have often taken a slate and stylus to a sheaf of print documents and punched out the title on the first page so when I come across said packet later, I can just check what it is. The most amusing side to all this is having to shred Braille notes after a matter is concluded! I realize that chances are slim that anyone who enters our firm would be able to read them. However, they still count as attorney work product and should be handled accordingly. Needless to say, this goes for how you would deal with any brf or other digital Braille electronic files. -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Sanho Steele-Louchart via BlindLaw Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2019 9:53 PM To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org Cc: Sanho Steele-Louchart Subject: [blindlaw] Braille All, Good evening. Do you use braille on a regular basis in trials or for notetaking purposes? Warmth, Sanho _______________________________________________ BlindLaw mailing list BlindLaw at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for BlindLaw: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/nsingh%40cov.com From davant1958 at gmail.com Fri Feb 1 15:59:29 2019 From: davant1958 at gmail.com (davant1958 at gmail.com) Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2019 09:59:29 -0600 Subject: [blindlaw] Braille In-Reply-To: <1fb8e13b8f954a6391c15df31ee3dece@CBIvEX03eUS.cov.com> References: <9FBDD741-68E8-49E4-AD9A-454BF5D2A8D3@gmail.com> <1fb8e13b8f954a6391c15df31ee3dece@CBIvEX03eUS.cov.com> Message-ID: <012501d4ba47$1da39090$58eab1b0$@gmail.com> Hello, As people have said, the more tools you have, the more choices you can exercise. You can put them in play at any moment, depending on the situation. As for whether to learn Braille, if possible, you should try to learn it if it will aid you not just in your practice, but in your every day life. You don't have to be a fast reader, but you can still have it in the tool box. If you can't learn it for some reason, then you will have to find other means for getting, keeping and using information. Denise R. Avant, Esq President, National Federation of the Blind of Illinois 773-991-8050 Live the life you want. For more information about NFBI, Go to www.nfbofillinois.org. -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of Singh, Nandini via BlindLaw Sent: Friday, February 1, 2019 9:51 AM To: Blind Law Mailing List Cc: Singh, Nandini Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Braille It really depends on the setting for me whether to use Braille or a screen reader. I use Braille for taking notes when speaking with co-counsel, opposing counsel, or else second chairing a witness interview. Much to my dismay, I cannot productively listen to two streams of audio, so Braille works better because it is quieter. I use it during presentations, which are largely memorized. However, the Braille, whether on a display or on index cards, in part reminds me of my main points and in part gives me something to tactually manipulate, as I like to fidget. Finally, Braille is good for labeling. I have often taken a slate and stylus to a sheaf of print documents and punched out the title on the first page so when I come across said packet later, I can just check what it is. The most amusing side to all this is having to shred Braille notes after a matter is concluded! I realize that chances are slim that anyone who enters our firm would be able to read them. However, they still count as attorney work product and should be handled accordingly. Needless to say, this goes for how you would deal with any brf or other digital Braille electronic files. -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Sanho Steele-Louchart via BlindLaw Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2019 9:53 PM To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org Cc: Sanho Steele-Louchart Subject: [blindlaw] Braille All, Good evening. Do you use braille on a regular basis in trials or for notetaking purposes? Warmth, Sanho _______________________________________________ BlindLaw mailing list BlindLaw at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for BlindLaw: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/nsingh%40cov.com _______________________________________________ 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/davant1958%40gmail.com From kaybaycar at gmail.com Sat Feb 2 20:09:11 2019 From: kaybaycar at gmail.com (Julie McGinnity) Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2019 15:09:11 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] Research into a Legal Career Message-ID: Good afternoon everyone, I have been on this list for a while reading the messages and following the discussions with interest. So now it's my turn to seek some perspectives. I have been considering law school and a legal career for several months now. This is not something that would happen for me for a few years at least, but I want to plan, and I want to be absolutely sure before pursuing such a demanding path. I've done a lot of research, even looked through and worked on study materials for the LSAT. The internet and this list have warned me sufficiently about going to law school and seeking a legal career for the wrong reasons. None of the warnings have scared me away, though they have increased my caution as well as my desire to do this at the right time and for the right reasons. Although I am open to a variety of possibilities, I am most interested in education and higher ed law in terms of advocacy for students with disabilities. So here are my questions: Lawyers, what is your day like? Do you stay in an office? Do you travel often? Do you go to court often? I know these answers will depend on what kind of law you specialize in, but I'm just interested in hearing what your jobs are like in general. I have read on this list that there is plenty of discrimination in this field as there is with any other for us blind people. How have you prepared for that, if there is a way, as you've gone through law school? What are the challenges entering law school as an older adult, like over 30? Since law school would still be a couple years out for me, how do you suggest I prepare? I gather that superior tech skills are most valuable. What else is essential? What else do you suggest I do to continue my investigation? I am open to feedback both on and off list. Thank you for taking the time to read this and for any responses that come my way. -- Julie A. McGinnity MM Vocal Performance, 2015; President, National Federation of the Blind Performing Arts Division; First Vice President, National Federation of the Blind of Missouri From rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com Sat Feb 2 21:34:24 2019 From: rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com (Rahul Bajaj) Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2019 21:34:24 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] Capable even if disabled - The Hindu Message-ID: <50238A49-E142-401E-9DDD-1C68DA8D7F26@gmail.com> Hi All, I thought you may find interesting this opinion piece that I recently wrote, on the ability of the blind to serve as judges. https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/capable-even-if-disabled/article26114481.ece Sent from my iPhone From agtolentino at gmail.com Sat Feb 2 21:43:14 2019 From: agtolentino at gmail.com (Aser Tolentino) Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2019 13:43:14 -0800 Subject: [blindlaw] Research into a Legal Career In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <82C996A8-FA41-4AC5-A5A4-6AAB2882CE47@gmail.com> Hello, I did really well in law school and passed the bar on the first go, but got discouraged and decided to try something else. I worked as a prosecutor, so my days were a lot different from what you would have to look forward to, lots of working on multiple cases in the office and then showing up for court for a whole morning to attend to the ones that were on the calendar, also lots of preparing for trials that never happened. To mitigate the many, many barriers you will face, I have one absolutely essential piece of advice. Network, network as though your life, or at least your livelihood, depends on it, because it does. Connect with attorneys with disabilities, people who have experience in your field. Share things on social media or create a blog that highlights your accomplishments. Reach out as far as you can so you improve the chances of connecting with that one person or group of people who will help you make it. Respectfully, Aser Tolentino, Esq. > On Feb 2, 2019, at 12:09, Julie McGinnity via BlindLaw wrote: > > Good afternoon everyone, > > I have been on this list for a while reading the messages and > following the discussions with interest. So now it's my turn to seek > some perspectives. > > I have been considering law school and a legal career for several > months now. This is not something that would happen for me for a few > years at least, but I want to plan, and I want to be absolutely sure > before pursuing such a demanding path. I've done a lot of research, > even looked through and worked on study materials for the LSAT. The > internet and this list have warned me sufficiently about going to law > school and seeking a legal career for the wrong reasons. None of the > warnings have scared me away, though they have increased my caution as > well as my desire to do this at the right time and for the right > reasons. Although I am open to a variety of possibilities, I am most > interested in education and higher ed law in terms of advocacy for > students with disabilities. > > So here are my questions: > > Lawyers, what is your day like? Do you stay in an office? Do you > travel often? Do you go to court often? I know these answers will > depend on what kind of law you specialize in, but I'm just interested > in hearing what your jobs are like in general. > > I have read on this list that there is plenty of discrimination in > this field as there is with any other for us blind people. How have > you prepared for that, if there is a way, as you've gone through law > school? > > What are the challenges entering law school as an older adult, like over 30? > > Since law school would still be a couple years out for me, how do you > suggest I prepare? I gather that superior tech skills are most > valuable. What else is essential? > > What else do you suggest I do to continue my investigation? > > I am open to feedback both on and off list. Thank you for taking the > time to read this and for any responses that come my way. > > > > -- > Julie A. McGinnity > MM Vocal Performance, 2015; President, National Federation of the > Blind Performing Arts Division; First Vice President, National > Federation of the Blind of Missouri > > _______________________________________________ > 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/agtolentino%40gmail.com From jdg.gardner2009 at gmail.com Sat Feb 2 22:09:00 2019 From: jdg.gardner2009 at gmail.com (John Gardner) Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2019 16:09:00 -0600 Subject: [blindlaw] LSAT Tutor Message-ID: <74D6AB39-255E-44E1-B213-89830A85D34A@gmail.com> Hello, Does anyone on this list no of any good LSAT tutor companies? I live in Omaha, Nebraska. Does anyone know of any companies that are national that has LSAT tutors? Or where did you guys and gals get your tutors? What companies did you go through? Would a law school have them? Thanks John Gardner From angels11138 at gmail.com Sat Feb 2 22:48:58 2019 From: angels11138 at gmail.com (Angelina Stillman) Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2019 17:48:58 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] LSAT Tutor In-Reply-To: <74D6AB39-255E-44E1-B213-89830A85D34A@gmail.com> References: <74D6AB39-255E-44E1-B213-89830A85D34A@gmail.com> Message-ID: <15CFD4F2-F1AE-438D-BD83-E58EAEB3A563@gmail.com> Hey! I got a tutor from Varsity Tutors. I had a great experience with them it was easy to book the appointments with the tutor and it was just through video chat so it didn’t matter where I was. Though it was a little expensive I think I paid about $3000 when it was all said and done. But it was worth it for me. I also liked that they include hundreds of test practice tests with that price and also broke down studying by category’s. Angelina Stillman. > From sy.hoekstra at gmail.com Sat Feb 2 22:50:47 2019 From: sy.hoekstra at gmail.com (Sybren Hoekstra) Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2019 17:50:47 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] Capable even if disabled - The Hindu In-Reply-To: <50238A49-E142-401E-9DDD-1C68DA8D7F26@gmail.com> References: <50238A49-E142-401E-9DDD-1C68DA8D7F26@gmail.com> Message-ID: <089FAC7C-4CE4-4438-9E6E-3BB726C89AA5@gmail.com> Great article, Rahul. And what a devastating ruling. Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 2, 2019, at 16:34, Rahul Bajaj via BlindLaw wrote: > > Hi All, > > I thought you may find interesting this opinion piece that I recently wrote, on the ability of the blind to serve as judges. > https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/capable-even-if-disabled/article26114481.ece > > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > 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 NSingh at cov.com Sun Feb 3 21:35:29 2019 From: NSingh at cov.com (Singh, Nandini) Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2019 21:35:29 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] LSAT Tutor In-Reply-To: <74D6AB39-255E-44E1-B213-89830A85D34A@gmail.com> References: <74D6AB39-255E-44E1-B213-89830A85D34A@gmail.com> Message-ID: <3667dc54711b4396bd2484d8acf2f0f2@CBIvEX02eUS.cov.com> There is a big law attorney in D.C. who does private LSAT tutoring. Since at the time D.C. was near me, I went to him directly. However, I bet he would be okay conducting lessons over the phone or by Face Time. He was great! He recommended which books to use to practice, supplied me with a bunch of previous LSAT exams, and provided me a small series of worksheets that explain how the exam works. He even explained in detail how to get the correct answers when I was first learning how to take the exam. His hourly rates were pretty reasonable. I do not think I spent more than $1000, including the cost of the textbooks I bought myself. Feel free to contact me off-list if you have more questions. -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of John Gardner via BlindLaw Sent: Saturday, February 2, 2019 5:09 PM To: NFB List servers Cc: John Gardner Subject: [blindlaw] LSAT Tutor Hello, Does anyone on this list no of any good LSAT tutor companies? I live in Omaha, Nebraska. Does anyone know of any companies that are national that has LSAT tutors? Or where did you guys and gals get your tutors? What companies did you go through? Would a law school have them? 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From cathryn.bonnette17 at gmail.com Sat Feb 9 16:09:58 2019 From: cathryn.bonnette17 at gmail.com (Cathryn Bonnette) Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2019 11:09:58 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights in Seattle hiring attorneys In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <00b901d4c091$e7fcead0$b7f6c070$@gmail.com> Question: Have they specified qualifications? -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Nightingale, Noel via BlindLaw Sent: Friday, February 08, 2019 1:13 PM To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org; nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org Cc: Nightingale, Noel Subject: [blindlaw] U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights in Seattle hiring attorneys The US Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is collecting resumes for General Attorney positions (GS-0905-11 and GS-0905-12) in its Seattle regional office. Interested and qualified persons should submit cover letter and resumes by Monday February 18, 2019, by e-mail to OCR.Seattle at ed.gov and OCRJobs at ed.gov. Licensed attorneys are encouraged to submit resumes, due by Monday February 18, 2019. Note: this is not a vacancy announcement. _______________________________________________ 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/cathryn.bonnette17%40g mail.com From p.harpur at law.uq.edu.au Mon Feb 11 21:33:33 2019 From: p.harpur at law.uq.edu.au (Paul Harpur) Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 21:33:33 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] Skype Message-ID: Has anyone found a way to answer calls using short cut keys in the latest version of Skype? Our IT peple are not finding anything helpful and before I escalate it and look stupid I wanted to check if anyone has found an answer. Dr Paul Harpur BBus (HRm), LLB (Hons) LLM, PhD, solicitor of the High Court of Australia (non-practicing) Fulbright Future Scholar/International Distinguished Fellow, Burton Blatt Institute, SU, New York. Senior Lecturer TC Beirne School of Law The University of Queensland Brisbane Qld 4072 Australia T +61 7 3365 8864 M +61 417 635 609 E p.harpur at law.uq.edu.au TCB Profile/Google Citation Page CRICOS code: 00025B [https://omc.uq.edu.au/files/4097/UQEmailBannerGeneric.jpg] Scientia ac Labore This email (including any attached files) is intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information of The University of Queensland. If you are not the addressee, you are notified that any transmission, distribution, printing or photocopying of this email is prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please delete and notify me. Unless explicitly stated, the opinions expressed in this email do not represent the official position of The University of Queensland. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 21517 bytes Desc: image001.jpg URL: From agtolentino at gmail.com Mon Feb 11 23:31:28 2019 From: agtolentino at gmail.com (Aser Tolentino) Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 15:31:28 -0800 Subject: [blindlaw] Skype In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <9ca10ac2-885a-5d40-4f28-74b573b8c263@gmail.com> This is the best advice Freedom Scientific has on the matter, which is something that can be automated with a script and probably already has been by someone: "You can assign a keystroke such as ALT+CTRL+S to the Skype icon on the Desktop to quickly open Skype to answer an incoming call. If you are in another application and you receive an incoming call alert, you can press your shortcut keystroke to open Skype, press INSERT+UP ARROW or INSERT+TAB to read the caller information, and then press CTRL+SHIFT+P or use TAB to choose Answer or Decline." On 2/11/2019 1:33 PM, Paul Harpur via BlindLaw wrote: > Has anyone found a way to answer calls using short cut keys in the latest version of Skype? Our IT peple are not finding anything helpful and before I escalate it and look stupid I wanted to check if anyone has found an answer. > > > Dr Paul Harpur > BBus (HRm), LLB (Hons) LLM, PhD, solicitor of the High Court of Australia (non-practicing) > Fulbright Future Scholar/International Distinguished Fellow, Burton Blatt Institute, SU, New York. > Senior Lecturer > > TC Beirne School of Law > The University of Queensland > Brisbane Qld 4072 Australia > > T +61 7 3365 8864 M +61 417 635 609 > E p.harpur at law.uq.edu.au TCB Profile/Google Citation Page > CRICOS code: 00025B > > [https://omc.uq.edu.au/files/4097/UQEmailBannerGeneric.jpg] > > > Scientia ac Labore > > This email (including any attached files) is intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information of The University of Queensland. If you are not the addressee, you are notified that any transmission, distribution, printing or photocopying of this email is prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please delete and notify me. Unless explicitly stated, the opinions expressed in this email do not represent the official position of The University of Queensland. > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/agtolentino%40gmail.com From steve.jacobson at visi.com Tue Feb 12 00:17:39 2019 From: steve.jacobson at visi.com (Steve Jacobson) Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 18:17:39 -0600 Subject: [blindlaw] Skype In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <009901d4c268$5d736d20$185a4760$@visi.com> Dr. Harper, First, it is important to know which version of Skype you are running and also to be sure you mean Skype and not Skype for Business. Also, being up to the latest version of JAWS is a good idea. Although part of Freedom's web page was quoted elsewhere, it has more to say about Skype versions and such and I am including that below: (Begin Excerpt) Skype now offers three options on Windows 10. 1.You can continue using Skype Classic which is version 7 and works very well with JAWS. Note that support for Skype Classic has ended as of November 2018, so you will eventually be required to update. Visit the Skype website for more details. 2.You can download and install the new Desktop version 8, which is now supported in JAWS. See details below. 3.You can install the Universal App from the Microsoft Store. However, this is the least accessible at this time and we recommend you install Skype 8 for the best support. For users moving to Skype 8, please be certain to download the version referred to as "Skype for Windows" which works well on Windows 10. Note that the Universal App we are not recommending is referred to as "Skype for Windows 10". For those using Skype version 8, we have added some additional keystrokes to help with navigation since these options are not offered in Skype. These commands are: .Move to the chat entry field: CTRL+INSERT+E .Move to the chat history list: CTRL+INSERT+Y .Move to the conversations list: CTRL+INSERT+N .Exit the active conversation: CTRL+INSERT+B You can also use the JAWS commands INSERT+W and INSERT+H while focused on Skype for a list of most of the keyboard commands you would want to know when using Skype. For a full list from Microsoft, please visit the Skype Hotkeys Web Page. Tip: You can assign a keystroke such as ALT+CTRL+S to the Skype icon on the Desktop to quickly open Skype to answer an incoming call. If you are in another application and you receive an incoming call alert, you can press your shortcut keystroke to open Skype, press INSERT+UP ARROW or INSERT+TAB to read the caller information, and then press CTRL+SHIFT+P or use TAB to choose Answer or Decline. (End Excerpt) This information is in the "What's New" section of the "JAWS Headquarters" option within Web Resources on the Help Menu. Please remember that as the web page indicates, there are more keys that are provided by Skype that are not listed here. I know that Doug Lee, who is on this list, has also done some work with Skype and he may have suggestions as well. Best regards, Steve Jacobson -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of Paul Harpur via BlindLaw Sent: Monday, February 11, 2019 3:34 PM To: BlindLaw at nfbnet.org Cc: Paul Harpur Subject: [blindlaw] Skype Has anyone found a way to answer calls using short cut keys in the latest version of Skype? Our IT peple are not finding anything helpful and before I escalate it and look stupid I wanted to check if anyone has found an answer. Dr Paul Harpur BBus (HRm), LLB (Hons) LLM, PhD, solicitor of the High Court of Australia (non-practicing) Fulbright Future Scholar/International Distinguished Fellow, Burton Blatt Institute, SU, New York. Senior Lecturer TC Beirne School of Law The University of Queensland Brisbane Qld 4072 Australia T +61 7 3365 8864 M +61 417 635 609 E p.harpur at law.uq.edu.au TCB Profile/Google Citation Page CRICOS code: 00025B [https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fomc.uq.ed u.au%2Ffiles%2F4097%2FUQEmailBannerGeneric.jpg&data=02%7C01%7C%7Ce4485a7 cc2a94ad7f88f08d69068d330%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C63685 5177227852725&sdata=JNYJdYavrr39t0o7SCHbUSOuzFKZJSeAjXSiOyoHWOA%3D&r eserved=0] Scientia ac Labore This email (including any attached files) is intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information of The University of Queensland. If you are not the addressee, you are notified that any transmission, distribution, printing or photocopying of this email is prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please delete and notify me. Unless explicitly stated, the opinions expressed in this email do not represent the official position of The University of Queensland. From jameyanne at gmail.com Tue Feb 12 00:28:16 2019 From: jameyanne at gmail.com (Jameyanne Fuller) Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 19:28:16 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] Skype In-Reply-To: <009901d4c268$5d736d20$185a4760$@visi.com> References: <009901d4c268$5d736d20$185a4760$@visi.com> Message-ID: <015d01d4c269$d8daf590$8a90e0b0$@gmail.com> Hello all, Related to this, my skype version 8 keeps trying to update to the universal version, and then I have to downgrade. Is there a way to stop this from happening? Best, Jameyanne -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of Steve Jacobson via BlindLaw Sent: Monday, February 11, 2019 7:18 PM To: 'Blind Law Mailing List' Cc: Steve Jacobson ; 'Paul Harpur' Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Skype Dr. Harper, First, it is important to know which version of Skype you are running and also to be sure you mean Skype and not Skype for Business. Also, being up to the latest version of JAWS is a good idea. Although part of Freedom's web page was quoted elsewhere, it has more to say about Skype versions and such and I am including that below: (Begin Excerpt) Skype now offers three options on Windows 10. 1.You can continue using Skype Classic which is version 7 and works very well with JAWS. Note that support for Skype Classic has ended as of November 2018, so you will eventually be required to update. Visit the Skype website for more details. 2.You can download and install the new Desktop version 8, which is now supported in JAWS. See details below. 3.You can install the Universal App from the Microsoft Store. However, this is the least accessible at this time and we recommend you install Skype 8 for the best support. For users moving to Skype 8, please be certain to download the version referred to as "Skype for Windows" which works well on Windows 10. Note that the Universal App we are not recommending is referred to as "Skype for Windows 10". For those using Skype version 8, we have added some additional keystrokes to help with navigation since these options are not offered in Skype. These commands are: .Move to the chat entry field: CTRL+INSERT+E .Move to the chat history list: CTRL+INSERT+Y .Move to the conversations list: CTRL+INSERT+N .Exit the active conversation: CTRL+INSERT+B You can also use the JAWS commands INSERT+W and INSERT+H while focused on Skype for a list of most of the keyboard commands you would want to know when using Skype. For a full list from Microsoft, please visit the Skype Hotkeys Web Page. Tip: You can assign a keystroke such as ALT+CTRL+S to the Skype icon on the Desktop to quickly open Skype to answer an incoming call. If you are in another application and you receive an incoming call alert, you can press your shortcut keystroke to open Skype, press INSERT+UP ARROW or INSERT+TAB to read the caller information, and then press CTRL+SHIFT+P or use TAB to choose Answer or Decline. (End Excerpt) This information is in the "What's New" section of the "JAWS Headquarters" option within Web Resources on the Help Menu. Please remember that as the web page indicates, there are more keys that are provided by Skype that are not listed here. I know that Doug Lee, who is on this list, has also done some work with Skype and he may have suggestions as well. Best regards, Steve Jacobson -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of Paul Harpur via BlindLaw Sent: Monday, February 11, 2019 3:34 PM To: BlindLaw at nfbnet.org Cc: Paul Harpur Subject: [blindlaw] Skype Has anyone found a way to answer calls using short cut keys in the latest version of Skype? Our IT peple are not finding anything helpful and before I escalate it and look stupid I wanted to check if anyone has found an answer. Dr Paul Harpur BBus (HRm), LLB (Hons) LLM, PhD, solicitor of the High Court of Australia (non-practicing) Fulbright Future Scholar/International Distinguished Fellow, Burton Blatt Institute, SU, New York. Senior Lecturer TC Beirne School of Law The University of Queensland Brisbane Qld 4072 Australia T +61 7 3365 8864 M +61 417 635 609 E p.harpur at law.uq.edu.au TCB Profile/Google Citation Page CRICOS code: 00025B [https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fomc.uq.ed u.au%2Ffiles%2F4097%2FUQEmailBannerGeneric.jpg&data=02%7C01%7C%7Ce4485a7 cc2a94ad7f88f08d69068d330%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C63685 5177227852725&sdata=JNYJdYavrr39t0o7SCHbUSOuzFKZJSeAjXSiOyoHWOA%3D&r eserved=0] Scientia ac Labore This email (including any attached files) is intended solely for the addressee and may contain confidential information of The University of Queensland. If you are not the addressee, you are notified that any transmission, distribution, printing or photocopying of this email is prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please delete and notify me. Unless explicitly stated, the opinions expressed in this email do not represent the official position of The University of Queensland. _______________________________________________ BlindLaw mailing list BlindLaw at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for BlindLaw: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/jameyanne%40gmail.com --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com From Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov Tue Feb 12 17:02:31 2019 From: Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov (Nightingale, Noel) Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2019 17:02:31 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] OCR GS-0905-15 General Attorney Announcement OCR-HQ-2019-0010U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights in Washington, D.C. Message-ID: At the below link is an announcement for a vacant GS-0905-15, General Attorney position in OCR, HQ. The announcement opened on 2/11/2019 and closes on 2/26/2019. ANNOUNCEMENT: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/524047500 From Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov Tue Feb 12 22:16:18 2019 From: Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov (Nightingale, Noel) Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2019 22:16:18 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] Article: With $1M donation, this law school plans to build pipeline of lawyers who have disabilities, ABA Journal, Feb 6 2019 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/loyola-university-los-angeles-plans-to-build-pipeline-of-lawyers-with-identified-disabilities/?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_email With $1M donation, this law school plans to build pipeline of lawyers who have disabilities ABA Journal February 6 2019 By Stephanie Francis Ward Federal judges and elected officials make decisions based on personal experience, which is why former House Rep. Tony Coelho of California, who has epilepsy, would like to see more people with identified disabilities in those positions. He recently donated $1 million to Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles for a disability group housed at the law school called the Coelho Center for Disability Law, Policy and Innovation, which will work with the university's seven schools. The Loyola Law School hopes to position itself as a leader regarding accommodations for law students who have disabilities, and it plans to create a national dialogue that identifies barriers for the community, says Michael Waterstone, the law school's dean. The school also wants to recruit law students who have disabilities and host prelaw boot camps for the population. In the next year, the group is planning to publish a paper on disclosure and workplace accommodations for people who have mental disabilities; build a summer program for disability law fellows; and host a summer conference at the university to discuss leadership, issue awareness and partnerships with existing disability organizations. Besides his $1 million donation, Coelho has fundraised an additional $3 million for the center as of January. A Democrat, he was the primary sponsor of the first version of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which was later signed into law in 1990, and he later worked with former Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama to get more people with identified disabilities in both administrations. "They had people with disabilities working on things that didn't deal with disabilities, which is important. During that period, I noticed that it was very difficult to get people with disabilities on the courts," Coelho says. "We don't have enough attorneys and judges with disabilities, but we also have a counting and disclosure problem," says Katherine Perez, director of the Coelho Center for Disability Law, Policy and Innovation. An attorney who co-founded the National Coalition for Latinxs with Disabilities, she identifies as someone who has psychiatric disabilities. Also, Coelho sees private practice as a feeder for federal judicial appointments, and he says law firms do not openly recruit people who have disabilities for attorney positions. He wants more monitoring and ratings programs focused on law firms as employers for people who have disabilities. "A lot of groups will rate law schools and law firms in regards to women, people of color and people who are gay but not disabilities," says Coelho, who'd also like the center to do political polling focused on people who have disabilities, to determine the size of the population and voting habits. The poll would be done annually and be made public. "One of the problems with federal and state polling is that they don't feel people with disabilities are engaged politically, and as a result, that impacts policy," he says. "If you factor in people with disabilities and their caretakers, we are easily 50 percent of the American population. But people in decision-making roles don't really appreciate that or understand it. I want the center to be a leader in regards to that." From Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov Tue Feb 12 22:27:37 2019 From: Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov (Nightingale, Noel) Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2019 22:27:37 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights in Seattle hiring attorneys In-Reply-To: <00b901d4c091$e7fcead0$b7f6c070$@gmail.com> References: <00b901d4c091$e7fcead0$b7f6c070$@gmail.com> Message-ID: Not in the blurb I provided. There have been announcements also posted on U.S.A. Jobs. -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Cathryn Bonnette via BlindLaw Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2019 8:10 AM To: 'Blind Law Mailing List' Cc: Cathryn Bonnette Subject: Re: [blindlaw] U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights in Seattle hiring attorneys Question: Have they specified qualifications? -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Nightingale, Noel via BlindLaw Sent: Friday, February 08, 2019 1:13 PM To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org; nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org Cc: Nightingale, Noel Subject: [blindlaw] U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights in Seattle hiring attorneys The US Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) is collecting resumes for General Attorney positions (GS-0905-11 and GS-0905-12) in its Seattle regional office. Interested and qualified persons should submit cover letter and resumes by Monday February 18, 2019, by e-mail to OCR.Seattle at ed.gov and OCRJobs at ed.gov. Licensed attorneys are encouraged to submit resumes, due by Monday February 18, 2019. Note: this is not a vacancy announcement. _______________________________________________ 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/cathryn.bonnette17%40g 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/noel.nightingale%40ed.gov From slabarre at labarrelaw.com Wed Feb 13 13:53:51 2019 From: slabarre at labarrelaw.com (Scott C. LaBarre) Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 06:53:51 -0700 Subject: [blindlaw] FW: Don't forget to register for the 2019 Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium! In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <018601d4c3a3$8d6614b0$a8323e10$@labarrelaw.com> FYI From: Dubnow, Stacie Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2019 6:29 AM To: Dubnow, Stacie Subject: Don't forget to register for the 2019 Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium! Registration is Now Open! for the 2019 Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium The Impact of Public Attitudes and Stigma on Our Right to Live in the World March 28–March 29, 2019 at the National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute Baltimore, Maryland Join nationally renowned disability rights advocates at the United States’ leading disability law symposium to examine Dr. Jacobus tenBroek’s extraordinary legacy through a social lens, exploring the intersection of law and public attitudes about disability. We will focus on how public attitudes about disability induce negative stereotypes of the disabled homeless, immigrants, and persons with mental health diagnoses, as well as how these attitudes influence treatment under the law of persons with disabilities in education, healthcare, employment, housing, and the criminal justice system. Finally, we will explore strategies for combatting the stigma and systemic discrimination against persons with disabilities by, among other methods, exploring how we frame the image of disability in advocacy. The keynote speaker will be Paul Harpur, a senior lecturer at the TC Beirne School of Law, University of Queensland and a Distinguished Fellow with the Burton Blatt Institute, Syracuse University. The presenters will include: * Elizabeth Barnes, Professor, University of Virginia, Corcoran Department of Philosophy * Ira Burnim, Director, Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health * Matthew Dietz, Litigation Director, Disability Independence Group * Susan Einspar, Senior Parent Educator/Advocate, PACER Center * Aaron J. Fischer, Litigation Counsel, Disability Rights California * Maria Foscarinis, Founder and Executive Director, National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty * Katharine Gordon, Disability Immigration Rights Attorney * Eve Hill, Partner, Brown Goldstein & Levy, LLP * Catherine J. Kudlick, Director, Paul K. Longmore Institute on Disability, and Professor of History, San Francisco State University * Scott LaBarre, Partner, LaBarre Law Offices, PC * Lycette Nelson, Partner, Law Office of Lycette Nelson * Victoria Rodriguez-Roldan, Senior Policy Counsel, Trans/GNC Justice Project, and Disability Justice Project Director, National LGBTQ Task Force * Michael Ashley Stein, Co-founder and Executive Director, Harvard Law School Project on Disability, and Visiting Professor, Harvard Law School * Mark C. Weber, Vincent DePaul Professor of Law, DePaul University College of Law * Naomi Weinstein, Attorney, Mental Hygiene Legal Service * David Yamada, Professor of Law and Director, New Hampshire Workplace Institute, Suffolk University Law School Documentation for CLE credits will be provided. Registration fee: $200 (nonrefundable) Student registration fee: $25 (nonrefundable) For more information about the symposium, hotel accommodations, and symposium sponsorship opportunities, please visit https://nfb.org/law-symposium. You can register online by going to Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium Online Registration . For additional information, please contact: Lou Ann Blake, JD Deputy Executive Director Jernigan Institute National Federation of the Blind 200 East Wells Street at Jernigan Place Baltimore, MD 21230 Telephone: 410-659-9314, extension 2221 Email: lblake at nfb.org Stacie Dubnow, J.D. Project Manager 200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230 (410) 659-9314, Ext. 2442 | sdubnow at nfb.org The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want. Stacie Dubnow, J.D. Project Manager 200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230 (410) 659-9314, Ext. 2442 | sdubnow at nfb.org The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want. -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image010.png Type: image/png Size: 28357 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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If you have experience using accessible phone hardware or software at your office, or other accessible office equipment such as printers and copiers, please let me know. Ms. Tai Tomasi, J.D. Pronouns: she/her/hers Staff Attorney [Description: DR%20IA%20LawCenter] 400 East Court Ave., Ste. 300 Des Moines, Iowa 50309 Tel: 515-278-2502; Toll Free: 1-800-779-2502 FAX: 515-278-0539; Relay 711 E-mail: ttomasi at driowa.org www.driowa.org Our Mission: To defend and promote the human and legal rights of Iowans with disabilities CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE This e-mail and any attachments contain information from the law firm of Disability Rights Iowa and are intended solely for the use of the named recipient(s). This e-mail may contain privileged attorney-client communications or work product. Any dissemination by anyone other than an intended recipient is prohibited. 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LaBarre) Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 08:30:56 -0700 Subject: [blindlaw] FW: [DRBA] Seeking Litigation Director In-Reply-To: <00bd01d4c479$9ddfbe00$d99f3a00$@dlc-ma.org> References: <00bd01d4c479$9ddfbe00$d99f3a00$@dlc-ma.org> Message-ID: <003f01d4c47a$47df7cb0$d79e7610$@labarrelaw.com> From: Disability Rights Bar Association On Behalf Of Caitlin Parton Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2019 8:26 AM To: DRBA at LISTSERV.SYR.EDU Subject: [DRBA] Seeking Litigation Director Hello – resharing: Disability Law Center, the Massachusetts P&A, is seeking a new Litigation Director. Please share with anyone you know who would be interested! https://www.dlc-ma.org/director-of-litigation/ Thank you, Caitlin ________________________ Caitlin Parton, Esq. Staff Attorney Disability Law Center, Inc. 11 Beacon Street, Suite 925 Boston, MA 02108 PH: 617-723-8455 x 124 VP: 617-892-4404 F: 617-723-9125 cparton at dlc-ma.org Pronouns: she, her, hers CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: The information contained in this electronic message is confidential and solely for the use of the recipient(s) and the Disability Law Center. Its contents may be protected from disclosure by attorney-client privilege, the work-product doctrine, or federal law governing confidentiality of information held by the Protection and Advocacy system. See, e.g., 45 C.F.R. sec. 1326.28; 42 U.S.C. 10806(a); 42 C.F.R. 51.45(a). REMINDER: The DRBA listserv is intended to facilitate open discussion and sharing of ideas. Members need to feel confident that their discussions will not be distributed beyond the group unnecessarily. PLEASE CONSULT WITH THE SENDER(S) BEFORE FORWARDING ANY LISTSERV DISCUSSIONS BEYOND THE DRBA GROUP. DONATE: The DRBA is a valuable free resource to its members. 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