[blindlaw] Braille (Sanho Steele-Louchart

Robert Munro r.g.munro at gmail.com
Thu Jan 31 21:20:34 UTC 2019


I often type in braille – – especially on my phone When I have no keyboard.

Onward!

Rob

> On Jan 31, 2019, at 15:28, Laura Wolk via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 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 <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> 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
>>> <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> 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.
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>>>> TC Beirne School of Law
>>>> The University of Queensland
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>>>> -----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 <bluezinfandel at hotmail.com>
>>>> 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 <sanho817 at gmail.com>
>>>> 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
>>>> 
>>>> 
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