From slabarre at labarrelaw.com Fri Mar 1 15:00:02 2019 From: slabarre at labarrelaw.com (Scott C. LaBarre) Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2019 08:00:02 -0700 Subject: [blindlaw] FW: Attorney and Legal Internship Vacancies at the U.S. Department of Justice In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <003a01d4d03f$73500c90$59f025b0$@labarrelaw.com> FYI From: DOJlawjobs (OARM) Sent: Friday, March 1, 2019 7:30 AM To: Undisclosed recipients: Subject: Attorney and Legal Internship Vacancies at the U.S. Department of Justice Below is a list of current attorney and legal internship vacancies at the U.S. Department of Justice. The Department of Justice office places a high value on diversity of experiences and perspectives and encourages applications from all qualified men and women from all ethnic and racial backgrounds, veterans, LGBT individuals, and persons with disabilities. 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Name: image001.png Type: image/png Size: 88 bytes Desc: not available URL: From Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov Fri Mar 1 17:44:20 2019 From: Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov (Nightingale, Noel) Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2019 17:44:20 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] Press Release: Justice Department Reaches Agreement With Concord, New Hampshire, DOJ, Feb 26 2019 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-reaches-agreement-concord-new-hampshire-ensure-accessible-voting-machines Justice Department Reaches Agreement With Concord, New Hampshire, to Ensure Accessible Voting Machines in City Elections for Voters With Disabilities Department of Justice, Office of Public Affairs February 26, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Justice Department today reached an agreement with the city of Concord, New Hampshire, to resolve a complaint alleging that the city violated Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by failing to provide an accessible ballot to a voter who is blind. Under the agreement, the city of Concord will provide voting machines that are accessible to voters who are blind or visually impaired. The city will have the accessible machines at its polling places starting in the November 2019 city election. In addition, the city will provide training to poll workers on the use of the accessible voting machines and will develop educational materials regarding the availability of the machines in city elections. "Through this settlement, the city of Concord will ensure that voting in city elections is accessible to voters who are blind or visually impaired," said Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband of the Civil Rights Division. "We commend the city's commitment to guaranteeing that voters with disabilities have equal access to voting." This settlement is part of the Department of Justice's ADA Voting Initiative, which protects the voting rights of individuals with disabilities. A hallmark of the ADA Voting Initiative is its collaboration with jurisdictions to ensure accessibility to both polling places and the ballot. Those interested in finding out more about this settlement or the ADA may call the Justice Department's toll-free ADA information line at 800-514-0301 or 800-514-0383 (TDD), or access its ADA website at www.ada.gov. ADA complaints may be filed online at http://www.ada.gov/complaint/. Topic(s): Civil Rights Component(s): Civil Rights Division Civil Rights - Disability Rights Section Civil Rights - Voting Section Press Release Number: 19-166 From Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov Fri Mar 1 18:59:04 2019 From: Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov (Nightingale, Noel) Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2019 18:59:04 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] Article: The Legal Picture for Web Accessibility in 2019, PracticalEcommerce, Jan 30 2019 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: https://www.practicalecommerce.com/the-legal-picture-for-web-accessibility-in-2019 The Legal Picture for Web Accessibility in 2019 PracticeEcommerce January 30, 2019 By Joseph C. Dolson The U.S. Department of Justice of not issued specific regulations on website accessibility. But U.S. courts have consistently ruled that the Americans with Disabilities Act requires commercial websites to be accessible for blind users. The U.S. Department of Justice has not issued regulations on website accessibility. But U.S. courts have consistently ruled that the Americans with Disabilities Act requires commercial websites to be accessible for disabled users. On December 26, 2017, the U.S. Department of Justice published a notice for web accessibility. The notice, like many governmental documents, was confusing. The notice withdrew an "Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking," which had announced a new set of upcoming regulations for accessibility of web information under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Many observers assumed (i) the Advance Notice meant that the DoJ was going to issue regulations that forced websites to be accessible to users with disabilities, and (ii) having withdrawn the Advance Notice, the DoJ did not, ultimately, require accessible websites. Both of these assumptions are wrong. The Americans with Disabilities Act already required websites to be accessible to disabled users. This has been well established in U.S. courts - most recently in a decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals against Domino's Pizza. Moreover, the DoJ issued a clear statement, via a letter from the assistant U.S. attorney general, on September 25, 2018: The Department first articulated its interpretation that the ADA applies to public accommodations' websites over 20 years ago. This interpretation is consistent with the ADA's title III requirement that the goods, services, privileges, or activities provided by places of public accommodation be equally accessible to people with disabilities. In other words, the courts and the DoJ made clear their positions: an accessible website is required under the ADA. Where does this leave commercial websites? Obligations for Web Accessibility The lack of regulations governing web accessibility for commercial websites means there are no rules. You do not need to follow the guidelines established for federal websites, nor do you need to follow the international standards for accessibility published by the World Wide Web Consortium. But the Sept. 25 letter contains broad guidance on compliance with the ADA: Absent the adoption of specific technical requirements for websites through rulemaking, public accommodations have flexibility in how to comply with the ADA's general requirements of nondiscrimination and effective communication. Accordingly, noncompliance with a voluntary technical standard for website accessibility does not necessarily indicate noncompliance with the ADA. Thus, the DoJ grants flexibility in determining how to comply with the ADA's requirements. You have no obligation to follow web accessibility guidelines. But you do have an obligation to provide an accessible website. Almost any accessibility consultant will acknowledge that guidelines on website accessibility are flawed; there is no perfect description of web accessibility. However, few would argue that the guidelines are too strict. Usually, the flaws with guidelines are failures to address important issues. The lack of specificity means that the determination of an accessible website is not through compliance with a set of rules or regulations. Instead, the accessibility of individual sites is being arbitrated in the courts. Web Accessibility in the Courts All of this has produced a great number of web accessibility lawsuits. According to Seyfarth Shaw, an international law firm, the number of ADA Title III lawsuits (Title III is the section that prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability) has increased from 4,789 in 2015 to 10,163 in 2018. The firm attributes much of this increase to website accessibility. In 2018, there were nearly 2,000 web accessibility lawsuits filed. Before 2015, there were virtually none. I used to tell my clients that there was little chance they would be sued for an inaccessible site. But that is no longer the case - an inaccessible site is now a financial risk. (I am not an attorney, however.) Next Steps Even though the DoJ has not established guidelines for accessible websites, businesses (including ecommerce sites) are well advised to follow W3C's Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, version 2.1, at level AA. There are several reasons. First, multiple countries, include the U.S., follow those W3C guidelines for their own websites. This will protect you at some level internationally, and will certainly not hurt within the U.S. (The U.S. government is using WCAG 2.0 and not WCAG 2.1, the July 2018 revision. However, 2.1 offers considerable benefits with only a handful of new requirements.) Second, you need to start somewhere. While you aren't required to follow specific guidelines, there's no benefit to inventing your own techniques. Certainly there is room for interpretation when it comes to accessibility. But, still, following existing standards is considerably easier and safer than creating your own. Third, the federal government will almost certainly set regulations for web accessibility. It's unlikely they will deviate significantly from international standards. From rene0373 at gmail.com Sat Mar 2 19:00:45 2019 From: rene0373 at gmail.com (Elizabeth Rene) Date: Sat, 2 Mar 2019 11:00:45 -0800 Subject: [blindlaw] Accessibility of Fastcase and Casetext Message-ID: Dear listmates, Does anyone regularly use either Fastcase or Casetext for legal research? Are either of these tools accessible? Thanks. Elizabeth M René Attorney at Law WSBA #10710 KCBA #21824 rene0373 at gmail.com From tim at timeldermusic.com Sun Mar 3 19:22:41 2019 From: tim at timeldermusic.com (tim at timeldermusic.com) Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2019 11:22:41 -0800 Subject: [blindlaw] Accessibility of Fastcase and Casetext In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <028301d4d1f6$790d45e0$6b27d1a0$@timeldermusic.com> CaseTex: some of it is accessible, but I found some concerns when trying to use it as a replacement for browsing cases. Running the AI results on an uploaded brief seems to work well. I then review the results in Westlaw. -----Original Message----- From: Elizabeth Rene Sent: Saturday, March 2, 2019 11:01 AM To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org Subject: [blindlaw] Accessibility of Fastcase and Casetext Dear listmates, Does anyone regularly use either Fastcase or Casetext for legal research? Are either of these tools accessible? Thanks. Elizabeth M René Attorney at Law WSBA #10710 KCBA #21824 rene0373 at gmail.com From sanho817 at gmail.com Sun Mar 3 19:52:41 2019 From: sanho817 at gmail.com (Sanho Steele-Louchart) Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2019 13:52:41 -0600 Subject: [blindlaw] Inaccessible Databases Message-ID: All, Good afternoon. What are some strategies you use if you come across an inaccessible database? Do you have sighted assistants, which sounds expensive and generally makes me uncomfortable, or do you have methods of circumnavigating problems like these? I'm anticipating professors and colleagues assuming that my blindness would slow them down or that they'd have to babysit me in some way. This is of particular concern with regards to law review. I'd like to have solutions in mind as early as possible. Warmth, Sanho From p.harpur at law.uq.edu.au Sun Mar 3 21:53:30 2019 From: p.harpur at law.uq.edu.au (Paul Harpur) Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2019 21:53:30 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] Inaccessible Databases In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: If you are a student talk to the disability services people to see if they can get a specialist to show you some work arounds of the databases. I would also talk to the library about how they can help. Most databases are reasonably usable in law so you would probably need a little bit of help now and again. Both of these can be done without the professors finding out. 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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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 Sanho Steele-Louchart via BlindLaw Sent: Monday, 4 March 2019 5:53 AM To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org Cc: Sanho Steele-Louchart Subject: [blindlaw] Inaccessible Databases All, Good afternoon. What are some strategies you use if you come across an inaccessible database? Do you have sighted assistants, which sounds expensive and generally makes me uncomfortable, or do you have methods of circumnavigating problems like these? I'm anticipating professors and colleagues assuming that my blindness would slow them down or that they'd have to babysit me in some way. This is of particular concern with regards to law review. I'd like to have solutions in mind as early as possible. 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/paulharpur%40gmail.com From cabusgeorgia at gmail.com Sun Mar 3 21:57:50 2019 From: cabusgeorgia at gmail.com (Georgia Cabus) Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2019 16:57:50 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] Inaccessible Databases In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Sanho, I'm new here but I can totally understand your concerns. Most of sighted people assumed blind people are slow and needed babysitting. I've been treated like that in almost any industry because of stereotype misconceptions. Anyway, I usually breakdown my tasks to the basic concept for the sake of being resourceful (cuz we had to find ways to be 'independent') if I come across something inaccessible such as database, I take a screenshot of it then use a text-to-speech to read it since database are more of texts than images. Its very versatile since majority of devices now have the 'basic' function to do a screenshot whether you're using a computer or smartphone I find it as an easy cheap way plus you don't have to as you said 'be babysitted' because the process is not complicated to learn/do on your own. Also, if your device happened to not work the simple knowledge can come in handy. As much as accessibility programs a help to us, devices CAN and WILL breakdown sometime eventhough AI tech now are equipped with the capacity to salvage themselves, when they do the functions are very limited. For instance, if your operating system goes to safe mode, its minimized to run essentially critical functions only and if you use high-end programs (i.e JAWS, ZOOMTEXT) those require certain specs to work. That's not helpful and to think if you are working on something with a deadline. Downside, some places intentionally block you on taking pics for privacy/security purposes. I'm pretty sure there's legal ways around it. I hope that helps. Quick question, if you don't mind. Are you a studying law right now? I'm doing my career exploration and I like to get some insight on this category. Thanks, Georgia C. On Sun, Mar 3, 2019, 2:54 PM Sanho Steele-Louchart via BlindLaw < blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote: > All, > > Good afternoon. What are some strategies you use if you come across an > inaccessible database? Do you have sighted assistants, which sounds > expensive and generally makes me uncomfortable, or do you have methods of > circumnavigating problems like these? I'm anticipating professors and > colleagues assuming that my blindness would slow them down or that they'd > have to babysit me in some way. This is of particular concern with regards > to law review. I'd like to have solutions in mind as early as possible. > > 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/cabusgeorgia%40gmail.com > From sanho817 at gmail.com Sun Mar 3 22:44:13 2019 From: sanho817 at gmail.com (Sanho Steele-Louchart) Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2019 16:44:13 -0600 Subject: [blindlaw] Inaccessible Databases In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <65708F28-293D-475A-AA83-E4E6B985C671@gmail.com> Hi, Georgia, Thank you. In response to your question, I'm an incoming 1L, although I've done other things over the past few years. I'd be happy to discuss career exploration off-list. Warmth, Sanho > On Mar 3, 2019, at 3:57 PM, Georgia Cabus via BlindLaw wrote: > > Hi Sanho, > > I'm new here but I can totally understand your concerns. Most of sighted > people assumed blind people are slow and needed babysitting. I've been > treated like that in almost any industry because of stereotype > misconceptions. > > Anyway, I usually breakdown my tasks to the basic concept for the sake of > being resourceful (cuz we had to find ways to be 'independent') if I come > across something inaccessible such as database, I take a screenshot of it > then use a text-to-speech to read it since database are more of texts than > images. Its very versatile since majority of devices now have the 'basic' > function to do a screenshot whether you're using a computer or smartphone I > find it as an easy cheap way plus you don't have to as you said 'be > babysitted' because the process is not complicated to learn/do on your own. > Also, if your device happened to not work the simple knowledge can come in > handy. As much as accessibility programs a help to us, devices CAN and WILL > breakdown sometime eventhough AI tech now are equipped with the capacity to > salvage themselves, when they do the functions are very limited. For > instance, if your operating system goes to safe mode, its minimized to run > essentially critical functions only and if you use high-end programs (i.e > JAWS, ZOOMTEXT) those require certain specs to work. That's not helpful > and to think if you are working on something with a deadline. > > Downside, some places intentionally block you on taking pics for > privacy/security purposes. I'm pretty sure there's legal ways around it. > > I hope that helps. > > Quick question, if you don't mind. Are you a studying law right now? I'm > doing my career exploration and I like to get some insight on this category. > > Thanks, > > Georgia C. > > On Sun, Mar 3, 2019, 2:54 PM Sanho Steele-Louchart via BlindLaw < > blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote: > >> All, >> >> Good afternoon. What are some strategies you use if you come across an >> inaccessible database? Do you have sighted assistants, which sounds >> expensive and generally makes me uncomfortable, or do you have methods of >> circumnavigating problems like these? I'm anticipating professors and >> colleagues assuming that my blindness would slow them down or that they'd >> have to babysit me in some way. This is of particular concern with regards >> to law review. I'd like to have solutions in mind as early as possible. >> >> 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/cabusgeorgia%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/sanho817%40gmail.com From cabusgeorgia at gmail.com Mon Mar 4 00:46:30 2019 From: cabusgeorgia at gmail.com (Georgia Cabus) Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2019 19:46:30 -0500 Subject: [blindlaw] Inaccessible Databases In-Reply-To: <65708F28-293D-475A-AA83-E4E6B985C671@gmail.com> References: <65708F28-293D-475A-AA83-E4E6B985C671@gmail.com> Message-ID: Sanho, Great! Here's my email cabusgeorgia at gmail.com On Sun, Mar 3, 2019, 5:45 PM Sanho Steele-Louchart via BlindLaw < blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote: > Hi, Georgia, > > Thank you. In response to your question, I'm an incoming 1L, although I've > done other things over the past few years. I'd be happy to discuss career > exploration off-list. > > Warmth, > Sanho > > > > On Mar 3, 2019, at 3:57 PM, Georgia Cabus via BlindLaw < > blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote: > > > > Hi Sanho, > > > > I'm new here but I can totally understand your concerns. Most of sighted > > people assumed blind people are slow and needed babysitting. I've been > > treated like that in almost any industry because of stereotype > > misconceptions. > > > > Anyway, I usually breakdown my tasks to the basic concept for the sake of > > being resourceful (cuz we had to find ways to be 'independent') if I come > > across something inaccessible such as database, I take a screenshot of it > > then use a text-to-speech to read it since database are more of texts > than > > images. Its very versatile since majority of devices now have the 'basic' > > function to do a screenshot whether you're using a computer or > smartphone I > > find it as an easy cheap way plus you don't have to as you said 'be > > babysitted' because the process is not complicated to learn/do on your > own. > > Also, if your device happened to not work the simple knowledge can come > in > > handy. As much as accessibility programs a help to us, devices CAN and > WILL > > breakdown sometime eventhough AI tech now are equipped with the capacity > to > > salvage themselves, when they do the functions are very limited. For > > instance, if your operating system goes to safe mode, its minimized to > run > > essentially critical functions only and if you use high-end programs (i.e > > JAWS, ZOOMTEXT) those require certain specs to work. That's not helpful > > and to think if you are working on something with a deadline. > > > > Downside, some places intentionally block you on taking pics for > > privacy/security purposes. I'm pretty sure there's legal ways around it. > > > > I hope that helps. > > > > Quick question, if you don't mind. Are you a studying law right now? I'm > > doing my career exploration and I like to get some insight on this > category. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Georgia C. > > > > On Sun, Mar 3, 2019, 2:54 PM Sanho Steele-Louchart via BlindLaw < > > blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote: > > > >> All, > >> > >> Good afternoon. What are some strategies you use if you come across an > >> inaccessible database? Do you have sighted assistants, which sounds > >> expensive and generally makes me uncomfortable, or do you have methods > of > >> circumnavigating problems like these? I'm anticipating professors and > >> colleagues assuming that my blindness would slow them down or that > they'd > >> have to babysit me in some way. This is of particular concern with > regards > >> to law review. I'd like to have solutions in mind as early as possible. > >> > >> 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/cabusgeorgia%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/sanho817%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/cabusgeorgia%40gmail.com > From slabarre at labarrelaw.com Mon Mar 4 22:21:05 2019 From: slabarre at labarrelaw.com (Scott C. LaBarre) Date: Mon, 4 Mar 2019 15:21:05 -0700 Subject: [blindlaw] =?utf-8?q?FW=3A_Last_Chance_to_Register_for_the_2019_?= =?utf-8?q?Jacobus_tenBroek_Disability_Law_Symposium_=E2=80=93_Marc?= =?utf-8?q?h_28-29?= In-Reply-To: <20190304212347.8AECC60694CD@lx-web-pri.localdomain> References: <20190304212347.8AECC60694CD@lx-web-pri.localdomain> Message-ID: <027701d4d2d8$8f727980$ae576c80$@labarrelaw.com> From: Lou Ann Blake Sent: Monday, March 4, 2019 2:24 PM To: Mr. Scott Labarre Subject: Last Chance to Register for the 2019 Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium – March 28-29 Do Not Forget to Register for the National Federation of the Blind 2019 Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium “Public Attitudes and Stigma Affecting Our Right to Live in the World” March 28–March 29, 2019 at the National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute Baltimore, Maryland Registration to attend the 2019 Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium will be closing at midnight on Sunday, March 24, 2019. We have an exciting agenda . Don’t miss this important event! Read about last year’s exciting symposium in the February 2019 Braille Monitor article written by Stacie Dubnow, “Fifty Years After tenBroek: The Right to Live in the World Today and Tomorrow.” If you have already registered to attend the symposium but have not yet booked a hotel room, we have reserved a block of rooms at the Royal Sonesta Harbor Court Baltimore, located at 550 Light Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. Rooms may be reserved for March 26 through March 30, 2019 at the rate of $159.00 per night for singles or doubles, $179.00 for triples, and $199.00 for quads, plus applicable taxes and surcharges. If you wish to reserve a room, you can make your reservation online at Sonesta Reservations , or call the hotel directly at 410-234-0550, referring to the National Federation of the Blind block (group code 0326NATFED). Reservations must be made by 5:00 p.m., February 26, 2019. The NFB will provide a free morning and evening accessible shuttle between the hotel and the National Federation of the Blind. If you would like a Braille program and did not request it in your online registration, please email Lou Ann Blake . For additional information, please contact either Lou Ann Blake at lblake at nfb.org or Stacie Dubnow at sdubnow at nfb.org . National Federation of the Blind | 200 E Wells Street | Baltimore, MD 21230 | (410) 659-9314 Unsubscribe | Opt Out | Sign up for email newsletter 200 E WELLS ST BALTIMORE, MD 21230-4850 United States .. From Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov Tue Mar 5 22:15:48 2019 From: Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov (Nightingale, Noel) Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2019 22:15:48 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] =?iso-8859-1?q?Article=3A_Beyonc=E9=27s_Parkwood_Ente?= =?iso-8859-1?q?rtainment_sued_over_website_accessibility=2C_Guardian=2C_J?= =?iso-8859-1?q?an_4_2019?= In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jan/04/beyonce-parkwood-entertainment-sued-over-website-accessibility Beyoncé's Parkwood Entertainment sued over website accessibility: A lawsuit claims beyonce.com violates the Americans With Disabilities Act by failing to accommodate visually impaired users The Guardian January 4 2019 By Laura Snapes A class action lawsuit claims that Beyoncé's official website violates the Americans With Disabilities Act (1990) by denying visually impaired users equal access to its products and services, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Web accessibility requires photos to be coded with alt-text so that screen-readers used by visually impaired users can speak the alternative text. Dan Shaked, attorney for plaintiff Mary Conner, said: "There are many important pictures on beyonce.com that lack a text equivalent ... As a result, Plaintiff and blind beyonce.com customers are unable to determine what is on the website, browse the website or investigate and/or make purchases." The Guardian has contacted representatives for Beyoncé for comment. Conner is described in the suit as having "no vision whatsoever". Shaked describes music as "the one and only form of entertainment that truly presents an even playing field between the visually impaired and the sighted". Conner's hopes of attending a Beyoncé concert were restricted by her lack of access to the website, the suit claims. The complaint lists further issues including the lack of accessible drop-down menus and navigation links, and the inability to navigate using a keyboard instead of a mouse. The proposed lawsuit includes "all legally blind individuals in the United States who have attempted to access Beyonce.com and as a result have been denied access to the enjoyment of goods and services offered by Beyonce.com, during the relevant statutory period." Conner seeks a court injunction that would require Beyoncé's company to make the site accessible to blind and visually impaired customers in accordance with ADA rules, and is pursuing damages for those who have "been subject to unlawful discrimination". From Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov Wed Mar 6 21:18:00 2019 From: Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov (Nightingale, Noel) Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2019 21:18:00 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] Seeking a Legislative Attorney, 2 openings, Communications Law and Trade Law Message-ID: From: washingtonattorneyswithdisabilitiesassociation at googlegroups.com [mailto:washingtonattorneyswithdisabilitiesassociation at googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Dana Klasky Sent: Wednesday, March 06, 2019 12:40 PM To: WashingtonAttorneyswithDisabilitiesAssociation at googlegroups.com Subject: [WADA] Seeking a Legislative Attorney, 2 openings, Communications Law and Trade Law Seeking a Legislative Attorney (Communications Law) 2/13/2019 to 3/14/2019 $96,970 to $126,062 per year Summary: The Congressional Research Service (CRS), American Law Division (ALD), seeks a Legislative Attorney to analyze legal questions that emerge from the work of Congress related to communications law in particular and American public law generally. This is a non-litigating position emphasizing qualifications and interest in legal research and writing in a public service legislative context(Input information for appropriate position). Candidates with research experience in and broad general knowledge of legal issues regarding communications law in particular and American public law in general; who demonstrate strong research, writing, and oral communication skills; and who possess a portfolio of high quality legal analytical writing are encouraged to apply. Experience as a judicial clerk will be beneficial. The position’s primary focus is the broad area of communications law. However, given ALD’s relatively small staff and the breadth of issues ALD covers for Congress, candidates must also be capable of working in a number of different areas of the law and have the intellectual curiosity to seek out and maintain a broad portfolio of legal issues. Thus, applicants should also have knowledge of constitutional and administrative law and statutory interpretation. Qualifications: • Knowledge of communications law in particular and American public law generally** • Ability to analyze legal issues** • Ability to write in a legal context** • Ability to convey legal analysis and information orally through briefings, consultations and other presentations. CRS is fully committed to workforce diversity. Interested applicants must apply online https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/524321400 ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Seeking a Legislative Attorney (Trade Law) 2/27/2019 to 3/27/2019 96,970 to $126,062 per year Summary: The Congressional Research Service (CRS), American Law Division (ALD), seeks a Legislative Attorney to analyze legal questions that emerge from the work of Congress related to trade law in particular and American public law generally. This is a non-litigating position emphasizing qualifications and interest in legal research and writing in a public service legislative context. Candidates with research experience in and broad general knowledge of legal issues regarding trade law in particular and American public law in general; who demonstrate strong research, writing, and oral communication skills; and who possess a portfolio of high quality legal analytical writing are encouraged to apply. Experience as a judicial clerk will be beneficial. The position’s primary focus is the broad area of trade law. However, given ALD’s relatively small staff and the breadth of issues ALD covers for Congress, candidates must also be capable of working in a number of different areas of the law and have the intellectual curiosity to seek out and maintain a broad portfolio of legal issues. Thus, applicants should also have knowledge of constitutional and administrative law and statutory interpretation. Qualifications: · Knowledge of trade law in particular and American public law generally** · Ability to analyze legal issues** · Ability to write in a legal context** · Ability to convey legal analysis and information orally through briefings, consultations and other presentations CRS is fully committed to workforce diversity. Interested applicants must apply online https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/525647800 Thank you, Dana Klasky, Legal Assistant Washington Civil & Disability Advocate Office: (206) 428-3558 Direct: (206) 428-3172 www.wacda.com 3513 NE 45th Street, Suite G Seattle, WA 98105 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Washington Attorneys with Disabilities Association" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to WashingtonAttorneyswithDisabilitiesAssociation+unsubscribe at googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to WashingtonAttorneyswithDisabilitiesAssociation at googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/WashingtonAttorneyswithDisabilitiesAssociation. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. From amatney at loeb.com Thu Mar 7 19:18:08 2019 From: amatney at loeb.com (Angela Matney) Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2019 19:18:08 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] Fwd: New AMT associate position(s) In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Loeb & Loeb is seeking to hire two new associates to join our Advanced Media and Technology (AMT) department. One position is located in Nashville; the other can be located in DC, New York, LA, Chicago, or Nashville. I've included the job description for the latter position below. The other is similar. The AMT Department is an exciting place to work. I'd be happy to answer any questions. Feel free to email me at amatney at loeb.com. The description follows: Loeb & Loeb's Advanced Media and Technology (AMT) department is seeking an attorney with 2-4 years of experience to join in its New York, Chicago, DC, Nashville, or LA office. The AMT department is a multi-disciplinary department with nearly 60 attorneys that have deep expertise in counseling and transactions in the advertising, marketing, media, technology, intellectual property, and data privacy space. The ideal candidate will have strong experience with drafting and negotiating significant commercial transactions involving technology, data privacy, and marketing-related services, as well as meaningful exposure to advertising, marketing, technology, intellectual property, mobile, social or emerging media, and privacy issues. Successful candidates will have excellent drafting, writing and analytical abilities, strong interpersonal and communication skills, accurate and strong attention to detail, high level of organization, and the ability to manage multiple projects and interface directly with clients. Loeb's AMT department works with many Fortune 500 clients in a variety of industries, including automotive, financial, technology, telecommunications, food, consumer package goods, among others, as well as numerous advertising and marketing agencies. Superior academic credentials and applicable state bar admission are required. For questions regarding this position, please contact our Recruiting Coordinator, Katie Wildes (kwildes at loeb.com). ________________________________ CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail transmission, and any documents, files or previous e-mail messages attached to it may contain confidential information that is legally privileged. 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Thank you, Loeb & Loeb LLP. ________________________________ From Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov Fri Mar 8 00:22:30 2019 From: Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov (Nightingale, Noel) Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2019 00:22:30 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] Web page : The Integrated Digital Experience Act (IDEA), Peatworks Message-ID: http://www.peatworks.org/policy/accessible-technology-and-law/IDEA The Integrated Digital Experience Act (IDEA) Peatworks Undated/No Author The year 2018 closed with the passage of the 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (IDEA) in December, which promises to make federal websites more accessible, user friendly, and secure. This new law requires federal agencies to modernize the websites and digital services they offer, according to eight specific criteria, including accessibility for people with disabilities. All federal agencies in the Executive Branch must already meet the accessibility standards of Rehabilitation Act Section 508, as codified in the Section 508 Rule published by the U.S. Access Board. However, IDEA is noteworthy for several reasons, including its emphasis on increasing agencies' compliance with Section 508. Within 180 days of the law's passage, all new and redesigned federal websites must comply with the new criteria, and agencies must submit plans to Congress for how they will accelerate the use of electronic signatures. IDEA also requires federal chief information officers (CIOs) to coordinate with other executives and ensure that departments plan adequate funding and resources to execute these requirements. The provisions include several significant requirements to make federal websites more user friendly, usable, and robust for all users, including a requirement that digital formats of all paper-based forms be available within two years. Under the requirements of IDEA, federal websites must: *provide a customized digital experience to individual users *maintain a consistent appearance *be fully functional and usable on common mobile devices *use an industry-standard secure connection *contain a search function that allows users to easily search content intended for public use These user-friendly requirements overlap substantially with principles of Universal Design, and their use by federal agencies should help make federal websites easier to use for everyone, including people with disabilities. From slabarre at labarrelaw.com Fri Mar 8 13:18:26 2019 From: slabarre at labarrelaw.com (Scott C. LaBarre) Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2019 06:18:26 -0700 Subject: [blindlaw] FW: Attorney and Legal Internship Vacancies at the U.S. Department of Justice In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <001901d4d5b1$6aa939f0$3ffbadd0$@labarrelaw.com> fyi From: DOJlawjobs (OARM) Sent: Friday, March 8, 2019 6:14 AM To: Undisclosed recipients: Subject: Attorney and Legal Internship Vacancies at the U.S. Department of Justice Below is a list of current attorney and legal internship vacancies at the U.S. Department of Justice. The Department of Justice office places a high value on diversity of experiences and perspectives and encourages applications from all qualified men and women from all ethnic and racial backgrounds, veterans, LGBT individuals, and persons with disabilities. We welcome applications from candidates who are interested in positively contributing to Justice and hope that you will consider joining the dedicated public servants at the Department of Justice. 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Could someone tell me how to? Thanks a mill Ger From glnorman15 at hotmail.com Sun Mar 10 18:58:41 2019 From: glnorman15 at hotmail.com (GL Norman) Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2019 18:58:41 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] Summary Dialogue Held at G.M.F. Message-ID: Find a summary of an important conversation held in Wash. D.C. "We have published a summary of the event on the brief website and it can be found here" https://sciencetechbrief.com/2019/03/08/transatlantic-reflections-on-the-power-of-technology-for-inclusion-a-summary/. From p.harpur at law.uq.edu.au Sun Mar 10 19:38:07 2019 From: p.harpur at law.uq.edu.au (Paul Harpur) Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2019 19:38:07 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] Summary Dialogue Held at G.M.F. In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: This link appears to be broken 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 GL Norman via BlindLaw Sent: Monday, 11 March 2019 4:59 AM To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org; GDB_paw at groups.io Cc: GL Norman Subject: [blindlaw] Summary Dialogue Held at G.M.F. Find a summary of an important conversation held in Wash. D.C. "We have published a summary of the event on the brief website and it can be found here" https://sciencetechbrief.com/2019/03/08/transatlantic-reflections-on-the-power-of-technology-for-inclusion-a-summary/. _______________________________________________ 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/paulharpur%40gmail.com From dwiniecki at handid.org Sun Mar 10 19:52:46 2019 From: dwiniecki at handid.org (Donald Winiecki) Date: Sun, 10 Mar 2019 13:52:46 -0600 Subject: [blindlaw] Summary Dialogue Held at G.M.F. In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dr. Harpur, The link is working for me. Perhaps your E-mail reader breaking this URL into pieces with hard carriage returns at the end of each line. This will prevent the link from working. I have used the tool at http://tinyurl.com to make a short version of the same URL that will not be broken onto multiple lines in your E-mail reader. You will find that shortened URL below. http://tinyurl.com/yxbx2pya The original (and much longer) URL is included immediately below *.* https://sciencetechbrief.com/2019/03/08/transatlantic-reflections-on-the-power-of-technology-for-inclusion-a-summary/ Hope this helps, _don On Sun, Mar 10, 2019 at 1:39 PM Paul Harpur via BlindLaw < blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote: > This link appears to be broken > > > 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 GL > Norman via BlindLaw > Sent: Monday, 11 March 2019 4:59 AM > To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org; GDB_paw at groups.io > Cc: GL Norman > Subject: [blindlaw] Summary Dialogue Held at G.M.F. > > Find a summary of an important conversation held in Wash. D.C. > > "We have published a summary of the event on the brief website and it can > be found here" > > https://sciencetechbrief.com/2019/03/08/transatlantic-reflections-on-the-power-of-technology-for-inclusion-a-summary/ > < > https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsciencetechbrief.com%2F2019%2F03%2F08%2Ftransatlantic-reflections-on-the-power-of-technology-for-inclusion-a-summary%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7C5e6252fc4c6346bbb06708d6a3e382a1%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636876594869909339&sdata=3ntg1wC72itOSsD7QPWv%2FPuqSCiIh0i5zqYXfXJEuuE%3D&reserved=0 > >. > _______________________________________________ > 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/paulharpur%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/dwiniecki%40handid.org > From Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov Mon Mar 11 17:49:36 2019 From: Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov (Nightingale, Noel) Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2019 17:49:36 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] Federal communications Commission attorney position Message-ID: From: Jobs [mailto:jobs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Maurer, Patricia via Jobs Sent: Monday, March 11, 2019 7:50 AM To: 'jobs at nfbnet.org' Cc: Maurer, Patricia Subject: [Jobs] FW: Diversity Notification -----Original Message----- From: careerconnector at monstergovt.com [mailto:careerconnector at monstergovt.com] Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2019 3:33 AM To: Maurer, Patricia Subject: Diversity Notification National Federation of the Blind Sir/Madam Dear Sir/Madam: Your organization and its members might be interested in the following vacancy announcement: Announcement Number: ATTY-OEA-2019-003 Vacancy Description: Attorney-Advisor (General) Open Period: 03/08/2019 to 03/25/2019 Series/Grade: GS-0905B Attorney Advisor-12/13/14 Salary: (USD) $81,548 - (USD) $148,967 Hiring Agency: Federal Communications Commission Duty Location: Washington, DC, US For more information, please visit the vacancy announcement located at https://careerconnector.jobs.treas.gov/cc/fcc/vacancy/viewVacancyDetail!execute.hms?orgId=1751&jnum=175631. Thank you. Human Resources Management Federal Communications Commission -------------- next part -------------- _______________________________________________ Jobs mailing list Jobs at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/jobs_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Jobs: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/jobs_nfbnet.org/noel.nightingale%40ed.gov From Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov Tue Mar 12 16:54:25 2019 From: Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov (Nightingale, Noel) Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2019 16:54:25 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] ACLU of Washington is hiring a Youth Policy Counsel - please share Message-ID: From: John Midgley Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2019 9:34 AM To: ATJ Community Subject: [atj-community] ACLU is hiring a Youth Policy Counsel - please share The job description is attached and can also be found on the ACLU website --- You are currently subscribed to atj-community as: daquiz.abigail at dol.gov. 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Name: PAG - Youth Policy Counsel March 2019.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 149498 bytes Desc: PAG - Youth Policy Counsel March 2019.pdf URL: From Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov Thu Mar 14 18:59:21 2019 From: Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov (Nightingale, Noel) Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 18:59:21 +0000 Subject: [blindlaw] Federal Communications commission attorney position Message-ID: From: Jobs [mailto:jobs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Maurer, Patricia via Jobs Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2019 7:44 AM To: 'jobs at nfbnet.org' Cc: Maurer, Patricia Subject: [Jobs] FW: Diversity Notification -----Original Message----- From: careerconnector at monstergovt.com [mailto:careerconnector at monstergovt.com] Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2019 3:34 AM To: Maurer, Patricia Subject: Diversity Notification National Federation of the Blind Sir/Madam Dear Sir/Madam: Your organization and its members might be interested in the following vacancy announcement: Announcement Number: ATTY-WTB-2019-013 Vacancy Description: Attorney-Advisor Open Period: 03/13/2019 to 03/27/2019 Series/Grade: GS-0905B Attorney Advisor-13/14 Salary: (USD) $96,970 - (USD) $148,967 Hiring Agency: Federal Communications Commission Duty Location: Washington, DC, US For more information, please visit the vacancy announcement located at https://careerconnector.jobs.treas.gov/cc/fcc/vacancy/viewVacancyDetail!execute.hms?orgId=1751&jnum=173957. Thank you. Human Resources Management Federal Communications Commission -------------- next part -------------- _______________________________________________ Jobs mailing list Jobs at nfbnet.org http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/jobs_nfbnet.org To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Jobs: http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/jobs_nfbnet.org/noel.nightingale%40ed.gov From michael.steven.n at gmail.com Thu Mar 14 19:54:51 2019 From: michael.steven.n at gmail.com (Michael S. Nunez) Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 12:54:51 -0700 Subject: [blindlaw] Fwd: Disability Rights California looking to hire attorney to work on sensory disabilities access issues. Message-ID: Hello everyone, I am forwarding the below and attached job posting for a friend who is an attorney at Disability Rights California ("DRC"). DRC is looking to hire an attorney to work on sensory disability access issues. Best, Mike ----- Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2019 10:40 AM Subject: FW: Sensory Disabilities attorney posting Hi, Mike. Hope all is well with you. Wanted to see if you know of anyone who might be a good fit for a Sensory Disabilities Attorney position. The job description is in the body of this email and also in the attached WORD document. -Aaron Staff Attorney 1 Sensory Disabilities Civil Rights Practice Group (Oakland or San Diego office) SALARY RANGE: $57,585 - $77,169 DOE Apply by February 8, 2019 to be considered for the first round of interviews. The Sensory Disabilities Attorney will support and expand our existing litigation efforts on communication access for individuals with sensory disabilities. Current work includes challenging the Social Security Administration's failure to provide accessible kiosk's for individuals who are blind or have visual impairments; challenging California's failure to provide accessible Medicaid notices and materials for individuals who are blind or have visual impairments; and ensuring that people with developmental disabilities who are also Deaf or have hearing impairments and live in group homes have access to effective communication. The Civil Right Practice Group is a statewide team of attorneys focused on litigating complex and impactful cases to stop discrimination against people with disabilities. Our current goals include increasing and maintaining affordable, accessible housing; advocating against the criminalization of people with disabilities including those that are homeless; enforcing disability access rights and reducing discrimination in private and public programs and services; and ensuring that people with disabilities have access to courts, administrative agencies, and legal services. Minimum Qualifications: Juris Doctor degree (JD) plus admission to the California State Bar, plus 1-2 years' experience. Working at DRC is more than just a job - it is a rare opportunity to do what you are good at while making a difference! DRC offers competitive salaries and a generous benefit package. To view the detailed job description and complete the application process visit http://www.disabilityrightsca.org/Jobs/index.htm -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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I can use the system but I can't read the underlying documents on the system. I'm told this is because they are a HTML 5 rendering of a document, whatever that means. Any help very much appreciated, as trial has now started!!! Kind regards Ger From slabarre at labarrelaw.com Fri Mar 15 14:38:12 2019 From: slabarre at labarrelaw.com (Scott C. LaBarre) Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2019 08:38:12 -0600 Subject: [blindlaw] FW: Attorney and Legal Internship Vacancies at the U.S. Department of Justice In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <027901d4db3c$b79f5420$26ddfc60$@labarrelaw.com> fyi From: DOJlawjobs (OARM) Sent: Friday, March 15, 2019 7:11 AM To: Undisclosed recipients: Subject: Attorney and Legal Internship Vacancies at the U.S. Department of Justice Below is a list of current attorney and legal internship vacancies at the U.S. Department of Justice. 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