[blindLaw] BlindLaw Digest, Vol 195, Issue 10

Dirks, Kim (TR Product) kimberlee.dirks at thomsonreuters.com
Thu Aug 13 17:28:31 UTC 2020


Hello everyone, 

I'm a digital accessibility specialist and attorney at Thomson Reuters. I'd like to give you all a little more information about this Westlaw question. 

First of all, we recently released a button on both Westlaw and Westlaw Edge that allows people to copy the full citation for a case to their clipboard. The accessible name of the button in Edge is "Copy document citation to Clipboard." If you haven't used the button yet, it might be in a different technical state, and have the accessible name "Copy menu." I'm not sure because I've changed my default. The button also contains a dropdown that gives you the option of copying either the case citation or the URL for the document. Upon selecting one of the options, it becomes your default. 

Second, I want you to know that everyone who has communicated with us regarding the Copy with Reference frustration was heard. I'd like to tell you what we've done so far. A while ago we spent months researching how to resolve this. How Copy with Reference works is that when someone using a mouse selects text, a popup is automatically generated when a user stops highlighting text with their mouse and releases the left mouse button. 

As you probably know, when JAWS is used, most actions like this have taken place only inside the JAWS buffer, and that action doesn't get communicated out past the JAWS buffer. So while you can highlight text with JAWS using the keyboard, that selection doesn't move out from the JAWS buffer and get communicated to the browser. This matters because without the message moving to the browser, the popup is never triggered. We worked through many possible solutions, but ultimately could not get past the security issue that we created by opening the clipboard to the browser. We reported this issue to the Clipboard spec team with the World Wide Web Consortium ("W3C") and logged a bug with them because we felt the clipboard spec should address this security breach. We also reported this to Freedom Scientific. Ultimately, and to our frustration, the technology did not support a solution. 

Recently JAWS released some new functionality that may be a game-changer for us and may allow us to resolve the Copy with Reference issue. We are again investigating to see whether technology will support delivering the popup without using a mouse. 

Please continue reaching out to us with questions, comments, complaints, or anything on your mind about accessibility. We are committed to being inclusive and accessible. You can use westaccessibility at thomsonreuters.com to email us any time. I'm in that email group as well as the Reference Attorneys mentioned in the chain below. We love hearing from customers and value your insights and input enormously. 

Thank you for reading through this long post! 

Kim



Kimberlee Dirks, JD
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Thomson Reuters
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Individual email: kimberlee.dirks at tr.com

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Today's Topics:

   1. WestLaw's unhelpful response. (Seif-Eldeen Saqallah)
   2. Re: WestLaw's unhelpful response. (Singh, Nandini)
   3. Re: WestLaw's unhelpful response. (Seif-Eldeen Saqallah)


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Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2020 09:28:47 -0400
From: Seif-Eldeen Saqallah <seifs at umich.edu>
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Subject: [blindLaw] WestLaw's unhelpful response.
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Hello all,

Below is an unhelpful  response I received from Westlaw stating that one cannot copy both the quote and citation--including the pin--at the same time. It also states that there is no guide on how to use it with an accessible svreenreader.

I have heard otherwise, that options for these exist.

Any ideas?

Sincerely,
Seif



---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: "Rust-Small, Stephanie (Legal)" <stephanie.rust-small at thomsonreuters.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2020 12:07:32 +0000
Subject: RE: Does the Update TO WestLaw Enable Blind JAWS Users to copy a case quote and citation?
To: Seif-Eldeen Saqallah <seifs at umich.edu>

Dear Seif,

There is not an option to for JAWS to Copy with Reference - copy the language and then get the citation with the pin cite unfortunately.
The Copy Cite option is what is available with JAWS - I will pass along as feedback the request for Copy with Reference with JAWS.  We do not have a accessibility guide for JAWS and Westlaw unfortunately - If you have questions for navigating or would like to set up a training please reach out to myself or Jennifer Ibanez.

Kind Regards,

Stephanie

? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Stephanie Rust-Small
Reference Attorney

Thomson Reuters
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Phone: 1-800-328-4880

stephanie.rust-small at tr.com

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-----Original Message-----
From: Seif-Eldeen Saqallah <seifs at umich.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2020 1:06 PM
To: Rust-Small, Stephanie (Legal) <stephanie.rust-small at thomsonreuters.com>
Subject: Re: Does the Update TO WestLaw Enable Blind JAWS Users to copy a case quote and citation?

Thank you; I appreciate your response.
That is good to know. However, my question is on how to copy the quote and the citation for that case including the pin cite at which that quote is found.

Is there an accessibility guide outlining these and other topics?

Sincerely,
Seif

On 8/11/20, Rust-Small, Stephanie (Legal) <stephanie.rust-small at thomsonreuters.com> wrote:
> Dear Seif,
>
> Thank you for contacting the Accessibility group of Thomson Reuters.
>
> On Westlaw Edge the JAWS commands of Insert F5, F6, F7 for example 
> will work to navigate on the page.  If you are in a case document you 
> can do "insert F5" and then go to "Copy document citation to clipboard 
> button" press enter and then press enter again.  You will then have a 
> Copy Citation for this document option if you Tab you can then set to 
> the Citation format and then tab to Copy button and then you can paste this in your document.
>
> Jennifer and I provide training on Westlaw, or we can answer any 
> questions that you may have regarding using Westlaw with your accessibility software.
> We go over basic navigating and in-depth training for specific content 
> on Westlaw and using JAWS or other accessibility software.  We can 
> schedule phone training and we are generally available from 7am ? 6:30 
> pm CST time Monday ? Friday.
>
> Please let me know if you have any further questions.
>
>
> General email for Accessibility Team:
>
> WestAccessibility at thomsonreuters.com
>
>
> Reference Attorneys:
>
> Stephanie Rust-Small
> Phone Number: 952-214-5410
> Email: Stephanie.Rust-Small at tr.com
>
>
> Jennifer Ibanez
> Phone Number: 952-214-5436
> Email: Jennifer.Ibanez at tr.com
>
>
>
> Kind regards,
> Stephanie
>
>
> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
> ? ? ? ? Stephanie Rust-Small Reference Attorney
>
> Thomson Reuters
> the answer company
>
> Phone: 1-800-328-4880
>
> stephanie.rust-small at tr.com
>
> tr.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Seif-Eldeen Saqallah <seifs at umich.edu>
> Sent: Saturday, August 8, 2020 1:03 AM
> To: Eshare, Support <techsupport at thomsonreuters.com>; 
> WestAccessibility <West.WestAccessibility at thomsonreuters.com>
> Subject: Does the Update TO WestLaw Enable Blind JAWS Users to copy a 
> case quote and citation?
>
> Dear Westlaw,
>
> I hope you are well.
>
> I am glad to see that a new update to Westlaw is now available.
>
> DO you know if
> (1) there is a guide on how to use it with screenreaders such as JAWS;
>
> (2) if the accessibility issues I mentioned over the past few years 
> were fixed; and
>
> (3) specifically, how to copy a quote with its case and pin citation, 
> as I still do not know how to do so with JAWS on WestLaw, an issue I 
> rpeorted years ago.
>
> I hoped this issue
> would at least be addressed in the new update. Perhaps it is fixed and 
> I just do not yet know?
>
> I tried to do so, but could not find a way.
> Again, it would be helpful to have a screenreader guide to using Westlaw.
>
> As always, thank you for your assistance.
>
> Sincerely,
> Seif
>
>
>
> --
> Seif Saqallah
> (Pronouns: he/him/his.)
> University of Michigan
> Juris Doctor/
> Masters in Middle Eastern and North African Studies J.D/M.A Candidate
> |
> 2021
>
> International Studies, Arabic Studies, and Judaic Studies; Law, 
> Justice, and Social Change B.A | 2017
>
> 248-325-7091
> seifs at umich.edu
>
> Student Attorney | International Transactions Clinic University of 
> Michigan Law School
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> 701 South State Street
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International Studies, Arabic Studies, and Judaic Studies; Law, Justice, and Social Change B.A | 2017

248-325-7091
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International Studies, Arabic Studies, and Judaic Studies; Law, Justice, and Social Change B.A | 2017

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Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2020 13:50:54 +0000
From: "Singh, Nandini" <NSingh at cov.com>
To: Blind Law Mailing List <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blindLaw] WestLaw's unhelpful response.
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Hi Seif,

On copying language with reference, this does not work with JAWS. I understand that someone on this list found a way by using JAWS' multiple cursors, but the method remains cumbersome and likely unintuitive. I know a number of us have repeatedly asked Westlaw to fix this aspect of the platform. It would be such a great feature to have work with screen readers. I am not sure what is the roadblock, whether a technological shortcoming or bandwidth of the Westlaw developers. Ideally, JAWS coders and Westlaw developers would work on this aspect together to find a solution. I do use the ?copy citation? button located on any page of a legal reference to do exactly that, and I find that this does save me some time.

On the lack of an accessibility guide, that may be correct, though understandably annoying. I am not aware of a JAWS guide to Westlaw. I learned how to use Westlaw like my sighted peers. After an initial training, I played around on the platform. For things I could not quite figure out, I contacted the reference attorneys, including the ones who are knowledgeable about the operation of JAWS. Aside for the litigation analytics tool, which is something I have never had to use, Westlaw is pretty accessible.

Regards,
Nikki



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[EXTERNAL]



Hello all,



Below is an unhelpful  response I received from Westlaw stating that one cannot copy both the quote and citation--including the pin--at the same time. It also states that there is no guide on how to use it with an accessible svreenreader.



I have heard otherwise, that options for these exist.



Any ideas?



Sincerely,

Seif







---------- Forwarded message ----------

From: "Rust-Small, Stephanie (Legal)" <stephanie.rust-small at thomsonreuters.com<mailto:stephanie.rust-small at thomsonreuters.com>>

Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2020 12:07:32 +0000

Subject: RE: Does the Update TO WestLaw Enable Blind JAWS Users to copy a case quote and citation?

To: Seif-Eldeen Saqallah <seifs at umich.edu<mailto:seifs at umich.edu>>



Dear Seif,



There is not an option to for JAWS to Copy with Reference - copy the language and then get the citation with the pin cite unfortunately.

The Copy Cite option is what is available with JAWS - I will pass along as feedback the request for Copy with Reference with JAWS.  We do not have a accessibility guide for JAWS and Westlaw unfortunately - If you have questions for navigating or would like to set up a training please reach out to myself or Jennifer Ibanez.



Kind Regards,



Stephanie



? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Stephanie Rust-Small Reference Attorney



Thomson Reuters

the answer company



Phone: 1-800-328-4880



stephanie.rust-small at tr.com<mailto:stephanie.rust-small at tr.com>



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-----Original Message-----

From: Seif-Eldeen Saqallah <seifs at umich.edu<mailto:seifs at umich.edu>>

Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2020 1:06 PM

To: Rust-Small, Stephanie (Legal) <stephanie.rust-small at thomsonreuters.com<mailto:stephanie.rust-small at thomsonreuters.com>>

Subject: Re: Does the Update TO WestLaw Enable Blind JAWS Users to copy a case quote and citation?



Thank you; I appreciate your response.

That is good to know. However, my question is on how to copy the quote and the citation for that case including the pin cite at which that quote is found.



Is there an accessibility guide outlining these and other topics?



Sincerely,

Seif



On 8/11/20, Rust-Small, Stephanie (Legal) <stephanie.rust-small at thomsonreuters.com<mailto:stephanie.rust-small at thomsonreuters.com>> wrote:

> Dear Seif,

>

> Thank you for contacting the Accessibility group of Thomson Reuters.

>

> On Westlaw Edge the JAWS commands of Insert F5, F6, F7 for example

> will work to navigate on the page.  If you are in a case document you

> can do "insert F5" and then go to "Copy document citation to clipboard

> button" press enter and then press enter again.  You will then have a

> Copy Citation for this document option if you Tab you can then set to

> the Citation format and then tab to Copy button and then you can paste this in your document.

>

> Jennifer and I provide training on Westlaw, or we can answer any

> questions that you may have regarding using Westlaw with your accessibility software.

> We go over basic navigating and in-depth training for specific content

> on Westlaw and using JAWS or other accessibility software.  We can

> schedule phone training and we are generally available from 7am ? 6:30

> pm CST time Monday ? Friday.

>

> Please let me know if you have any further questions.

>

>

> General email for Accessibility Team:

>

> WestAccessibility at thomsonreuters.com<mailto:WestAccessibility at thomsonr
> euters.com>

>

>

> Reference Attorneys:

>

> Stephanie Rust-Small

> Phone Number: 952-214-5410

> Email: Stephanie.Rust-Small at tr.com<mailto:Stephanie.Rust-Small at tr.com>

>

>

> Jennifer Ibanez

> Phone Number: 952-214-5436

> Email: Jennifer.Ibanez at tr.com<mailto:Jennifer.Ibanez at tr.com>

>

>

>

> Kind regards,

> Stephanie

>

>

> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

> ? ? ? ? Stephanie Rust-Small Reference Attorney

>

> Thomson Reuters

> the answer company

>

> Phone: 1-800-328-4880

>

> stephanie.rust-small at tr.com<mailto:stephanie.rust-small at tr.com>

>

> tr.com

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: Seif-Eldeen Saqallah <seifs at umich.edu<mailto:seifs at umich.edu>>

> Sent: Saturday, August 8, 2020 1:03 AM

> To: Eshare, Support 
> <techsupport at thomsonreuters.com<mailto:techsupport at thomsonreuters.com>
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> WestAccessibility 
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> ty at thomsonreuters.com>>

> Subject: Does the Update TO WestLaw Enable Blind JAWS Users to copy a

> case quote and citation?

>

> Dear Westlaw,

>

> I hope you are well.

>

> I am glad to see that a new update to Westlaw is now available.

>

> DO you know if

> (1) there is a guide on how to use it with screenreaders such as JAWS;

>

> (2) if the accessibility issues I mentioned over the past few years

> were fixed; and

>

> (3) specifically, how to copy a quote with its case and pin citation,

> as I still do not know how to do so with JAWS on WestLaw, an issue I

> rpeorted years ago.

>

> I hoped this issue

> would at least be addressed in the new update. Perhaps it is fixed and

> I just do not yet know?

>

> I tried to do so, but could not find a way.

> Again, it would be helpful to have a screenreader guide to using Westlaw.

>

> As always, thank you for your assistance.

>

> Sincerely,

> Seif

>

>

>

> --

> Seif Saqallah

> (Pronouns: he/him/his.)

> University of Michigan

> Juris Doctor/

> Masters in Middle Eastern and North African Studies J.D/M.A Candidate

> |

> 2021

>

> International Studies, Arabic Studies, and Judaic Studies; Law,

> Justice, and Social Change B.A | 2017

>

> 248-325-7091

> seifs at umich.edu<mailto:seifs at umich.edu>

>

> Student Attorney | International Transactions Clinic University of

> Michigan Law School

> 3120 Jeffries Hall

> 701 South State Street

> Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109

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University of Michigan

Juris Doctor/

Masters in Middle Eastern and North African Studies J.D/M.A Candidate | 2021



International Studies, Arabic Studies, and Judaic Studies; Law, Justice, and Social Change B.A | 2017



248-325-7091

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University of Michigan

Juris Doctor/

Masters in Middle Eastern and North African Studies J.D/M.A Candidate | 2021



International Studies, Arabic Studies, and Judaic Studies; Law, Justice, and Social Change B.A | 2017



248-325-7091

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Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2020 09:56:25 -0400
From: Seif-Eldeen Saqallah <seifs at umich.edu>
To: Blind Law Mailing List <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blindLaw] WestLaw's unhelpful response.
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Thank you, Nikki; this is helpful and encouraging.

Sincerely,
Seif

On 8/12/20, Singh, Nandini via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi Seif,
>
> On copying language with reference, this does not work with JAWS. I 
> understand that someone on this list found a way by using JAWS' 
> multiple cursors, but the method remains cumbersome and likely 
> unintuitive. I know a number of us have repeatedly asked Westlaw to 
> fix this aspect of the platform. It would be such a great feature to have work with screen readers.
> I am not sure what is the roadblock, whether a technological 
> shortcoming or bandwidth of the Westlaw developers. Ideally, JAWS 
> coders and Westlaw developers would work on this aspect together to 
> find a solution. I do use the ?copy citation? button located on any 
> page of a legal reference to do exactly that, and I find that this does save me some time.
>
> On the lack of an accessibility guide, that may be correct, though 
> understandably annoying. I am not aware of a JAWS guide to Westlaw. I 
> learned how to use Westlaw like my sighted peers. After an initial 
> training, I played around on the platform. For things I could not 
> quite figure out, I contacted the reference attorneys, including the 
> ones who are knowledgeable about the operation of JAWS. Aside for the 
> litigation analytics tool, which is something I have never had to use, Westlaw is pretty accessible.
>
> Regards,
> Nikki
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindLaw <blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Seif-Eldeen 
> Saqallah via BlindLaw
> Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2020 9:29 AM
> To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Seif-Eldeen Saqallah <seifs at umich.edu>
> Subject: [blindLaw] WestLaw's unhelpful response.
>
>
>
> [EXTERNAL]
>
>
>
> Hello all,
>
>
>
> Below is an unhelpful  response I received from Westlaw stating that 
> one cannot copy both the quote and citation--including the pin--at the 
> same time. It also states that there is no guide on how to use it with 
> an accessible svreenreader.
>
>
>
> I have heard otherwise, that options for these exist.
>
>
>
> Any ideas?
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Seif
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>
> From: "Rust-Small, Stephanie (Legal)"
> <stephanie.rust-small at thomsonreuters.com<mailto:stephanie.rust-small at t
> homsonreuters.com>>
>
> Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2020 12:07:32 +0000
>
> Subject: RE: Does the Update TO WestLaw Enable Blind JAWS Users to 
> copy a case quote and citation?
>
> To: Seif-Eldeen Saqallah <seifs at umich.edu<mailto:seifs at umich.edu>>
>
>
>
> Dear Seif,
>
>
>
> There is not an option to for JAWS to Copy with Reference - copy the 
> language and then get the citation with the pin cite unfortunately.
>
> The Copy Cite option is what is available with JAWS - I will pass 
> along as feedback the request for Copy with Reference with JAWS.  We 
> do not have a accessibility guide for JAWS and Westlaw unfortunately - 
> If you have questions for navigating or would like to set up a 
> training please reach out to myself or Jennifer Ibanez.
>
>
>
> Kind Regards,
>
>
>
> Stephanie
>
>
>
> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
> ? Stephanie Rust-Small Reference Attorney
>
>
>
> Thomson Reuters
>
> the answer company
>
>
>
> Phone: 1-800-328-4880
>
>
>
> stephanie.rust-small at tr.com<mailto:stephanie.rust-small at tr.com>
>
>
>
> tr.com
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> From: Seif-Eldeen Saqallah <seifs at umich.edu<mailto:seifs at umich.edu>>
>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2020 1:06 PM
>
> To: Rust-Small, Stephanie (Legal)
> <stephanie.rust-small at thomsonreuters.com<mailto:stephanie.rust-small at t
> homsonreuters.com>>
>
> Subject: Re: Does the Update TO WestLaw Enable Blind JAWS Users to 
> copy a case quote and citation?
>
>
>
> Thank you; I appreciate your response.
>
> That is good to know. However, my question is on how to copy the quote 
> and the citation for that case including the pin cite at which that 
> quote is found.
>
>
>
> Is there an accessibility guide outlining these and other topics?
>
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Seif
>
>
>
> On 8/11/20, Rust-Small, Stephanie (Legal) 
> <stephanie.rust-small at thomsonreuters.com<mailto:stephanie.rust-small at t
> homsonreuters.com>>
> wrote:
>
>> Dear Seif,
>
>>
>
>> Thank you for contacting the Accessibility group of Thomson Reuters.
>
>>
>
>> On Westlaw Edge the JAWS commands of Insert F5, F6, F7 for example
>
>> will work to navigate on the page.  If you are in a case document you
>
>> can do "insert F5" and then go to "Copy document citation to 
>> clipboard
>
>> button" press enter and then press enter again.  You will then have a
>
>> Copy Citation for this document option if you Tab you can then set to
>
>> the Citation format and then tab to Copy button and then you can 
>> paste this in your document.
>
>>
>
>> Jennifer and I provide training on Westlaw, or we can answer any
>
>> questions that you may have regarding using Westlaw with your 
>> accessibility software.
>
>> We go over basic navigating and in-depth training for specific 
>> content
>
>> on Westlaw and using JAWS or other accessibility software.  We can
>
>> schedule phone training and we are generally available from 7am ? 
>> 6:30
>
>> pm CST time Monday ? Friday.
>
>>
>
>> Please let me know if you have any further questions.
>
>>
>
>>
>
>> General email for Accessibility Team:
>
>>
>
>> WestAccessibility at thomsonreuters.com<mailto:WestAccessibility at thomson
>> reuters.com>
>
>>
>
>>
>
>> Reference Attorneys:
>
>>
>
>> Stephanie Rust-Small
>
>> Phone Number: 952-214-5410
>
>> Email: 
>> Stephanie.Rust-Small at tr.com<mailto:Stephanie.Rust-Small at tr.com>
>
>>
>
>>
>
>> Jennifer Ibanez
>
>> Phone Number: 952-214-5436
>
>> Email: Jennifer.Ibanez at tr.com<mailto:Jennifer.Ibanez at tr.com>
>
>>
>
>>
>
>>
>
>> Kind regards,
>
>> Stephanie
>
>>
>
>>
>
>> ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
>
>> ? ? ? ? Stephanie Rust-Small Reference Attorney
>
>>
>
>> Thomson Reuters
>
>> the answer company
>
>>
>
>> Phone: 1-800-328-4880
>
>>
>
>> stephanie.rust-small at tr.com<mailto:stephanie.rust-small at tr.com>
>
>>
>
>> tr.com
>
>>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>
>> From: Seif-Eldeen Saqallah <seifs at umich.edu<mailto:seifs at umich.edu>>
>
>> Sent: Saturday, August 8, 2020 1:03 AM
>
>> To: Eshare, Support
>> <techsupport at thomsonreuters.com<mailto:techsupport at thomsonreuters.com
>> >>;
>
>> WestAccessibility
>> <West.WestAccessibility at thomsonreuters.com<mailto:West.WestAccessibil
>> ity at thomsonreuters.com>>
>
>> Subject: Does the Update TO WestLaw Enable Blind JAWS Users to copy a
>
>> case quote and citation?
>
>>
>
>> Dear Westlaw,
>
>>
>
>> I hope you are well.
>
>>
>
>> I am glad to see that a new update to Westlaw is now available.
>
>>
>
>> DO you know if
>
>> (1) there is a guide on how to use it with screenreaders such as 
>> JAWS;
>
>>
>
>> (2) if the accessibility issues I mentioned over the past few years
>
>> were fixed; and
>
>>
>
>> (3) specifically, how to copy a quote with its case and pin citation,
>
>> as I still do not know how to do so with JAWS on WestLaw, an issue I
>
>> rpeorted years ago.
>
>>
>
>> I hoped this issue
>
>> would at least be addressed in the new update. Perhaps it is fixed 
>> and
>
>> I just do not yet know?
>
>>
>
>> I tried to do so, but could not find a way.
>
>> Again, it would be helpful to have a screenreader guide to using Westlaw.
>
>>
>
>> As always, thank you for your assistance.
>
>>
>
>> Sincerely,
>
>> Seif
>
>>
>
>>
>
>>
>
>> --
>
>> Seif Saqallah
>
>> (Pronouns: he/him/his.)
>
>> University of Michigan
>
>> Juris Doctor/
>
>> Masters in Middle Eastern and North African Studies J.D/M.A Candidate
>
>> |
>
>> 2021
>
>>
>
>> International Studies, Arabic Studies, and Judaic Studies; Law,
>
>> Justice, and Social Change B.A | 2017
>
>>
>
>> 248-325-7091
>
>> seifs at umich.edu<mailto:seifs at umich.edu>
>
>>
>
>> Student Attorney | International Transactions Clinic University of
>
>> Michigan Law School
>
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>
>> 701 South State Street
>
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> Seif Saqallah
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> University of Michigan
>
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>
> Masters in Middle Eastern and North African Studies J.D/M.A Candidate 
> |
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(Pronouns: he/him/his.)
University of Michigan
Juris Doctor/
Masters in Middle Eastern and North African Studies J.D/M.A Candidate | 2021

International Studies, Arabic Studies, and Judaic Studies; Law, Justice, and Social Change B.A | 2017

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