[blindLaw] trial level clerkship accommodations

[Ronza Othman]

Hi Garret,
When I was a law clerk - admittedly forever ago, I had to use a human reader
for hard copy documents.  Voc Rehab paid for it since the clerkship was
unpaid.  But if your clerkship is paid, then you are considered an employee
and are entitled to reasonable accommodations to be provided by the
judiciary.  I'd suggest human readers and perhaps a subscription to
something like Aira Government Edition for on-demand live reader assistance.
I don't see any court moving to electronic processing between now and May if
they haven't already started the process.

Separately but relatedly, I just sent an email introducing you to the
Counsel to the Maryland Judiciary.  He and I just literally finished
recording a class for the judicial college on accessing the courts this
morning.  Hopefully he can help accommodations-wise, but he's just a good
person to know in general.

Yours,

Ronza




Ronza Othman, President
National Federation of the Blind of Maryland
443-426-4110
Pronouns: she, her, hers

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Subject: [blindLaw] trial level clerkship accommodations

Hello all

 

I am getting ready to graduate law school and I am applying for clerkships.
One of the jurisdictions I am applying to does not have an electronic
system. All files are hardcopy. I was wondering if any of you have recently
served in a clerkship where all files were in hardcopy print? What
techniques did you deploy to fulfill your duties? What accommodations did
you ask for? 

 

 

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