[blindLaw] Accessibility ofCaseText with screen readers

Vaughn Brown vaughnlbrown87 at gmail.com
Wed Jun 9 14:41:57 UTC 2021


Hello, Melissa,

Have you tried using the state website or the court of the state's
website? Many lawyers do not have access to fancy databases, instead
they use free resources such as court sites.

Kind regards,

Vaughn

On 6/8/21, Melissa Allman via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi everybody. I recall there was a thread recently about the accessibility
> of some case law databases so bear with me if this question was already
> answered. What do folks think about the accessibility of case Text?
>
>  I signed up for a free trial and attempted to download a copy of a statute
> that I found as a PDF but the download button is not labeled. I see other
> unlabeled buttons as well. What have other people experienced? I am using
> jaws 2021 and Windows 10. I recall taking a brief look at this database
> about a year ago and thinking it was a bit more accessible.  I am doing a
> project that involves researching a large number of state statutes and I
> thought this database might work well for that which is why I was checking
> it out.  in my current job I am not actually practicing law so we don’t have
> a subscription to a database like Westlaw or Lexus. Just providing some
> context there. Thanks. for  any thoughts .
> Melissa
> Sent from my iPhone
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