From Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov  Wed Sep  1 14:56:20 2021
From: Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov (Nightingale, Noel)
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2021 14:56:20 +0000
Subject: [blindLaw] This Month in Disability Rights - August 2021--law
 student interns/externs wanted
Message-ID: <SA9PR09MB5454774DEA094F049EE2C10EF9CD9@SA9PR09MB5454.namprd09.prod.outlook.com>

            Thought some on this list might be interested in the legal interns/externs opportunity described below.

From: Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund <shenderson at dredf.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2021 5:45 PM


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From lady.arwen15 at gmail.com  Thu Sep  2 22:22:27 2021
From: lady.arwen15 at gmail.com (Chelsea Dye)
Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2021 18:22:27 -0400
Subject: [blindLaw] Legal studies degree resources
Message-ID: <CAJ8UPHZD4EqEEuLtVP6Y9QR2w4QM5MF86xGeUMckv05PgZq+Jg@mail.gmail.com>

Hello,

I've just begun a Legal Studies degree with the University of Illinois
- Springfield. Thus far I've found my first class, Intro to Legal
Studies, to be informative.

I'd like to know where good legal resources can be found. For example,
one of my classmates mentioned Black's Law Dictionary. I downloaded
the 7th edition from Bookshare, but it's over 20 years old. Also, on
our course syllabus, there are sections called Cases to Know, followed
by a title such as X v. Y. Where are these cases found and how
accessible is that information?

Thanks,
Chelsea


From sanho817 at gmail.com  Thu Sep  2 22:28:42 2021
From: sanho817 at gmail.com (Sanho Steele-Louchart)
Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2021 17:28:42 -0500
Subject: [blindLaw] Legal studies degree resources
In-Reply-To: <CAJ8UPHZD4EqEEuLtVP6Y9QR2w4QM5MF86xGeUMckv05PgZq+Jg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAJ8UPHZD4EqEEuLtVP6Y9QR2w4QM5MF86xGeUMckv05PgZq+Jg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAL6jpewy=v-L7qRvUAdWEmR9kMoCVhE7f+jR+-PXsUhqSdXBqA@mail.gmail.com>

Chelsea,

You can find an even older copy of Black's Law dictionary on their website at
https://thelawdictionary.org/

Unfortunately, many up-to-date resources need to be bought and put
through OCR to be accessible to us. As for cases, you may have access
to WestLaw or Lexis through your school's group accounts. If not,
you'd need to use the Supreme Court website, Justia, and other
relatively lay resources. You can often just Google the case name or
its citation to pull up the opinion and background.



On 9/2/21, Chelsea Dye via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I've just begun a Legal Studies degree with the University of Illinois
> - Springfield. Thus far I've found my first class, Intro to Legal
> Studies, to be informative.
>
> I'd like to know where good legal resources can be found. For example,
> one of my classmates mentioned Black's Law Dictionary. I downloaded
> the 7th edition from Bookshare, but it's over 20 years old. Also, on
> our course syllabus, there are sections called Cases to Know, followed
> by a title such as X v. Y. Where are these cases found and how
> accessible is that information?
>
> Thanks,
> Chelsea
>
> _______________________________________________
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Sanho
He, Him, His


From michael.mcglashon at comcast.net  Thu Sep  2 22:44:16 2021
From: michael.mcglashon at comcast.net (MIKE MCGLASHON)
Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2021 18:44:16 -0400
Subject: [blindLaw] Legal studies degree resources
In-Reply-To: <CAJ8UPHZD4EqEEuLtVP6Y9QR2w4QM5MF86xGeUMckv05PgZq+Jg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAJ8UPHZD4EqEEuLtVP6Y9QR2w4QM5MF86xGeUMckv05PgZq+Jg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <48ae01d7a04c$1218c1d0$364a4570$@comcast.net>

Hi ms Chelsea:

You can also look at:
caselaw.findlaw.com
for cases as well.

Also oyez.com is good if you wish to hear actual argument,
(it also has accompanying opinions);
It has audio from most supreme court cases from 1955 on;


Please advise as you like.

Mike M.

Mike mcglashon
Email: Michael.mcglashon at comcast.net
Ph: 618 783 9331

-----Original Message-----
From: BlindLaw <blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Chelsea Dye via
BlindLaw
Sent: Thursday, September 2, 2021 6:22 PM
To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org
Cc: Chelsea Dye <lady.arwen15 at gmail.com>
Subject: [blindLaw] Legal studies degree resources

Hello,

I've just begun a Legal Studies degree with the University of Illinois
- Springfield. Thus far I've found my first class, Intro to Legal Studies,
to be informative.

I'd like to know where good legal resources can be found. For example, one
of my classmates mentioned Black's Law Dictionary. I downloaded the 7th
edition from Bookshare, but it's over 20 years old. Also, on our course
syllabus, there are sections called Cases to Know, followed by a title such
as X v. Y. Where are these cases found and how accessible is that
information?

Thanks,
Chelsea

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From vaughnlbrown87 at gmail.com  Thu Sep  2 23:02:47 2021
From: vaughnlbrown87 at gmail.com (vaughnlbrown87 at gmail.com)
Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2021 16:02:47 -0700
Subject: [blindLaw] Legal studies degree resources
In-Reply-To: <CAJ8UPHZD4EqEEuLtVP6Y9QR2w4QM5MF86xGeUMckv05PgZq+Jg@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAJ8UPHZD4EqEEuLtVP6Y9QR2w4QM5MF86xGeUMckv05PgZq+Jg@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <001801d7a04e$a60fde30$f22f9a90$@gmail.com>

Hello, Chelsea,

I graduated from the same program last May! How awesome to meet you. Yes,
the courses are interesting and the professors are excellent.

As you progress through the program you will gather a selection of
resources. Let me look at what I can find and send you a starter set.

Kindly,

Vaughn

-----Original Message-----
From: BlindLaw <blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Chelsea Dye via
BlindLaw
Sent: Thursday, September 2, 2021 3:22 PM
To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org
Cc: Chelsea Dye <lady.arwen15 at gmail.com>
Subject: [blindLaw] Legal studies degree resources

Hello,

I've just begun a Legal Studies degree with the University of Illinois
- Springfield. Thus far I've found my first class, Intro to Legal
Studies, to be informative.

I'd like to know where good legal resources can be found. For example,
one of my classmates mentioned Black's Law Dictionary. I downloaded
the 7th edition from Bookshare, but it's over 20 years old. Also, on
our course syllabus, there are sections called Cases to Know, followed
by a title such as X v. Y. Where are these cases found and how
accessible is that information?

Thanks,
Chelsea

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From syedrizvinfb at gmail.com  Thu Sep  2 23:06:02 2021
From: syedrizvinfb at gmail.com (Syed Rizvi)
Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2021 19:06:02 -0400
Subject: [blindLaw] Bluebook
Message-ID: <8D884065-39B3-46FF-87D2-E484A14E15B9@gmail.com>

Hi All,

We just started using the Bluebook in school. I've never had to do anything like this so I don't know the JAWS commands and alternative techniques to Bluebook. Does anyone have a cheat sheet so I don't have to reinvent the wheel.

Syed 




-- 
Syed Mahmud Rizvi 

SyedRizviNFB at gmail.com 
(413)250-3523 

Harvard Law School, JD Candidate, 2024 
Paul and Daisy Soros Fellow 
Jacobus Tenbroek Fellow 
SEO Law Fellow 
Lighthouse Guild Scholar 

The University of Texas at Austin, BA in Government, 2020 
Dean's Distinguished Graduate

From sanho817 at gmail.com  Thu Sep  2 23:11:53 2021
From: sanho817 at gmail.com (Sanho Steele-Louchart)
Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2021 18:11:53 -0500
Subject: [blindLaw] Bluebook
In-Reply-To: <8D884065-39B3-46FF-87D2-E484A14E15B9@gmail.com>
References: <8D884065-39B3-46FF-87D2-E484A14E15B9@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAL6jpeypoLYG+E-Li2x=B22cDfKdu0Ovz5KtVqgb8B1HXOquoA@mail.gmail.com>

Syed,

First, the most accessible version for me was the Bluebook Online.
Your school may buy you a subscription if they haven't already. It can
be accessed at
https://www.legalbluebook.com/

The two primary commands are JAWS/NVDA key+F for font and Control+D
and then tab through if you're in a Word document and you think the
font command is incorrect. If you have JAWS, you might also want to
click JAWS key+F2, go to default, go to soundschemes, and find a
soundscheme that will meet your needs.



On 9/2/21, Syed Rizvi via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> We just started using the Bluebook in school. I've never had to do anything
> like this so I don't know the JAWS commands and alternative techniques to
> Bluebook. Does anyone have a cheat sheet so I don't have to reinvent the
> wheel.
>
> Syed
>
>
>
>
> --
> Syed Mahmud Rizvi
>
> SyedRizviNFB at gmail.com
> (413)250-3523
>
> Harvard Law School, JD Candidate, 2024
> Paul and Daisy Soros Fellow
> Jacobus Tenbroek Fellow
> SEO Law Fellow
> Lighthouse Guild Scholar
>
> The University of Texas at Austin, BA in Government, 2020
> Dean's Distinguished Graduate
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From kaybaycar at gmail.com  Fri Sep  3 01:12:57 2021
From: kaybaycar at gmail.com (Julie McGinnity)
Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2021 21:12:57 -0400
Subject: [blindLaw] Bluebook
In-Reply-To: <CAL6jpeypoLYG+E-Li2x=B22cDfKdu0Ovz5KtVqgb8B1HXOquoA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <8D884065-39B3-46FF-87D2-E484A14E15B9@gmail.com>
 <CAL6jpeypoLYG+E-Li2x=B22cDfKdu0Ovz5KtVqgb8B1HXOquoA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAHox4D+zZeK6Pb4XJDhVpnWJvZ2Q=4J8QJA514urWpzkztiyqw@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Syed,

Yes, I second using the Bluebook online. I didn't even know it was a
thing until my spring semester, and I wish I would have been aware of
it sooner.

Learning to Bluebook is really hard at first. Be patient with
yourself. Check and double check everything you write down. I used
insert F a lot to check font and underlines. Not sure I really used
any other commands frequently, but I may have blocked all of legal
writing out of my memory by now. Lol Use of the sound schemes with
Jaws is a good idea.

Good luck...

Julie

On 9/2/21, Sanho Steele-Louchart via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Syed,
>
> First, the most accessible version for me was the Bluebook Online.
> Your school may buy you a subscription if they haven't already. It can
> be accessed at
> https://www.legalbluebook.com/
>
> The two primary commands are JAWS/NVDA key+F for font and Control+D
> and then tab through if you're in a Word document and you think the
> font command is incorrect. If you have JAWS, you might also want to
> click JAWS key+F2, go to default, go to soundschemes, and find a
> soundscheme that will meet your needs.
>
>
>
> On 9/2/21, Syed Rizvi via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> We just started using the Bluebook in school. I've never had to do
>> anything
>> like this so I don't know the JAWS commands and alternative techniques to
>> Bluebook. Does anyone have a cheat sheet so I don't have to reinvent the
>> wheel.
>>
>> Syed
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Syed Mahmud Rizvi
>>
>> SyedRizviNFB at gmail.com
>> (413)250-3523
>>
>> Harvard Law School, JD Candidate, 2024
>> Paul and Daisy Soros Fellow
>> Jacobus Tenbroek Fellow
>> SEO Law Fellow
>> Lighthouse Guild Scholar
>>
>> The University of Texas at Austin, BA in Government, 2020
>> Dean's Distinguished Graduate
>> _______________________________________________
>> 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
>>
>
>
> --
> Warmth,
> Sanho
> He, Him, His
>
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MM Vocal Performance, 2015; American University Washington College of
Law, JD Candidate 2023


From slabarre at labarrelaw.com  Fri Sep  3 15:44:34 2021
From: slabarre at labarrelaw.com (Scott C. LaBarre)
Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2021 09:44:34 -0600
Subject: [blindLaw] FW: Attorney General's Honors Program and Summer Law
	Intern Program
In-Reply-To: <DM3P110MB0554F183BD5B93E66F4C9F7DC2CF9@DM3P110MB0554.NAMP110.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM>
References: <DM3P110MB0554B5A247ED3B0D5210EADCC2CF9@DM3P110MB0554.NAMP110.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM>
 <DM3P110MB0554F183BD5B93E66F4C9F7DC2CF9@DM3P110MB0554.NAMP110.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM>
Message-ID: <00ce01d7a0da$98ae6680$ca0b3380$@labarrelaw.com>

FYI

 

From: DOJlawjobs (OARM) <DOJlawjobs at usdoj.gov> 
Sent: Friday, September 3, 2021 9:30 AM
To: DOJlawjobs (OARM) <DOJlawjobs at usdoj.gov>
Subject: Attorney General's Honors Program and Summer Law Intern Program 

 

Good Morning:

 

Before we head into the long weekend, we wanted to send a reminder that the
U.S. Department of Justice Attorney General's Honors Program (HP) and Summer
Law Intern Program (SLIP) application closes on Wednesday, September 8,
2021, at 11:59 PM ET. Applications must be submitted via the online
application and late applications will not be accepted. 

 

We have many exciting opportunities, including over 150 permanent and
term-limited, entry-level attorney positions as well as paid summer legal
internships. As an additional reminder, we recently added the
<https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/deputy-attorney-general-lisa-monaco-announce
s-creation-new-cyber-fellows-positions> Cyber Fellowship to the list of HP
opportunities. The Department places a high value on diversity of
experiences and perspectives and encourages applications from candidates
from all ethnic and racial backgrounds, veterans, LGBT individuals, and
persons with disabilities. 

 

Please share this message and encourage your membership to review the
detailed information about the HP and SLIP at the links below. On those
sites, they will find more information about eligibility, offices
participating, the number of available positions, and the application link.

 

*	HP:   https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/entry-level-attorneys
*	SLIP:
https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/summer-law-intern-program
*	Application Tips:
https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/application-tips-and-checklist.

 

Information about all of DOJ's legal hiring programs, including experienced
attorney hiring and volunteer internships, is online at
<https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers>
https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers. 

 

Thank you for your cooperation in spreading the word. 

 

 

 


From adity.sharma655 at gmail.com  Mon Sep  6 14:34:55 2021
From: adity.sharma655 at gmail.com (Adity Sharma)
Date: Mon, 6 Sep 2021 10:34:55 -0400
Subject: [blindLaw] Redacting documents with Adobe Acrobat Pro Using Jaws
Message-ID: <CAMn_gBRNE-GAbEw6Uh1nMLsGf-V1j+_LzhpsoCdsYB2RytQqiQ@mail.gmail.com>

Good morning,

Has anyone used Adobe acrobat Pro to redact documents with Jaws?

I was wondering if there are Jaws keystroke commands to make the Adobe
document editable, so information can be appropriately edited out.

Thank you in advance.

Best regards

Adity Sharma, Esq.


From rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com  Tue Sep  7 18:35:05 2021
From: rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com (Rahul Bajaj)
Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2021 00:05:05 +0530
Subject: [blindLaw] Fighting together: A blind lawyer on his journey
 clerking for Supreme Court Justice Chandrachud
Message-ID: <CADFycPYrLKdJyf3w=X1YjvNcTun2Ubo2Us9sLKiO6QiG3o8+rw@mail.gmail.com>

link:
https://scroll.in/­article/1004657/­fighting-together-a-b­lind-lawyer-on-his-j­ourney-clerking-for-­supreme-court-justic­e-chandrachud?fbclid­=IwAR1txMKfjOUdw09I4­yEAWVJ3WOIBSo8pqGrDL­eJZ_LwXD9WAhmtqOyR2Y­7c

Rahul


-- 
--
Rahul Bajaj
Senior Resident Fellow,
Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, New Delhi, India
Rhodes Scholar (India and Linacre 2018)
University of Oxford


From rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com  Sun Sep 12 20:05:17 2021
From: rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com (Rahul Bajaj)
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2021 01:35:17 +0530
Subject: [blindLaw] Fighting together: A blind lawyer on his journey
 clerking for Supreme Court Justice Chandrachud
In-Reply-To: <CADFycPYrLKdJyf3w=X1YjvNcTun2Ubo2Us9sLKiO6QiG3o8+rw@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CADFycPYrLKdJyf3w=X1YjvNcTun2Ubo2Us9sLKiO6QiG3o8+rw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CADFycPYvApezUPhMyXKAT3i=4bCP1S-Yy8yy6czvtkcPfm8mpQ@mail.gmail.com>

Hi,

I just realized that the link in the previous mail was broken. Here is
the correct link:
https://scroll.in/article/1004657/fighting-together-a-blind-lawyer-on-his-journey-clerking-for-supreme-court-justice-chandrachud

Rahul




On 08/09/2021, Rahul Bajaj <rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com> wrote:
> link:
> https://scroll.in/­article/1004657/­fighting-together-a-b­lind-lawyer-on-his-j­ourney-clerking-for-­supreme-court-justic­e-chandrachud?fbclid­=IwAR1txMKfjOUdw09I4­yEAWVJ3WOIBSo8pqGrDL­eJZ_LwXD9WAhmtqOyR2Y­7c
>
> Rahul
>
>
> --
> --
> Rahul Bajaj
> Senior Resident Fellow,
> Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, New Delhi, India
> Rhodes Scholar (India and Linacre 2018)
> University of Oxford
>


-- 
--
Rahul Bajaj
Senior Resident Fellow,
Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, New Delhi, India
Rhodes Scholar (India and Linacre 2018)
University of Oxford


From vaughnlbrown87 at gmail.com  Mon Sep 13 15:08:08 2021
From: vaughnlbrown87 at gmail.com (vaughnlbrown87 at gmail.com)
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2021 08:08:08 -0700
Subject: [blindLaw] Fighting together: A blind lawyer on his journey
 clerking for Supreme Court Justice Chandrachud
In-Reply-To: <CADFycPYvApezUPhMyXKAT3i=4bCP1S-Yy8yy6czvtkcPfm8mpQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CADFycPYrLKdJyf3w=X1YjvNcTun2Ubo2Us9sLKiO6QiG3o8+rw@mail.gmail.com>
 <CADFycPYvApezUPhMyXKAT3i=4bCP1S-Yy8yy6czvtkcPfm8mpQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <00fd01d7a8b1$29cdf440$7d69dcc0$@gmail.com>

Very well written. Thank you for sharing!

-----Original Message-----
From: BlindLaw <blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Rahul Bajaj via BlindLaw
Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2021 1:05 PM
To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org
Cc: Rahul Bajaj <rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [blindLaw] Fighting together: A blind lawyer on his journey clerking for Supreme Court Justice Chandrachud

Hi,

I just realized that the link in the previous mail was broken. Here is
the correct link:
https://scroll.in/article/1004657/fighting-together-a-blind-lawyer-on-his-journey-clerking-for-supreme-court-justice-chandrachud

Rahul




On 08/09/2021, Rahul Bajaj <rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com> wrote:
> link:
> https://scroll.in/­article/1004657/­fighting-together-a-b­lind-lawyer-on-his-j­ourney-clerking-for-­supreme-court-justic­e-chandrachud?fbclid­=IwAR1txMKfjOUdw09I4­yEAWVJ3WOIBSo8pqGrDL­eJZ_LwXD9WAhmtqOyR2Y­7c
>
> Rahul
>
>
> --
> --
> Rahul Bajaj
> Senior Resident Fellow,
> Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, New Delhi, India
> Rhodes Scholar (India and Linacre 2018)
> University of Oxford
>


-- 
--
Rahul Bajaj
Senior Resident Fellow,
Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, New Delhi, India
Rhodes Scholar (India and Linacre 2018)
University of Oxford

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From tim at timeldermusic.com  Mon Sep 13 16:59:37 2021
From: tim at timeldermusic.com (tim at timeldermusic.com)
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2021 09:59:37 -0700
Subject: [blindLaw] Fighting together: A blind lawyer on his journey
 clerking for Supreme Court Justice Chandrachud
In-Reply-To: <CADFycPYvApezUPhMyXKAT3i=4bCP1S-Yy8yy6czvtkcPfm8mpQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CADFycPYrLKdJyf3w=X1YjvNcTun2Ubo2Us9sLKiO6QiG3o8+rw@mail.gmail.com>
 <CADFycPYvApezUPhMyXKAT3i=4bCP1S-Yy8yy6czvtkcPfm8mpQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <004101d7a8c0$bc43dbf0$34cb93d0$@timeldermusic.com>

Nice article.  Also, a reminder that accessible PDFs are searchable and can be analyzed by artificial intelligence.

There is no reason ECF/PACER couldn't have an automatic policy rejecting any filing that lacked text.  Perhaps some categories get excluded for pro se and exhibits.  Relying on local rule for such policies is not workable.  Maybe someone at the AOC could implement this instead of wasting time on web accessibility overlays.



-----Original Message-----
From: Rahul Bajaj <rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com> 
Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2021 1:05 PM
To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org
Subject: Re: [blindLaw] Fighting together: A blind lawyer on his journey clerking for Supreme Court Justice Chandrachud

Hi,

I just realized that the link in the previous mail was broken. Here is the correct link:
https://scroll.in/article/1004657/fighting-together-a-blind-lawyer-on-his-journey-clerking-for-supreme-court-justice-chandrachud

Rahul




On 08/09/2021, Rahul Bajaj <rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com> wrote:
> link:
> https://scroll.in/­article/1004657/­fighting-together-a-b­lind-lawyer-
> on-his-j­ourney-clerking-for-­supreme-court-justic­e-chandrachud?fbcli
> d­=IwAR1txMKfjOUdw09I4­yEAWVJ3WOIBSo8pqGrDL­eJZ_LwXD9WAhmtqOyR2Y­7c
>
> Rahul
>
>
> --
> --
> Rahul Bajaj
> Senior Resident Fellow,
> Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, New Delhi, India Rhodes Scholar (India 
> and Linacre 2018) University of Oxford
>


-- 
--
Rahul Bajaj
Senior Resident Fellow,
Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, New Delhi, India
Rhodes Scholar (India and Linacre 2018)
University of Oxford





From Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov  Mon Sep 13 19:18:28 2021
From: Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov (Nightingale, Noel)
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2021 19:18:28 +0000
Subject: [blindLaw] U.S. Department of Justice Attorney Vacancies
 Update-Disability Rights Section trial attorney
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Civil Rights Division (CRT)
Disability Rights Sections
Washington, District of Columbia
Announcement #: 21-ALS-006-DRS (ATT)
Application Deadline: September 28, 2021

Attorneys will be dedicated to the selecting Section's work pursuant to the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control ("HCFAC") Program, with an emphasis on the Section's matters that seek to enforce compliance with the ADA's integration mandate by preventing unnecessary segregation of persons with disabilities in institutions such as mental health facilities, nursing facilities, and other congregate settings.

The incumbent will be responsible for duties such as, but not limited to: (1) personally handling sensitive and/or complex investigations, litigation, and negotiations; (2) contributing to the development of strategies and priorities for HCFAC and Olmstead enforcement; (3) coordinating with other federal agencies to develop strategies for effective and efficient information sharing and case referrals; and (4) conducting outreach.

In addition, the incumbent will be responsible for screening and developing new matters, conducting comprehensive investigations involving in-person visits, interviewing witnesses, working with experts, analyzing data, drafting written recommendations including legal analyses, litigating Olmstead claims and negotiating, monitoring, and enforcing settlement agreements. Litigation associated with these investigations is typically complex, involving extensive discovery, pretrial motions practice, preliminary injunction hearings, trials, and post judgment enforcement. This position requires travel and may require extended hours.
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USAO Middle District of Florida
Criminal Section
Tampa, Florida
Announcement #: 21-FLM-11232408-AUSA
Application Deadline: September 20, 2021

As needed, additional positions may be filled using this announcement.

TheMDFL is seeking to hire an Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) to serve in the Criminal Division. The applicant selected will represent the U.S. Government as an AUSA on a wide range of unique and complex cases.

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From Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov  Mon Sep 13 22:13:33 2021
From: Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov (Nightingale, Noel)
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2021 22:13:33 +0000
Subject: [blindLaw] Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Updated to
 Incorporate Revised 508 Standards - U.S. Access Board - September 13, 2021
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https://www.access-board.gov/news/2021/09/13/federal-acquisition-regulation-far-updated-to-incorporate-revised-508-standards/
Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Updated to Incorporate Revised 508 Standards
U.S. Access Board
September 13, 2021

On August 11, 2021, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory (FAR) Council issued a final rule updating the federal government's procurement regulations to officially incorporate the U.S. Access Board's revised Section 508 Standards. The FAR Council is comprised of the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy and representatives from the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The FAR Council supplemented provisions in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) supporting the requirements for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) procured by federal agencies to be accessible. This update to the FAR went into effect September 10, 2021.
This update to the FAR includes several key changes to ensure that federal agencies comply with Section 508 in their acquisitions of ICT. One change requires agencies to specifically identify which ICT accessibility standards are applicable to a procurement. Another change requires federal agencies to document in writing any exceptions or exemptions in their formal acquisition plans. These include exceptions provided for national security systems, incidental contract items, and features of ICT used in maintenance or monitoring spaces, and exemptions based on undue burden, fundamental alteration, and nonavailability of conforming commercial items.
In addition, federal agencies also must identify the needs of current and future users with disabilities and proactively determine how ICT functionality will be available to these users. They also must specify the development, installation, configuration, and maintenance of ICT in support of users with disabilities.
For more details on the changes with the final rule, visit GSA's Section 508 comparison table at section508.gov/manage/laws-and-policies/far-update-comparison. The text of the amended FAR provisions was published in the Federal Register as "Federal Acquisition Regulation: Section 508-Based Standards in Information and Communication Technology" at www.federalregister.gov/d/2021-16363<http://www.federalregister.gov/d/2021-16363>. For more information, contact the GSA Regulatory Secretariat Division at 1-202-501-4755 or GSARegSec at gsa.gov<mailto:GSARegSec at gsa.gov>.
Training and assistance on the 508 Standards are available. GSA provides Section 508 accessibility training resources at https://section508.gov/training.



From slabarre at labarrelaw.com  Thu Sep 16 14:02:01 2021
From: slabarre at labarrelaw.com (Scott C. LaBarre)
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2021 08:02:01 -0600
Subject: [blindLaw] FW: Attorney and Legal Internship Vacancies at the U.S.
 Department of Justice
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FYI

 

From: DOJlawjobs (OARM) <DOJlawjobs at usdoj.gov> 
Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2021 6:11 AM
To: DOJlawjobs (OARM) <DOJlawjobs at usdoj.gov>
Subject: Attorney and Legal Internship Vacancies at the U.S. Department of
Justice

 

Good morning,

 

Below is a list of current attorney and legal internship vacancies at the
U.S. Department of Justice. Please post on your internal sites and
distribute to any interested audience, including law student organizations
and other affinity groups. 

 

The Department of Justice places a high value on diversity of experiences
and perspectives and encourages applications from all qualified individuals
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.
To learn more about Justice and our legal careers, please visit our website
at https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers.

 


ATTORNEY VACANCIES & VOLUNTEER LEGAL INTERNSHIPS


 
<https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/vacancies?position=All&tid=All&practi
ce_area=All&field_va_location_administrative_area=All&order=name&sort=asc>
Hiring Organization

 
<https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/vacancies?position=All&tid=All&practi
ce_area=All&field_va_location_administrative_area=All&order=title&sort=asc>
Job Title

 
<https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/vacancies?position=All&tid=All&practi
ce_area=All&field_va_location_administrative_area=All&order=field_va_locatio
n_administrative_area&sort=asc> State

 
<https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/vacancies?position=All&tid=All&practi
ce_area=All&field_va_location_administrative_area=All&order=changed&sort=asc
> Posted/ Updated


USAO District of New Mexico

 
<https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/job/usao-district-new-mexico-human-re
sources-office-201-third-street-nw-suite-900-0> Law Student Volunteer,
Summer

New Mexico

September 16, 2021


USAO Southern District of Texas

 
<https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/job/law-student-volunteer-spring-2022
-2> Law Student Volunteer, Spring 2022

Texas

September 15, 2021


USAO Northern District of California

 
<https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/job/law-student-volunteer-fall-2021-s
pring-2022-summer-2022-criminal-division-san-jose> Law Student Volunteer,
Fall 2021, Spring 2022 & Summer 2022 (Criminal Division- San Jose, CA)

California

September 15, 2021


United States Trustee Program (USTP)

 <https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/job/trial-attorney-539> Trial
Attorney

Indiana

September 15, 2021


Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

 <https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/job/unit-chief-supervisory-attorney>
Unit Chief - Supervisory Attorney

Virginia

September 15, 2021


USAO Eastern District of Pennsylvania

 
<https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/job/assistant-unitied-states-attorney
-civil-division> Assistant United States Attorney (Civil Division)

Pennsylvania

September 15, 2021


United States Attorney's Office (USAO)

 <https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/job/assistant-us-attorney-ausa-6>
Assistant U.S. Attorney (AUSA)

Michigan

September 15, 2021


Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD)

 <https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/job/trial-attorney-542> Trial
Attorney

District of Columbia

September 15, 2021


USAO District of Colorado

 
<https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/job/assistant-united-states-attorney-
term-7> Assistant United States Attorney (Term)

Colorado

September 15, 2021


National Security Division (NSD)

 
<https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/job/law-student-volunteer-spring-2022
summer-2022-fall-2022-foreign-agents-registration> Law Student Volunteer,
Spring 2022/Summer 2022 /Fall 2022, Foreign Agents Registration Act

District of Columbia

September 15, 2021


United States Trustee Program (USTP)

 <https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/job/trial-attorney-537> Trial
Attorney

Texas

September 14, 2021


United States Trustee Program (USTP)

 <https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/job/trial-attorney-540> Trial
Attorney

Oklahoma

September 14, 2021


United States Trustee Program (USTP)

 <https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/job/trial-attorney-541> Trial
Attorney

Utah

September 14, 2021


Criminal Division (CRM)

 <https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/job/trial-attorney-compliance> Trial
Attorney (Compliance)

District of Columbia

September 14, 2021


USAO Middle District of Tennessee

 
<https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/job/uncompensated-special-assistant-u
nited-states-attorney-40> Uncompensated Special Assistant United States
Attorney

Tennessee

September 14, 2021


Office of the Pardon Attorney (Pardon)

 <https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/job/attorney-advisor-387> Attorney
Advisor

District of Columbia

September 14, 2021


USAO Eastern District of Missouri

 
<https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/job/assistant-united-states-attorney-
1235> Assistant United States Attorney

Missouri

September 14, 2021


Professional Responsibility Advisory Office (PRAO)

 <https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/job/legal-advisor-0> Legal Advisor

District of Columbia

September 14, 2021


Civil Division (CIV)

 
<https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/job/law-student-volunteer-summer-fede
ral-tort-claims-act-section-torts-branch> Law Student Volunteer, Summer-
Federal Tort Claims Act Section, Torts Branch

District of Columbia

September 14, 2021


USAO Western District of Wisconsin

 
<https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/job/usao-western-district-wisconsin-6
60-west-washington-avenue-303-madison-wisconsin-0> Law Student Volunteer,
Summer

Wisconsin

September 13, 2021


USAO Western District of Wisconsin

 
<https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/job/usao-western-district-wisconsin-6
60-west-washington-avenue-303-madison-wisconsin> Law Student Volunteer,
Academic Year

Wisconsin

September 13, 2021


Civil Rights Division (CRT)

 <https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/job/trial-attorney-538> Trial
Attorney

District of Columbia

September 13, 2021


USAO Middle District of Florida

 <https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/job/attorney-163> Attorney

Florida

September 13, 2021


USAO District of Vermont

 
<https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/job/assistant-us-attorney-criminal-di
vision-0> Assistant U.S. Attorney - Criminal Division

Vermont

September 13, 2021


Criminal Division (CRM)

 
<https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/job/resident-legal-advisor-sri-lanka-
3> Resident Legal Advisor, Sri Lanka

	September 13, 2021


Hiring Organization
<https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/vacancies?position=All&tid=All&practi
ce_area=All&field_va_location_administrative_area=All&%3Bamp%3Bpage=8&page=1
&order=name&sort=asc> 

Job Title
<https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/vacancies?position=All&tid=All&practi
ce_area=All&field_va_location_administrative_area=All&%3Bamp%3Bpage=8&page=1
&order=title&sort=asc> 

State
<https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/vacancies?position=All&tid=All&practi
ce_area=All&field_va_location_administrative_area=All&%3Bamp%3Bpage=8&page=1
&order=field_va_location_administrative_area&sort=asc> 

Posted/ Updated
<https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/vacancies?position=All&tid=All&practi
ce_area=All&field_va_location_administrative_area=All&%3Bamp%3Bpage=8&page=1
&order=changed&sort=asc> 


Criminal Division (CRM)

Resident Legal Advisor, China
<https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/job/resident-legal-advisor-china-1> 

	September 13, 2021


Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD)

Attorney Advisor
<https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/job/attorney-advisor-386> 

District of Columbia

September 13, 2021


USAO Northern District of Georgia

Assistant United States Attorney
<https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/job/assistant-united-states-attorney-
1271> 

Georgia

September 13, 2021


United States Marshals Service (USMS)

Attorney Advisor (GENERAL)
<https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/job/attorney-advisor-general-9> 

Virginia

September 10, 2021


Civil Division (CIV)

Unpaid Law Student Volunteer, Spring 2022- OIL-ENF
<https://www.justice.gov/legal-careers/job/unpaid-law-student-volunteer-spri
ng-2022-oil-enf> 

District of Columbia

September 10, 2021

 

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From teresitarios22 at gmail.com  Thu Sep 16 15:27:15 2021
From: teresitarios22 at gmail.com (Teresita Rios)
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2021 11:27:15 -0400
Subject: [blindLaw] In Kindle accessible by Jaws or ZoomText?
Message-ID: <CAKM5H_0H+7x-WiLiRzPusCeFK648YEBd_VSRbXMbdTWNiacXhA@mail.gmail.com>

Dear all,
I need to access a book ASAP, but the Publisher has not provided the PDF
version and I am not able to get a physical version of it.
So I purchased it on Kindle but, am I doing something wrong?
I am not able to read the actual text of the book.
Is the Kindle cloud reader not accessible: by JAWS or ZoomText?
The book is
*Sponsorship in the United States Context: Theory and Praxis,* edited by
Rosemary Smith, SC, Warren Brown, OMI and Nancy Reynolds, SP, ISBN:
1-932208-14-3 (Canon Law Society of America, 2006).

From sanho817 at gmail.com  Thu Sep 16 16:05:24 2021
From: sanho817 at gmail.com (Sanho Steele-Louchart)
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2021 11:05:24 -0500
Subject: [blindLaw] In Kindle accessible by Jaws or ZoomText?
In-Reply-To: <CAKM5H_0H+7x-WiLiRzPusCeFK648YEBd_VSRbXMbdTWNiacXhA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAKM5H_0H+7x-WiLiRzPusCeFK648YEBd_VSRbXMbdTWNiacXhA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAL6jpeyS+qhiL6uzs4-ZdDrvTORneZu4k-ZaKLDiJX4KCnOyqw@mail.gmail.com>

Teresita,

Last I knew, accessibility on Kindle was hit or miss. I unfortunately
couldn't find it on Bookshare, either. Are you a student? If so, have
you already contacted your school's Disabled Student Services office?



On 9/16/21, Teresita Rios via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Dear all,
> I need to access a book ASAP, but the Publisher has not provided the PDF
> version and I am not able to get a physical version of it.
> So I purchased it on Kindle but, am I doing something wrong?
> I am not able to read the actual text of the book.
> Is the Kindle cloud reader not accessible: by JAWS or ZoomText?
> The book is
> *Sponsorship in the United States Context: Theory and Praxis,* edited by
> Rosemary Smith, SC, Warren Brown, OMI and Nancy Reynolds, SP, ISBN:
> 1-932208-14-3 (Canon Law Society of America, 2006).
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From Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov  Thu Sep 16 16:41:35 2021
From: Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov (Nightingale, Noel)
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2021 16:41:35 +0000
Subject: [blindLaw] Federal CIO: Diversity,
 Accessibility Are Key to Improving Customer Experience - Nextgov -
 September 15, 2021
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For those of you interested in enforcement of Section 508.


https://www.nextgov.com/it-modernization/2021/09/federal-cio-diversity-accessibility-are-key-improving-customer-experience/185377/
Federal CIO: Diversity, Accessibility Are Key to Improving Customer Experience
By Aaron Boyd
Nextgov
September 15, 2021

A diverse workforce and focus on accessibility will be central to administration's efforts to improve customer experience.
On the heels of new guidance on encouraging diversity, equity and inclusion and an update to administration policies on improving customer services, the government's lead technology official stressed the need to combine these goals into one, holistic push.
"As the nation's largest employer, we in the federal government must be a model for diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility, where all employees are treated with dignity and respect," Federal Chief Information Officer Clare Martorana said Wednesday during the ACT-IAC CX Summit. "Citizens deserve a seamless, secure customer experience when they interact with our government. And it's our job, behind the scenes in federal IT to make that happen."
Martorana noted the importance of delivering quality services: failure in one area can have detrimental ripple effects.
"When we don't meet their expectations, it actually undermines their trust in government. We undermine trust both in our competence and the extent to which we understand and care about those in need of our service," she said.
That means government services-digital or otherwise-have to work, but also must work for all people, whether of differing backgrounds or abilities.
"When Americans spend hours just to fill out an online form or it doesn't work on their phone or they don't have internet access or, if they do but the site is not accessible because they are vision impaired, they feel that the government doesn't serve them," Martorana said. "Users from all walks of life, with all types of abilities, have a right to be able to use a federal website to apply for benefits, manage a claim or contact customer support. That means we need to take seriously Section 508 accessibility standards when we design digital experiences. It has to be as important as designing security into all of our products."
Being accessible and diverse also means meeting customers where they are-an important refrain for CX practitioners. For agencies, that will mean taking "a digital first approach but it's not digital only," Martorana said. "It is an omnichannel customer experience."
Ensuring DEI and accessibility issues are addressed in government services will also require hiring a more diverse federal workforce, Martorana said.
Combining the new DEI and customer experience mandates will mean "focusing on the workforce," she said. "Making sure that we are recruiting people from across the country, from all different walks of life is an actual critical step in designing good customer experience."
Martorana cited her time at the Veterans Affairs Department, noting the customer there-American veterans-are a cross-section of diversity. Similarly, the VA workforce is made up of a large number of veterans, reflecting the population they serve.
"We are focused on making sure that we have a diverse workforce, an equitable workforce, an inclusive workforce," she said. "And, also, the nerd in me will continue to focus every single day on accessibility."




From tai.tomasi8 at gmail.com  Thu Sep 16 16:46:38 2021
From: tai.tomasi8 at gmail.com (tai.tomasi8 at gmail.com)
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2021 12:46:38 -0400
Subject: [blindLaw] In Kindle accessible by Jaws or ZoomText?
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I have had good luck with Kindle books. This one indicates it is supposedly
accessible using a screen reader. Recently, I ordered a book and assumed it
was inaccessible because the first page had no content. Try scrolling down a
few pages and see if you can read it. I have had good luck with the Kindle
app for iPhone if you use an iPhone. 

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Subject: Re: [blindLaw] In Kindle accessible by Jaws or ZoomText?

Teresita,

Last I knew, accessibility on Kindle was hit or miss. I unfortunately
couldn't find it on Bookshare, either. Are you a student? If so, have you
already contacted your school's Disabled Student Services office?



On 9/16/21, Teresita Rios via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Dear all,
> I need to access a book ASAP, but the Publisher has not provided the 
> PDF version and I am not able to get a physical version of it.
> So I purchased it on Kindle but, am I doing something wrong?
> I am not able to read the actual text of the book.
> Is the Kindle cloud reader not accessible: by JAWS or ZoomText?
> The book is
> *Sponsorship in the United States Context: Theory and Praxis,* edited 
> by Rosemary Smith, SC, Warren Brown, OMI and Nancy Reynolds, SP, ISBN:
> 1-932208-14-3 (Canon Law Society of America, 2006).
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From lmendez716 at gmail.com  Thu Sep 16 17:53:49 2021
From: lmendez716 at gmail.com (lmendez716 at gmail.com)
Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2021 13:53:49 -0400
Subject: [blindLaw] In Kindle accessible by Jaws or ZoomText?
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Good afternoon Teresita:

If you are using a Windows machine download the Kindle app for PC from
Amazon.  Once you have installed it and completed the registration process
any Kindle books that you have purchased will show up in your library.  The
Kindle app for PC has it's own built-in reader and also works very well with
NVDA.  If the book you have purchased has been enabled for screen readers
you will be able to read it.  If you have an IOS device, the  Kindle app
try accessing the book using the IOS Kindle app.  Hope this helps.

Luis

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Subject: [blindLaw] In Kindle accessible by Jaws or ZoomText?

Dear all,
I need to access a book ASAP, but the Publisher has not provided the PDF
version and I am not able to get a physical version of it.
So I purchased it on Kindle but, am I doing something wrong?
I am not able to read the actual text of the book.
Is the Kindle cloud reader not accessible: by JAWS or ZoomText?
The book is
*Sponsorship in the United States Context: Theory and Praxis,* edited by
Rosemary Smith, SC, Warren Brown, OMI and Nancy Reynolds, SP, ISBN:
1-932208-14-3 (Canon Law Society of America, 2006).
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From Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov  Fri Sep 17 16:55:48 2021
From: Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov (Nightingale, Noel)
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2021 16:55:48 +0000
Subject: [blindLaw] the Federal Trade Commission is hiring attorneys
 -Seattle, Chicago, Dallas, D.C.
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From: 'McKewen, Richard' via Federal Attorneys Networking Group of Seattle <fangseattle at googlegroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2021 6:30 PM
To: 'fangseattle at googlegroups.com' <fangseattle at googlegroups.com>
Subject: [fangs] the FTC is hiring

Hi, all.  The Federal Trade Commission is hiring another consumer protection attorney here in Seattle (as well as in DC, Chicago, and Dallas).  Feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions about the work we do.  Unfortunately, I have little insight into the hiring process.


https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/613699800


Job Title:  General Attorney (Trade Regulation) – (U.S Citizens)

Appointment Type: Excepted Service, Schedule A - Appointment
Who may apply:  (U.S. Citizens)
Agency:  Federal Trade Commission
Organization: Bureau of Consumer Protection (BCP) & Regional Offices

Job Announcement Number:  11227805-21-BCP-REG

SALARY RANGE:
$99,319.00 to $172,500.00/ Per Year (Highest to Lowest listed on announcement)

$102,188.00 to $172,500.00/ Per Year – Chicago, IL
$99,319.00 to $172,500.00/ Per Year – Dallas, TX
$100,940.00 to $172,500.00/ Per Year – Seattle, WA
$103,690.00 to $172,500.00/ Per Year – Washington, DC


OPEN PERIOD:
Friday, September 10, 2021 to Thursday September 30, 2021

SERIES & GRADE:
GS-0905-13/14/15

POSITION INFORMATION:
Excepted Service – Permanent – Full-Time

PROMOTION POTENTIAL:
15

SUPERVISORY STATUS:
No

DUTY LOCATIONS:
Chicago, IL
Dallas, TX
Seattle, WA
Washington, DC

SUMMARY
The Bureau of Consumer Protection and the FTC's Regional Offices investigate and litigate civil actions to enforce federal consumer protection laws, including unfair and deceptive acts and practices related to COVID-19.

RESPONSIBILITIES
As a General Attorney (Trade Regulation), you will:

- Make initial determinations as to whether matters should be investigated.

-Determine legal theories and plans for investigations and litigation and carry them out.

- Recommend whether cases should be closed, resolved informally or through administrative or federal court settlements, or litigated administratively or in federal court.

- Investigate matters, including deceptive acts and practices related to COVID-19, and engage in all aspects of civil litigation, including preparing cases for trial by securing and preparing evidence; conferring with witnesses; deposing witnesses; drafting motions and legal briefs; drafting and responding to discovery requests; participating in pretrial conferences; examining and cross-examining witnesses; trying cases; and negotiating settlements.

- Prepare and prosecute difficult, complex, and important cases.

- Confer with government agencies, public authorities and attorneys, business people and other members of the public, providing them with information on matters of law, Commission procedure and policy.

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From teresitarios22 at gmail.com  Fri Sep 17 20:20:47 2021
From: teresitarios22 at gmail.com (Teresita Rios)
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2021 16:20:47 -0400
Subject: [blindLaw] In Kindle accessible by Jaws or ZoomText?
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 <00d001d7ab23$ce696e20$6b3c4a60$@gmail.com>
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Dear all,
I was able to access the book via the Amazon Kindle App with my iPhone.
On the other hand, in Windows 10 the app's menus were accessible but not
the text on the book.

Thank you so, so much for the iphone sugestion.

Warmly,
Teresita Rios

On Thu, Sep 16, 2021 at 1:53 PM <lmendez716 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Good afternoon Teresita:
>
> If you are using a Windows machine download the Kindle app for PC from
> Amazon.  Once you have installed it and completed the registration process
> any Kindle books that you have purchased will show up in your library.  The
> Kindle app for PC has it's own built-in reader and also works very well
> with
> NVDA.  If the book you have purchased has been enabled for screen readers
> you will be able to read it.  If you have an IOS device, the  Kindle app
> try accessing the book using the IOS Kindle app.  Hope this helps.
>
> Luis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindLaw <blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Teresita Rios
> via
> BlindLaw
> Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2021 11:27 AM
> To: Blind Law Mailing List <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Teresita Rios <teresitarios22 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [blindLaw] In Kindle accessible by Jaws or ZoomText?
>
> Dear all,
> I need to access a book ASAP, but the Publisher has not provided the PDF
> version and I am not able to get a physical version of it.
> So I purchased it on Kindle but, am I doing something wrong?
> I am not able to read the actual text of the book.
> Is the Kindle cloud reader not accessible: by JAWS or ZoomText?
> The book is
> *Sponsorship in the United States Context: Theory and Praxis,* edited by
> Rosemary Smith, SC, Warren Brown, OMI and Nancy Reynolds, SP, ISBN:
> 1-932208-14-3 (Canon Law Society of America, 2006).
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From laurenbishop96 at icloud.com  Fri Sep 17 20:35:41 2021
From: laurenbishop96 at icloud.com (Lauren Bishop)
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2021 16:35:41 -0400
Subject: [blindLaw] In Kindle accessible by Jaws or ZoomText?
In-Reply-To: <CAKM5H_3DnA6w7PAWtB6ympPsynZEutq==K_=P9z_+040tdXPUw@mail.gmail.com>
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Hi Teresita 
Kindle for PC can be accessed using NVDA. I am using it for a book, and I’m loving it!

Sent from my iPhone

> On Sep 17, 2021, at 4:21 PM, Teresita Rios via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Dear all,
> I was able to access the book via the Amazon Kindle App with my iPhone.
> On the other hand, in Windows 10 the app's menus were accessible but not
> the text on the book.
> 
> Thank you so, so much for the iphone sugestion.
> 
> Warmly,
> Teresita Rios
> 
>> On Thu, Sep 16, 2021 at 1:53 PM <lmendez716 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Good afternoon Teresita:
>> 
>> If you are using a Windows machine download the Kindle app for PC from
>> Amazon.  Once you have installed it and completed the registration process
>> any Kindle books that you have purchased will show up in your library.  The
>> Kindle app for PC has it's own built-in reader and also works very well
>> with
>> NVDA.  If the book you have purchased has been enabled for screen readers
>> you will be able to read it.  If you have an IOS device, the  Kindle app
>> try accessing the book using the IOS Kindle app.  Hope this helps.
>> 
>> Luis
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: BlindLaw <blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Teresita Rios
>> via
>> BlindLaw
>> Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2021 11:27 AM
>> To: Blind Law Mailing List <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Teresita Rios <teresitarios22 at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [blindLaw] In Kindle accessible by Jaws or ZoomText?
>> 
>> Dear all,
>> I need to access a book ASAP, but the Publisher has not provided the PDF
>> version and I am not able to get a physical version of it.
>> So I purchased it on Kindle but, am I doing something wrong?
>> I am not able to read the actual text of the book.
>> Is the Kindle cloud reader not accessible: by JAWS or ZoomText?
>> The book is
>> *Sponsorship in the United States Context: Theory and Praxis,* edited by
>> Rosemary Smith, SC, Warren Brown, OMI and Nancy Reynolds, SP, ISBN:
>> 1-932208-14-3 (Canon Law Society of America, 2006).
>> _______________________________________________
>> BlindLaw mailing list
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From tai.tomasi8 at gmail.com  Fri Sep 17 21:06:40 2021
From: tai.tomasi8 at gmail.com (tai.tomasi8 at gmail.com)
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2021 17:06:40 -0400
Subject: [blindLaw] In Kindle accessible by Jaws or ZoomText?
In-Reply-To: <CAKM5H_3DnA6w7PAWtB6ympPsynZEutq==K_=P9z_+040tdXPUw@mail.gmail.com>
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 <00d001d7ab23$ce696e20$6b3c4a60$@gmail.com>
 <CAKM5H_3DnA6w7PAWtB6ympPsynZEutq==K_=P9z_+040tdXPUw@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <0d5d01d7ac07$e9766d00$bc634700$@gmail.com>

Teresita,
In the Kindle app for Windows 10, you can try using Amazon's text to speech
by pressing control T to enable text to speech. Then, you can use all of the
keyboard shortcuts listed at the link below. Please note: Amazon states that
the Kindle app works best with NVDA, so it might be worthwhile to install It
for free if you don't already have it. Here is a link to all keyboard
shortcuts, including universal shortcut keys and those for Amazon's own
internal text to speech option: 
https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=GPC7U392HH93VPC8

 

-----Original Message-----
From: BlindLaw <blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Teresita Rios via
BlindLaw
Sent: Friday, September 17, 2021 4:21 PM
To: lmendez716 at gmail.com
Cc: Teresita Rios <teresitarios22 at gmail.com>; Blind Law Mailing List
<blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blindLaw] In Kindle accessible by Jaws or ZoomText?

Dear all,
I was able to access the book via the Amazon Kindle App with my iPhone.
On the other hand, in Windows 10 the app's menus were accessible but not the
text on the book.

Thank you so, so much for the iphone sugestion.

Warmly,
Teresita Rios

On Thu, Sep 16, 2021 at 1:53 PM <lmendez716 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Good afternoon Teresita:
>
> If you are using a Windows machine download the Kindle app for PC from 
> Amazon.  Once you have installed it and completed the registration 
> process any Kindle books that you have purchased will show up in your 
> library.  The Kindle app for PC has it's own built-in reader and also 
> works very well with NVDA.  If the book you have purchased has been 
> enabled for screen readers you will be able to read it.  If you have 
> an IOS device, the  Kindle app try accessing the book using the IOS 
> Kindle app.  Hope this helps.
>
> Luis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindLaw <blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Teresita 
> Rios via BlindLaw
> Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2021 11:27 AM
> To: Blind Law Mailing List <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Teresita Rios <teresitarios22 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [blindLaw] In Kindle accessible by Jaws or ZoomText?
>
> Dear all,
> I need to access a book ASAP, but the Publisher has not provided the 
> PDF version and I am not able to get a physical version of it.
> So I purchased it on Kindle but, am I doing something wrong?
> I am not able to read the actual text of the book.
> Is the Kindle cloud reader not accessible: by JAWS or ZoomText?
> The book is
> *Sponsorship in the United States Context: Theory and Praxis,* edited 
> by Rosemary Smith, SC, Warren Brown, OMI and Nancy Reynolds, SP, ISBN:
> 1-932208-14-3 (Canon Law Society of America, 2006).
> _______________________________________________
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From gmanmesa at gmail.com  Wed Sep 22 18:24:57 2021
From: gmanmesa at gmail.com (James Mooney)
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2021 14:24:57 -0400
Subject: [blindLaw] OCR with jaws transcripts
Message-ID: <53F26D55-943C-44FA-A56E-A82834C9A5CB@gmail.com>

I was wondering if anybody has had difficulty using the OCR function with jaws when scanning transcripts? I find that the line numbers do not line up with the text. Often times the numbers will be given in  a list by themselves and then the text will follow. Does anybody know of a way to make the text and the line numbers line up properly?

From blindstein at gmail.com  Wed Sep 22 19:00:18 2021
From: blindstein at gmail.com (Justin Harford)
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2021 12:00:18 -0700
Subject: [blindLaw] OCR with jaws transcripts
In-Reply-To: <53F26D55-943C-44FA-A56E-A82834C9A5CB@gmail.com>
References: <53F26D55-943C-44FA-A56E-A82834C9A5CB@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <AE23B9DD-D875-484E-8752-60B89ADC666E@gmail.com>

Great question. I have found a similar issue with financial statements. I use fine reader pro for Mac. Would be great to find an application that handles tables better.

Sent from my iPad

> On Sep 22, 2021, at 11:26 AM, James Mooney via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I was wondering if anybody has had difficulty using the OCR function with jaws when scanning transcripts? I find that the line numbers do not line up with the text. Often times the numbers will be given in  a list by themselves and then the text will follow. Does anybody know of a way to make the text and the line numbers line up properly?
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From pleaseletmesee2016 at gmail.com  Wed Sep 22 19:18:58 2021
From: pleaseletmesee2016 at gmail.com (pleaseletmesee2016 at gmail.com)
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2021 15:18:58 -0400
Subject: [blindLaw] West Law
Message-ID: <002501d7afe6$b19945f0$14cbd1d0$@gmail.com>

Hello all!

I was curious to know, if anyone had some experience with West Law and their certification. And if there were any tutors out there with a strong understanding of  both the West Law site and screen readers.


From sanho817 at gmail.com  Wed Sep 22 19:37:07 2021
From: sanho817 at gmail.com (Sanho Steele-Louchart)
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2021 14:37:07 -0500
Subject: [blindLaw] West Law
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Yoon,

I'm not sure of any tutors on the subject, but Westlaw is remarkably
accessible and my legal research professor was happy to teach me to
use it. Does your law school offer a legal research class?



On 9/22/21, Yoon via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hello all!
>
> I was curious to know, if anyone had some experience with West Law and their
> certification. And if there were any tutors out there with a strong
> understanding of  both the West Law site and screen readers.
>
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From vaughnlbrown87 at gmail.com  Thu Sep 23 15:48:19 2021
From: vaughnlbrown87 at gmail.com (vaughnlbrown87 at gmail.com)
Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2021 08:48:19 -0700
Subject: [blindLaw] West Law
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Hello,

Westlaw is very accessible. I had my research course professor do a Zoom
visit with me and I shared my screen so she can see my screen and explain
the different features and functionalities. Maybe ask your research
professor or librarian in the legal department for training. Once you
understand Westlaw it is a breeze.

Kindly,

Vaughn

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Subject: [blindLaw] West Law

Hello all!

I was curious to know, if anyone had some experience with West Law and their
certification. And if there were any tutors out there with a strong
understanding of  both the West Law site and screen readers.

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From laura.wolk at gmail.com  Sun Sep 26 13:02:56 2021
From: laura.wolk at gmail.com (Laura Wolk)
Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2021 09:02:56 -0400
Subject: [blindLaw] preparing for oral argument
Message-ID: <CAHG6wD5CHaUNO9K285Mi1TysAF4Wr6EpGJPrssPqwUn9Rw9+BA@mail.gmail.com>

All,

I will have my first arguments coming up soon on a couple of motions
to dismiss.  Presumably they will both be on Zoom.  I would love to
hear peoples tips and tricks about how to create notes and materials
that I can easily reference during the argument, especially if you are
a Braille reader.  Any assistance about how to navigate the argument
itself would also be extremely appreciated (for instance, will the
judge feel comfortable cutting me off if she knows I can't see her?
How should I keep track of time?)  Etc.  Happy to chat offline as
well.

Thanks,
Laura


From rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com  Sun Sep 26 13:44:38 2021
From: rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com (Rahul Bajaj)
Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2021 19:14:38 +0530
Subject: [blindLaw] preparing for oral argument
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References: <CAHG6wD5CHaUNO9K285Mi1TysAF4Wr6EpGJPrssPqwUn9Rw9+BA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CADFycPbEUxM4ihVBr6WgsBatBWFObzYzfz9rwgvVG+fUWOH9yQ@mail.gmail.com>

Laura,

As part of my interview of Karla Gilbride 3.5 years ago, I had asked
her some of these questions. I will send you the transcript of the
interview today.

Warmly,
Rahul

On 26/09/2021, Laura Wolk via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> All,
>
> I will have my first arguments coming up soon on a couple of motions
> to dismiss.  Presumably they will both be on Zoom.  I would love to
> hear peoples tips and tricks about how to create notes and materials
> that I can easily reference during the argument, especially if you are
> a Braille reader.  Any assistance about how to navigate the argument
> itself would also be extremely appreciated (for instance, will the
> judge feel comfortable cutting me off if she knows I can't see her?
> How should I keep track of time?)  Etc.  Happy to chat offline as
> well.
>
> Thanks,
> Laura
>
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From r.g.munro at gmail.com  Sun Sep 26 15:00:54 2021
From: r.g.munro at gmail.com (Robert Munro)
Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2021 11:00:54 -0400
Subject: [blindLaw] preparing for oral argument
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There are a lot of moving parts to your question. But the technical aspect is the simplest, so I’ll address that first.

Break your motions down into a series of simple thoughts that can fit on one or two lines of a braille display, or that you can easily listen to if you’re using text to speech.

You want to be able to move through these thoughts easily, so make each New topic a heading and navigate through them by heading if you need to address points in your motion out of order. This can happen if you get a hot bench with a judge asking you a lot of questions.

You should also find out a lot about your Judge. Are they the type of person who reads the motion ahead of time and asks a lot of questions? has this judge heard your arguments from other attorneys and routinely rejected them, or has this judge routinely granted this type of motion.

Are you in a court of record where you need to speak as many of your points as possible for the record to preserve the issues?

Has anything new come up since you filed your motion, or would you feel comfortable simply standing up and saying quote I rely on my written motion.“

When you get right down to it, the basic question is whether the thing you are about to say will make it easier or harder for the judge to grant your motion. You should say as many things as possible that make it easy and as few things as possible that make it hard. Talk to other attorneys about how this judge’s mind works: do they have an engineers mind where numbers and rules count; or are they a people person where emotional issues can make a difference.

Let me know if anything I’ve said needs more elaboration, especially with the technical side. Otherwise good luck and give them hell.



Onward!

Rob

> On Sep 26, 2021, at 09:05, Laura Wolk via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> All,
> 
> I will have my first arguments coming up soon on a couple of motions
> to dismiss.  Presumably they will both be on Zoom.  I would love to
> hear peoples tips and tricks about how to create notes and materials
> that I can easily reference during the argument, especially if you are
> a Braille reader.  Any assistance about how to navigate the argument
> itself would also be extremely appreciated (for instance, will the
> judge feel comfortable cutting me off if she knows I can't see her?
> How should I keep track of time?)  Etc.  Happy to chat offline as
> well.
> 
> Thanks,
> Laura
> 
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From sbg at sbgaal.com  Sun Sep 26 15:32:00 2021
From: sbg at sbgaal.com (Shannon)
Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2021 10:32:00 -0500
Subject: [blindLaw] preparing for oral argument
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Message-ID: <1AE91591-FEAB-469C-A76E-4CE40C0311F6@sbgaal.com>

Could you send it to the group?
Thanks!

Shannon Brady Geihsler
Law Office of Shannon Brady Geihsler,PLLC
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Sent from my iPhone

> On Sep 26, 2021, at 8:45 AM, Rahul Bajaj via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Laura,
> 
> As part of my interview of Karla Gilbride 3.5 years ago, I had asked
> her some of these questions. I will send you the transcript of the
> interview today.
> 
> Warmly,
> Rahul
> 
>> On 26/09/2021, Laura Wolk via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> All,
>> 
>> I will have my first arguments coming up soon on a couple of motions
>> to dismiss.  Presumably they will both be on Zoom.  I would love to
>> hear peoples tips and tricks about how to create notes and materials
>> that I can easily reference during the argument, especially if you are
>> a Braille reader.  Any assistance about how to navigate the argument
>> itself would also be extremely appreciated (for instance, will the
>> judge feel comfortable cutting me off if she knows I can't see her?
>> How should I keep track of time?)  Etc.  Happy to chat offline as
>> well.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Laura
>> 
>> _______________________________________________
>> BlindLaw mailing list
>> BlindLaw at nfbnet.org
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>> BlindLaw:
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>> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> --
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> Senior Resident Fellow,
> Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, New Delhi, India
> Rhodes Scholar (India and Linacre 2018)
> University of Oxford
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From rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com  Sun Sep 26 16:03:22 2021
From: rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com (Rahul Bajaj)
Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2021 21:33:22 +0530
Subject: [blindLaw] preparing for oral argument
In-Reply-To: <1AE91591-FEAB-469C-A76E-4CE40C0311F6@sbgaal.com>
References: <CADFycPbEUxM4ihVBr6WgsBatBWFObzYzfz9rwgvVG+fUWOH9yQ@mail.gmail.com>
 <1AE91591-FEAB-469C-A76E-4CE40C0311F6@sbgaal.com>
Message-ID: <CADFycPahZ-W54QAXq=jS3KCcd7rnk01wKU-jSLNTWoVjefxkLQ@mail.gmail.com>

Hi,

The text of Karla's interview is attached. Apropos Laura's questions,
Karla's answers to questions 6-8 and 10(a) are most relevant. I hope
this is helpful.

Warmly,
Rahul

On 26/09/2021, Shannon <sbg at sbgaal.com> wrote:
> Could you send it to the group?
> Thanks!
>
> Shannon Brady Geihsler
> Law Office of Shannon Brady Geihsler,PLLC
> 1212 Texas Avenue
> Lubbock, Texas 79401
> Phone:  (806) 763-3999
> Mobile:  (806) 781-9296
> Fax: (806) 749-3752
> E-Mail:  sbg at sbgaal.com
> NOTICE the information contained in this communication is protected by the
> attorney/client and/or the work/product privileges.  It along with any
> attachments here to, is also covered by the Electronic Communications
> Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. sections 2510-2512.  It is intended only for the
> personal and confidential use of the recipient(s) named in the
> communication, and the privileges are not waived by virtue of this having
> been sent by electronic mail.  If the person actually receiving this
> communication or any other reader of the communication is not the named
> recipient, any use, dissemination, distribution or copying of the
> communication is strictly prohibited.  If you have received this
> communication in error, please immediately notify us by telephone (please
> call collect) and delete the original from your  system.
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> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Sep 26, 2021, at 8:45 AM, Rahul Bajaj via BlindLaw
>> <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> Laura,
>>
>> As part of my interview of Karla Gilbride 3.5 years ago, I had asked
>> her some of these questions. I will send you the transcript of the
>> interview today.
>>
>> Warmly,
>> Rahul
>>
>>> On 26/09/2021, Laura Wolk via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> All,
>>>
>>> I will have my first arguments coming up soon on a couple of motions
>>> to dismiss.  Presumably they will both be on Zoom.  I would love to
>>> hear peoples tips and tricks about how to create notes and materials
>>> that I can easily reference during the argument, especially if you are
>>> a Braille reader.  Any assistance about how to navigate the argument
>>> itself would also be extremely appreciated (for instance, will the
>>> judge feel comfortable cutting me off if she knows I can't see her?
>>> How should I keep track of time?)  Etc.  Happy to chat offline as
>>> well.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Laura
>>>
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> BlindLaw mailing list
>>> BlindLaw at nfbnet.org
>>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindlaw_nfbnet.org
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>>> BlindLaw:
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>>>
>>
>>
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>> --
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>> Senior Resident Fellow,
>> Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, New Delhi, India
>> Rhodes Scholar (India and Linacre 2018)
>> University of Oxford
>>
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From morgaynemulkern at gmail.com  Sun Sep 26 16:06:30 2021
From: morgaynemulkern at gmail.com (Morgayne Mulkern)
Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2021 12:06:30 -0400
Subject: [blindLaw] preparing for oral argument
In-Reply-To: <1AE91591-FEAB-469C-A76E-4CE40C0311F6@sbgaal.com>
References: <CADFycPbEUxM4ihVBr6WgsBatBWFObzYzfz9rwgvVG+fUWOH9yQ@mail.gmail.com>
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Hi Laura!

If you want additional tips, feel free to text me if you like at 774-826-7428 if you want to find a time for quick phone chat! I have some tips for all of this. I have successfully argued motions in court and read Braille. I'll be back in court again soon too actually. My number is 774-826-7428. I'm more a phone person than email...

I'm so excited for you! Seems like you are already well prepared kind of person based on reaching out with these questions 😊

You got this. Crush it!
Best,
Morgayne Mulkern
(774)826-7428
morgaynemulkern at gmail.com


-----Original Message-----
From: BlindLaw <blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Shannon via BlindLaw
Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2021 11:32 AM
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Cc: Shannon <sbg at sbgaal.com>
Subject: Re: [blindLaw] preparing for oral argument

Could you send it to the group?
Thanks!

Shannon Brady Geihsler
Law Office of Shannon Brady Geihsler,PLLC
1212 Texas Avenue
Lubbock, Texas 79401
Phone:  (806) 763-3999
Mobile:  (806) 781-9296
Fax: (806) 749-3752
E-Mail:  sbg at sbgaal.com
NOTICE the information contained in this communication is protected by the attorney/client and/or the work/product privileges.  It along with any attachments here to, is also covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. sections 2510-2512.  It is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the recipient(s) named in the communication, and the privileges are not waived by virtue of this having been sent by electronic mail.  If the person actually receiving this communication or any other reader of the communication is not the named recipient, any use, dissemination, distribution or copying of the communication is strictly prohibited.  If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify us by telephone (please call collect) and delete the original from your  system.

Sent from my iPhone

> On Sep 26, 2021, at 8:45 AM, Rahul Bajaj via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Laura,
> 
> As part of my interview of Karla Gilbride 3.5 years ago, I had asked 
> her some of these questions. I will send you the transcript of the 
> interview today.
> 
> Warmly,
> Rahul
> 
>> On 26/09/2021, Laura Wolk via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> All,
>> 
>> I will have my first arguments coming up soon on a couple of motions 
>> to dismiss.  Presumably they will both be on Zoom.  I would love to 
>> hear peoples tips and tricks about how to create notes and materials 
>> that I can easily reference during the argument, especially if you 
>> are a Braille reader.  Any assistance about how to navigate the 
>> argument itself would also be extremely appreciated (for instance, 
>> will the judge feel comfortable cutting me off if she knows I can't see her?
>> How should I keep track of time?)  Etc.  Happy to chat offline as 
>> well.
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Laura
>> 
>> _______________________________________________
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>> 
> 
> 
> --
> --
> Rahul Bajaj
> Senior Resident Fellow,
> Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, New Delhi, India Rhodes Scholar (India 
> and Linacre 2018) University of Oxford
> 
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From sbg at sbgaal.com  Sun Sep 26 17:00:55 2021
From: sbg at sbgaal.com (Shannon)
Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2021 12:00:55 -0500
Subject: [blindLaw] preparing for oral argument
In-Reply-To: <CADFycPahZ-W54QAXq=jS3KCcd7rnk01wKU-jSLNTWoVjefxkLQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CADFycPahZ-W54QAXq=jS3KCcd7rnk01wKU-jSLNTWoVjefxkLQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <3EBFCB8D-7EBF-43DC-A500-10023E736D65@sbgaal.com>

Thanks so much! This is awesome!

Shannon Brady Geihsler
Law Office of Shannon Brady Geihsler,PLLC
1212 Texas Avenue
Lubbock, Texas 79401 
Phone:  (806) 763-3999
Mobile:  (806) 781-9296
Fax: (806) 749-3752
E-Mail:  sbg at sbgaal.com
NOTICE the information contained in this communication is protected by the attorney/client and/or the work/product privileges.  It along with any attachments here to, is also covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. sections 2510-2512.  It is intended only for the personal and confidential use of the recipient(s) named in the communication, and the privileges are not waived by virtue of this having been sent by electronic mail.  If the person actually receiving this communication or any other reader of the communication is not the named recipient, any use, dissemination, distribution or copying of the communication is strictly prohibited.  If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify us by telephone (please call collect) and delete the original from your  system.

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> On Sep 26, 2021, at 11:03 AM, Rahul Bajaj <rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> The text of Karla's interview is attached. Apropos Laura's questions,
> Karla's answers to questions 6-8 and 10(a) are most relevant. I hope
> this is helpful.
> 
> Warmly,
> Rahul
> 
>> On 26/09/2021, Shannon <sbg at sbgaal.com> wrote:
>> Could you send it to the group?
>> Thanks!
>> 
>> Shannon Brady Geihsler
>> Law Office of Shannon Brady Geihsler,PLLC
>> 1212 Texas Avenue
>> Lubbock, Texas 79401
>> Phone:  (806) 763-3999
>> Mobile:  (806) 781-9296
>> Fax: (806) 749-3752
>> E-Mail:  sbg at sbgaal.com
>> NOTICE the information contained in this communication is protected by the
>> attorney/client and/or the work/product privileges.  It along with any
>> attachments here to, is also covered by the Electronic Communications
>> Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. sections 2510-2512.  It is intended only for the
>> personal and confidential use of the recipient(s) named in the
>> communication, and the privileges are not waived by virtue of this having
>> been sent by electronic mail.  If the person actually receiving this
>> communication or any other reader of the communication is not the named
>> recipient, any use, dissemination, distribution or copying of the
>> communication is strictly prohibited.  If you have received this
>> communication in error, please immediately notify us by telephone (please
>> call collect) and delete the original from your  system.
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Sep 26, 2021, at 8:45 AM, Rahul Bajaj via BlindLaw
>>> <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Laura,
>>> 
>>> As part of my interview of Karla Gilbride 3.5 years ago, I had asked
>>> her some of these questions. I will send you the transcript of the
>>> interview today.
>>> 
>>> Warmly,
>>> Rahul
>>> 
>>>> On 26/09/2021, Laura Wolk via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>> All,
>>>> 
>>>> I will have my first arguments coming up soon on a couple of motions
>>>> to dismiss.  Presumably they will both be on Zoom.  I would love to
>>>> hear peoples tips and tricks about how to create notes and materials
>>>> that I can easily reference during the argument, especially if you are
>>>> a Braille reader.  Any assistance about how to navigate the argument
>>>> itself would also be extremely appreciated (for instance, will the
>>>> judge feel comfortable cutting me off if she knows I can't see her?
>>>> How should I keep track of time?)  Etc.  Happy to chat offline as
>>>> well.
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Laura
>>>> 
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> BlindLaw mailing list
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>>>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>>>> BlindLaw:
>>>> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindlaw_nfbnet.org/rahul.bajaj1038%40gmail.com
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> --
>>> --
>>> Rahul Bajaj
>>> Senior Resident Fellow,
>>> Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, New Delhi, India
>>> Rhodes Scholar (India and Linacre 2018)
>>> University of Oxford
>>> 
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> BlindLaw mailing list
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>>> 
>> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> --
> Rahul Bajaj
> Senior Resident Fellow,
> Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, New Delhi, India
> Rhodes Scholar (India and Linacre 2018)
> University of Oxford

From laura.wolk at gmail.com  Sun Sep 26 17:08:10 2021
From: laura.wolk at gmail.com (Laura Wolk)
Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2021 13:08:10 -0400
Subject: [blindLaw] preparing for oral argument
In-Reply-To: <3EBFCB8D-7EBF-43DC-A500-10023E736D65@sbgaal.com>
References: <CADFycPahZ-W54QAXq=jS3KCcd7rnk01wKU-jSLNTWoVjefxkLQ@mail.gmail.com>
 <3EBFCB8D-7EBF-43DC-A500-10023E736D65@sbgaal.com>
Message-ID: <CAHG6wD58xTM94-_i6PR965hjrBQY9Xk3Hj4sVXzdVUG78CFmug@mail.gmail.com>

Thanks all!  Rob, I'm mostly worried about the technical, more
blind-specific stuff, not the general "how to be a good advocate"
stuff.  Not because I think I have the latter category down, of
course, but because my firm I think will do a good job in preparing me
in that regard covering all of the excellent points you raised.
Thanks again!

On 9/26/21, Shannon via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Thanks so much! This is awesome!
>
> Shannon Brady Geihsler
> Law Office of Shannon Brady Geihsler,PLLC
> 1212 Texas Avenue
> Lubbock, Texas 79401
> Phone:  (806) 763-3999
> Mobile:  (806) 781-9296
> Fax: (806) 749-3752
> E-Mail:  sbg at sbgaal.com
> NOTICE the information contained in this communication is protected by the
> attorney/client and/or the work/product privileges.  It along with any
> attachments here to, is also covered by the Electronic Communications
> Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. sections 2510-2512.  It is intended only for the
> personal and confidential use of the recipient(s) named in the
> communication, and the privileges are not waived by virtue of this having
> been sent by electronic mail.  If the person actually receiving this
> communication or any other reader of the communication is not the named
> recipient, any use, dissemination, distribution or copying of the
> communication is strictly prohibited.  If you have received this
> communication in error, please immediately notify us by telephone (please
> call collect) and delete the original from your  system.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Sep 26, 2021, at 11:03 AM, Rahul Bajaj <rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> The text of Karla's interview is attached. Apropos Laura's questions,
>> Karla's answers to questions 6-8 and 10(a) are most relevant. I hope
>> this is helpful.
>>
>> Warmly,
>> Rahul
>>
>>> On 26/09/2021, Shannon <sbg at sbgaal.com> wrote:
>>> Could you send it to the group?
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> Shannon Brady Geihsler
>>> Law Office of Shannon Brady Geihsler,PLLC
>>> 1212 Texas Avenue
>>> Lubbock, Texas 79401
>>> Phone:  (806) 763-3999
>>> Mobile:  (806) 781-9296
>>> Fax: (806) 749-3752
>>> E-Mail:  sbg at sbgaal.com
>>> NOTICE the information contained in this communication is protected by
>>> the
>>> attorney/client and/or the work/product privileges.  It along with any
>>> attachments here to, is also covered by the Electronic Communications
>>> Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. sections 2510-2512.  It is intended only for the
>>> personal and confidential use of the recipient(s) named in the
>>> communication, and the privileges are not waived by virtue of this having
>>> been sent by electronic mail.  If the person actually receiving this
>>> communication or any other reader of the communication is not the named
>>> recipient, any use, dissemination, distribution or copying of the
>>> communication is strictly prohibited.  If you have received this
>>> communication in error, please immediately notify us by telephone (please
>>> call collect) and delete the original from your  system.
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>> On Sep 26, 2021, at 8:45 AM, Rahul Bajaj via BlindLaw
>>>> <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Laura,
>>>>
>>>> As part of my interview of Karla Gilbride 3.5 years ago, I had asked
>>>> her some of these questions. I will send you the transcript of the
>>>> interview today.
>>>>
>>>> Warmly,
>>>> Rahul
>>>>
>>>>> On 26/09/2021, Laura Wolk via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>> All,
>>>>>
>>>>> I will have my first arguments coming up soon on a couple of motions
>>>>> to dismiss.  Presumably they will both be on Zoom.  I would love to
>>>>> hear peoples tips and tricks about how to create notes and materials
>>>>> that I can easily reference during the argument, especially if you are
>>>>> a Braille reader.  Any assistance about how to navigate the argument
>>>>> itself would also be extremely appreciated (for instance, will the
>>>>> judge feel comfortable cutting me off if she knows I can't see her?
>>>>> How should I keep track of time?)  Etc.  Happy to chat offline as
>>>>> well.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Laura
>>>>>
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>> 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/rahul.bajaj1038%40gmail.com
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> --
>>>> Rahul Bajaj
>>>> Senior Resident Fellow,
>>>> Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, New Delhi, India
>>>> Rhodes Scholar (India and Linacre 2018)
>>>> University of Oxford
>>>>
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> BlindLaw mailing list
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>>>> BlindLaw:
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>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> --
>> Rahul Bajaj
>> Senior Resident Fellow,
>> Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, New Delhi, India
>> Rhodes Scholar (India and Linacre 2018)
>> University of Oxford
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From rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com  Sun Sep 26 20:47:27 2021
From: rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com (Rahul Bajaj)
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2021 02:17:27 +0530
Subject: [blindLaw] Fighting together: A blind lawyer on his journey
 clerking for Supreme Court Justice Chandrachud
In-Reply-To: <004101d7a8c0$bc43dbf0$34cb93d0$@timeldermusic.com>
References: <CADFycPYrLKdJyf3w=X1YjvNcTun2Ubo2Us9sLKiO6QiG3o8+rw@mail.gmail.com>
 <CADFycPYvApezUPhMyXKAT3i=4bCP1S-Yy8yy6czvtkcPfm8mpQ@mail.gmail.com>
 <004101d7a8c0$bc43dbf0$34cb93d0$@timeldermusic.com>
Message-ID: <CADFycPYgdk2ztM9rvKj5qAHK1yHket_Jj7nN+kfiHsZcZrbdmg@mail.gmail.com>

Thanks, Vaughn and Tim.

Tim, you'll forgive me for my impertinence, but the US is not the only
jurisdiction in the world in which there exist blind lawyers. Given
what country the article was about, some suggestions that were not so
insular and myopic in scope would have certainly made me feel better.

Warmly,
Rahul

On 13/09/2021, tim at timeldermusic.com <tim at timeldermusic.com> wrote:
> Nice article.  Also, a reminder that accessible PDFs are searchable and can
> be analyzed by artificial intelligence.
>
> There is no reason ECF/PACER couldn't have an automatic policy rejecting any
> filing that lacked text.  Perhaps some categories get excluded for pro se
> and exhibits.  Relying on local rule for such policies is not workable.
> Maybe someone at the AOC could implement this instead of wasting time on web
> accessibility overlays.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rahul Bajaj <rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com>
> Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2021 1:05 PM
> To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [blindLaw] Fighting together: A blind lawyer on his journey
> clerking for Supreme Court Justice Chandrachud
>
> Hi,
>
> I just realized that the link in the previous mail was broken. Here is the
> correct link:
> https://scroll.in/article/1004657/fighting-together-a-blind-lawyer-on-his-journey-clerking-for-supreme-court-justice-chandrachud
>
> Rahul
>
>
>
>
> On 08/09/2021, Rahul Bajaj <rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> link:
>> https://scroll.in/­article/1004657/­fighting-together-a-b­lind-lawyer-
>> on-his-j­ourney-clerking-for-­supreme-court-justic­e-chandrachud?fbcli
>> d­=IwAR1txMKfjOUdw09I4­yEAWVJ3WOIBSo8pqGrDL­eJZ_LwXD9WAhmtqOyR2Y­7c
>>
>> Rahul
>>
>>
>> --
>> --
>> Rahul Bajaj
>> Senior Resident Fellow,
>> Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, New Delhi, India Rhodes Scholar (India
>> and Linacre 2018) University of Oxford
>>
>
>
> --
> --
> Rahul Bajaj
> Senior Resident Fellow,
> Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, New Delhi, India
> Rhodes Scholar (India and Linacre 2018)
> University of Oxford
>
>
>
>


-- 
--
Rahul Bajaj
Senior Resident Fellow,
Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, New Delhi, India
Rhodes Scholar (India and Linacre 2018)
University of Oxford


From ThomasDukeman at outlook.com  Mon Sep 27 10:45:14 2021
From: ThomasDukeman at outlook.com (Thomas Dukeman)
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2021 10:45:14 +0000
Subject: [blindLaw] Entering Evidence
Message-ID: <BN9PR14MB4985682D1EC2DADCD74B9C98ADA79@BN9PR14MB4985.namprd14.prod.outlook.com>

Hey there guys and gals!

My name is Tom and I had a question about being blind in the courtroom. For my evidence class we were given a video to watch by Emory law and it was about how to enter evidence. It said that part of it would require me to go up to the witness and ask them about the evidence. My question is If I cannot see where I am going, How do I get to then before my time is up? I foresee that I would take forever getting to the podium to show the witness the evidence I need them to verify. Do those of you already practicing have a way to make this an easier and quicker process? I was thinking maybe having an assistant lawyer there to do it on your behalf maybe? If it helps I am wanting to know how it would be done in a Florida courtroom.

Thanks for your time,
Tom

Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows


From sanho817 at gmail.com  Mon Sep 27 12:33:19 2021
From: sanho817 at gmail.com (Sanho Steele-Louchart)
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2021 07:33:19 -0500
Subject: [blindLaw] Entering Evidence
In-Reply-To: <BN9PR14MB4985682D1EC2DADCD74B9C98ADA79@BN9PR14MB4985.namprd14.prod.outlook.com>
References: <BN9PR14MB4985682D1EC2DADCD74B9C98ADA79@BN9PR14MB4985.namprd14.prod.outlook.com>
Message-ID: <357ECC07-DA91-4544-AA6E-B09985CEF981@gmail.com>

Tom, 

It's a little sad how excited I was to put my O and M instructor hat on for a second. In brief, I strongly recommend teaching yourself how to navigate the courthouse and courtrooms where you'll practice most. So far, the courthouses have been happy for me to spend some time looking around when court is not in session. I could also go toward the sound of the witness' voice. 

> On Sep 27, 2021, at 5:46 AM, Thomas Dukeman via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hey there guys and gals!
> 
> My name is Tom and I had a question about being blind in the courtroom. For my evidence class we were given a video to watch by Emory law and it was about how to enter evidence. It said that part of it would require me to go up to the witness and ask them about the evidence. My question is If I cannot see where I am going, How do I get to then before my time is up? I foresee that I would take forever getting to the podium to show the witness the evidence I need them to verify. Do those of you already practicing have a way to make this an easier and quicker process? I was thinking maybe having an assistant lawyer there to do it on your behalf maybe? If it helps I am wanting to know how it would be done in a Florida courtroom.
> 
> Thanks for your time,
> Tom
> 
> Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows
> 
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From r.g.munro at gmail.com  Mon Sep 27 13:10:00 2021
From: r.g.munro at gmail.com (Robert Munro)
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2021 09:10:00 -0400
Subject: [blindLaw] Entering Evidence
In-Reply-To: <BN9PR14MB4985682D1EC2DADCD74B9C98ADA79@BN9PR14MB4985.namprd14.prod.outlook.com>
References: <BN9PR14MB4985682D1EC2DADCD74B9C98ADA79@BN9PR14MB4985.namprd14.prod.outlook.com>
Message-ID: <B833151C-262D-4431-9939-8A6F509FC023@gmail.com>

Ask the bailiff before court if they will hand it to the witness. 

Onward!

Rob

> On Sep 27, 2021, at 06:46, Thomas Dukeman via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hey there guys and gals!
> 
> My name is Tom and I had a question about being blind in the courtroom. For my evidence class we were given a video to watch by Emory law and it was about how to enter evidence. It said that part of it would require me to go up to the witness and ask them about the evidence. My question is If I cannot see where I am going, How do I get to then before my time is up? I foresee that I would take forever getting to the podium to show the witness the evidence I need them to verify. Do those of you already practicing have a way to make this an easier and quicker process? I was thinking maybe having an assistant lawyer there to do it on your behalf maybe? If it helps I am wanting to know how it would be done in a Florida courtroom.
> 
> Thanks for your time,
> Tom
> 
> Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for Windows
> 
> _______________________________________________
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From tim at timeldermusic.com  Mon Sep 27 15:39:50 2021
From: tim at timeldermusic.com (tim at timeldermusic.com)
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2021 08:39:50 -0700
Subject: [blindLaw] Fighting together: A blind lawyer on his journey
 clerking for Supreme Court Justice Chandrachud
In-Reply-To: <CADFycPYgdk2ztM9rvKj5qAHK1yHket_Jj7nN+kfiHsZcZrbdmg@mail.gmail.com>
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Rahul

I don't mean to detract from the issues that blind lawyers around the world experience.  I cannot speak to practical specifics about lawyers in other jurisdictions.  Being as the super majority of the people on this list are U.S. attorneys or law students, I merely meant to highlight some improvements we can make in the U.S. in consideration of your great article.  Would searchability and artificial intelligence applications have no relevance to other PDF filing systems outside of the United States?



-----Original Message-----
From: Rahul Bajaj <rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com> 
Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2021 1:47 PM
To: tim at timeldermusic.com
Cc: blindlaw at nfbnet.org
Subject: Re: [blindLaw] Fighting together: A blind lawyer on his journey clerking for Supreme Court Justice Chandrachud

Thanks, Vaughn and Tim.

Tim, you'll forgive me for my impertinence, but the US is not the only jurisdiction in the world in which there exist blind lawyers. Given what country the article was about, some suggestions that were not so insular and myopic in scope would have certainly made me feel better.

Warmly,
Rahul

On 13/09/2021, tim at timeldermusic.com <tim at timeldermusic.com> wrote:
> Nice article.  Also, a reminder that accessible PDFs are searchable 
> and can be analyzed by artificial intelligence.
>
> There is no reason ECF/PACER couldn't have an automatic policy 
> rejecting any filing that lacked text.  Perhaps some categories get 
> excluded for pro se and exhibits.  Relying on local rule for such policies is not workable.
> Maybe someone at the AOC could implement this instead of wasting time 
> on web accessibility overlays.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rahul Bajaj <rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com>
> Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2021 1:05 PM
> To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [blindLaw] Fighting together: A blind lawyer on his 
> journey clerking for Supreme Court Justice Chandrachud
>
> Hi,
>
> I just realized that the link in the previous mail was broken. Here is 
> the correct link:
> https://scroll.in/article/1004657/fighting-together-a-blind-lawyer-on-
> his-journey-clerking-for-supreme-court-justice-chandrachud
>
> Rahul
>
>
>
>
> On 08/09/2021, Rahul Bajaj <rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> link:
>> https://scroll.in/­article/1004657/­fighting-together-a-b­lind-lawyer
>> - 
>> on-his-j­ourney-clerking-for-­supreme-court-justic­e-chandrachud?fbcl
>> i d­=IwAR1txMKfjOUdw09I4­yEAWVJ3WOIBSo8pqGrDL­eJZ_LwXD9WAhmtqOyR2Y­7c
>>
>> Rahul
>>
>>
>> --
>> --
>> Rahul Bajaj
>> Senior Resident Fellow,
>> Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, New Delhi, India Rhodes Scholar (India 
>> and Linacre 2018) University of Oxford
>>
>
>
> --
> --
> Rahul Bajaj
> Senior Resident Fellow,
> Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, New Delhi, India Rhodes Scholar (India 
> and Linacre 2018) University of Oxford
>
>
>
>


--
--
Rahul Bajaj
Senior Resident Fellow,
Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, New Delhi, India Rhodes Scholar (India and Linacre 2018) University of Oxford



From rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com  Mon Sep 27 16:27:16 2021
From: rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com (Rahul Bajaj)
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2021 16:27:16 +0000
Subject: [blindLaw] Fighting together: A blind lawyer on his journey
 clerking for Supreme Court Justice Chandrachud
In-Reply-To: <031101d7b3b5$e92e0a00$bb8a1e00$@timeldermusic.com>
References: <CADFycPYrLKdJyf3w=X1YjvNcTun2Ubo2Us9sLKiO6QiG3o8+rw@mail.gmail.com>
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 <004101d7a8c0$bc43dbf0$34cb93d0$@timeldermusic.com>
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They do have relevance in other jurisdictions, of course. I just found it profoundly tone-deaf and presumptuous to cite chapter and verse about what can be done better in a completely different jurisdiction from the one that the article is about. Without even acknowledging that you were doing so. As though American law is a shared vocabulary here that everyone should know.

Rahul


Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef>
________________________________
From: tim at timeldermusic.com <tim at timeldermusic.com>
Sent: Monday, September 27, 2021 9:09:50 PM
To: 'Rahul Bajaj' <rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com>
Cc: blindlaw at nfbnet.org <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Subject: RE: [blindLaw] Fighting together: A blind lawyer on his journey clerking for Supreme Court Justice Chandrachud

Rahul

I don't mean to detract from the issues that blind lawyers around the world experience.  I cannot speak to practical specifics about lawyers in other jurisdictions.  Being as the super majority of the people on this list are U.S. attorneys or law students, I merely meant to highlight some improvements we can make in the U.S. in consideration of your great article.  Would searchability and artificial intelligence applications have no relevance to other PDF filing systems outside of the United States?



-----Original Message-----
From: Rahul Bajaj <rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2021 1:47 PM
To: tim at timeldermusic.com
Cc: blindlaw at nfbnet.org
Subject: Re: [blindLaw] Fighting together: A blind lawyer on his journey clerking for Supreme Court Justice Chandrachud

Thanks, Vaughn and Tim.

Tim, you'll forgive me for my impertinence, but the US is not the only jurisdiction in the world in which there exist blind lawyers. Given what country the article was about, some suggestions that were not so insular and myopic in scope would have certainly made me feel better.

Warmly,
Rahul

On 13/09/2021, tim at timeldermusic.com <tim at timeldermusic.com> wrote:
> Nice article.  Also, a reminder that accessible PDFs are searchable
> and can be analyzed by artificial intelligence.
>
> There is no reason ECF/PACER couldn't have an automatic policy
> rejecting any filing that lacked text.  Perhaps some categories get
> excluded for pro se and exhibits.  Relying on local rule for such policies is not workable.
> Maybe someone at the AOC could implement this instead of wasting time
> on web accessibility overlays.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rahul Bajaj <rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com>
> Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2021 1:05 PM
> To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [blindLaw] Fighting together: A blind lawyer on his
> journey clerking for Supreme Court Justice Chandrachud
>
> Hi,
>
> I just realized that the link in the previous mail was broken. Here is
> the correct link:
> https://scroll.in/article/1004657/fighting-together-a-blind-lawyer-on-
> his-journey-clerking-for-supreme-court-justice-chandrachud
>
> Rahul
>
>
>
>
> On 08/09/2021, Rahul Bajaj <rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> link:
>> https://scroll.in/­article/1004657/­fighting-together-a-b­lind-lawyer
>> -
>> on-his-j­ourney-clerking-for-­supreme-court-justic­e-chandrachud?fbcl
>> i d­=IwAR1txMKfjOUdw09I4­yEAWVJ3WOIBSo8pqGrDL­eJZ_LwXD9WAhmtqOyR2Y­7c
>>
>> Rahul
>>
>>
>> --
>> --
>> Rahul Bajaj
>> Senior Resident Fellow,
>> Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, New Delhi, India Rhodes Scholar (India
>> and Linacre 2018) University of Oxford
>>
>
>
> --
> --
> Rahul Bajaj
> Senior Resident Fellow,
> Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, New Delhi, India Rhodes Scholar (India
> and Linacre 2018) University of Oxford
>
>
>
>


--
--
Rahul Bajaj
Senior Resident Fellow,
Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, New Delhi, India Rhodes Scholar (India and Linacre 2018) University of Oxford


From rob_hudson3182 at opopanax.net  Mon Sep 27 16:32:45 2021
From: rob_hudson3182 at opopanax.net (Rob Hudson)
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2021 11:32:45 -0500
Subject: [blindLaw] Fighting together: A blind lawyer on his journey
 clerking for Supreme Court Justice Chandrachud
In-Reply-To: <SG2PR06MB32076AC7EF4B33306AAF8782FDA79@SG2PR06MB3207.apcprd06.prod.outlook.com>
References: <CADFycPYrLKdJyf3w=X1YjvNcTun2Ubo2Us9sLKiO6QiG3o8+rw@mail.gmail.com>
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 <004101d7a8c0$bc43dbf0$34cb93d0$@timeldermusic.com>
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Message-ID: <20210927.163245.728.12@[192.168.1.100]>

Every country is guilty of that. Ethnocentricism. Nothing new.

----- Original Message -----
From: Rahul Bajaj via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
To: "tim at timeldermusic.com" <tim at timeldermusic.com>
Cc: Rahul Bajaj <rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com>, "blindlaw at nfbnet.org" =
<blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2021 16:27:16 +0000
Subject: Re: [blindLaw] Fighting together: A blind lawyer on his journey =
clerking for Supreme Court Justice Chandrachud

> They do have relevance in other jurisdictions, of course. I just found it =
profoundly tone-deaf and presumptuous to cite chapter and verse about =
what can be done better in a completely different jurisdiction from the =
one that the article is about. Without even acknowledging that you were =
doing so. As though American law is a shared vocabulary here that =
everyone should know.
> 
> Rahul
> 
> 
> Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef>
> ________________________________
> From: tim at timeldermusic.com <tim at timeldermusic.com>
> Sent: Monday, September 27, 2021 9:09:50 PM
> To: 'Rahul Bajaj' <rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com>
> Cc: blindlaw at nfbnet.org <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: RE: [blindLaw] Fighting together: A blind lawyer on his journey =
clerking for Supreme Court Justice Chandrachud
> 
> Rahul
> 
> I don't mean to detract from the issues that blind lawyers around the =
world experience.  I cannot speak to practical specifics about lawyers in =
other jurisdictions.  Being as the super majority of the people on this =
list are U.S. attorneys or law students, I merely meant to highlight some =
improvements we can make in the U.S. in consideration of your great =
article.  Would searchability and artificial intelligence applications =
have no relevance to other PDF filing systems outside of the United =
States?
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rahul Bajaj <rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com>
> Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2021 1:47 PM
> To: tim at timeldermusic.com
> Cc: blindlaw at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [blindLaw] Fighting together: A blind lawyer on his journey =
clerking for Supreme Court Justice Chandrachud
> 
> Thanks, Vaughn and Tim.
> 
> Tim, you'll forgive me for my impertinence, but the US is not the only =
jurisdiction in the world in which there exist blind lawyers. Given what =
country the article was about, some suggestions that were not so insular =
and myopic in scope would have certainly made me feel better.
> 
> Warmly,
> Rahul
> 
> On 13/09/2021, tim at timeldermusic.com <tim at timeldermusic.com> wrote:
> > Nice article.  Also, a reminder that accessible PDFs are searchable
> > and can be analyzed by artificial intelligence.
> >
> > There is no reason ECF/PACER couldn't have an automatic policy
> > rejecting any filing that lacked text.  Perhaps some categories get
> > excluded for pro se and exhibits.  Relying on local rule for such =
policies is not workable.
> > Maybe someone at the AOC could implement this instead of wasting time
> > on web accessibility overlays.
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Rahul Bajaj <rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com>
> > Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2021 1:05 PM
> > To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org
> > Subject: Re: [blindLaw] Fighting together: A blind lawyer on his
> > journey clerking for Supreme Court Justice Chandrachud
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I just realized that the link in the previous mail was broken. Here is
> > the correct link:
> > https://scroll.in/article/1004657/fighting-together-a-blind-lawyer-on-
> > his-journey-clerking-for-supreme-court-justice-chandrachud
> >
> > Rahul
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 08/09/2021, Rahul Bajaj <rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> link:
> >> =
https://scroll.in/=ADarticle/1004657/=ADfighting-together-a-b=ADlind-lawyer
> >> -
> >> =
on-his-j=ADourney-clerking-for-=ADsupreme-court-justic=ADe-chandrachud?fbcl
> >> i =
d=AD=3DIwAR1txMKfjOUdw09I4=ADyEAWVJ3WOIBSo8pqGrDL=ADeJZ_LwXD9WAhmtqOyR2Y=AD7c
> >>
> >> Rahul
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> --
> >> Rahul Bajaj
> >> Senior Resident Fellow,
> >> Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, New Delhi, India Rhodes Scholar (India
> >> and Linacre 2018) University of Oxford
> >>
> >
> >
> > --
> > --
> > Rahul Bajaj
> > Senior Resident Fellow,
> > Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, New Delhi, India Rhodes Scholar (India
> > and Linacre 2018) University of Oxford
> >
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 
> --
> --
> Rahul Bajaj
> Senior Resident Fellow,
> Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, New Delhi, India Rhodes Scholar (India and =
Linacre 2018) University of Oxford
> 
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From rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com  Mon Sep 27 17:28:43 2021
From: rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com (Rahul Bajaj)
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2021 22:58:43 +0530
Subject: [blindLaw] Fighting together: A blind lawyer on his journey
 clerking for Supreme Court Justice Chandrachud
In-Reply-To: <20210927.163245.728.12@192.168.1.100>
References: <CADFycPYrLKdJyf3w=X1YjvNcTun2Ubo2Us9sLKiO6QiG3o8+rw@mail.gmail.com>
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 <004101d7a8c0$bc43dbf0$34cb93d0$@timeldermusic.com>
 <CADFycPYgdk2ztM9rvKj5qAHK1yHket_Jj7nN+kfiHsZcZrbdmg@mail.gmail.com>
 <031101d7b3b5$e92e0a00$bb8a1e00$@timeldermusic.com>
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But it should be pointed out when it happens, just as ableism should
be pointed out when it happens, otwithstanding how widespread it is.
In fact, its widespread nature is the very reason to call it out when
it happens.

Rahul

On 27/09/2021, Rob Hudson via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Every country is guilty of that. Ethnocentricism. Nothing new.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Rahul Bajaj via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
> To: "tim at timeldermusic.com" <tim at timeldermusic.com>
> Cc: Rahul Bajaj <rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com>, "blindlaw at nfbnet.org"
> <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
> Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2021 16:27:16 +0000
> Subject: Re: [blindLaw] Fighting together: A blind lawyer on his journey
> clerking for Supreme Court Justice Chandrachud
>
>> They do have relevance in other jurisdictions, of course. I just found it
>> profoundly tone-deaf and presumptuous to cite chapter and verse about what
>> can be done better in a completely different jurisdiction from the one
>> that the article is about. Without even acknowledging that you were doing
>> so. As though American law is a shared vocabulary here that everyone
>> should know.
>>
>> Rahul
>>
>>
>> Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef>
>> ________________________________
>> From: tim at timeldermusic.com <tim at timeldermusic.com>
>> Sent: Monday, September 27, 2021 9:09:50 PM
>> To: 'Rahul Bajaj' <rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com>
>> Cc: blindlaw at nfbnet.org <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: RE: [blindLaw] Fighting together: A blind lawyer on his journey
>> clerking for Supreme Court Justice Chandrachud
>>
>> Rahul
>>
>> I don't mean to detract from the issues that blind lawyers around the
>> world experience.  I cannot speak to practical specifics about lawyers in
>> other jurisdictions.  Being as the super majority of the people on this
>> list are U.S. attorneys or law students, I merely meant to highlight some
>> improvements we can make in the U.S. in consideration of your great
>> article.  Would searchability and artificial intelligence applications
>> have no relevance to other PDF filing systems outside of the United
>> States?
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Rahul Bajaj <rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2021 1:47 PM
>> To: tim at timeldermusic.com
>> Cc: blindlaw at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: Re: [blindLaw] Fighting together: A blind lawyer on his journey
>> clerking for Supreme Court Justice Chandrachud
>>
>> Thanks, Vaughn and Tim.
>>
>> Tim, you'll forgive me for my impertinence, but the US is not the only
>> jurisdiction in the world in which there exist blind lawyers. Given what
>> country the article was about, some suggestions that were not so insular
>> and myopic in scope would have certainly made me feel better.
>>
>> Warmly,
>> Rahul
>>
>> On 13/09/2021, tim at timeldermusic.com <tim at timeldermusic.com> wrote:
>> > Nice article.  Also, a reminder that accessible PDFs are searchable
>> > and can be analyzed by artificial intelligence.
>> >
>> > There is no reason ECF/PACER couldn't have an automatic policy
>> > rejecting any filing that lacked text.  Perhaps some categories get
>> > excluded for pro se and exhibits.  Relying on local rule for such
>> > policies is not workable.
>> > Maybe someone at the AOC could implement this instead of wasting time
>> > on web accessibility overlays.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Rahul Bajaj <rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com>
>> > Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2021 1:05 PM
>> > To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org
>> > Subject: Re: [blindLaw] Fighting together: A blind lawyer on his
>> > journey clerking for Supreme Court Justice Chandrachud
>> >
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I just realized that the link in the previous mail was broken. Here is
>> > the correct link:
>> > https://scroll.in/article/1004657/fighting-together-a-blind-lawyer-on-
>> > his-journey-clerking-for-supreme-court-justice-chandrachud
>> >
>> > Rahul
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On 08/09/2021, Rahul Bajaj <rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> link:
>> >> https://scroll.in/­article/1004657/­fighting-together-a-b­lind-lawyer
>> >> -
>> >> on-his-j­ourney-clerking-for-­supreme-court-justic­e-chandrachud?fbcl
>> >> i d­=IwAR1txMKfjOUdw09I4­yEAWVJ3WOIBSo8pqGrDL­eJZ_LwXD9WAhmtqOyR2Y­7c
>> >>
>> >> Rahul
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> --
>> >> Rahul Bajaj
>> >> Senior Resident Fellow,
>> >> Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, New Delhi, India Rhodes Scholar (India
>> >> and Linacre 2018) University of Oxford
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > --
>> > Rahul Bajaj
>> > Senior Resident Fellow,
>> > Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, New Delhi, India Rhodes Scholar (India
>> > and Linacre 2018) University of Oxford
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>> --
>> --
>> Rahul Bajaj
>> Senior Resident Fellow,
>> Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, New Delhi, India Rhodes Scholar (India and
>> Linacre 2018) University of Oxford
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> BlindLaw mailing list
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>> BlindLaw:
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>>
>
>


-- 
--
Rahul Bajaj
Senior Resident Fellow,
Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, New Delhi, India
Rhodes Scholar (India and Linacre 2018)
University of Oxford


From tim at timeldermusic.com  Mon Sep 27 17:33:52 2021
From: tim at timeldermusic.com (tim at timeldermusic.com)
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2021 10:33:52 -0700
Subject: [blindLaw] Fighting together: A blind lawyer on his journey
 clerking for Supreme Court Justice Chandrachud
In-Reply-To: <SG2PR06MB32076AC7EF4B33306AAF8782FDA79@SG2PR06MB3207.apcprd06.prod.outlook.com>
References: <CADFycPYrLKdJyf3w=X1YjvNcTun2Ubo2Us9sLKiO6QiG3o8+rw@mail.gmail.com>
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 <004101d7a8c0$bc43dbf0$34cb93d0$@timeldermusic.com>
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Message-ID: <036d01d7b3c5$d72c4190$8584c4b0$@timeldermusic.com>

Rahul

 

Save your rhetorical adjectives for an adversary.  We're on the same side.
It is not presumptuous on this list to comment on how the issue you
highlighted about PDFs could be similarly done in another jurisdiction.  

 

 

 

From: Rahul Bajaj <rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com> 
Sent: Monday, September 27, 2021 9:27 AM
To: tim at timeldermusic.com
Cc: blindlaw at nfbnet.org
Subject: Re: [blindLaw] Fighting together: A blind lawyer on his journey
clerking for Supreme Court Justice Chandrachud

 

They do have relevance in other jurisdictions, of course. I just found it
profoundly tone-deaf and presumptuous to cite chapter and verse about what
can be done better in a completely different jurisdiction from the one that
the article is about. Without even acknowledging that you were doing so. As
though American law is a shared vocabulary here that everyone should know.

 

Rahul

 

 

Get Outlook for iOS <https://aka.ms/o0ukef> 

  _____  

From: tim at timeldermusic.com <mailto:tim at timeldermusic.com>
<tim at timeldermusic.com <mailto:tim at timeldermusic.com> >
Sent: Monday, September 27, 2021 9:09:50 PM
To: 'Rahul Bajaj' <rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com
<mailto:rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com> >
Cc: blindlaw at nfbnet.org <mailto:blindlaw at nfbnet.org>  <blindlaw at nfbnet.org
<mailto:blindlaw at nfbnet.org> >
Subject: RE: [blindLaw] Fighting together: A blind lawyer on his journey
clerking for Supreme Court Justice Chandrachud 

 

Rahul

I don't mean to detract from the issues that blind lawyers around the world
experience.  I cannot speak to practical specifics about lawyers in other
jurisdictions.  Being as the super majority of the people on this list are
U.S. attorneys or law students, I merely meant to highlight some
improvements we can make in the U.S. in consideration of your great article.
Would searchability and artificial intelligence applications have no
relevance to other PDF filing systems outside of the United States?



-----Original Message-----
From: Rahul Bajaj <rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com
<mailto:rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com> > 
Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2021 1:47 PM
To: tim at timeldermusic.com <mailto:tim at timeldermusic.com> 
Cc: blindlaw at nfbnet.org <mailto:blindlaw at nfbnet.org> 
Subject: Re: [blindLaw] Fighting together: A blind lawyer on his journey
clerking for Supreme Court Justice Chandrachud

Thanks, Vaughn and Tim.

Tim, you'll forgive me for my impertinence, but the US is not the only
jurisdiction in the world in which there exist blind lawyers. Given what
country the article was about, some suggestions that were not so insular and
myopic in scope would have certainly made me feel better.

Warmly,
Rahul

On 13/09/2021, tim at timeldermusic.com <mailto:tim at timeldermusic.com>
<tim at timeldermusic.com <mailto:tim at timeldermusic.com> > wrote:
> Nice article.  Also, a reminder that accessible PDFs are searchable 
> and can be analyzed by artificial intelligence.
>
> There is no reason ECF/PACER couldn't have an automatic policy 
> rejecting any filing that lacked text.  Perhaps some categories get 
> excluded for pro se and exhibits.  Relying on local rule for such policies
is not workable.
> Maybe someone at the AOC could implement this instead of wasting time 
> on web accessibility overlays.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rahul Bajaj <rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com
<mailto:rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com> >
> Sent: Sunday, September 12, 2021 1:05 PM
> To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org <mailto:blindlaw at nfbnet.org> 
> Subject: Re: [blindLaw] Fighting together: A blind lawyer on his 
> journey clerking for Supreme Court Justice Chandrachud
>
> Hi,
>
> I just realized that the link in the previous mail was broken. Here is 
> the correct link:
> https://scroll.in/article/1004657/fighting-together-a-blind-lawyer-on-
> his-journey-clerking-for-supreme-court-justice-chandrachud
>
> Rahul
>
>
>
>
> On 08/09/2021, Rahul Bajaj <rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com
<mailto:rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com> > wrote:
>> link:
>> https://scroll.in/
<https://scroll.in/-article/1004657/-fighting-together-a-b-lind-lawyer>
-article/1004657/-fighting-together-a-b-lind-lawyer
>> - 
>> on-his-j-ourney-clerking-for--supreme-court-justic-e-chandrachud?fbcl
>> i d-=IwAR1txMKfjOUdw09I4-yEAWVJ3WOIBSo8pqGrDL-eJZ_LwXD9WAhmtqOyR2Y-7c
>>
>> Rahul
>>
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>> Rahul Bajaj
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>> Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, New Delhi, India Rhodes Scholar (India 
>> and Linacre 2018) University of Oxford
>>
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> Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, New Delhi, India Rhodes Scholar (India 
> and Linacre 2018) University of Oxford
>
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Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, New Delhi, India Rhodes Scholar (India and
Linacre 2018) University of Oxford


From NSingh at cov.com  Mon Sep 27 18:55:36 2021
From: NSingh at cov.com (Singh, Nandini)
Date: Mon, 27 Sep 2021 18:55:36 +0000
Subject: [blindLaw] preparing for oral argument
In-Reply-To: <CAHG6wD5CHaUNO9K285Mi1TysAF4Wr6EpGJPrssPqwUn9Rw9+BA@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAHG6wD5CHaUNO9K285Mi1TysAF4Wr6EpGJPrssPqwUn9Rw9+BA@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <bc9b38b29bf2496b9a3f8ff6a297bdd7@CBIvEX11EUS.cov.com>

You may already know this, but my understanding is that John Roberts, when he was a practicing attorney, attended arguments with a small stack of unbound index cards, with one or two points per card. The lack of a binding allowed him to reorder his points depending on the course of questioning from the judges. I do not deliver oral arguments and use more traditional talking points in my practice. However, for more argument-like settings, I found the index card method useful; I just keep the Brailled cards together with a binder ring, which can still let me flip to whatever is most relevant at the moment.

-----Original Message-----
From: BlindLaw <blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Laura Wolk via BlindLaw
Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2021 9:03 AM
To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org
Cc: Laura Wolk <laura.wolk at gmail.com>
Subject: [blindLaw] preparing for oral argument

[EXTERNAL]

All,

I will have my first arguments coming up soon on a couple of motions to dismiss.  Presumably they will both be on Zoom.  I would love to hear peoples tips and tricks about how to create notes and materials that I can easily reference during the argument, especially if you are a Braille reader.  Any assistance about how to navigate the argument itself would also be extremely appreciated (for instance, will the judge feel comfortable cutting me off if she knows I can't see her?
How should I keep track of time?)  Etc.  Happy to chat offline as well.

Thanks,
Laura

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From slabarre at labarrelaw.com  Tue Sep 28 14:31:09 2021
From: slabarre at labarrelaw.com (Scott C. LaBarre)
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2021 08:31:09 -0600
Subject: [blindLaw] Job Announcement  from Public Justice
Message-ID: <005701d7b475$7b493e90$71dbbbb0$@labarrelaw.com>

Happy Tuesday everyone!

 

Karla Gilbride, who is a terrific blind attorney with Public Justice, tells
us that there is a staff attorney position open with her organization.  The
job announcement is both pasted below and attached.  It sounds like a
wonderful opportunity, and we know that Public Justice is an organization
which fully accommodates a blind attorney.  Please feel free to spread this
far and wide.

 

All best,

Scott

 

 

 

National Headquarters 1620 L Street NW, Suite 630, Washington, DC 20036 

West Coast Office 475 14th Street, Suite 610, Oakland, CA 94612 

JOB ANNOUNCEMENT 

Please post and inform potential applicants. 

September 2021 

ACCESS TO JUSTICE LITIGATION STAFF ATTORNEY WASHINGTON, D.C. 

Public Justice, a national public interest organization, seeks to hire a
staff attorney with civil litigation and advocacy experience for the Access
to

Justice Project. Public Justice is a non-profit legal advocacy organization
that pursues high impact lawsuits to combat social and economic injustice,

protect the Earth's sustainability, and challenge predatory corporate
conduct and government abuses. 

The Access to Justice Project seeks to make the civil court system a fair,
equitable, and effective tool for those with less power to win just outcomes

and hold those with more power accountable. 

The Project challenges and removes the key inequities that block access to
justice through the civil courts and creates new opportunities to make the
civil

courts an effective tool for equitable justice. To achieve this outcome,
Access to Justice works with a network of litigators, organizations, and
others

who share our vision, and in partnership with them, identifies, assesses,
and prioritizes key barriers and opportunities for a just and equitable
civil

court system. 

The Access to Justice Project works toward these goals primarily through
strategic high-impact 

litigation, but also supports coalition advocacy and works to educate and
engage on these topics. 

The Project has, for example, sought to improve access to the civil court
system by tackling 

forced arbitration, restrictive standing doctrines, excessive court secrecy,
federal preemption, and 

undue limitations on class actions, and by working to expand substantive
remedies. For more 

information about the litigation and advocacy work of the Access to Justice
Project, visit our 

website 

here.

This is an exempt position and reports to the directors of the Access to
Justice Project. Our strong preference is for this position to be based in
our

Washington D.C. office, but we will consider applications from especially
qualified candidates seeking to work in our Oakland, CA, office or remotely
from

other parts of the country. Because Public Justice handles litigation,
education, and advocacy nationally, the position will entail some travel
when it

is safe to do so. 

Job Responsibilities: 

list of 7 items

. Serve as lead counsel or co-counsel in the investigation and development
of impact litigation that furthers the strategic goals of the Access to
Justice

Project and the mission of Public Justice. 

. Participate in the full range of litigation tasks involved in the Access
to Justice Project, primarily legal research and analysis, briefing, and
oral

arguments, client representation, and, occasionally, factual investigation,
discovery, and settlement negotiation. 

. Review requests for representation and develop appropriate cases, appeals,
amicus briefs, and special legal projects. 

. Develop and engage in a broad range of legal advocacy through and outside
the courts (including drafting and reviewing legislation; drafting
rulemaking

petitions, comments to agencies, letters, fact sheets and other materials;
and participating in meetings and events) regarding the Access to Justice
Project's

advocacy priorities. 

. Participate in developing and implementing a communications plan to
educate lawmakers, trial lawyers, grassroots supporters, and others about
the barriers

hindering access to civil courts. 

. Build networks and collaborate with allies to fight corporate and
governmental abuses and ensure a robust and equitable civil court system. 

. Participate in strategic planning and other planning initiatives for the
Access to Justice Project 

list end

Qualifications: 

list of 12 items

. Law school graduate with relevant legal and advocacy experience. 

. Admission to the State Bar where the attorney is located, or a willingness
to become so admitted. 

. Preference given to applicants with at least 3 years of litigation
experience. For the purposes of determining litigation experience, we will
include

clerkships and fellowships. 

. A strong desire to make the civil court system a fair, equitable, and
effective tool for those with less power to win just outcomes and hold those
entities

with more power accountable. 

. Excellent analytical, legal research, and writing skills. 

. Excellent communication and public speaking skills. 

. Self-motivation and proven ability to work as part of a team. 

. Strong work ethic, initiative, and sound, yet creative judgment. 

. Ability to juggle multiple tasks at a time and work in a fast-paced
environment 

. Willingness to travel when safe to do so. 

. Sensitivity to the needs and concerns of and the ability to work with
individuals and groups from diverse cultures, backgrounds, and orientations.


. Contributes to the creation of a diverse, equitable, and inclusive work
community that encourages collaboration. 

list end

We offer a mission-focused work environment, a teamwork and
community-oriented approach, 

and a competitive compensation package. We also offer a generous benefits
package, including 

three weeks of paid vacation, two weeks of sick leave, and two personal days
each year, all 

federal holidays and some local, employer-paid health, dental and vision
insurance premiums, 

and a 401(k) plan. Our attorneys are paid on a salary scale based on years
out of law school. The 

annual salary range for this position is likely between $60,000-$112,500,
depending on 

experience. Public Justice requires those working in its offices to be fully
vaccinated against 

COVID-19. Reasonable accommodations to this requirement, including remote
work, based on 

disability or a sincerely held religious belief will be considered. 

To Apply: Interested candidates should submit a: 

list of 5 items

. Cover letter that conveys why you are drawn to Public Justice's mission
and the objectives of this position and how your experience fits with those
objectives.

 

. Resume. 

. Law school transcript (official or unofficial). 

. Contact information for three references. 

. Writing sample, preferably a legal brief or memorandum that is either
unedited or only lightly edited by someone other than you. Please include a
cover

sheet explaining the extent of editing by someone else. 

list end

Your application should consist of two electronic files: (1) your cover
letter, resume, transcript, 

and references in a single .pdf file; and (2) a writing sample in another
.pdf file. The application 

deadline is October 29, 2021, at which point applications will be reviewed
on a rolling basis until 

the position is filled. Please submit both files to 

staffattorney at publicjustice.net <mailto:staffattorney at publicjustice.net> .

For more 

information, please visit our website at 

www.publicjustice.net <http://www.publicjustice.net> .

Public Justice is an equal opportunity employer and values a diverse
workplace. We strongly encourage applications from people with disabilities;
people

of color, including bilingual and bicultural individuals; LGBTQ individuals;
people of all genders; veterans; and people of all ages. Public Justice is

committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with
disabilities. If you are a qualified individual with a disability and need
assistance

applying online, please email vni at publicjustice.net
<mailto:vni at publicjustice.net> . If you are selected for an interview, you
will receive additional information regarding how to request

an accommodation for the interview process.

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From rene0373 at gmail.com  Thu Sep 30 00:02:09 2021
From: rene0373 at gmail.com (Elizabeth Rene)
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2021 17:02:09 -0700
Subject: [blindLaw] Blind judges
Message-ID: <288FE39D-727F-4CDF-9736-60AE5DFB34B5@gmail.com>

Hi all,
Does anyone know if there exists anywhere in the US any effort to put together an association of blind judges?
i’ve heard through the Internet of blind judges presiding at various court levels throughout the country but haven’t found an effective way to communicate with any of them collegially.
I have served on my state’s Judicial conduct commission for several years now, and have just recently become a hearings judge for Washington‘s board of industrial insurance appeals. This statutory tribunal follows our superior court civil rules and rules of evidence and issues written opinions following the style of our court of appeals. We have jurisdiction over workers compensation, occupational safety violations, employer tax assessments, crime victims compensation, and a couple of other related matters. Our hearings are bench trials with a court reporter, conducted over zoom and by telephone during the pandemic but held in person under normal conditions. All appellate review, from the Superior Court to the Supreme Court, is based on the record created at our hearings. I love this work.
It would be so wonderful if one could turn to other blind judges for mutual support and advice as do the blind lawyers on this list.
Thanks for anything anyone knows.
Elizabeth M René 
Industrial Appeals Judge
Washington State Board of
Industrial Insurance Appeals

Elizabeth M René 
Attorney at Law 
WSBA #10710 
KCBA #21824
rene0373 at gmail.com 

From dave146757 at yahoo.com  Thu Sep 30 01:23:22 2021
From: dave146757 at yahoo.com (David Freeman)
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2021 18:23:22 -0700
Subject: [blindLaw] Blind judges
In-Reply-To: <288FE39D-727F-4CDF-9736-60AE5DFB34B5@gmail.com>
References: <288FE39D-727F-4CDF-9736-60AE5DFB34B5@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <58AA894C-B3E8-4BD3-8F22-592285FBA04C@yahoo.com>

Elizabeth,

Congratulations, again, on your move to the administrative law bench.  Prior to my appointment to superior court I spent a decade as a review judge for a State agency.  As you already know, I am always available for any questions and support.   Unfortunately, I am unaware of any type of organized group dedicated to blind judicial officers.  I looked into it myself a couple years ago without much response.  

David Freeman 
Whatcom County Superior Court 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Sep 29, 2021, at 5:03 PM, Elizabeth Rene via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> Does anyone know if there exists anywhere in the US any effort to put together an association of blind judges?
> i’ve heard through the Internet of blind judges presiding at various court levels throughout the country but haven’t found an effective way to communicate with any of them collegially.
> I have served on my state’s Judicial conduct commission for several years now, and have just recently become a hearings judge for Washington‘s board of industrial insurance appeals. This statutory tribunal follows our superior court civil rules and rules of evidence and issues written opinions following the style of our court of appeals. We have jurisdiction over workers compensation, occupational safety violations, employer tax assessments, crime victims compensation, and a couple of other related matters. Our hearings are bench trials with a court reporter, conducted over zoom and by telephone during the pandemic but held in person under normal conditions. All appellate review, from the Superior Court to the Supreme Court, is based on the record created at our hearings. I love this work.
> It would be so wonderful if one could turn to other blind judges for mutual support and advice as do the blind lawyers on this list.
> Thanks for anything anyone knows.
> Elizabeth M René 
> Industrial Appeals Judge
> Washington State Board of
> Industrial Insurance Appeals
> 
> Elizabeth M René 
> Attorney at Law 
> WSBA #10710 
> KCBA #21824
> rene0373 at gmail.com 
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From sbg at sbgaal.com  Thu Sep 30 02:30:49 2021
From: sbg at sbgaal.com (Shannon)
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2021 21:30:49 -0500
Subject: [blindLaw] Blind judges
In-Reply-To: <58AA894C-B3E8-4BD3-8F22-592285FBA04C@yahoo.com>
References: <288FE39D-727F-4CDF-9736-60AE5DFB34B5@gmail.com>
 <58AA894C-B3E8-4BD3-8F22-592285FBA04C@yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <006901d7b5a3$2f57f830$8e07e890$@sbgaal.com>

Just wanted to thank both of you for paving the way for us all!

Sincerely,

Shannon Brady Geihsler

Law Office of Shannon Brady Geihsler, PLLC
1212 Texas Avenue
Lubbock, Texas 79401
Office:  (806) 763-3999
Mobile:  (806) 781-9296
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-----Original Message-----
From: BlindLaw <blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of David Freeman via BlindLaw
Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2021 8:23 PM
To: Blind Law Mailing List <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Cc: David Freeman <dave146757 at yahoo.com>; Elizabeth Rene <rene0373 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [blindLaw] Blind judges

Elizabeth,

Congratulations, again, on your move to the administrative law bench.  Prior to my appointment to superior court I spent a decade as a review judge for a State agency.  As you already know, I am always available for any questions and support.   Unfortunately, I am unaware of any type of organized group dedicated to blind judicial officers.  I looked into it myself a couple years ago without much response.  

David Freeman 
Whatcom County Superior Court 

Sent from my iPhone

> On Sep 29, 2021, at 5:03 PM, Elizabeth Rene via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> Does anyone know if there exists anywhere in the US any effort to put together an association of blind judges?
> i’ve heard through the Internet of blind judges presiding at various court levels throughout the country but haven’t found an effective way to communicate with any of them collegially.
> I have served on my state’s Judicial conduct commission for several years now, and have just recently become a hearings judge for Washington‘s board of industrial insurance appeals. This statutory tribunal follows our superior court civil rules and rules of evidence and issues written opinions following the style of our court of appeals. We have jurisdiction over workers compensation, occupational safety violations, employer tax assessments, crime victims compensation, and a couple of other related matters. Our hearings are bench trials with a court reporter, conducted over zoom and by telephone during the pandemic but held in person under normal conditions. All appellate review, from the Superior Court to the Supreme Court, is based on the record created at our hearings. I love this work.
> It would be so wonderful if one could turn to other blind judges for mutual support and advice as do the blind lawyers on this list.
> Thanks for anything anyone knows.
> Elizabeth M René 
> Industrial Appeals Judge
> Washington State Board of
> Industrial Insurance Appeals
> 
> Elizabeth M René 
> Attorney at Law 
> WSBA #10710 
> KCBA #21824
> rene0373 at gmail.com 
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From aprevost at sidley.com  Thu Sep 30 22:25:06 2021
From: aprevost at sidley.com (Prevost, Ann Marie)
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2021 22:25:06 +0000
Subject: [blindLaw] Braille
Message-ID: <f3026b32c9c248c0a1ec65e81dc95463@sidley.com>

Has anyone had experience with a visually impaired high schooler studying Braille as an independent study course (rather than Spanish etc)?
I wanted to run it by my child’s HS administration but I don’t think they will go for it -and I am not sure what resources are available to learn braille independently.
ANN MARIE PREVOST
Staff Attorney

SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
+1 212 839 5408
aprevost at sidley.com<mailto:aprevost at sidley.com>
www.sidley.com<http://www.sidley.com>
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From syedrizvinfb at gmail.com  Thu Sep 30 22:38:42 2021
From: syedrizvinfb at gmail.com (Syed Rizvi)
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2021 18:38:42 -0400
Subject: [blindLaw] Braille
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Message-ID: <977200F5-C017-458A-B3E6-27FEB4E7CCF5@gmail.com>

Hi Ann,

Awesome question. 

I would recommend to do both if possible. Usually high schoolers have some free blocks throughout the week to work on homework. Perhaps braille lessons can be scheduled then, or before and after school. My middle school had me take braille instead of Spanish and I feel negatively impacted by that, as Spanish is such a valuable language to know. However, braille is also incredibly important to a blind person's career. 

I would highly recommend reaching out to the National Organization of Parents of Blind Children. They will definitely be your best asset. Their president is a lawyer as well. I'd be happy to connect you with her.

Good Luck!
Syed 
,



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Harvard Law School, JD Candidate, 2024 
Paul and Daisy Soros Fellow 
Jacobus Tenbroek Fellow 
SEO Law Fellow 
Lighthouse Guild Scholar 

The University of Texas at Austin, BA in Government, 2020 
Dean's Distinguished Graduate

> On Sep 30, 2021, at 6:26 PM, Prevost, Ann Marie via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Has anyone had experience with a visually impaired high schooler studying Braille as an independent study course (rather than Spanish etc)?
> I wanted to run it by my child’s HS administration but I don’t think they will go for it -and I am not sure what resources are available to learn braille independently.
> ANN MARIE PREVOST
> Staff Attorney
> 
> SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
> 787 Seventh Avenue
> New York, NY 10019
> +1 212 839 5408
> aprevost at sidley.com<mailto:aprevost at sidley.com>
> www.sidley.com<http://www.sidley.com>
> [SIDLEY]
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From sanho817 at gmail.com  Thu Sep 30 22:46:01 2021
From: sanho817 at gmail.com (Sanho Steele-Louchart)
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2021 17:46:01 -0500
Subject: [blindLaw] Braille
In-Reply-To: <977200F5-C017-458A-B3E6-27FEB4E7CCF5@gmail.com>
References: <f3026b32c9c248c0a1ec65e81dc95463@sidley.com>
 <977200F5-C017-458A-B3E6-27FEB4E7CCF5@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CAL6jpexgAXFe9jDo5L=Ad4sYRiD9k-FuE3zgLfTYFhJj=D-G=w@mail.gmail.com>

Hello,

There are countless resources for learning braille independently. The
most obvious is Hadley, but there are several other fantastic
resources available from the American Printing House and others. You
might also craft your son's IEP such that the braille study hour is a
reasonable accommodation even if an independent study elective isn't
ordinarily offered.

Warmth,
Sanho

On 9/30/21, Syed Rizvi via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi Ann,
>
> Awesome question.
>
> I would recommend to do both if possible. Usually high schoolers have some
> free blocks throughout the week to work on homework. Perhaps braille lessons
> can be scheduled then, or before and after school. My middle school had me
> take braille instead of Spanish and I feel negatively impacted by that, as
> Spanish is such a valuable language to know. However, braille is also
> incredibly important to a blind person's career.
>
> I would highly recommend reaching out to the National Organization of
> Parents of Blind Children. They will definitely be your best asset. Their
> president is a lawyer as well. I'd be happy to connect you with her.
>
> Good Luck!
> Syed
> ,
>
>
>
> --
> Syed Mahmud Rizvi
>
> SyedRizviNFB at gmail.com
> (413)250-3523
>
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>> On Sep 30, 2021, at 6:26 PM, Prevost, Ann Marie via BlindLaw
>> <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> Has anyone had experience with a visually impaired high schooler studying
>> Braille as an independent study course (rather than Spanish etc)?
>> I wanted to run it by my child’s HS administration but I don’t think they
>> will go for it -and I am not sure what resources are available to learn
>> braille independently.
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From aprevost at sidley.com  Thu Sep 30 22:50:53 2021
From: aprevost at sidley.com (Prevost, Ann Marie)
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2021 22:50:53 +0000
Subject: [blindLaw] Braille
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References: <f3026b32c9c248c0a1ec65e81dc95463@sidley.com>
 <977200F5-C017-458A-B3E6-27FEB4E7CCF5@gmail.com>,
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Thank you. Good idea!

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From: BlindLaw <blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org<mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org>> on behalf of: Sanho Steele-Louchart via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org<mailto:blindlaw at nfbnet.org>>
Date: Thursday, Sep 30, 2021, 6:47 PM
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Cc: Sanho Steele-Louchart <sanho817 at gmail.com<mailto:sanho817 at gmail.com>>
Subject: Re: [blindLaw] Braille

Hello,

There are countless resources for learning braille independently. The
most obvious is Hadley, but there are several other fantastic
resources available from the American Printing House and others. You
might also craft your son's IEP such that the braille study hour is a
reasonable accommodation even if an independent study elective isn't
ordinarily offered.

Warmth,
Sanho

On 9/30/21, Syed Rizvi via BlindLaw wrote:
> Hi Ann,
>
> Awesome question.
>
> I would recommend to do both if possible. Usually high schoolers have some
> free blocks throughout the week to work on homework. Perhaps braille lessons
> can be scheduled then, or before and after school. My middle school had me
> take braille instead of Spanish and I feel negatively impacted by that, as
> Spanish is such a valuable language to know. However, braille is also
> incredibly important to a blind person's career.
>
> I would highly recommend reaching out to the National Organization of
> Parents of Blind Children. They will definitely be your best asset. Their
> president is a lawyer as well. I'd be happy to connect you with her.
>
> Good Luck!
> Syed
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>> On Sep 30, 2021, at 6:26 PM, Prevost, Ann Marie via BlindLaw
>> wrote:
>>
>> Has anyone had experience with a visually impaired high schooler studying
>> Braille as an independent study course (rather than Spanish etc)?
>> I wanted to run it by my child’s HS administration but I don’t think they
>> will go for it -and I am not sure what resources are available to learn
>> braille independently.
>> ANN MARIE PREVOST
>> Staff Attorney
>>
>> SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
>> 787 Seventh Avenue
>> New York, NY 10019
>> +1 212 839 5408
>> aprevost at sidley.com
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