[blindLaw] Law Firm Accommodations

[Laura Wolk]

Oh yes, a go-to contact in IT is a must.  But K1000 will not be fast
enough to handle batch conversions.

On 1/5/22, Sanho Steele-Louchart via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Syed,
>
> When I was hired on, I was lucky enough to already have a copy of
> K1000 (the OCR software) and JAWS/NVDA with Eloquence. All I actually
> needed to ask for was someone to read me the handwritten parts of
> records. Everything else has taken care of itself.
>
> If possible, I'd approach this with a trusted supervisor or hiring
> manager. Candidly, it seems to me that we'll ultimately need to be
> able to advocate for these things without the assistance of an outside
> firm. My supervisor made it pretty clear that if I wanted to advocate
> for my clients, I should be prepared to advocate for myself first.
>
> if I didn't have a trusted supervisor or hiring manager, I'd be up
> front about what I needed. "I'll need X, Y, and Z. I also need a
> contact person in the event something's inaccessible and I need to
> figure it out on the spot. Will that be a problem?"
>
> Warmth and good luck,
> Sanho
>
> On 1/5/22, Syed Rizvi via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>>
>>
>> Do you have any tips regarding discussions with firms pertaining to what I
>> will need from them to be a successful blind summer associate? I know I
>> need JAWS etc., but due to my lack of work experience, I don’t know what
>> set of procedures I should have in place. For example, with school, I know
>> I need all my books in an electronic format and so on, but I don’t have
>> work accommodations figured out in the same way due to my lack of
>> experience. Are there consulting firms that educate employers on how to
>> best accommodate blind employees or that can test firm tools prior to the
>> summer?
>>
>>
>>
>> Thank you so much for any guidance in this matter!
>>
>>
>>
>> Gratefully,
>>
>> Syed
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
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>>
>>
>> Syed Mahmud Rizvi
>>
>>
>>
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> Sanho
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