[blindLaw] Law Firm Accommodations

[Laura Wolk]

I definitely don't mind.  Ask them to use it as a starting point to
help to get them thinking about other issues that might crop up.

On 1/5/22, Syed Rizvi <syedrizvinfb at gmail.com> wrote:
> Thank you both so much for your guidance.
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> Laura, yes, big law. I hope you don’t mind if I share this list with the
> recruiting team. These specifics are gold.
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> Sanho, I understand. I do advocate for myself. I just want to ensure I
> spend the summer proving myself to the firm, rather than figuring out how
> to do basic tasks. The firm has reached out to ask how to best accommodate
> me so that I can hit the ground running, come summer.
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> Thank you!
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> Syed
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> Syed Mahmud Rizvi
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> SyedRizviNFB at gmail.com
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> (413)250-3523
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> Harvard Law School | JD Candidate' 2024
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> Paul and Daisy Soros Fellow
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> Jacobus Tenbroek Fellow
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> SEO Law Fellow
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> Lighthouse Guild Scholar
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> Charles and Melva T. Owen Scholar
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> Rudolph Dillman Scholar
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> The University of Texas at Austin | BA in Government' 2020
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> Dean's Distinguished Graduate
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> High Honors
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> On Wed, Jan 5, 2022 at 2:30 PM Laura Wolk via BlindLaw
> <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
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>> Oh yes, a go-to contact in IT is a must.  But K1000 will not be fast
>> enough to handle batch conversions.
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>> 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!
>> >>
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>> >>
>> >> Gratefully,
>> >>
>> >> Syed
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>> >> --
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>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Syed Mahmud Rizvi
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>> >>
>> >>
>> >> 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
>> >>
>> >> Charles and Melva T. Owen Scholar
>> >>
>> >> Rudolph Dillman Scholar
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> The University of Texas at Austin | BA in Government' 2020
>> >>
>> >> Dean's Distinguished Graduate
>> >>
>> >> High Honors
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>> > Warmth,
>> > Sanho
>> > He, Him, His
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