From Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov Wed Mar 2 17:13:32 2022 From: Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov (Nightingale, Noel) Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2022 17:13:32 +0000 Subject: [blindLaw] =?windows-1252?q?LA_Times=3A__College_disability_righ?= =?windows-1252?q?ts_case_could_go_to_Supreme_Court_=97_a_possibility_advo?= =?windows-1252?q?cates_fear?= In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-03-02/disability-rights-case-against-laccd-could-go-to-supreme-court Excerpt: Roy Payan and Portia Mason, both blind, needed help from their community college: audio recordings of texts, computer screen reading software, classroom materials in a format they could understand, when lecture notes on a whiteboard are the norm. The students said the college was unprepared to support them and failed to provide the timely accommodations to which they were legally entitled. In 2017, they and the National Federation of the Blind filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles Community College District, alleging discrimination under federal laws that guarantee equal access to education for those who are disabled. They have won twice in federal court. A Ninth Circuit appeals panel said the lack of equal access to a college education, though unintentional, violated the students’ civil rights. But LACCD — in a strategy that has outraged disability rights activists and students who are disabled — has not conceded defeat and will decide by Thursday whether to appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. The district argues that because it did not intentionally discriminate against the two students, it did not break federal laws that protect people with disabilities. From laura.wolk at gmail.com Fri Mar 4 21:10:29 2022 From: laura.wolk at gmail.com (Laura Wolk) Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2022 16:10:29 -0500 Subject: [blindLaw] Westlaw Accessibility number? Message-ID: All, I tried calling Westlaw's accessibility number today, but it just keeps routing me to reference attorneys. Does anyone know what's up with that or have a reliable number I can call? Alternatively, I'd love help with the following question: I'm trying to set up a new Westlaw Edge account, but I'm not able to change my delivery method from email to a word file download, nor set any of the options I'd like for the word file. I've done this with all of my other accounts, but now when I click delivery method, it tells me email is the first of five options, but I cannot select any other option. All that happens is that the email message dialogue box pops up. Thanks for any help on either score. From NSingh at cov.com Fri Mar 4 21:42:12 2022 From: NSingh at cov.com (Singh, Nandini) Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2022 21:42:12 +0000 Subject: [blindLaw] Westlaw Accessibility number? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <0bb080af09f547a5a8c23be2a03f67d4@cov.com> Hi Laura, I usually call or email the JAWS specialist reference attorneys directly. I am attaching an email with the contact information for both such attorneys. Their emails should work even if the phone numbers do not. For your second question, I am not sure I can be that helpful. I usually set all the options you describe once I am on a resource's specific page and select the "email" or "download" button. From there, I do not have any issues selecting file format and other document preferences. However, you sound like you are on another screen where you are universally setting up preferences? If so, I have not had occasion to visit that part of Westlaw Edge. Regards, Nikki -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of Laura Wolk via BlindLaw Sent: Friday, March 4, 2022 4:10 PM To: Blind Law Mailing List Cc: Laura Wolk Subject: [blindLaw] Westlaw Accessibility number? [EXTERNAL] All, I tried calling Westlaw's accessibility number today, but it just keeps routing me to reference attorneys. Does anyone know what's up with that or have a reliable number I can call? Alternatively, I'd love help with the following question: I'm trying to set up a new Westlaw Edge account, but I'm not able to change my delivery method from email to a word file download, nor set any of the options I'd like for the word file. I've done this with all of my other accounts, but now when I click delivery method, it tells me email is the first of five options, but I cannot select any other option. All that happens is that the email message dialogue box pops up. Thanks for any help on either score. _______________________________________________ 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/nsingh%40cov.com -------------- next part -------------- An embedded message was scrubbed... From: "Ibanez, Jennifer (Legal)" Subject: Thomson Reuters Accessibility Support Contact Information Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2019 14:58:14 +0000 Size: 4344 URL: From pleaseletmesee2016 at gmail.com Sat Mar 5 02:59:59 2022 From: pleaseletmesee2016 at gmail.com (Yoon) Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2022 21:59:59 -0500 Subject: [blindLaw] Westlaw Accessibility number? In-Reply-To: <0bb080af09f547a5a8c23be2a03f67d4@cov.com> References: <0bb080af09f547a5a8c23be2a03f67d4@cov.com> Message-ID: <002401d8303d$1a9a0770$4fce1650$@gmail.com> Can you send that attachment again? I seem to not be able to find it on your message. Thanks! -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of Singh, Nandini via BlindLaw Sent: Friday, March 4, 2022 4:42 PM To: Blind Law Mailing List Cc: Singh, Nandini Subject: Re: [blindLaw] Westlaw Accessibility number? Hi Laura, I usually call or email the JAWS specialist reference attorneys directly. I am attaching an email with the contact information for both such attorneys. Their emails should work even if the phone numbers do not. For your second question, I am not sure I can be that helpful. I usually set all the options you describe once I am on a resource's specific page and select the "email" or "download" button. From there, I do not have any issues selecting file format and other document preferences. However, you sound like you are on another screen where you are universally setting up preferences? If so, I have not had occasion to visit that part of Westlaw Edge. Regards, Nikki -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of Laura Wolk via BlindLaw Sent: Friday, March 4, 2022 4:10 PM To: Blind Law Mailing List Cc: Laura Wolk Subject: [blindLaw] Westlaw Accessibility number? [EXTERNAL] All, I tried calling Westlaw's accessibility number today, but it just keeps routing me to reference attorneys. Does anyone know what's up with that or have a reliable number I can call? Alternatively, I'd love help with the following question: I'm trying to set up a new Westlaw Edge account, but I'm not able to change my delivery method from email to a word file download, nor set any of the options I'd like for the word file. I've done this with all of my other accounts, but now when I click delivery method, it tells me email is the first of five options, but I cannot select any other option. All that happens is that the email message dialogue box pops up. Thanks for any help on either score. _______________________________________________ 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/nsingh%40cov.com From simon.singh at eknoworks.com Sat Mar 5 13:51:13 2022 From: simon.singh at eknoworks.com (Simon Singh) Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2022 08:51:13 -0500 Subject: [blindLaw] Westlaw Accessibility number? In-Reply-To: <002401d8303d$1a9a0770$4fce1650$@gmail.com> References: <0bb080af09f547a5a8c23be2a03f67d4@cov.com> <002401d8303d$1a9a0770$4fce1650$@gmail.com> Message-ID: Here is the text from the attachment. -------------------------------------------------- My name is Jennifer Ibanez and I am one of the Reference Attorneys who provides support for using assistive technologies, such as JAWS, while using Westlaw and other Thomson Reuters platforms. I am writing this e-mail because you have either recently been in touch with myself and/or my colleague Stephanie Rust-Small, or you have recently been provided with our contact information. Our direct phone numbers have changed effective today. I have included our updated contact information below. Contact Information: Jennifer Ibanez Phone Number: 952-214-5436 Email: Jennifer.Ibanez at thomsonreuters.com Stephanie Rust-Small Phone Number: 952-214-5410 Email: Stephanie.Rust-Small at thomsonreuters.com Best regards, Jennifer * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Jennifer L. Ibanez Reference Attorney Thomson Reuters the answer company Phone: 1-800-REF-ATTY (733-2889) jennifer.ibanez at tr.com tr.com On Fri, Mar 4, 2022 at 10:01 PM Yoon via BlindLaw wrote: > Can you send that attachment again? I seem to not be able to find it on > your > message. Thanks! > > -----Original Message----- > From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of Singh, Nandini > via > BlindLaw > Sent: Friday, March 4, 2022 4:42 PM > To: Blind Law Mailing List > Cc: Singh, Nandini > Subject: Re: [blindLaw] Westlaw Accessibility number? > > Hi Laura, > > I usually call or email the JAWS specialist reference attorneys directly. I > am attaching an email with the contact information for both such attorneys. > Their emails should work even if the phone numbers do not. > > For your second question, I am not sure I can be that helpful. I usually > set > all the options you describe once I am on a resource's specific page and > select the "email" or "download" button. From there, I do not have any > issues selecting file format and other document preferences. However, you > sound like you are on another screen where you are universally setting up > preferences? If so, I have not had occasion to visit that part of Westlaw > Edge. > > Regards, > Nikki > > -----Original Message----- > From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of Laura Wolk via > BlindLaw > Sent: Friday, March 4, 2022 4:10 PM > To: Blind Law Mailing List > Cc: Laura Wolk > Subject: [blindLaw] Westlaw Accessibility number? > > [EXTERNAL] > > All, > > I tried calling Westlaw's accessibility number today, but it just keeps > routing me to reference attorneys. Does anyone know what's up with that or > have a reliable number I can call? > > Alternatively, I'd love help with the following question: I'm trying to > set > up a new Westlaw Edge account, but I'm not able to change my delivery > method > from email to a word file download, nor set any of the options I'd like for > the word file. I've done this with all of my other accounts, but now when > I > click delivery method, it tells me email is the first of five options, but > I > cannot select any other option. All that happens is that the email message > dialogue box pops up. > > Thanks for any help on either score. > > _______________________________________________ > 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/nsingh%40cov.com > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/simon.singh%40eknoworks.com > From Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov Tue Mar 8 15:41:22 2022 From: Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov (Nightingale, Noel) Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2022 15:41:22 +0000 Subject: [blindLaw] =?windows-1252?q?=5BLos_Angeles_California=5D_Communi?= =?windows-1252?q?ty_College_District_Won=92t_Take_Case_to_Supreme_Court_-?= =?windows-1252?q?_Inside_Higher_Ed_-_March_7=2C_2022?= Message-ID: https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2022/03/07/community-college-district-won%E2%80%99t-take-case-supreme-court?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_campaign=8f8cc1e34d-DNU_2021_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-8f8cc1e34d-236376982&mc_cid=8f8cc1e34d&mc_eid=87362c6747 Community College District Won’t Take Case to Supreme Court By Scott Jaschik Inside Higher Ed March 7, 2022 The Los Angeles Community College District will not appeal a lower court’s ruling on disability services to the Supreme Court, the Los Angeles Times reported. A federal appeals court ruled last year that two blind students have the right to use disparate impact theory—which requires plaintiffs only to show that a policy has a disparate impact on them, not that it was intentional—in a lawsuit against the district. As the deadline approaches for an appeal of the decision to the Supreme Court, protests have taken place in Los Angeles against that course of action. Instead of an appeal, the district will continue to use mediation in hopes of resolving the suit. From vaughnlbrown87 at gmail.com Tue Mar 8 16:13:30 2022 From: vaughnlbrown87 at gmail.com (vaughnlbrown87 at gmail.com) Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2022 08:13:30 -0800 Subject: [blindLaw] [Los Angeles California] Community College District Won't Take Case to Supreme Court - Inside Higher Ed - March 7, 2022 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <00d801d83307$73e03210$5ba09630$@gmail.com> Thank you for sharing. It is sad that students face discrimination in educational settings today. Vaughn Brown, Advocate for People With Disabilities M.A, Legal Studies (360) 904-8432 Vaughnlbrown87 at gmail.com -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of Nightingale, Noel via BlindLaw Sent: Tuesday, March 8, 2022 7:41 AM To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org Cc: Nightingale, Noel Subject: [blindLaw] [Los Angeles California] Community College District Won't Take Case to Supreme Court - Inside Higher Ed - March 7, 2022 https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2022/03/07/community-college-distr ict-won%E2%80%99t-take-case-supreme-court?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_ca mpaign=8f8cc1e34d-DNU_2021_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-8f 8cc1e34d-236376982&mc_cid=8f8cc1e34d&mc_eid=87362c6747 Community College District Won't Take Case to Supreme Court By Scott Jaschik Inside Higher Ed March 7, 2022 The Los Angeles Community College District will not appeal a lower court's ruling on disability services to the Supreme Court, the Los Angeles Times reported. A federal appeals court ruled last year that two blind students have the right to use disparate impact theory-which requires plaintiffs only to show that a policy has a disparate impact on them, not that it was intentional-in a lawsuit against the district. As the deadline approaches for an appeal of the decision to the Supreme Court, protests have taken place in Los Angeles against that course of action. Instead of an appeal, the district will continue to use mediation in hopes of resolving the suit. _______________________________________________ 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/vaughnlbrown87%40gmail .com From davant1958 at gmail.com Wed Mar 9 20:43:12 2022 From: davant1958 at gmail.com (denise avant) Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2022 14:43:12 -0600 Subject: [blindLaw] FW: ABA Business Law Fellows Program Welcomes Diverse Lawyers In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <00ad01d833f6$4b6a2ad0$e23e8070$@gmail.com> Hello all, Please see below. Denise Avant, ESQ 1st Vice President National Federation of the Blind of Illinois For more information about NFBI, Go to www.nfbofillinois.org From: The Disability Discussion Docket (3D) <3D at MAIL.AMERICANBAR.ORG> On Behalf Of Amy Allbright Sent: Wednesday, March 9, 2022 2:20 PM To: 3D at MAIL.AMERICANBAR.ORG Subject: ABA Business Law Fellows Program Welcomes Diverse Lawyers The Business Law Section is now accepting applications for the 2022-2024 term of Business Law Fellows Program . The Fellows Program welcomes applications from diverse lawyers, including those with disabilities, and we invite you to share this opportunity with the ABA Commission on Disability Rights audience as you see fit to help get the word out. Full information can be found below and I've also attached a flyer that you're welcome to distribute. Each year the Business Law Section appoints up to 12 diverse, outstanding lawyers to participate in two-year terms as Business Law Section Fellows. The Fellows Program springboards participants into leadership roles within the Section by providing mentors, travel subsidies, and involvement opportunities. Through the program, the Section hopes to increase diversity in the Section and identify new leaders to participate in the Section's Committees. * Leadership Experience Participants in the program are provided a path to Section Leadership though unique leadership positions within their substantive committees and the Business Law Fellows Committee. Additionally, Fellows are introduced to the Section's structure and opportunities for leadership. * Mentors Current Fellows are assigned program alumni mentors and substantive committee mentors. Mentors are expected to help Fellows navigate the Section and the Business Law Fellows Program and to identify and maximize the opportunities for participation within the Section. * Meeting Attendance Subsidy Meeting attendance is critical to Section Leadership growth. To assist Fellows in attending each meeting, program participants are reimbursed, consistent with the Section policies, for their attendance at the Business Law Section Spring Meeting, Business Law Section Annual Meeting, and one stand-alone meeting per year, for their term. A total of 6 meetings will be reimbursed for each Business Law Fellow. * Liaisons to Diverse Bar Organizations In addition to the Business Law Fellows Program goal of increasing participation of Diverse Lawyers, the Section also hopes to build stronger relationships with diverse bar organizations. Fellows are expected to enhance knowledge about the Section among members of other diverse bar organizations. ______________________________________ Thank you for your continued interest in this list. To unsubscribe, email 3D-UNSUBSCRIBE-request at mail.americanbar.org . 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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 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 From NSingh at cov.com Mon Mar 14 21:17:02 2022 From: NSingh at cov.com (Singh, Nandini) Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2022 21:17:02 +0000 Subject: [blindLaw] Experience with Law Firm Software Tools In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <70c6aa21692647ce9933217c31e202a2@cov.com> Hi Syed, Responses are preceded by "NS" and are in the body of your original email. One global consideration to keep in mind is that firms can and do customize commercial practice software, so predicting screen reader accessibility bumps up against both the original software design and any additional work that IT completed. Best, Nikki -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of Syed Rizvi via BlindLaw Sent: Monday, March 14, 2022 10:12 AM To: Blind Law Mailing List Cc: Syed Rizvi Subject: [blindLaw] Experience with Law Firm Software Tools [EXTERNAL] Hi All, Below is a preliminary list of the software tools I will be using this summer at my firm. I would greatly appreciate any insight based upon your experience regarding the accessibility of any of these tools. 1. Time Keeping: InTapp NS: My firm uses this mostly for new matter processing, something you are unlikely to do as a summer. It is 90-95% JAWS accessible. I work with our in-house developer for the remaining inaccessible parts. I am unsure about the accessibility of the time entry function though. 2. Document Management: iManage NS: This is largely inaccessible. We used to use Desk Site and now use Work10; both have poorly executed interfaces for screen reader accessibility, e.g., lack of intelligent labels in multiple locations. Things are a bit easier if a document has already been saved to the system, since you can open, edit, and close out using typical Windows-based commands. The browser interface is somewhat helpful, but the lack of labels remains a significant challenge. I also understand some folks here have had better luck with File Site, but I always found it just as inadequate as the other two versions. By way of work around, be sure to request that folks send you local copies, which should be the usual practice. Co-counsel and other external parties are obviously not part of the iManage system, so they will require local copies saved as Word documents, PDFs, etc. 3. Videoconferencing / messaging / phone: Zoom (I know zoom video conferences are accessible, but I have no experience using Zoom as a messaging and calling platform. I hope the accessibility carries over.) NS: I am not sure that I had occasion to use these functions. We have a bunch of audio/visual conferencing options. Most folks, including myself, use MS Teams for internal calls and chat. Historically, MS Teams was more secure than Zoom, which took a while to improve the security aspect. people as a result default to Teams. However, I just opened my Zoom app, and calling and chat look totally accessible. A link for a big webpage of Zoom keyboard commands follows, but you can explore by tabbing around the app window: https://www.howtogeek.com/669467/zoom-keyboard-shortcut-and-how-to-use-them/ Thank you so much for any insight you may be able to provide! 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 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 _______________________________________________ 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/nsingh%40cov.com From Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov Tue Mar 15 18:57:43 2022 From: Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov (Nightingale, Noel) Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2022 18:57:43 +0000 Subject: [blindLaw] U.S. Department of Justice Attorney Vacancies Update--civil rights New Jersey Message-ID: From: U.S. Department of Justice Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2022 11:16 AM Subject: U.S. Department of Justice Attorney Vacancies Update [The United States Department of Justice] You are subscribed to Attorney Vacancies for U.S. Department of Justice. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Assistant U.S. Attorney - Civil Rights 03/15/2022 12:56 PM EDT USAO District of New Jersey U.S. Attorney's Office, District of New Jersey Newark, New Jersey Announcement #: NJ-22-AUSACIVILRIGHTS-01 Application Deadline: March 29, 2022 The U.S. Attorney's Office for District of New Jersey is seeking to hire an Assistant United States Attorney to handle civil investigations and litigation in the Office's Civil Rights Division. The Civil Rights Division investigates and, where appropriate, initiates federal criminal and civil proceedings to remedy civil rights violations. Civil rights rights enforcement is central to the mission of the Office. Civil-side civil rights enforcement embraces a broad variety of cases arising under the Fair Housing Act, Equal Credit Opportunity Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Civil Rights Act of 1964, Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act, Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, Voting Rights Act, and an array of several other federal anti-discrimination statutes. Enforcement actions under these statutes seek to end discrimination in housing, lending, education, employment, and public accommodations, as well as protect the rights of servicemembers, protect the right to vote, and ensure compliance with the Constitution in policing and institutions. AUSAs who handle civil enforcement in the Civil Rights Division will handle a full docket of affirmative civil rights matters and will participate in significant community outreach events around the district. For some matters, AUSAs will also have the opportunity to work closely with the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division. ________________________________ [Instagram icon] | [FaceBook icon] | [YouTube] | [Twitter icon] ________________________________ You have received this e-mail because you have asked to be notified of changes to the U.S. Department of Justice website. GovDelivery is providing this service on behalf of the Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW · Washington, DC 20530 · 202-514-2000 and may not use your subscription information for any other purposes. Manage your Subscriptions | Department of Justice Privacy Policy | GovDelivery Privacy Policy From ThomasDukeman at outlook.com Wed Mar 16 00:16:07 2022 From: ThomasDukeman at outlook.com (Thomas Dukeman) Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2022 00:16:07 +0000 Subject: [blindLaw] Preference of Legal Database in the workforce Message-ID: Hello fellow legal beagles! I have access to Lexus Nexus through my current college. They only offer an associate degree and I am just about done so I will be going to a different college. I do not know if I will continue enjoying access to it or be granted access to West Law instead. I was wondering if anyone out there knows which is preferred as having experience with in the offices of the Florida state Attorney’s office and/or the Federal one out of Tampa? Thanks! Tom Sent from Mail for Windows From slabarre at labarrelaw.com Wed Mar 16 00:40:44 2022 From: slabarre at labarrelaw.com (Scott C. LaBarre) Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2022 18:40:44 -0600 Subject: [blindLaw] Trying to Help Someone Find an Attorney Admited to to U.S. District Court for DC Message-ID: <000901d838ce$793a9350$6bafb9f0$@labarrelaw.com> Hey everyone! There is a blind woman who now lives in AZ who wants to bring a case against the State Department for employment discrimination based on both disability and gender/sexual harassment. She was working at State in DC at the time. We at the NFB Legal Program are unable to help her at this time. If you are interested, please email me off line. She would definitely prefer a blind attorney, if at all possible. slabarre at labarrelaw.com Thanks, Scott From vaughnlbrown87 at gmail.com Wed Mar 16 15:53:25 2022 From: vaughnlbrown87 at gmail.com (vaughnlbrown87 at gmail.com) Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2022 08:53:25 -0700 Subject: [blindLaw] Preference of Legal Database in the workforce In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <00d001d8394d$f9266e20$eb734a60$@gmail.com> Hi, Tom, I used Westlaw mainly during my M.A legal studies program. It was easy to use with a screen reader and the layout made sense. Warmly, Vaughn Vaughn Brown, Advocate for People With Disabilities M.A, Legal Studies (360) 904-8432 Vaughnlbrown87 at gmail.com -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of Thomas Dukeman via BlindLaw Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2022 5:16 PM To: 'Blind Law Mailing List' Cc: Thomas Dukeman Subject: [blindLaw] Preference of Legal Database in the workforce Hello fellow legal beagles! I have access to Lexus Nexus through my current college. They only offer an associate degree and I am just about done so I will be going to a different college. I do not know if I will continue enjoying access to it or be granted access to West Law instead. I was wondering if anyone out there knows which is preferred as having experience with in the offices of the Florida state Attorney's office and/or the Federal one out of Tampa? Thanks! Tom Sent from Mail for Windows _______________________________________________ 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/vaughnlbrown87%40gmail .com From dmanners at jd16.law.harvard.edu Fri Mar 18 01:31:08 2022 From: dmanners at jd16.law.harvard.edu (Derek Manners) Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2022 21:31:08 -0400 Subject: [blindLaw] Experience with Law Firm Software Tools In-Reply-To: <70c6aa21692647ce9933217c31e202a2@cov.com> References: <70c6aa21692647ce9933217c31e202a2@cov.com> Message-ID: Hi Syed, iManage is awful in general. I absolutely hate it accessibility issues aside. But agree 100% it’s accessibility also sucks. I would say its the worst part of my job other than time entry (which is perfectly accessible, just soul sucking). Good luck. Our build of it actively interferes with my accessibility software to the point it slows my computer down to an absolute crawl. Ever since we switched to it, I’ve complained incessantly to IT about it. I also always rate our IT a 1 in our firm surveys and site specifically to how terrible in general, and how terrible in particular for me iManage is. Everyone I know at my firm who is sighted also hates it. If you have issues, we should do a class action suit against it. It’s right up there with how bad Barbri used to be accessibility wise. We have intapp to capture suggested time, but use carpe diem to actually enter time I wasn’t aware intapp had its own application so not sure about it’s accessibility. Best regards Derek Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 14, 2022, at 5:18 PM, Singh, Nandini via BlindLaw wrote: > > Hi Syed, > > Responses are preceded by "NS" and are in the body of your original email. One global consideration to keep in mind is that firms can and do customize commercial practice software, so predicting screen reader accessibility bumps up against both the original software design and any additional work that IT completed. > > Best, > Nikki > > -----Original Message----- > From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of Syed Rizvi via BlindLaw > Sent: Monday, March 14, 2022 10:12 AM > To: Blind Law Mailing List > Cc: Syed Rizvi > Subject: [blindLaw] Experience with Law Firm Software Tools > > [EXTERNAL] > > Hi All, > > > > Below is a preliminary list of the software tools I will be using this > summer at my firm. I would greatly appreciate any insight based upon your > experience regarding the accessibility of any of these tools. > > > > 1. Time Keeping: InTapp > > NS: My firm uses this mostly for new matter processing, something you are unlikely to do as a summer. It is 90-95% JAWS accessible. I work with our in-house developer for the remaining inaccessible parts. I am unsure about the accessibility of the time entry function though. > 2. Document Management: iManage > > NS: This is largely inaccessible. We used to use Desk Site and now use Work10; both have poorly executed interfaces for screen reader accessibility, e.g., lack of intelligent labels in multiple locations. Things are a bit easier if a document has already been saved to the system, since you can open, edit, and close out using typical Windows-based commands. The browser interface is somewhat helpful, but the lack of labels remains a significant challenge. I also understand some folks here have had better luck with File Site, but I always found it just as inadequate as the other two versions. By way of work around, be sure to request that folks send you local copies, which should be the usual practice. Co-counsel and other external parties are obviously not part of the iManage system, so they will require local copies saved as Word documents, PDFs, etc. > 3. Videoconferencing / messaging / phone: Zoom (I know zoom video > conferences are accessible, but I have no experience using Zoom as a > messaging and calling platform. I hope the accessibility carries over.) > NS: I am not sure that I had occasion to use these functions. We have a bunch of audio/visual conferencing options. Most folks, including myself, use MS Teams for internal calls and chat. Historically, MS Teams was more secure than Zoom, which took a while to improve the security aspect. people as a result default to Teams. However, I just opened my Zoom app, and calling and chat look totally accessible. A link for a big webpage of Zoom keyboard commands follows, but you can explore by tabbing around the app window: > > https://www.howtogeek.com/669467/zoom-keyboard-shortcut-and-how-to-use-them/ > > > > Thank you so much for any insight you may be able to provide! > > > > 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 > > 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 > _______________________________________________ > 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/nsingh%40cov.com > > _______________________________________________ > 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/dmanners%40jd16.law.harvard.edu From NSingh at cov.com Fri Mar 18 03:06:15 2022 From: NSingh at cov.com (Singh, Nandini) Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2022 03:06:15 +0000 Subject: [blindLaw] Experience with Law Firm Software Tools References: <70c6aa21692647ce9933217c31e202a2@cov.com> Message-ID: <74626382507249589f8b88fc7416f891@cov.com> Chiming in to add that many of my sighted colleagues also dislike iManage Work10. It is not the most intuitive software, especially in comparison to saving a document to a regular old drive. And once you get past the immense learning curve, you can easily spend lots of time filling in little boxes with information in order to make the search utility function properly. The vaunted superior search function is one of the main reasons firms opt for a document management system: when things go south, with a litigation hold smacked down on the table, the document management system permits a firm to conduct discovery on itself. However, the database search is a blunt force instrument for document collection and review. I am going to put aside the fundamental flaws of iManage's very design, because you should note that iManage can be customized to integrate with Microsoft Office applications. That integration can and does adversely affect how JAWS behaves with otherwise accessible software, like Outlook and Word. I had to disable Work10's Outlook plug-in to prevent JAWS bizarre tendency to perceive editable emails as read-only dialog boxes that I could not edit. You can imagine how the simple act of replying to an email could become a time-consuming challenge. But please do not worry about all the accessibility issues too much. The ground work as you are doing is vital, but you will not have the time to change your firm's internal software architecture during your summer associate program. If it is anything like ours, you will be quickly moving from one assignment or team to another so you can get a taste for a bunch of different practices. You just need to make sure that you have the alternative techniques available for the essential lawyering skills, which your future colleagues will understand are still developing. It is way more important to learn as much as you can about the practice, its attorneys, and how they manage themselves at all levels of the firm. Best, Nikki -----Original Message----- From: Derek Manners Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2022 9:31 PM To: Blind Law Mailing List Cc: Singh, Nandini Subject: Re: [blindLaw] Experience with Law Firm Software Tools [EXTERNAL] Hi Syed, iManage is awful in general. I absolutely hate it accessibility issues aside. But agree 100% it’s accessibility also sucks. I would say its the worst part of my job other than time entry (which is perfectly accessible, just soul sucking). Good luck. Our build of it actively interferes with my accessibility software to the point it slows my computer down to an absolute crawl. Ever since we switched to it, I’ve complained incessantly to IT about it. I also always rate our IT a 1 in our firm surveys and site specifically to how terrible in general, and how terrible in particular for me iManage is. Everyone I know at my firm who is sighted also hates it. If you have issues, we should do a class action suit against it. It’s right up there with how bad Barbri used to be accessibility wise. We have intapp to capture suggested time, but use carpe diem to actually enter time I wasn’t aware intapp had its own application so not sure about it’s accessibility. Best regards Derek Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 14, 2022, at 5:18 PM, Singh, Nandini via BlindLaw wrote: > > Hi Syed, > > Responses are preceded by "NS" and are in the body of your original email. One global consideration to keep in mind is that firms can and do customize commercial practice software, so predicting screen reader accessibility bumps up against both the original software design and any additional work that IT completed. > > Best, > Nikki > > -----Original Message----- > From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of Syed Rizvi > via BlindLaw > Sent: Monday, March 14, 2022 10:12 AM > To: Blind Law Mailing List > Cc: Syed Rizvi > Subject: [blindLaw] Experience with Law Firm Software Tools > > [EXTERNAL] > > Hi All, > > > > Below is a preliminary list of the software tools I will be using this > summer at my firm. I would greatly appreciate any insight based upon > your experience regarding the accessibility of any of these tools. > > > > 1. Time Keeping: InTapp > > NS: My firm uses this mostly for new matter processing, something you are unlikely to do as a summer. It is 90-95% JAWS accessible. I work with our in-house developer for the remaining inaccessible parts. I am unsure about the accessibility of the time entry function though. > 2. Document Management: iManage > > NS: This is largely inaccessible. We used to use Desk Site and now use Work10; both have poorly executed interfaces for screen reader accessibility, e.g., lack of intelligent labels in multiple locations. Things are a bit easier if a document has already been saved to the system, since you can open, edit, and close out using typical Windows-based commands. The browser interface is somewhat helpful, but the lack of labels remains a significant challenge. I also understand some folks here have had better luck with File Site, but I always found it just as inadequate as the other two versions. By way of work around, be sure to request that folks send you local copies, which should be the usual practice. Co-counsel and other external parties are obviously not part of the iManage system, so they will require local copies saved as Word documents, PDFs, etc. > 3. Videoconferencing / messaging / phone: Zoom (I know zoom video > conferences are accessible, but I have no experience using Zoom as a > messaging and calling platform. I hope the accessibility carries > over.) > NS: I am not sure that I had occasion to use these functions. We have a bunch of audio/visual conferencing options. Most folks, including myself, use MS Teams for internal calls and chat. Historically, MS Teams was more secure than Zoom, which took a while to improve the security aspect. people as a result default to Teams. However, I just opened my Zoom app, and calling and chat look totally accessible. A link for a big webpage of Zoom keyboard commands follows, but you can explore by tabbing around the app window: > > https://www.howtogeek.com/669467/zoom-keyboard-shortcut-and-how-to-use > -them/ > > > > Thank you so much for any insight you may be able to provide! > > > > 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 > > 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 > _______________________________________________ > 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/nsingh%40cov.com > > _______________________________________________ > 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/dmanners%40jd16. > law.harvard.edu From tim at timeldermusic.com Fri Mar 18 13:43:22 2022 From: tim at timeldermusic.com (tim at timeldermusic.com) Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2022 06:43:22 -0700 Subject: [blindLaw] Experience with Law Firm Software Tools In-Reply-To: <74626382507249589f8b88fc7416f891@cov.com> References: <70c6aa21692647ce9933217c31e202a2@cov.com> <74626382507249589f8b88fc7416f891@cov.com> Message-ID: <008401d83ace$23435980$69ca0c80$@timeldermusic.com> Syed, Almost every timekeeping software has an import function. Even though I use a time entry system that has a relatively accessible interface on the web/app, regularly importing time from an Excel template is much faster than entering time entries into the native interface. It might take me an extra 4 minutes per day to enter time using the web/app interface as compared to my Excel template. That adds up to about two hours of lost time each month, 24 hours of lost time per year, and so on. I use Zoom for VOIP telephone and message service. It is very accessible. It looks just like Zoom meetings with an additional tab for "Phone." Best wishes on the summer adventure. -----Original Message----- From: Singh, Nandini Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2022 8:06 PM To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org Subject: Re: [blindLaw] Experience with Law Firm Software Tools Chiming in to add that many of my sighted colleagues also dislike iManage Work10. It is not the most intuitive software, especially in comparison to saving a document to a regular old drive. And once you get past the immense learning curve, you can easily spend lots of time filling in little boxes with information in order to make the search utility function properly. The vaunted superior search function is one of the main reasons firms opt for a document management system: when things go south, with a litigation hold smacked down on the table, the document management system permits a firm to conduct discovery on itself. However, the database search is a blunt force instrument for document collection and review. I am going to put aside the fundamental flaws of iManage's very design, because you should note that iManage can be customized to integrate with Microsoft Office applications. That integration can and does adversely affect how JAWS behaves with otherwise accessible software, like Outlook and Word. I had to disable Work10's Outlook plug-in to prevent JAWS bizarre tendency to perceive editable emails as read-only dialog boxes that I could not edit. You can imagine how the simple act of replying to an email could become a time-consuming challenge. But please do not worry about all the accessibility issues too much. The ground work as you are doing is vital, but you will not have the time to change your firm's internal software architecture during your summer associate program. If it is anything like ours, you will be quickly moving from one assignment or team to another so you can get a taste for a bunch of different practices. You just need to make sure that you have the alternative techniques available for the essential lawyering skills, which your future colleagues will understand are still developing. It is way more important to learn as much as you can about the practice, its attorneys, and how they manage themselves at all levels of the firm. Best, Nikki -----Original Message----- From: Derek Manners Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2022 9:31 PM To: Blind Law Mailing List Cc: Singh, Nandini Subject: Re: [blindLaw] Experience with Law Firm Software Tools [EXTERNAL] Hi Syed, iManage is awful in general. I absolutely hate it accessibility issues aside. But agree 100% it’s accessibility also sucks. I would say its the worst part of my job other than time entry (which is perfectly accessible, just soul sucking). Good luck. Our build of it actively interferes with my accessibility software to the point it slows my computer down to an absolute crawl. Ever since we switched to it, I’ve complained incessantly to IT about it. I also always rate our IT a 1 in our firm surveys and site specifically to how terrible in general, and how terrible in particular for me iManage is. Everyone I know at my firm who is sighted also hates it. If you have issues, we should do a class action suit against it. It’s right up there with how bad Barbri used to be accessibility wise. We have intapp to capture suggested time, but use carpe diem to actually enter time I wasn’t aware intapp had its own application so not sure about it’s accessibility. Best regards Derek Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 14, 2022, at 5:18 PM, Singh, Nandini via BlindLaw wrote: > > Hi Syed, > > Responses are preceded by "NS" and are in the body of your original email. One global consideration to keep in mind is that firms can and do customize commercial practice software, so predicting screen reader accessibility bumps up against both the original software design and any additional work that IT completed. > > Best, > Nikki > > -----Original Message----- > From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of Syed Rizvi > via BlindLaw > Sent: Monday, March 14, 2022 10:12 AM > To: Blind Law Mailing List > Cc: Syed Rizvi > Subject: [blindLaw] Experience with Law Firm Software Tools > > [EXTERNAL] > > Hi All, > > > > Below is a preliminary list of the software tools I will be using this > summer at my firm. I would greatly appreciate any insight based upon > your experience regarding the accessibility of any of these tools. > > > > 1. Time Keeping: InTapp > > NS: My firm uses this mostly for new matter processing, something you are unlikely to do as a summer. It is 90-95% JAWS accessible. I work with our in-house developer for the remaining inaccessible parts. I am unsure about the accessibility of the time entry function though. > 2. Document Management: iManage > > NS: This is largely inaccessible. We used to use Desk Site and now use Work10; both have poorly executed interfaces for screen reader accessibility, e.g., lack of intelligent labels in multiple locations. Things are a bit easier if a document has already been saved to the system, since you can open, edit, and close out using typical Windows-based commands. The browser interface is somewhat helpful, but the lack of labels remains a significant challenge. I also understand some folks here have had better luck with File Site, but I always found it just as inadequate as the other two versions. By way of work around, be sure to request that folks send you local copies, which should be the usual practice. Co-counsel and other external parties are obviously not part of the iManage system, so they will require local copies saved as Word documents, PDFs, etc. > 3. Videoconferencing / messaging / phone: Zoom (I know zoom video > conferences are accessible, but I have no experience using Zoom as a > messaging and calling platform. I hope the accessibility carries > over.) > NS: I am not sure that I had occasion to use these functions. We have a bunch of audio/visual conferencing options. Most folks, including myself, use MS Teams for internal calls and chat. Historically, MS Teams was more secure than Zoom, which took a while to improve the security aspect. people as a result default to Teams. However, I just opened my Zoom app, and calling and chat look totally accessible. A link for a big webpage of Zoom keyboard commands follows, but you can explore by tabbing around the app window: > > https://www.howtogeek.com/669467/zoom-keyboard-shortcut-and-how-to-use > -them/ > > > > Thank you so much for any insight you may be able to provide! > > > > 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 > > 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 > _______________________________________________ > 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/nsingh%40cov.com > > _______________________________________________ > 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/dmanners%40jd16. > law.harvard.edu From Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov Sat Mar 19 18:23:30 2022 From: Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov (Nightingale, Noel) Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2022 18:23:30 +0000 Subject: [blindLaw] Justice Department Issues Web Accessibility Guidance Under the Americans with Disabilities Act - Department of Justice - March 18, 2022 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-issues-web-accessibility-guidance-under-americans-disabilities-act Justice Department Issues Web Accessibility Guidance Under the Americans with Disabilities Act Office of Public Affairs Department of Justice March 18, 2022 The Department of Justice published guidance today on web accessibility and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). It explains how state and local governments (entities covered by ADA Title II) and businesses open to the public (entities covered by ADA Title III) can make sure their websites are accessible to people with disabilities in line with the ADA's requirements. The guidance discusses a range of topics, including the importance of web accessibility, barriers that inaccessible websites create for some people with disabilities, when the ADA requires web content to be accessible, tips on making web content accessible and other information and resources. The guidance offers plain language and user-friendly explanations to ensure that it can be followed by people without a legal or technical background. "We have heard the calls from the public on the need for more guidance on web accessibility, particularly as our economy and society become increasingly digitized," said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke for the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division. "This guidance will assist the public in understanding how to ensure that websites are accessible to people with disabilities. People with disabilities deserve to have an equal opportunity to access the services, goods and programs provided by government and businesses, including when offered or communicated through websites." Finally, the guidance reviews the department's ongoing work to advance website accessibility for people with disabilities through statements of interest and enforcement matters. For example, the department recently entered into numerous settlements with businesses - including Hy-Vee, Inc., The Kroger Co., Meijer, Inc., and Rite Aid Corporation to ensure that websites for scheduling vaccine appointments are accessible. From syedrizvinfb at gmail.com Tue Mar 22 13:10:33 2022 From: syedrizvinfb at gmail.com (Syed Rizvi) Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2022 09:10:33 -0400 Subject: [blindLaw] Experience with Law Firm Software Tools In-Reply-To: <008401d83ace$23435980$69ca0c80$@timeldermusic.com> References: <70c6aa21692647ce9933217c31e202a2@cov.com> <74626382507249589f8b88fc7416f891@cov.com> <008401d83ace$23435980$69ca0c80$@timeldermusic.com> Message-ID: Hi All, My apologies for the odd formatting with my original email. Thank you all so much for your replies. The firm will switch over to NetDocs after this summer, so hopefully it proves better than iManage. I will pass on this feedback to my onboarding team. Gratefully, 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 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 On Fri, Mar 18, 2022 at 9:44 AM Tim Elder via BlindLaw wrote: > Syed, > > Almost every timekeeping software has an import function. Even though I > use a time entry system that has a relatively accessible interface on the > web/app, regularly importing time from an Excel template is much faster > than entering time entries into the native interface. It might take me an > extra 4 minutes per day to enter time using the web/app interface as > compared to my Excel template. That adds up to about two hours of lost > time each month, 24 hours of lost time per year, and so on. > I use Zoom for VOIP telephone and message service. It is very > accessible. It looks just like Zoom meetings with an additional tab for > "Phone." > > Best wishes on the summer adventure. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Singh, Nandini > Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2022 8:06 PM > To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org > Subject: Re: [blindLaw] Experience with Law Firm Software Tools > > Chiming in to add that many of my sighted colleagues also dislike iManage > Work10. It is not the most intuitive software, especially in comparison to > saving a document to a regular old drive. And once you get past the immense > learning curve, you can easily spend lots of time filling in little boxes > with information in order to make the search utility function properly. The > vaunted superior search function is one of the main reasons firms opt for a > document management system: when things go south, with a litigation hold > smacked down on the table, the document management system permits a firm to > conduct discovery on itself. However, the database search is a blunt force > instrument for document collection and review. > > I am going to put aside the fundamental flaws of iManage's very design, > because you should note that iManage can be customized to integrate with > Microsoft Office applications. That integration can and does adversely > affect how JAWS behaves with otherwise accessible software, like Outlook > and Word. I had to disable Work10's Outlook plug-in to prevent JAWS bizarre > tendency to perceive editable emails as read-only dialog boxes that I could > not edit. You can imagine how the simple act of replying to an email could > become a time-consuming challenge. > > But please do not worry about all the accessibility issues too much. The > ground work as you are doing is vital, but you will not have the time to > change your firm's internal software architecture during your summer > associate program. If it is anything like ours, you will be quickly moving > from one assignment or team to another so you can get a taste for a bunch > of different practices. You just need to make sure that you have the > alternative techniques available for the essential lawyering skills, which > your future colleagues will understand are still developing. It is way more > important to learn as much as you can about the practice, its attorneys, > and how they manage themselves at all levels of the firm. > > Best, > Nikki > > -----Original Message----- > From: Derek Manners > Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2022 9:31 PM > To: Blind Law Mailing List > Cc: Singh, Nandini > Subject: Re: [blindLaw] Experience with Law Firm Software Tools > > [EXTERNAL] > > Hi Syed, > > iManage is awful in general. I absolutely hate it accessibility issues > aside. But agree 100% it’s accessibility also sucks. I would say its the > worst part of my job other than time entry (which is perfectly accessible, > just soul sucking). Good luck. Our build of it actively interferes with my > accessibility software to the point it slows my computer down to an > absolute crawl. Ever since we switched to it, I’ve complained incessantly > to IT about it. I also always rate our IT a 1 in our firm surveys and site > specifically to how terrible in general, and how terrible in particular for > me iManage is. Everyone I know at my firm who is sighted also hates it. If > you have issues, we should do a class action suit against it. It’s right up > there with how bad Barbri used to be accessibility wise. > > We have intapp to capture suggested time, but use carpe diem to actually > enter time I wasn’t aware intapp had its own application so not sure about > it’s accessibility. > > Best regards > Derek > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Mar 14, 2022, at 5:18 PM, Singh, Nandini via BlindLaw < > blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote: > > > > Hi Syed, > > > > Responses are preceded by "NS" and are in the body of your original > email. One global consideration to keep in mind is that firms can and do > customize commercial practice software, so predicting screen reader > accessibility bumps up against both the original software design and any > additional work that IT completed. > > > > Best, > > Nikki > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of Syed Rizvi > > via BlindLaw > > Sent: Monday, March 14, 2022 10:12 AM > > To: Blind Law Mailing List > > Cc: Syed Rizvi > > Subject: [blindLaw] Experience with Law Firm Software Tools > > > > [EXTERNAL] > > > > Hi All, > > > > > > > > Below is a preliminary list of the software tools I will be using this > > summer at my firm. I would greatly appreciate any insight based upon > > your experience regarding the accessibility of any of these tools. > > > > > > > > 1. Time Keeping: InTapp > > > > NS: My firm uses this mostly for new matter processing, something you > are unlikely to do as a summer. It is 90-95% JAWS accessible. I work with > our in-house developer for the remaining inaccessible parts. I am unsure > about the accessibility of the time entry function though. > > 2. Document Management: iManage > > > > NS: This is largely inaccessible. We used to use Desk Site and now use > Work10; both have poorly executed interfaces for screen reader > accessibility, e.g., lack of intelligent labels in multiple locations. > Things are a bit easier if a document has already been saved to the system, > since you can open, edit, and close out using typical Windows-based > commands. The browser interface is somewhat helpful, but the lack of labels > remains a significant challenge. I also understand some folks here have had > better luck with File Site, but I always found it just as inadequate as the > other two versions. By way of work around, be sure to request that folks > send you local copies, which should be the usual practice. Co-counsel and > other external parties are obviously not part of the iManage system, so > they will require local copies saved as Word documents, PDFs, etc. > > 3. Videoconferencing / messaging / phone: Zoom (I know zoom video > > conferences are accessible, but I have no experience using Zoom as a > > messaging and calling platform. I hope the accessibility carries > > over.) > > NS: I am not sure that I had occasion to use these functions. We have a > bunch of audio/visual conferencing options. Most folks, including myself, > use MS Teams for internal calls and chat. Historically, MS Teams was more > secure than Zoom, which took a while to improve the security aspect. people > as a result default to Teams. However, I just opened my Zoom app, and > calling and chat look totally accessible. A link for a big webpage of Zoom > keyboard commands follows, but you can explore by tabbing around the app > window: > > > > https://www.howtogeek.com/669467/zoom-keyboard-shortcut-and-how-to-use > > -them/ > > > > > > > > Thank you so much for any insight you may be able to provide! > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/nsingh%40cov.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/dmanners%40jd16. > > law.harvard.edu > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/syedrizvinfb%40gmail.com > From tim at timeldermusic.com Tue Mar 22 22:05:13 2022 From: tim at timeldermusic.com (tim at timeldermusic.com) Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2022 15:05:13 -0700 Subject: [blindLaw] Amazing Blind Attorney Arguing at Supreme Court of the United States Message-ID: <01ca01d83e38$e7ed5110$b7c7f330$@timeldermusic.com> We should all be proud of Karla Gilbride's Supreme Court argument. She is a fabulous blind lawyer and person living the life she wants. [Audio Arguendo] U.S. Supreme Court Morgan v. Sundance, Case No. 21-328 #audioArguendo https://podcastaddict.com/episode/137181951 via From michael.mcglashon at comcast.net Tue Mar 22 22:10:06 2022 From: michael.mcglashon at comcast.net (MIKE MCGLASHON) Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2022 18:10:06 -0400 Subject: [blindLaw] Amazing Blind Attorney Arguing at Supreme Court of the United States In-Reply-To: <01ca01d83e38$e7ed5110$b7c7f330$@timeldermusic.com> References: <01ca01d83e38$e7ed5110$b7c7f330$@timeldermusic.com> Message-ID: What date was this argue? Then we could go to the supreme court website and either listen to it or download it? I realize you provided a podcast, but old habits die hard. Please advise as you like. Mike M. Mike mcglashon Email: Michael.mcglashon at comcast.net Ph: 618 783 9331 -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of Tim Elder via BlindLaw Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 6:05 PM To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org Cc: tim at timeldermusic.com Subject: [blindLaw] Amazing Blind Attorney Arguing at Supreme Court of the United States We should all be proud of Karla Gilbride's Supreme Court argument. She is a fabulous blind lawyer and person living the life she wants. [Audio Arguendo] U.S. Supreme Court Morgan v. Sundance, Case No. 21-328 #audioArguendo https://podcastaddict.com/episode/137181951 via _______________________________________________ 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/michael.mcglashon%40co mcast.net From laura.wolk at gmail.com Tue Mar 22 22:17:08 2022 From: laura.wolk at gmail.com (Laura Wolk) Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2022 18:17:08 -0400 Subject: [blindLaw] Amazing Blind Attorney Arguing at Supreme Court of the United States In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Not to mention the fact that she squared off against the best SCOTUS advocate of our lifetime, with over 100 SCOTUS arguments. Hearing her read in Braille from the podium made my heart sore. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 22, 2022, at 6:11 PM, MIKE MCGLASHON via BlindLaw wrote: > > What date was this argue? > Then we could go to the supreme court website and either listen to it or > download it? > I realize you provided a podcast, but old habits die hard. > > > Please advise as you like. > > Mike M. > > Mike mcglashon > Email: Michael.mcglashon at comcast.net > Ph: 618 783 9331 > > -----Original Message----- > From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of Tim Elder via > BlindLaw > Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 6:05 PM > To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org > Cc: tim at timeldermusic.com > Subject: [blindLaw] Amazing Blind Attorney Arguing at Supreme Court of the > United States > > We should all be proud of Karla Gilbride's Supreme Court argument. She is a > fabulous blind lawyer and person living the life she wants. > > [Audio Arguendo] U.S. Supreme Court Morgan v. Sundance, Case No. 21-328 > #audioArguendo > https://podcastaddict.com/episode/137181951 via > > _______________________________________________ > 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/michael.mcglashon%40co > mcast.net > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/laura.wolk%40gmail.com From tai.tomasi8 at gmail.com Tue Mar 22 22:17:51 2022 From: tai.tomasi8 at gmail.com (Tai Tomasi) Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2022 18:17:51 -0400 Subject: [blindLaw] Amazing Blind Attorney Arguing at Supreme Court of the United States In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <50F1AF58-3806-4317-8351-AC5D76263088@gmail.com> March 21, 2022 Tai Tomasi, J.D., M.P.A. Email: tai.tomasi8 at gmail.com Sent from my iPhone. Please excuse my brevity and any grammatical errors. > On Mar 22, 2022, at 6:12 PM, MIKE MCGLASHON via BlindLaw wrote: > > What date was this argue? > Then we could go to the supreme court website and either listen to it or > download it? > I realize you provided a podcast, but old habits die hard. > > > Please advise as you like. > > Mike M. > > Mike mcglashon > Email: Michael.mcglashon at comcast.net > Ph: 618 783 9331 > > -----Original Message----- > From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of Tim Elder via > BlindLaw > Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 6:05 PM > To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org > Cc: tim at timeldermusic.com > Subject: [blindLaw] Amazing Blind Attorney Arguing at Supreme Court of the > United States > > We should all be proud of Karla Gilbride's Supreme Court argument. She is a > fabulous blind lawyer and person living the life she wants. > > [Audio Arguendo] U.S. Supreme Court Morgan v. Sundance, Case No. 21-328 > #audioArguendo > https://podcastaddict.com/episode/137181951 via > > _______________________________________________ > 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/michael.mcglashon%40co > mcast.net > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/tai.tomasi8%40gmail.com From laura.wolk at gmail.com Tue Mar 22 22:18:12 2022 From: laura.wolk at gmail.com (Laura Wolk) Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2022 18:18:12 -0400 Subject: [blindLaw] Amazing Blind Attorney Arguing at Supreme Court of the United States In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: It was argued yesterday, March 21. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 22, 2022, at 6:17 PM, Laura Wolk wrote: > > Not to mention the fact that she squared off against the best SCOTUS advocate of our lifetime, with over 100 SCOTUS arguments. Hearing her read in Braille from the podium made my heart sore. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Mar 22, 2022, at 6:11 PM, MIKE MCGLASHON via BlindLaw wrote: >> >> What date was this argue? >> Then we could go to the supreme court website and either listen to it or >> download it? >> I realize you provided a podcast, but old habits die hard. >> >> >> Please advise as you like. >> >> Mike M. >> >> Mike mcglashon >> Email: Michael.mcglashon at comcast.net >> Ph: 618 783 9331 >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of Tim Elder via >> BlindLaw >> Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 6:05 PM >> To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org >> Cc: tim at timeldermusic.com >> Subject: [blindLaw] Amazing Blind Attorney Arguing at Supreme Court of the >> United States >> >> We should all be proud of Karla Gilbride's Supreme Court argument. She is a >> fabulous blind lawyer and person living the life she wants. >> >> [Audio Arguendo] U.S. Supreme Court Morgan v. Sundance, Case No. 21-328 >> #audioArguendo >> https://podcastaddict.com/episode/137181951 via >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/michael.mcglashon%40co >> mcast.net >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/laura.wolk%40gmail.com From michael.mcglashon at comcast.net Tue Mar 22 22:17:46 2022 From: michael.mcglashon at comcast.net (MIKE MCGLASHON) Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2022 18:17:46 -0400 Subject: [blindLaw] Amazing Blind Attorney Arguing at Supreme Court of the United States In-Reply-To: <01ca01d83e38$e7ed5110$b7c7f330$@timeldermusic.com> References: <01ca01d83e38$e7ed5110$b7c7f330$@timeldermusic.com> Message-ID: Oopse: My bad, I went to the podcast site and saw it was argued yesterday. Sorry about that. Please advise as you like. Mike M. Mike mcglashon Email: Michael.mcglashon at comcast.net Ph: 618 783 9331 -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of Tim Elder via BlindLaw Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 6:05 PM To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org Cc: tim at timeldermusic.com Subject: [blindLaw] Amazing Blind Attorney Arguing at Supreme Court of the United States We should all be proud of Karla Gilbride's Supreme Court argument. She is a fabulous blind lawyer and person living the life she wants. [Audio Arguendo] U.S. Supreme Court Morgan v. Sundance, Case No. 21-328 #audioArguendo https://podcastaddict.com/episode/137181951 via _______________________________________________ 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/michael.mcglashon%40co mcast.net From davant1958 at gmail.com Tue Mar 22 23:26:38 2022 From: davant1958 at gmail.com (denise avant) Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2022 18:26:38 -0500 Subject: [blindLaw] Amazing Blind Attorney Arguing at Supreme Court of the United States In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <067a01d83e44$477f6860$d67e3920$@gmail.com> Yea! Denise Avant, ESQ 1st Vice President National Federation of the Blind of Illinois For more information about NFBI, Go to www.nfbofillinois.org -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of Laura Wolk via BlindLaw Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 5:17 PM To: Blind Law Mailing List Cc: Laura Wolk Subject: Re: [blindLaw] Amazing Blind Attorney Arguing at Supreme Court of the United States Not to mention the fact that she squared off against the best SCOTUS advocate of our lifetime, with over 100 SCOTUS arguments. Hearing her read in Braille from the podium made my heart sore. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 22, 2022, at 6:11 PM, MIKE MCGLASHON via BlindLaw wrote: > > What date was this argue? > Then we could go to the supreme court website and either listen to it > or download it? > I realize you provided a podcast, but old habits die hard. > > > Please advise as you like. > > Mike M. > > Mike mcglashon > Email: Michael.mcglashon at comcast.net > Ph: 618 783 9331 > > -----Original Message----- > From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of Tim Elder > via BlindLaw > Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 6:05 PM > To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org > Cc: tim at timeldermusic.com > Subject: [blindLaw] Amazing Blind Attorney Arguing at Supreme Court of > the United States > > We should all be proud of Karla Gilbride's Supreme Court argument. > She is a fabulous blind lawyer and person living the life she wants. > > [Audio Arguendo] U.S. Supreme Court Morgan v. Sundance, Case No. > 21-328 #audioArguendo > https://podcastaddict.com/episode/137181951 via > > _______________________________________________ > 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/michael.mcglasho > n%40co > mcast.net > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/laura.wolk%40gma > il.com _______________________________________________ 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/davant1958%40gmail.com From sbg at sbgaal.com Wed Mar 23 01:16:08 2022 From: sbg at sbgaal.com (sbg sbgaal.com) Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2022 01:16:08 +0000 Subject: [blindLaw] Amazing Blind Attorney Arguing at Supreme Court of the United States In-Reply-To: <01ca01d83e38$e7ed5110$b7c7f330$@timeldermusic.com> References: <01ca01d83e38$e7ed5110$b7c7f330$@timeldermusic.com> Message-ID: I am very proud of her though I've never met her! 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 Fax:  (806) 749-3752 E-Mail:  sbg at sbgaal.com This email may contain material that is confidential, privileged and/or attorney work product for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any review, reliance or distribution by others or forwarding without express permission is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and delete all copies. -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of Tim Elder via BlindLaw Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 5:05 PM To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org Cc: tim at timeldermusic.com Subject: [blindLaw] Amazing Blind Attorney Arguing at Supreme Court of the United States We should all be proud of Karla Gilbride's Supreme Court argument. She is a fabulous blind lawyer and person living the life she wants. [Audio Arguendo] U.S. Supreme Court Morgan v. Sundance, Case No. 21-328 #audioArguendo https://podcastaddict.com/episode/137181951 via _______________________________________________ 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/sbg%40sbgaal.com From sbg at sbgaal.com Wed Mar 23 01:14:46 2022 From: sbg at sbgaal.com (sbg sbgaal.com) Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2022 01:14:46 +0000 Subject: [blindLaw] Amazing Blind Attorney Arguing at Supreme Court of the United States In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: It was awesome!!!! 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 Fax:  (806) 749-3752 E-Mail:  sbg at sbgaal.com This email may contain material that is confidential, privileged and/or attorney work product for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any review, reliance or distribution by others or forwarding without express permission is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and delete all copies. -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of Laura Wolk via BlindLaw Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 5:17 PM To: Blind Law Mailing List Cc: Laura Wolk Subject: Re: [blindLaw] Amazing Blind Attorney Arguing at Supreme Court of the United States Not to mention the fact that she squared off against the best SCOTUS advocate of our lifetime, with over 100 SCOTUS arguments. Hearing her read in Braille from the podium made my heart sore. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 22, 2022, at 6:11 PM, MIKE MCGLASHON via BlindLaw wrote: > > What date was this argue? > Then we could go to the supreme court website and either listen to it > or download it? > I realize you provided a podcast, but old habits die hard. > > > Please advise as you like. > > Mike M. > > Mike mcglashon > Email: Michael.mcglashon at comcast.net > Ph: 618 783 9331 > > -----Original Message----- > From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of Tim Elder > via BlindLaw > Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 6:05 PM > To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org > Cc: tim at timeldermusic.com > Subject: [blindLaw] Amazing Blind Attorney Arguing at Supreme Court of > the United States > > We should all be proud of Karla Gilbride's Supreme Court argument. > She is a fabulous blind lawyer and person living the life she wants. > > [Audio Arguendo] U.S. Supreme Court Morgan v. Sundance, Case No. > 21-328 #audioArguendo > https://podcastaddict.com/episode/137181951 via > > _______________________________________________ > 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/michael.mcglasho > n%40co > mcast.net > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/laura.wolk%40gma > il.com _______________________________________________ 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/sbg%40sbgaal.com From rodalcidonis at gmail.com Wed Mar 23 01:23:41 2022 From: rodalcidonis at gmail.com (rodalcidonis at gmail.com) Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2022 21:23:41 -0400 Subject: [blindLaw] Amazing Blind Attorney Arguing at Supreme Court of the United States In-Reply-To: <067a01d83e44$477f6860$d67e3920$@gmail.com> References: <067a01d83e44$477f6860$d67e3920$@gmail.com> Message-ID: <017f01d83e54$a1f347c0$e5d9d740$@gmail.com> All of us should be proud of her. This was an excellent performance. Rod, -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of denise avant via BlindLaw Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 7:27 PM To: 'Blind Law Mailing List' Cc: denise avant Subject: Re: [blindLaw] Amazing Blind Attorney Arguing at Supreme Court of the United States Yea! Denise Avant, ESQ 1st Vice President National Federation of the Blind of Illinois For more information about NFBI, Go to www.nfbofillinois.org -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of Laura Wolk via BlindLaw Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 5:17 PM To: Blind Law Mailing List Cc: Laura Wolk Subject: Re: [blindLaw] Amazing Blind Attorney Arguing at Supreme Court of the United States Not to mention the fact that she squared off against the best SCOTUS advocate of our lifetime, with over 100 SCOTUS arguments. Hearing her read in Braille from the podium made my heart sore. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 22, 2022, at 6:11 PM, MIKE MCGLASHON via BlindLaw wrote: > > What date was this argue? > Then we could go to the supreme court website and either listen to it > or download it? > I realize you provided a podcast, but old habits die hard. > > > Please advise as you like. > > Mike M. > > Mike mcglashon > Email: Michael.mcglashon at comcast.net > Ph: 618 783 9331 > > -----Original Message----- > From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of Tim Elder > via BlindLaw > Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 6:05 PM > To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org > Cc: tim at timeldermusic.com > Subject: [blindLaw] Amazing Blind Attorney Arguing at Supreme Court of > the United States > > We should all be proud of Karla Gilbride's Supreme Court argument. > She is a fabulous blind lawyer and person living the life she wants. > > [Audio Arguendo] U.S. Supreme Court Morgan v. Sundance, Case No. > 21-328 #audioArguendo > https://podcastaddict.com/episode/137181951 via > > _______________________________________________ > 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/michael.mcglasho > n%40co > mcast.net > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/laura.wolk%40gma > il.com _______________________________________________ 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/davant1958%40gmail.com _______________________________________________ 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/rodalcidonis%40gmail.com From rodalcidonis at gmail.com Wed Mar 23 01:26:24 2022 From: rodalcidonis at gmail.com (rodalcidonis at gmail.com) Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2022 21:26:24 -0400 Subject: [blindLaw] Amazing Blind Attorney Arguing at Supreme Court of the United States In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <018201d83e55$02f347f0$08d9d7d0$@gmail.com> Excellent point. She did not go against a rookie at all. This was really good and her performance made all of us look good. Rod, -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of Laura Wolk via BlindLaw Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 6:17 PM To: Blind Law Mailing List Cc: Laura Wolk Subject: Re: [blindLaw] Amazing Blind Attorney Arguing at Supreme Court of the United States Not to mention the fact that she squared off against the best SCOTUS advocate of our lifetime, with over 100 SCOTUS arguments. Hearing her read in Braille from the podium made my heart sore. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 22, 2022, at 6:11 PM, MIKE MCGLASHON via BlindLaw wrote: > > What date was this argue? > Then we could go to the supreme court website and either listen to it > or download it? > I realize you provided a podcast, but old habits die hard. > > > Please advise as you like. > > Mike M. > > Mike mcglashon > Email: Michael.mcglashon at comcast.net > Ph: 618 783 9331 > > -----Original Message----- > From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of Tim Elder > via BlindLaw > Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 6:05 PM > To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org > Cc: tim at timeldermusic.com > Subject: [blindLaw] Amazing Blind Attorney Arguing at Supreme Court of > the United States > > We should all be proud of Karla Gilbride's Supreme Court argument. > She is a fabulous blind lawyer and person living the life she wants. > > [Audio Arguendo] U.S. Supreme Court Morgan v. Sundance, Case No. > 21-328 #audioArguendo > https://podcastaddict.com/episode/137181951 via > > _______________________________________________ > 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/michael.mcglasho > n%40co > mcast.net > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/laura.wolk%40gma > il.com _______________________________________________ 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/rodalcidonis%40gmail.com From ThomasDukeman at outlook.com Wed Mar 23 03:13:51 2022 From: ThomasDukeman at outlook.com (Thomas Dukeman) Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2022 03:13:51 +0000 Subject: [blindLaw] Preference of Legal Database in the workforce In-Reply-To: <00d001d8394d$f9266e20$eb734a60$@gmail.com> References: <00d001d8394d$f9266e20$eb734a60$@gmail.com> Message-ID: Is there much difference between switching over to using WestLaw? I have never used it before and am not familiar with the format. Sent from Mail for Windows From: Vaughn Brown via BlindLaw Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2022 11:54 AM To: 'Blind Law Mailing List' Cc: vaughnlbrown87 at gmail.com Subject: Re: [blindLaw] Preference of Legal Database in the workforce Hi, Tom, I used Westlaw mainly during my M.A legal studies program. It was easy to use with a screen reader and the layout made sense. Warmly, Vaughn Vaughn Brown, Advocate for People With Disabilities M.A, Legal Studies (360) 904-8432 Vaughnlbrown87 at gmail.com -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of Thomas Dukeman via BlindLaw Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2022 5:16 PM To: 'Blind Law Mailing List' Cc: Thomas Dukeman Subject: [blindLaw] Preference of Legal Database in the workforce Hello fellow legal beagles! I have access to Lexus Nexus through my current college. They only offer an associate degree and I am just about done so I will be going to a different college. I do not know if I will continue enjoying access to it or be granted access to West Law instead. I was wondering if anyone out there knows which is preferred as having experience with in the offices of the Florida state Attorney's office and/or the Federal one out of Tampa? Thanks! Tom Sent from Mail for Windows _______________________________________________ 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/vaughnlbrown87%40gmail .com _______________________________________________ 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/thomasdukeman%40outlook.com From AMatney at reedsmith.com Wed Mar 23 11:51:17 2022 From: AMatney at reedsmith.com (Matney, Angela R.) Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2022 11:51:17 +0000 Subject: [blindLaw] Amazing Blind Attorney Arguing at Supreme Court of the United States In-Reply-To: <01ca01d83e38$e7ed5110$b7c7f330$@timeldermusic.com> References: <01ca01d83e38$e7ed5110$b7c7f330$@timeldermusic.com> Message-ID: <136e82dfdae7479395599fe88832a569@reedsmith.com> This was fantastic! Thank you, Tim, for sharing this. Angela Matney, CIPP/US (she/her) Counsel 202-414-9343 Amatney at reedsmith.com Reed Smith LLP 1301 K Street, N.W. Suite 1100 - East Tower Washington, D.C. 20005-3373 +1 202 414 9200 Fax +1 202 414 9299 From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of Tim Elder via BlindLaw Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 6:05 PM To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org Cc: tim at timeldermusic.com Subject: [blindLaw] Amazing Blind Attorney Arguing at Supreme Court of the United States EXTERNAL E-MAIL - From blindlaw at nfbnet.org We should all be proud of Karla Gilbride's Supreme Court argument. She is a fabulous blind lawyer and person living the life she wants. [Audio Arguendo] U.S. Supreme Court Morgan v. Sundance, Case No. 21-328 #audioArguendo https://podcastaddict.com/episode/137181951 via External Signed _______________________________________________ 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/amatney%40reedsmith.com * * * This E-mail, along with any attachments, is considered confidential and may well be legally privileged. If you have received it in error, you are on notice of its status. Please notify us immediately by reply e-mail and then delete this message from your system. Please do not copy it or use it for any purposes, or disclose its contents to any other person. Thank you for your cooperation. Disclaimer Version RS.US.201.407.01 From armando at armandovias.com Wed Mar 23 12:00:24 2022 From: armando at armandovias.com (Armando Vias) Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2022 12:00:24 +0000 Subject: [blindLaw] Amazing Blind Attorney Arguing at Supreme Court of the United States In-Reply-To: <136e82dfdae7479395599fe88832a569@reedsmith.com> References: <01ca01d83e38$e7ed5110$b7c7f330$@timeldermusic.com> <136e82dfdae7479395599fe88832a569@reedsmith.com> Message-ID: <24420BBF-8F92-4B17-A1CC-693E0DDD00A0@armandovias.com> Wow! We should all be proud of her! > On Mar 23, 2022, at 7:51 AM, Matney, Angela R. via BlindLaw wrote: > > This was fantastic! Thank you, Tim, for sharing this. > > > Angela Matney, CIPP/US (she/her) > Counsel > 202-414-9343 > Amatney at reedsmith.com > > Reed Smith LLP > 1301 K Street, N.W. > Suite 1100 - East Tower > Washington, D.C. 20005-3373 > +1 202 414 9200 > Fax +1 202 414 9299 > > From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of Tim Elder via BlindLaw > Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 6:05 PM > To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org > Cc: tim at timeldermusic.com > Subject: [blindLaw] Amazing Blind Attorney Arguing at Supreme Court of the United States > > EXTERNAL E-MAIL - From blindlaw at nfbnet.org > We should all be proud of Karla Gilbride's Supreme Court argument. She is a > fabulous blind lawyer and person living the life she wants. > > [Audio Arguendo] U.S. Supreme Court Morgan v. Sundance, Case No. 21-328 > #audioArguendo > https://podcastaddict.com/episode/137181951 via > > > > > External Signed > _______________________________________________ > 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/amatney%40reedsmith.com > > > > * * * > > This E-mail, along with any attachments, is considered confidential and may well be legally privileged. If you have received it in error, you are on notice of its status. Please notify us immediately by reply e-mail and then delete this message from your system. Please do not copy it or use it for any purposes, or disclose its contents to any other person. Thank you for your cooperation. > > Disclaimer Version RS.US.201.407.01 > _______________________________________________ > 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/armando%40armandovias.com From tai.tomasi8 at gmail.com Wed Mar 23 12:06:29 2022 From: tai.tomasi8 at gmail.com (Tai Tomasi) Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2022 08:06:29 -0400 Subject: [blindLaw] Amazing Blind Attorney Arguing at Supreme Court of the United States In-Reply-To: <24420BBF-8F92-4B17-A1CC-693E0DDD00A0@armandovias.com> References: <24420BBF-8F92-4B17-A1CC-693E0DDD00A0@armandovias.com> Message-ID: <118EB3D2-6007-416C-AF43-7637C297FF6F@gmail.com> Congratulations on a great argument. I’m very proud of Karla! Tai Tomasi, J.D., M.P.A. Email: tai.tomasi8 at gmail.com Sent from my iPhone. Please excuse my brevity and any grammatical errors. > On Mar 23, 2022, at 8:03 AM, Armando Vias via BlindLaw wrote: > > Wow! We should all be proud of her! > >> On Mar 23, 2022, at 7:51 AM, Matney, Angela R. via BlindLaw wrote: >> >> This was fantastic! Thank you, Tim, for sharing this. >> >> >> Angela Matney, CIPP/US (she/her) >> Counsel >> 202-414-9343 >> Amatney at reedsmith.com >> >> Reed Smith LLP >> 1301 K Street, N.W. >> Suite 1100 - East Tower >> Washington, D.C. 20005-3373 >> +1 202 414 9200 >> Fax +1 202 414 9299 >> >> From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of Tim Elder via BlindLaw >> Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 6:05 PM >> To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org >> Cc: tim at timeldermusic.com >> Subject: [blindLaw] Amazing Blind Attorney Arguing at Supreme Court of the United States >> >> EXTERNAL E-MAIL - From blindlaw at nfbnet.org >> We should all be proud of Karla Gilbride's Supreme Court argument. She is a >> fabulous blind lawyer and person living the life she wants. >> >> [Audio Arguendo] U.S. Supreme Court Morgan v. Sundance, Case No. 21-328 >> #audioArguendo >> https://podcastaddict.com/episode/137181951 via >> >> >> >> >> External Signed >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/amatney%40reedsmith.com >> >> >> >> * * * >> >> This E-mail, along with any attachments, is considered confidential and may well be legally privileged. If you have received it in error, you are on notice of its status. Please notify us immediately by reply e-mail and then delete this message from your system. Please do not copy it or use it for any purposes, or disclose its contents to any other person. Thank you for your cooperation. >> >> Disclaimer Version RS.US.201.407.01 >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/armando%40armandovias.com > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/tai.tomasi8%40gmail.com From deepa.goraya at gmail.com Wed Mar 23 14:22:59 2022 From: deepa.goraya at gmail.com (Deepa Goraya) Date: Wed, 23 Mar 2022 10:22:59 -0400 Subject: [blindLaw] Amazing Blind Attorney Arguing at Supreme Court of the United States In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <019c01d83ec1$801af450$8050dcf0$@gmail.com> Yes I heard her live! I told her she was amazing! Very poised and calm and taking all their questions with ease. Deepa Deepinder K. Goraya, Esq. -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of Laura Wolk via BlindLaw Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 6:18 PM To: Laura Wolk Cc: Laura Wolk ; Blind Law Mailing List Subject: Re: [blindLaw] Amazing Blind Attorney Arguing at Supreme Court of the United States It was argued yesterday, March 21. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 22, 2022, at 6:17 PM, Laura Wolk wrote: > > Not to mention the fact that she squared off against the best SCOTUS advocate of our lifetime, with over 100 SCOTUS arguments. Hearing her read in Braille from the podium made my heart sore. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Mar 22, 2022, at 6:11 PM, MIKE MCGLASHON via BlindLaw wrote: >> >> What date was this argue? >> Then we could go to the supreme court website and either listen to it >> or download it? >> I realize you provided a podcast, but old habits die hard. >> >> >> Please advise as you like. >> >> Mike M. >> >> Mike mcglashon >> Email: Michael.mcglashon at comcast.net >> Ph: 618 783 9331 >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of Tim Elder >> via BlindLaw >> Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 6:05 PM >> To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org >> Cc: tim at timeldermusic.com >> Subject: [blindLaw] Amazing Blind Attorney Arguing at Supreme Court >> of the United States >> >> We should all be proud of Karla Gilbride's Supreme Court argument. >> She is a fabulous blind lawyer and person living the life she wants. >> >> [Audio Arguendo] U.S. Supreme Court Morgan v. Sundance, Case No. >> 21-328 #audioArguendo >> https://podcastaddict.com/episode/137181951 via >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/michael.mcglash >> on%40co >> mcast.net >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/laura.wolk%40gm >> ail.com _______________________________________________ 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/deepa.goraya%40gmail.com From slabarre at labarrelaw.com Thu Mar 24 13:49:34 2022 From: slabarre at labarrelaw.com (Scott C. LaBarre) Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2022 07:49:34 -0600 Subject: [blindLaw] FW: Attorney and Legal Internship Vacancies at the U.S. Department of Justice In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <003c01d83f85$ff97fa60$fec7ef20$@labarrelaw.com> >From our friends at DOJ. From: DOJlawjobs (OARM) Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2022 6:01 AM To: DOJlawjobs (OARM) 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. 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Jay Johnston jeffjayjohnston at gmail.com From sbg at sbgaal.com Thu Mar 24 18:50:18 2022 From: sbg at sbgaal.com (sbg sbgaal.com) Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2022 18:50:18 +0000 Subject: [blindLaw] Are there federal attorneys on this list? In-Reply-To: <00cf01d83fa5$0a2043b0$1e60cb10$@gmail.com> References: <00cf01d83fa5$0a2043b0$1e60cb10$@gmail.com> Message-ID: I do federal criminal defense and am on the CJA panel for the northern District of Texas 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 Fax:  (806) 749-3752 E-Mail:  sbg at sbgaal.com This email may contain material that is confidential, privileged and/or attorney work product for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any review, reliance or distribution by others or forwarding without express permission is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and delete all copies. -----Original Message----- From: BlindLaw On Behalf Of JJ Johnston via BlindLaw Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2022 12:32 PM To: 'Blind Law Mailing List' Cc: JJ Johnston Subject: [blindLaw] Are there federal attorneys on this list? Are you a lawyer working for the feds? 'Or perhaps working for the feds in a "JD preferred" job? If so, please contact me off-list. I'd really like to pick your brain about the hiring process and if you used Schedule A, what accommodations you sought and which were requested, etc. Thanks much. Jay Johnston jeffjayjohnston at gmail.com _______________________________________________ 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/sbg%40sbgaal.com From rothmanjd at gmail.com Thu Mar 24 18:54:25 2022 From: rothmanjd at gmail.com (Ronza Othman) Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2022 14:54:25 -0400 Subject: [blindLaw] Are there federal attorneys on this list? In-Reply-To: <00cf01d83fa5$0a2043b0$1e60cb10$@gmail.com> References: <00cf01d83fa5$0a2043b0$1e60cb10$@gmail.com> Message-ID: <9E0712FD-58C3-46DE-BE82-58AA7C051FEE@gmail.com> Good afternoon, there are a number of us that are blind federal employees on this list. There is also a blind government employees committee. Posting this on the listserv in case any others would like to get networked with that particular group. Feel free to reach out to me off list for the connection. Ronza Othman, President National Federation of the Blind of Maryland 443-426-4110 Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 24, 2022, at 1:32 PM, JJ Johnston via BlindLaw wrote: > > Are you a lawyer working for the feds? 'Or perhaps working for the feds in > a "JD preferred" job? > > If so, please contact me off-list. I'd really like to pick your brain about > the hiring process and if you used Schedule A, what accommodations you > sought and which were requested, etc. > > Thanks much. > > Jay Johnston > jeffjayjohnston at gmail.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/rothmanjd%40gmail.com From howardadelsberg at gmail.com Thu Mar 24 22:16:09 2022 From: howardadelsberg at gmail.com (Howard Adelsberg) Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2022 18:16:09 -0400 Subject: [blindLaw] Are there federal attorneys on this list? In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <9C1B5323-E5CC-4777-8A48-CCAB3257A4FD@gmail.com> I do and am in NY -Howard M. Adelsberg > On Mar 24, 2022, at 2:51 PM, sbg sbgaal.com via BlindLaw wrote: > > I do federal criminal defense and am on the CJA panel for the northern District of Texas > > 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 > Fax: (806) 749-3752 > E-Mail: sbg at sbgaal.com > This email may contain material that is confidential, privileged and/or attorney work product for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any review, reliance or distribution by others or forwarding without express permission is strictly prohibited. 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I'd really like to pick your brain about the hiring process and if you used Schedule A, what accommodations you sought and which were requested, etc. > > Thanks much. > > Jay Johnston > jeffjayjohnston at gmail.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/sbg%40sbgaal.com > > _______________________________________________ > 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/howardadelsberg%40gmail.com From Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov Sun Mar 27 22:36:04 2022 From: Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov (Nightingale, Noel) Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2022 22:36:04 +0000 Subject: [blindLaw] ivil Employment AttorneyKing County Washington Message-ID: From: King County, WA Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2022 11:46 AM Subject: Civil Employment Attorney Civil Employment Attorney 03/24/2022 10:50 AM PDT [https://secure.neogov.com/images/AgencyImages/jobposting/1255/jobpostings/image/New.jpg] The Civil Division of the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office is seeking experienced employment attorneys to fill two positions in our Labor and Employment Section. 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Best regards, Mallaz From slabarre at labarrelaw.com Thu Mar 31 14:00:29 2022 From: slabarre at labarrelaw.com (Scott C. LaBarre) Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2022 08:00:29 -0600 Subject: [blindLaw] Executive Director, Mass P&A Message-ID: <003d01d84507$ae53e150$0afba3f0$@labarrelaw.com> Hey Blindlaw!! I have been asked to circulate the attached job announcement for the next Executive Director of the Massachusetts P&A. They are looking for a great lawyer who can run a nonprofit and connect with the community. Feel free to forward this to those you think might be interested. All best, Scott -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: DLC Executive Director Job Announcement Final.docx Type: application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document Size: 27195 bytes Desc: not available URL: From slabarre at labarrelaw.com Thu Mar 31 14:07:11 2022 From: slabarre at labarrelaw.com (Scott C. LaBarre) Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2022 08:07:11 -0600 Subject: [blindLaw] FW: Attorney and Legal Internship Vacancies at the U.S. Department of Justice In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <004b01d84508$9e014d50$da03e7f0$@labarrelaw.com> Greetings again, here are our friends at DOJ. From: DOJlawjobs (OARM) Sent: Thursday, March 31, 2022 6:59 AM To: DOJlawjobs (OARM) 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. 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