From rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com  Fri Dec  1 11:37:36 2023
From: rahul.bajaj1038 at gmail.com (Rahul Bajaj)
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2023 17:07:36 +0530
Subject: [blindLaw] Compiling and filing pleadings: request for inputs
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  Hi All,

I have to use Adobe Acrobat Pro for producing my work products but am
unable to access many of its features. I would like to know if this is due
to any flaws on my part or accessibility barriers that exist on the
platform. If the latter, how do we resolve this issue? I had to use Acrobat
Pro today for performing the following functions:
1. Compiling multiple documents into a single consolidated PDF;
2. Bookmarking the documents;
3. Redacting some text from the document; and
4. Editing some text in the PDF documents.

Please let me know if you have any solutions for me.

Warmly,

Rahul



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Rhodes Scholar (India and Linacre 2018), University of Oxford
Co-Founder, Mission Accessibility

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Rahul Bajaj
Rhodes Scholar (India and Linacre 2018), University of Oxford
Co-Founder, Mission Accessibility

From blindstein at gmail.com  Fri Dec  1 15:05:39 2023
From: blindstein at gmail.com (Justin Harford)
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2023 07:05:39 -0800
Subject: [blindLaw] Compiling and filing pleadings: request for inputs
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Very good question. While I am familiar with how the first couple of your points would be done, I actually have no idea how editing PDFs and redacting would be possible, and I am about to lose a tax internship because of it.

Sincerely
Justin
Sent from my iPad

> On Dec 1, 2023, at 3:39 AM, Rahul Bajaj via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
>   Hi All,
> 
> I have to use Adobe Acrobat Pro for producing my work products but am
> unable to access many of its features. I would like to know if this is due
> to any flaws on my part or accessibility barriers that exist on the
> platform. If the latter, how do we resolve this issue? I had to use Acrobat
> Pro today for performing the following functions:
> 1. Compiling multiple documents into a single consolidated PDF;
> 2. Bookmarking the documents;
> 3. Redacting some text from the document; and
> 4. Editing some text in the PDF documents.
> 
> Please let me know if you have any solutions for me.
> 
> Warmly,
> 
> Rahul
> 
> 
> 
> --
> --
> Rahul Bajaj
> Rhodes Scholar (India and Linacre 2018), University of Oxford
> Co-Founder, Mission Accessibility
> 
> --
> --
> Rahul Bajaj
> Rhodes Scholar (India and Linacre 2018), University of Oxford
> Co-Founder, Mission Accessibility
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From ces2266 at columbia.edu  Fri Dec  1 16:27:16 2023
From: ces2266 at columbia.edu (Caleb E. Smith)
Date: Fri, 1 Dec 2023 11:27:16 -0500
Subject: [blindLaw] Compiling and filing pleadings: request for inputs
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Hi. I’m not actually good with this either. But I have more wanted to just
hear about your situation. I’m a first year or I guess now a second year
tax associate at a firm in New York. Were you getting an internship at the
tax department of law firm? And they don’t have any secretaries to help?

On Fri, Dec 1, 2023 at 10:06 AM Justin Harford via BlindLaw <
blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Very good question. While I am familiar with how the first couple of your
> points would be done, I actually have no idea how editing PDFs and
> redacting would be possible, and I am about to lose a tax internship
> because of it.
>
> Sincerely
> Justin
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On Dec 1, 2023, at 3:39 AM, Rahul Bajaj via BlindLaw <
> blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> >   Hi All,
> >
> > I have to use Adobe Acrobat Pro for producing my work products but am
> > unable to access many of its features. I would like to know if this is
> due
> > to any flaws on my part or accessibility barriers that exist on the
> > platform. If the latter, how do we resolve this issue? I had to use
> Acrobat
> > Pro today for performing the following functions:
> > 1. Compiling multiple documents into a single consolidated PDF;
> > 2. Bookmarking the documents;
> > 3. Redacting some text from the document; and
> > 4. Editing some text in the PDF documents.
> >
> > Please let me know if you have any solutions for me.
> >
> > Warmly,
> >
> > Rahul
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > --
> > Rahul Bajaj
> > Rhodes Scholar (India and Linacre 2018), University of Oxford
> > Co-Founder, Mission Accessibility
> >
> > --
> > --
> > Rahul Bajaj
> > Rhodes Scholar (India and Linacre 2018), University of Oxford
> > Co-Founder, Mission Accessibility
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Hi I’m not good at that either. I’m in my first year as a tax associate at
a firm in New York.

From Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov  Mon Dec  4 17:58:22 2023
From: Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov (Nightingale, Noel)
Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2023 17:58:22 +0000
Subject: [blindLaw] Sound Transit seeks a Senior Legal CounselSeattle
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From: washingtonattorneyswithdisabilitiesassociation at googlegroups.com <washingtonattorneyswithdisabilitiesassociation at googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Michelle O’Connor
Sent: Monday, December 4, 2023 7:44 AM
To: Washington Attorneys with Disabilities Association <WashingtonAttorneyswithDisabilitiesAssociation at googlegroups.com>
Subject: [WADA] Sound Transit seeks a Senior Legal Counsel


Please see the job opportunity below for a Senior Legal Counsel for Sound Transit in Seattle. Thank you!

Salary range is $130k to $230k, with a midpoint of $180k.  New hires typically receive between minimum and midpoint, however, we may go slightly higher based on experience, internal equity and market.

Sound Transit also offers a competitive benefits package<https://www.soundtransit.org/sites/default/files/documents/sound-transit-benefits-guide.pdf> with a wide range of offerings, including:

  *   Health Benefits: We offer two choices of medical plans, a dental plan, and a vision plan all at no cost for employee coverage; comprehensive benefits for employees and eligible dependents, including a spouse or domestic partner.
  *   Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance.
  *   Employee Assistance Program.
  *   Retirement Plans: 401a – 10% of employee contribution with a 12% match by Sound Transit; 457b – up to IRS maximum (employee only contribution).
  *   Paid Time Off: Employees accrue 25 days of paid time off annually with increases at four, eight and twelve years of service. Employees at the director level and up accrue additional days. We also observe 12 paid holidays and provide up to 2 paid floating holidays and up to 2 paid volunteer days per year.
  *   Parental Leave: 12 weeks of parental leave for new parents.
  *   Pet Insurance.
  *   ORCA Card: All full-time employees will receive an ORCA card at no cost.
  *   Tuition Reimbursement: Sound Transit will pay up to $5,000 annually for approved tuition expenses.
  *   Compensation Practices: We offer competitive salaries based on market rates and internal equity. In addition to compensation and benefits, you’ll find that we provide work-life balance, opportunities for professional development and recognition from your colleagues.





GENERAL PURPOSE:
Under general direction, the Senior Legal Counsel provides professional senior level legal counsel to the Agency on a variety of highly complex legal matters, focusing primarily on labor and employment issues, but also including municipal law and other legal matters pertaining to Sound Transit; has independent decision making responsibility for assigned legal matters; negotiates, drafts and approves agreements; comments on proposed legislation; prepares or reviews legal documents; represents the Agency in litigation; and provides specific and strategic legal advice directly to senior management and board members on significant legal matters that affect the overall Agency.  Provides support to the General Counsel on miscellaneous matters.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
The following duties are a representative summary of the primary duties and responsibilities. Incumbent(s) may not be required to perform all duties listed and may be required to perform additional, position-specific duties.

  *   Provides legal advice and counsel to Agency senior management on complex legal matters including the legal implications of any action, inaction, or decision; and develops legal strategies and creative solutions to problems that balance potential legal risk with business interests.
  *   Perform legal research and analysis in support of legal department advice and counsel to the Agency on a variety of labor and employment legal matters including issues related to the ADA, FMLA, state and federal wage and hour laws, state and federal employment discrimination statutes, FLSA, equal pay, diversity, drug-free workplace, labor relations and contract negotiations, employee discipline and termination, whistleblower complaints, wrongful discharge claims, drafting employment agreements and policies, and other labor and employment law matters.
  *   Provide representation before state and federal administrative agencies, including the EEOC, state and local human rights agencies, the Department of Labor, other labor and employment related agencies, as well as in mediations and arbitrations for both represented and non-represented employees.
  *   Prepares, reviews, and approves a variety of complex Agency agreements including settlement agreements.
  *   Advises the Board through reports, motions and resolutions; and advises and briefs the Board in executive and public session.
  *   Prepares, drafts, and/or revises legal documents, including letters, memos, briefs, opinions, resolutions, motions, policies, draft legislation and other complex legal documents.
  *   Manages Agency litigation; supervises assigned outside legal counsel; and represents the Agency in mediations and at trial.
  *   Reviews new and existing statutes and regulations that may affect the Agency; advises staff on the impact of new or existing statutes and regulations; assists in policy and legislative development; provides recommendations to senior management; and testifies before the State Legislature on Sound Transit’s behalf.
  *   Develops a strong knowledge of Sound Transit’s operation, including upcoming legal and business challenges; and remains aware of the political and business climate in which Sound Transit must operate.
  *   Ensures processes, policies and practices are interpreted and applied consistently and effectively; and ensures accountability and compliance with all current and applicable state and federal laws, Agency policies and procedures, rules and regulations.
  *   Provides support to the General Counsel as directed; serves as staff on a variety of boards, commissions, and committees; prepares and presents staff reports and other necessary correspondence; attends and participates in professional group meetings; maintains awareness of new trends and developments in the fields related to area of assignment; incorporates new developments as appropriate; ensures processes, policies and practices are interpreted and applied consistently and effectively; ensures accountability and compliance with all current and applicable state and federal laws, Agency policies and procedures, rules and regulations.
  *   Champions and models Sound Transit's core values and demonstrates values-based behaviors in everyday interactions across the agency.
  *   Contributes to a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion in alignment with Sound Transit’s Equity & Inclusion Policy.
  *   It is the responsibility of all employees to follow the Agency safety rules, regulations, and procedures pertaining to their assigned duties and responsibilities, which could include systems, operations, and/or other employees.
  *   It is the responsibility of all employees to integrate sustainability into everyday business practices.
  *   Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education and Experience: Graduation from a law school accredited by the American Bar Association with a Juris Doctorate Degree. Ten years of increasingly responsible relevant substantive legal experience in labor and employment law in a law firm or in-house legal department, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Required Licenses or Certifications:

  *   Washington State Bar License or bar license from another state, with the expectation of obtaining Washington Bar license within 6 months of employment.

Required Knowledge and Skills:

  *   Operations, services and activities of a legal services program.
  *   Methods and techniques of negotiating legal issues, contracts and agreements.
  *   Methods and techniques of legal research.
  *   Judicial procedures and rules of evidence.
  *   Legal precedents and court decisions impacting litigation.
  *   State and federal court trial and appellate practice rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
  *   Modern office procedures, methods, and equipment including computers.
  *   Computer applications such as word processing, spreadsheets, and statistical databases.
  *   Pertinent federal, state, and local laws, codes, and regulations.
  *   Managing the work of outside counsel.
  *   Negotiating with other parties.
  *   Working with internal and external team to develop negotiation approach and objectives.
  *   Defining legal issues, collecting and analyzing information, and recommending action.
  *   Properly interpreting and making decisions in accordance with laws, regulations, and policies.
  *   Applying legal principles to novel situations.
  *   Preparing a variety of clear and concise legal documents including letters, memos, briefs, and other legal documents.
  *   Developing and implementing practical legal approaches that responsibly evaluate and balance legal risks with project demands.
  *   Conducting research on legal problems and preparing sound legal opinions.
  *   Analyzing and synthesizing information in a concise manner, developing and making recommendations on strategies, and communicating recommendation to appropriate individuals within and outside the agency.
  *   Operating office equipment including computers and supporting word processing.
  *   Managing multiple projects concurrently.
  *   Managing multiple tasks, setting objectives/goals, and re-prioritizing as needed.
  *   Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
  *   Applying advanced principles and practices of technical area of expertise.
  *   Applying strong interpersonal techniques and demonstrating a consistent commitment and ability to work with diverse work groups and individuals.
  *   Demonstrating a positive customer service orientation with both internal and external clients.
  *   Applying appropriate oral and written communication techniques to various individuals ranging from Agency employees, the general public, elected officials, community leaders, and local, state, and federal agencies.

Physical Demands / Work Environment:

  *   Work is performed in a standard office environment.
  *   The Agency promotes a safe and healthy work environment and provides appropriate safety and equipment training for all personnel as required.



Sound Transit is an equal employment opportunity employer. No person is unlawfully excluded from employment action based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), age, genetic information, disability, veteran status or other protected class.


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From Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov  Wed Dec  6 23:52:10 2023
From: Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov (Nightingale, Noel)
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2023 23:52:10 +0000
Subject: [blindLaw] =?windows-1252?q?Sixth_Circuit_Approves_Hospital=92s_?=
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https://www.adatitleiii.com/2023/12/sixth-circuit-approves-hospitals-exclusion-of-nursing-students-service-animal/
Sixth Circuit Approves Hospital’s Exclusion of Nursing Student’s Service Animal
By: Kristina Launey and Minh Vu
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
December 4, 2023

Seyfarth Synopsis: The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals approved state-owned hospital’s exclusion of nursing student’s service animal that posed a direct threat to patients and staff with severe allergies where no reasonable alternatives existed to mitigate the threat.
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued a decision in Bennett v. Hurley Med. Ctr. concerning the use of a service animal in a state-owned hospital under Title II of the ADA that provides useful guidance on how health care facilities should assess whether a service animal poses a direct threat to the health and safety of others. This decision is also relevant for private health care facilities because the direct threat analysis is the same under Title III of the ADA.
The plaintiff was a nursing student who worked at a hospital as part of her educational program for four hours once a week for six weeks. She has a panic disorder and her service dog was trained to recognize symptoms of a forthcoming panic attack so that she could immediately take her medications.
The hospital at first approved the student’s request that her service dog accompany her on her rotation. However, on the very first day one staff member and one patient experienced allergic reactions to the dog. In response, the hospital revoked its approval of the service animal. The hospital offered the alternative accommodation of crating the service dog on a separate floor from those with allergies in the hospital and plaintiff taking necessary breaks to be with the service dog. The hospital had determined that relocating patients and staff with dog allergies from the floor where the plaintiff had to work (her university program supervisor was on that floor) would be unworkable and directly compromise patient care.
The court first held that the hospital had not engaged in intentional discrimination by refusing to allow the plaintiff to have her dog accompany her on rotations. The court concluded that the hospital’s decision was motivated by staff and patient complaints of allergic reactions to the dog – not the disability.
The court then considered whether the hospital had violated Title II of the ADA by not modifying its policy to accommodate the service dog on Plaintiff’s rotations. After reviewing the DOJ’s implementing regulations, DOJ guidance, and “scant” relevant case law to determine what constitutes reasonable accommodation of a service animal in a healthcare setting, the court concluded that “service animals are permitted as a reasonable accommodation unless they are ‘out of control,’ ‘not housebroken,’ would fundamentally alter the activities of the public entity, or, if, after conducting an individualized assessment of the animal, the public entity concludes that the service animal poses a direct threat.” The court then concluded that the service dog’s presence did constitute a direct threat because of the actual allergic reactions that took place and the lack of a workable alterative to mitigate that threat. Specifically, the court found that separating the service dog from allergic patients and staff was not possible.
While this decision provides helpful guidance to health care facilities on the issue of service animal access, it should not be viewed as license to exclude service animals from such facilities. The U.S. Department of Justice has taken the position that blanket exclusions of service animals from health care facilities are not permissible, consistent with the principle that exclusions based on the direct threat defense must be based on an individualized assessment of the circumstances presented. Here, there was concrete evidence of the direct threat and the hospital demonstrated that there was no way to mitigate it.



From Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov  Fri Dec  8 15:12:32 2023
From: Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov (Nightingale, Noel)
Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2023 15:12:32 +0000
Subject: [blindLaw] [Disability Rights Washington] is hiring for a Legal
 Advocacy Director
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From: Disability Rights Washington <jodir at dr-wa.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 7, 2023 9:35 AM
Subject: DRW is hiring for a Legal Advocacy Director

Disability Rights Washington (DRW) seeks a full-time (35 hours/week; exempt) Legal Advocacy Director to lead our legal program’s efforts, which range from power-building with communities to class action litigation.
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Disability Rights Washington (DRW) seeks a full-time (35 hours/week; exempt) Legal Advocacy Director to lead our legal program’s efforts, which range from power-building with communities to class action litigation. The Legal Advocacy Director reports to the Executive Director and serves on the executive leadership team.



DRW understands the importance and contribution of candidates with lived experience. People with disabilities, African American, Black, Indigenous, and people of color, and those from other oppressed groups and all protected classes are strongly encouraged to apply.



Candidates must be committed to participating in DRW’s daily attempts to apply Disability Justice and race equity principles to our work. Information about Disability Justice can be found here: https://www.sinsinvalid.org/blog/10-principles-of-disability-justice<https://click.actionnetwork.org/ss/c/atcYNHk4Eh2YdGnwBh-YDJpflKqrUBTrIDHzvU70xdWpGpuEl6Sh9dcxPZGo2A__oHuAY3lJy1uYV0Y9jKB8QCgIQu39760d3PVCQK1gGVW2_lZElEXAO_-XdKKWPQDbB4PnTk3G7H5DJXzIXhA41tLaEx3Wq23CxhIou2xRYcgv-AnWStEM287qRTobYkluVW4fMSA7IxrBoKrCgRvWZHKH3OJo4gQwcg2VOhbyqRYlUnjnBhdCePoh8DMhu1nltMni2DtWvLwsODFa9vypKt_Bb2HNd3yD5-rJo6goSQ_6nBKgKS12lDir3lJuc0zPm8iXVMmNp3t0rVramUjNtEsH28B4u-Mt-0V8ODjBMWU/41x/PiYpFa-aTZWIDaGy1gEYhg/h0/gdHQiqD7F0wV_LJrBumtElaZY87Cwog5j9A1JiNVqY4>. DRW is committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and expects employees to participate in DEI-related work and training. Information about that work is here: https://www.disabilityrightswa.org/diversity-equity-inclusion/<https://click.actionnetwork.org/ss/c/atcYNHk4Eh2YdGnwBh-YDBXMUfQ4Gq2DYkMYH34UXj_7Z8xCB7UvX_nFnWE3LGsIEvdDbHLk5xl_e6NL-j3s7nrZexoPpn658flgdLOs-bF89KwJZGgr1MMtzSqavpxqiQdP0Qyr7e7ev6JHuRZazIwH1afHS9eR7C_Ve59pvgZMk5qGeJPJlvjhxyLwRhfMDl-90od_lmvRowAtC3nWJ_P57B5OQg1yNIC1eCH01JUbDl7kLdfPcehrij6fa985eyxxq9mVj2g4jtKn5U4hS3buPAZfdw0ddFSFSJCzEsTkZEr_AhI35eErIYbzlITD6xsCo6Zsg9HzlawpPnu-2A/41x/PiYpFa-aTZWIDaGy1gEYhg/h1/_P9rPy1N5H9IfF3wVYAVBVnOm-WrwLIcldm1Qx5uIAo>.



This position will be based in either our Seattle or Spokane office. There is the option to work remotely at least part of each week. The Legal Advocacy Director must reside in Washington within six weeks of starting the position.



See the full job posting and learn more here: https://www.disabilityrightswa.org/now-hiring-legal-advocacy-director/<https://click.actionnetwork.org/ss/c/atcYNHk4Eh2YdGnwBh-YDBXMUfQ4Gq2DYkMYH34UXj-oKmUqJb6MjmBAie-odpza6JGrgJEA4kJ0HNQ8M4b9DcC-RfRNIQgDam-I_SPDzNn2lNTS3uhD1sqo_yTBbj8iNaMkNUddx_rpPsn7oQbn0Ixi0p_mWQFDV_14FdpyvLSWFkWUhUCLDfuGtus48VpeoXxMCxykgzjV7DgfhWZpJ6RGgI-nrqDl8B0VFT6uInJEwUUAsmrMNS2HtsdNTP-EzgvslHgKNNDbNh8ABuLkOBTnjLot4g-0BXaFBVR4tRsQqB8lmoiOLWNj61gL9248pXgO0ZFgQxs9HTrLqA83gJ4Q6gYEQmj9hZnZ7EojFRU/41x/PiYpFa-aTZWIDaGy1gEYhg/h2/6Yuqat3rNXZgJxna9fU2QdvMRozbA-ga8USKvoaLXMk> and please share with your networks and folks you think may be the right fit for this position!


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From Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov  Fri Dec  8 18:20:29 2023
From: Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov (Nightingale, Noel)
Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2023 18:20:29 +0000
Subject: [blindLaw] Supreme Court Throws Out Closely Watched ADA Case -
 Disability Scoop - December 6, 2023
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https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2023/12/06/supreme-court-throws-out-closely-watched-ada-case/30661/
Supreme Court Throws Out Closely Watched ADA Case
By Michelle Diament
Disability Scoop
December 6, 2023

The U.S. Supreme Court is punting on a case that advocates had warned could sharply limit the rights of people with disabilities to sue under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The high court decided this week to dismiss as moot the matter known as Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Laufer.
At issue is whether so-called ADA "testers" have standing to sue even if they have no intention of visiting a business.
The case originated when Deborah Laufer, a Florida resident with a vision impairment who uses a cane or wheelchair, sued Acheson Hotels arguing that the website of the Coast Village Inn and Cottages in Wells, Maine failed to provide sufficient information about disability accommodations as required under the ADA.
Laufer is one of several people with disabilities who have taken on the role of ADA tester in recent years, actively seeking out ADA violations in order to sue. She has filed more than 600 federal lawsuits since 2018 against hotel owners and operators similar to the case against Acheson Hotels.
Initially, a lower court dismissed Laufer's suit against Acheson Hotels finding that she was not injured because she didn't plan to visit the inn, but the decision was overturned by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit which found that "Laufer's feelings of frustration, humiliation and second-class citizenry" were "'downstream consequences' and 'adverse effects' of the informational injury she experienced."
With more and more cases arising from testers like Laufer, circuit courts throughout the country have split on the issue of standing. The Supreme Court sought to set a national standard when it agreed to hear arguments in the case.
However, in an unusual twist, Laufer dropped all of her pending lawsuits, including the one against Acheson Hotels, in July after an attorney who had represented her was disciplined by a federal court in Maryland. She said she would not file any other similar suits and asked the Supreme Court to dismiss the Acheson case as moot.
Acheson Hotels urged the court to rule on the issue anyway, arguing that the justices should take the opportunity to resolve the split among lower courts rather than allow Laufer to avoid the possibility of losing by abandoning her claim.
"We are sensitive to Acheson's concern about litigants manipulating the jurisdiction of this Court. We are not convinced, however, that Laufer abandoned her case in an effort to evade our review," reads the majority opinion written by Justice Amy Coney Barrett.
"She voluntarily dismissed her pending ADA cases after a lower court sanctioned her lawyer. She represented to this Court that she will not file any others," Barrett wrote. "Laufer's case against Acheson is moot, and we dismiss it on that ground. We emphasize, however, that we might exercise our discretion differently in a future case."
Justices Clarence Thomas and Ketanji Brown Jackson issued concurring opinions and there were no dissents.
The case had generated significant attention, with business groups including The Chamber of Commerce, the American Hotel & Lodging Association and the Retail Litigation Center backing Acheson Hotels and arguing that testers are simply taking advantage of small businesses.
On the other hand, disability advocates said that more than 30 years after passage of the ADA, testers are necessary to ensure that businesses are fulfilling their obligations under the law.
"Despite the ADA's promise to create equal access, insufficient oversight and enforcement means that businesses frequently ignore the civil rights of disabled people, making their daily lives extremely difficult and undermining the rights guaranteed by the law," said Shira Wakschlag, senior director of legal advocacy and general counsel for The Arc, which welcomed the Supreme Court's decision. "ADA testers are essential to ensuring the rights of people with disabilities are enforced and protected and that the full promise of the ADA is realized."




From jeffjayjohnston at gmail.com  Sat Dec  9 15:32:40 2023
From: jeffjayjohnston at gmail.com (J Johnston)
Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2023 07:32:40 -0800
Subject: [blindLaw] Compiling and filing pleadings: request for inputs
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Justin and Caleb,

Tax law sounds especially challenging because of all the hard copy documentation.  Is this accurate, or do you get mostly electronic documents readable by JAWS/NVDA?

Thanks for the clarification.

Jay


-----Original Message-----
From: BlindLaw <blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Caleb E. Smith via BlindLaw
Sent: Friday, December 1, 2023 8:27 AM
To: Blind Law Mailing List <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Caleb E. Smith <ces2266 at columbia.edu>
Subject: Re: [blindLaw] Compiling and filing pleadings: request for inputs

Hi. I’m not actually good with this either. But I have more wanted to just hear about your situation. I’m a first year or I guess now a second year tax associate at a firm in New York. Were you getting an internship at the tax department of law firm? And they don’t have any secretaries to help?

On Fri, Dec 1, 2023 at 10:06 AM Justin Harford via BlindLaw < blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Very good question. While I am familiar with how the first couple of 
> your points would be done, I actually have no idea how editing PDFs 
> and redacting would be possible, and I am about to lose a tax 
> internship because of it.
>
> Sincerely
> Justin
> Sent from my iPad
>
> > On Dec 1, 2023, at 3:39 AM, Rahul Bajaj via BlindLaw <
> blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> >   Hi All,
> >
> > I have to use Adobe Acrobat Pro for producing my work products but 
> > am unable to access many of its features. I would like to know if 
> > this is
> due
> > to any flaws on my part or accessibility barriers that exist on the 
> > platform. If the latter, how do we resolve this issue? I had to use
> Acrobat
> > Pro today for performing the following functions:
> > 1. Compiling multiple documents into a single consolidated PDF; 2. 
> > Bookmarking the documents; 3. Redacting some text from the document; 
> > and 4. Editing some text in the PDF documents.
> >
> > Please let me know if you have any solutions for me.
> >
> > Warmly,
> >
> > Rahul
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > --
> > Rahul Bajaj
> > Rhodes Scholar (India and Linacre 2018), University of Oxford 
> > Co-Founder, Mission Accessibility
> >
> > --
> > --
> > Rahul Bajaj
> > Rhodes Scholar (India and Linacre 2018), University of Oxford 
> > Co-Founder, Mission Accessibility 
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Hi I’m not good at that either. I’m in my first year as a tax associate at a firm in New York.
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From blindstein at gmail.com  Sat Dec  9 18:31:01 2023
From: blindstein at gmail.com (Justin Harford)
Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2023 10:31:01 -0800
Subject: [blindLaw] Compiling and filing pleadings: request for inputs
In-Reply-To: <01d901da2ab4$f2638820$d72a9860$@gmail.com>
References: <01d901da2ab4$f2638820$d72a9860$@gmail.com>
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In my case, it's not a law internship, but an accounting internship. So lots of preparing tax returns for corporations and dispensing tax advice.

I don't really know the answers to your questions. I've told them how it might be easier for me to drive the company car then to manipulate PDF files, and they seem to think that most of the documents that they work with could come in another format like Excel, and that PVF is in many cases just a preference that could be different.

I have a lot of ideas for how I could read PDF files, but it is the issue of annotations that has me stumped.

There are some interesting python libraries that would allow you to add annotations to PDF files if you know the coordinates of where you want to place them. If you think about the PDF page as the second quadrant of an XY axis, and that each inch is worth 72 points period I think there are likely tools that would also allow me to export annotations from a PDF, but I think that part of the challenge with that would be identifying what the annotation was next to. Part of the information in an annotation is where it is located, and that might get lost.

Regards


Justin Harford
Oregon Bell Academy Coordinator


> On Dec 9, 2023, at 7:34 AM, J Johnston via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Justin and Caleb,
> 
> Tax law sounds especially challenging because of all the hard copy documentation.  Is this accurate, or do you get mostly electronic documents readable by JAWS/NVDA?
> 
> Thanks for the clarification.
> 
> Jay
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindLaw <blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Caleb E. Smith via BlindLaw
> Sent: Friday, December 1, 2023 8:27 AM
> To: Blind Law Mailing List <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Caleb E. Smith <ces2266 at columbia.edu>
> Subject: Re: [blindLaw] Compiling and filing pleadings: request for inputs
> 
> Hi. I’m not actually good with this either. But I have more wanted to just hear about your situation. I’m a first year or I guess now a second year tax associate at a firm in New York. Were you getting an internship at the tax department of law firm? And they don’t have any secretaries to help?
> 
>> On Fri, Dec 1, 2023 at 10:06 AM Justin Harford via BlindLaw < blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Very good question. While I am familiar with how the first couple of
>> your points would be done, I actually have no idea how editing PDFs
>> and redacting would be possible, and I am about to lose a tax
>> internship because of it.
>> 
>> Sincerely
>> Justin
>> Sent from my iPad
>> 
>>> On Dec 1, 2023, at 3:39 AM, Rahul Bajaj via BlindLaw <
>> blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>>   Hi All,
>>> 
>>> I have to use Adobe Acrobat Pro for producing my work products but
>>> am unable to access many of its features. I would like to know if
>>> this is
>> due
>>> to any flaws on my part or accessibility barriers that exist on the
>>> platform. If the latter, how do we resolve this issue? I had to use
>> Acrobat
>>> Pro today for performing the following functions:
>>> 1. Compiling multiple documents into a single consolidated PDF; 2.
>>> Bookmarking the documents; 3. Redacting some text from the document;
>>> and 4. Editing some text in the PDF documents.
>>> 
>>> Please let me know if you have any solutions for me.
>>> 
>>> Warmly,
>>> 
>>> Rahul
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> --
>>> --
>>> Rahul Bajaj
>>> Rhodes Scholar (India and Linacre 2018), University of Oxford
>>> Co-Founder, Mission Accessibility
>>> 
>>> --
>>> --
>>> Rahul Bajaj
>>> Rhodes Scholar (India and Linacre 2018), University of Oxford
>>> Co-Founder, Mission Accessibility
>>> _______________________________________________
>>> BlindLaw mailing list
>>> BlindLaw at nfbnet.org
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> Hi I’m not good at that either. I’m in my first year as a tax associate at a firm in New York.
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From blindstein at gmail.com  Sat Dec  9 18:32:25 2023
From: blindstein at gmail.com (Justin Harford)
Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2023 10:32:25 -0800
Subject: [blindLaw] Compiling and filing pleadings: request for inputs
In-Reply-To: <D9404C64-9F6A-4C81-992B-8CA05DF336C3@gmail.com>
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Sorry for the second message, but by the way if any of you happen to know a blind person who has walked the path of the CPA, it would be great to know who they are. I actually happen to know one blind person in Portland who did an internship with KPMG, and he won't tell me about it. Quite unsettling.

Regards

Justin Harford
Oregon Bell Academy Coordinator


> On Dec 9, 2023, at 10:31 AM, Justin Harford <blindstein at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> In my case, it's not a law internship, but an accounting internship. So lots of preparing tax returns for corporations and dispensing tax advice.
> 
> I don't really know the answers to your questions. I've told them how it might be easier for me to drive the company car then to manipulate PDF files, and they seem to think that most of the documents that they work with could come in another format like Excel, and that PVF is in many cases just a preference that could be different.
> 
> I have a lot of ideas for how I could read PDF files, but it is the issue of annotations that has me stumped.
> 
> There are some interesting python libraries that would allow you to add annotations to PDF files if you know the coordinates of where you want to place them. If you think about the PDF page as the second quadrant of an XY axis, and that each inch is worth 72 points period I think there are likely tools that would also allow me to export annotations from a PDF, but I think that part of the challenge with that would be identifying what the annotation was next to. Part of the information in an annotation is where it is located, and that might get lost.
> 
> Regards
> 
> 
> Justin Harford
> Oregon Bell Academy Coordinator
> 
> 
>> On Dec 9, 2023, at 7:34 AM, J Johnston via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Justin and Caleb,
>> 
>> Tax law sounds especially challenging because of all the hard copy documentation.  Is this accurate, or do you get mostly electronic documents readable by JAWS/NVDA?
>> 
>> Thanks for the clarification.
>> 
>> Jay
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: BlindLaw <blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Caleb E. Smith via BlindLaw
>> Sent: Friday, December 1, 2023 8:27 AM
>> To: Blind Law Mailing List <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
>> Cc: Caleb E. Smith <ces2266 at columbia.edu>
>> Subject: Re: [blindLaw] Compiling and filing pleadings: request for inputs
>> 
>> Hi. I’m not actually good with this either. But I have more wanted to just hear about your situation. I’m a first year or I guess now a second year tax associate at a firm in New York. Were you getting an internship at the tax department of law firm? And they don’t have any secretaries to help?
>> 
>>>> On Fri, Dec 1, 2023 at 10:06 AM Justin Harford via BlindLaw < blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Very good question. While I am familiar with how the first couple of
>>> your points would be done, I actually have no idea how editing PDFs
>>> and redacting would be possible, and I am about to lose a tax
>>> internship because of it.
>>> 
>>> Sincerely
>>> Justin
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>> 
>>>> On Dec 1, 2023, at 3:39 AM, Rahul Bajaj via BlindLaw <
>>> blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>   Hi All,
>>>> 
>>>> I have to use Adobe Acrobat Pro for producing my work products but
>>>> am unable to access many of its features. I would like to know if
>>>> this is
>>> due
>>>> to any flaws on my part or accessibility barriers that exist on the
>>>> platform. If the latter, how do we resolve this issue? I had to use
>>> Acrobat
>>>> Pro today for performing the following functions:
>>>> 1. Compiling multiple documents into a single consolidated PDF; 2.
>>>> Bookmarking the documents; 3. Redacting some text from the document;
>>>> and 4. Editing some text in the PDF documents.
>>>> 
>>>> Please let me know if you have any solutions for me.
>>>> 
>>>> Warmly,
>>>> 
>>>> Rahul
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> --
>>>> --
>>>> Rahul Bajaj
>>>> Rhodes Scholar (India and Linacre 2018), University of Oxford
>>>> Co-Founder, Mission Accessibility
>>>> 
>>>> --
>>>> --
>>>> Rahul Bajaj
>>>> Rhodes Scholar (India and Linacre 2018), University of Oxford
>>>> Co-Founder, Mission Accessibility
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> BlindLaw mailing list
>>>> BlindLaw at nfbnet.org
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>>> 
>> Hi I’m not good at that either. I’m in my first year as a tax associate at a firm in New York.
>> _______________________________________________
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From laurenbishop96 at icloud.com  Sat Dec  9 20:37:24 2023
From: laurenbishop96 at icloud.com (Lauren Bishop)
Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2023 15:37:24 -0500
Subject: [blindLaw] Compiling and filing pleadings: request for inputs
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Cody Bear is a CPA I think.
Sent from my iPhone

> On Dec 9, 2023, at 1:33 PM, Justin Harford via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Sorry for the second message, but by the way if any of you happen to know a blind person who has walked the path of the CPA, it would be great to know who they are. I actually happen to know one blind person in Portland who did an internship with KPMG, and he won't tell me about it. Quite unsettling.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Justin Harford
> Oregon Bell Academy Coordinator
> 
> 
>> On Dec 9, 2023, at 10:31 AM, Justin Harford <blindstein at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> In my case, it's not a law internship, but an accounting internship. So lots of preparing tax returns for corporations and dispensing tax advice.
>> 
>> I don't really know the answers to your questions. I've told them how it might be easier for me to drive the company car then to manipulate PDF files, and they seem to think that most of the documents that they work with could come in another format like Excel, and that PVF is in many cases just a preference that could be different.
>> 
>> I have a lot of ideas for how I could read PDF files, but it is the issue of annotations that has me stumped.
>> 
>> There are some interesting python libraries that would allow you to add annotations to PDF files if you know the coordinates of where you want to place them. If you think about the PDF page as the second quadrant of an XY axis, and that each inch is worth 72 points period I think there are likely tools that would also allow me to export annotations from a PDF, but I think that part of the challenge with that would be identifying what the annotation was next to. Part of the information in an annotation is where it is located, and that might get lost.
>> 
>> Regards
>> 
>> 
>> Justin Harford
>> Oregon Bell Academy Coordinator
>> 
>> 
>>>> On Dec 9, 2023, at 7:34 AM, J Johnston via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Justin and Caleb,
>>> 
>>> Tax law sounds especially challenging because of all the hard copy documentation.  Is this accurate, or do you get mostly electronic documents readable by JAWS/NVDA?
>>> 
>>> Thanks for the clarification.
>>> 
>>> Jay
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: BlindLaw <blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Caleb E. Smith via BlindLaw
>>> Sent: Friday, December 1, 2023 8:27 AM
>>> To: Blind Law Mailing List <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
>>> Cc: Caleb E. Smith <ces2266 at columbia.edu>
>>> Subject: Re: [blindLaw] Compiling and filing pleadings: request for inputs
>>> 
>>> Hi. I’m not actually good with this either. But I have more wanted to just hear about your situation. I’m a first year or I guess now a second year tax associate at a firm in New York. Were you getting an internship at the tax department of law firm? And they don’t have any secretaries to help?
>>> 
>>>>> On Fri, Dec 1, 2023 at 10:06 AM Justin Harford via BlindLaw < blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Very good question. While I am familiar with how the first couple of
>>>> your points would be done, I actually have no idea how editing PDFs
>>>> and redacting would be possible, and I am about to lose a tax
>>>> internship because of it.
>>>> 
>>>> Sincerely
>>>> Justin
>>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>> 
>>>>> On Dec 1, 2023, at 3:39 AM, Rahul Bajaj via BlindLaw <
>>>> blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>   Hi All,
>>>>> 
>>>>> I have to use Adobe Acrobat Pro for producing my work products but
>>>>> am unable to access many of its features. I would like to know if
>>>>> this is
>>>> due
>>>>> to any flaws on my part or accessibility barriers that exist on the
>>>>> platform. If the latter, how do we resolve this issue? I had to use
>>>> Acrobat
>>>>> Pro today for performing the following functions:
>>>>> 1. Compiling multiple documents into a single consolidated PDF; 2.
>>>>> Bookmarking the documents; 3. Redacting some text from the document;
>>>>> and 4. Editing some text in the PDF documents.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Please let me know if you have any solutions for me.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Warmly,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Rahul
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> --
>>>>> --
>>>>> Rahul Bajaj
>>>>> Rhodes Scholar (India and Linacre 2018), University of Oxford
>>>>> Co-Founder, Mission Accessibility
>>>>> 
>>>>> --
>>>>> --
>>>>> Rahul Bajaj
>>>>> Rhodes Scholar (India and Linacre 2018), University of Oxford
>>>>> Co-Founder, Mission Accessibility
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>>> Hi I’m not good at that either. I’m in my first year as a tax associate at a firm in New York.
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From teresitarios22 at gmail.com  Sun Dec 10 02:32:26 2023
From: teresitarios22 at gmail.com (Teresita Rios)
Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2023 21:32:26 -0500
Subject: [blindLaw] 
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poodles are the answer!! I wonder why only a few guide dog schools primarily train poodles. Most schools use other breeds. 

Best 
Teresita 

> On Dec 6, 2023, at 6:52 PM, Nightingale, Noel via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 
> https://www.adatitleiii.com/2023/12/sixth-circuit-approves-hospitals-exclusion-of-nursing-students-service-animal/
> Sixth Circuit Approves Hospital’s Exclusion of Nursing Student’s Service Animal
> By: Kristina Launey and Minh Vu
> Seyfarth Shaw LLP
> December 4, 2023
> 
> Seyfarth Synopsis: The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals approved state-owned hospital’s exclusion of nursing student’s service animal that posed a direct threat to patients and staff with severe allergies where no reasonable alternatives existed to mitigate the threat.
> The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued a decision in Bennett v. Hurley Med. Ctr. concerning the use of a service animal in a state-owned hospital under Title II of the ADA that provides useful guidance on how health care facilities should assess whether a service animal poses a direct threat to the health and safety of others. This decision is also relevant for private health care facilities because the direct threat analysis is the same under Title III of the ADA.
> The plaintiff was a nursing student who worked at a hospital as part of her educational program for four hours once a week for six weeks. She has a panic disorder and her service dog was trained to recognize symptoms of a forthcoming panic attack so that she could immediately take her medications.
> The hospital at first approved the student’s request that her service dog accompany her on her rotation. However, on the very first day one staff member and one patient experienced allergic reactions to the dog. In response, the hospital revoked its approval of the service animal. The hospital offered the alternative accommodation of crating the service dog on a separate floor from those with allergies in the hospital and plaintiff taking necessary breaks to be with the service dog. The hospital had determined that relocating patients and staff with dog allergies from the floor where the plaintiff had to work (her university program supervisor was on that floor) would be unworkable and directly compromise patient care.
> The court first held that the hospital had not engaged in intentional discrimination by refusing to allow the plaintiff to have her dog accompany her on rotations. The court concluded that the hospital’s decision was motivated by staff and patient complaints of allergic reactions to the dog – not the disability.
> The court then considered whether the hospital had violated Title II of the ADA by not modifying its policy to accommodate the service dog on Plaintiff’s rotations. After reviewing the DOJ’s implementing regulations, DOJ guidance, and “scant” relevant case law to determine what constitutes reasonable accommodation of a service animal in a healthcare setting, the court concluded that “service animals are permitted as a reasonable accommodation unless they are ‘out of control,’ ‘not housebroken,’ would fundamentally alter the activities of the public entity, or, if, after conducting an individualized assessment of the animal, the public entity concludes that the service animal poses a direct threat.” The court then concluded that the service dog’s presence did constitute a direct threat because of the actual allergic reactions that took place and the lack of a workable alterative to mitigate that threat. Specifically, the court found that separating the service dog from allergic patients and staff was not possible.
> While this decision provides helpful guidance to health care facilities on the issue of service animal access, it should not be viewed as license to exclude service animals from such facilities. The U.S. Department of Justice has taken the position that blanket exclusions of service animals from health care facilities are not permissible, consistent with the principle that exclusions based on the direct threat defense must be based on an individualized assessment of the circumstances presented. Here, there was concrete evidence of the direct threat and the hospital demonstrated that there was no way to mitigate it.
> 
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From Robert.Fenton at cnib.ca  Wed Dec 13 22:43:24 2023
From: Robert.Fenton at cnib.ca (Robert Fenton)
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2023 22:43:24 +0000
Subject: [blindLaw] Contract Management Software
Message-ID: <YT2PR01MB9713765ADF639CCA95DAE56BFA8DA@YT2PR01MB9713.CANPRD01.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM>

Hi everyone:

Has anyone ever used/tested SAP Ariba contract management software with JAWS or any other screen reader? Thank you for your help.

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From rothmanjd at gmail.com  Sun Dec 17 19:37:21 2023
From: rothmanjd at gmail.com (rothmanjd at gmail.com)
Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2023 14:37:21 -0500
Subject: [blindLaw] NABL Quarterly Connection
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From rothmanjd at gmail.com  Sun Dec 17 20:45:24 2023
From: rothmanjd at gmail.com (rothmanjd at gmail.com)
Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2023 15:45:24 -0500
Subject: [blindLaw] NABL Quarterly Connection
Message-ID: <016001da3129$f5b32730$e1197590$@gmail.com>

Hi Folks,

Our next Quarterly Connection event for the National Association of Blind
Lawyers is scheduled for Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at 8PM.  This workshop
will focus on the Bar Exam and bar exam prep.

 

We will have an event for more experienced lawyers later in the quarter, but
anyone who has taken the Bar Exam is welcome to attend the January 10
workshop.

 

 

Here is the access information.

 

Ronza Othman is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

 

Join Zoom Meeting

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443-426-4110

Pronouns: she, her, hers

 

The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland knows that blindness is not
the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
blindness is not what holds you back

 


From rothmanjd at gmail.com  Sun Dec 17 20:48:50 2023
From: rothmanjd at gmail.com (rothmanjd at gmail.com)
Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2023 15:48:50 -0500
Subject: [blindLaw] Seeking Interest in Lawyers Networking Event at
 Washington Seminar
Message-ID: <016701da312a$70eeb310$52cc1930$@gmail.com>

Friends,

The National Association of Blind Lawyers is seeking to know who would be
interested in attending a networking lunch or dinner in connection with
Washington Seminar.  If you are interested, please reach out to both
deepa.goraya at gmail.com <mailto:deepa.goraya at gmail.com>  and
sanho817 at gmail.com <mailto:sanho817 at gmail.com>  to share your interest.
Deepa Goraya and Sanho Steele-Lachart will be coordinating this activity.

 

Thanks,

Ronza

 

Ronza Othman, President

National Federation of the Blind of Maryland

443-426-4110

Pronouns: she, her, hers

 

The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland knows that blindness is not
the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
blindness is not what holds you back

 


From deepa.goraya at gmail.com  Tue Dec 19 15:53:35 2023
From: deepa.goraya at gmail.com (Deepa Goraya)
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2023 10:53:35 -0500
Subject: [blindLaw] networking event for law students and lawyers at
 Washington Seminar
Message-ID: <057b01da3293$866f18a0$934d49e0$@gmail.com>

Hello everyone,

 

We will hold a networking dinner for all law students and lawyers coming for
Washington Seminar, and for those living in the DMV area. Right now, we are
scheduling it for Tuesday evening, January 30 after the Congressional
Reception. Time and place TBD. If it ends up that the State of the Union
address is happening that evening, we will hold it on Wednesday evening.
More details will follow soon.

 

Deepa

 

Deepinder K. Goraya, Esq.

 


From davant1958 at gmail.com  Thu Dec 21 18:27:14 2023
From: davant1958 at gmail.com (davant1958 at gmail.com)
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2023 12:27:14 -0600
Subject: [blindLaw] American Bar Association President-Elect Appointment
 Process
Message-ID: <0d0701da343b$524c7c30$f6e57490$@gmail.com>

Hello All,

Please see the below message from American Bar Association President-Elect,
Bill Bay. Thank you.

 

"Presidential Committee Appointments Process 2024-25.pdf

Dear Colleague: 

4

5

It is that time when we make approximately 700 appointments to ABA Standing
Committees, Special Committees, Commissions, and other Association entities

and initiatives. I welcome and value your participation as you seek an
appointment or nominate an ABA member whom you know. 

Let me start with what is new and has the potential to make a difference in
the important work our Association does: 

list of 1 items

. The ABA Board of Governors has approved the establishment of Young Lawyer
Fellows. This will permit the appointment of up to 10 young lawyer positions

to participating Special/Standing Committee/Commission and Centers. The goal
of the Fellows program is to increase involvement opportunities for lawyers

who are relatively new to the ABA. We are looking for newer lawyers who have
a passion and interest in the work of a particular entity. Please consider

who should be recommended for this important initiative. 

list end

There is also much that is familiar: 

list of 1 items

. The nomination website lists and describes the available ABA appointments
and how they fit into the overall organization. 

list end

list of 1 items

. The nominations application system is integrated with the ABA's
association 

management system, which means you will not need to complete basic
information about 

yourself. If your record is incomplete, I encourage you to complete it as
fully as possible 

so that the Appointments Committee has the necessary information about you
for the 

vetting process. Please visit 

https://www.americanbar.org/my-aba/profile/

to complete 

your profile. 

list end

The number of highly qualified applicants typically exceeds the number of
positions available. 

That requires the Appointments Committee to make difficult choices. If you,
or the person 

whom you nominate, do not receive an appointment this year, I hope you will
understand the 

consider reapplying in the future. You also may consider becoming involved
in one of our 

outstanding Sections, Divisions or Forums by visiting 

https://www.americanbar.org/membership.

ABA membership is required for service on ABA entities. If you are
self-nominating, please 

make sure your membership is current before you apply. If you are not a
member, you can join 

the ABA by going to 

https://www.americanbar.org/membership.

If you are nominating someone 

else, please make sure your nominee is a member or would be willing to join
if appointed. 

The online process begins on December 29, 2023. The deadline for all
submissions is 

February 12, 2024. Please visit 

Presidential Committee Appointments 2024-2025 

 

(americanbar.org)

to submit your application. We urge you to submit your application well 

before the February 12 deadline to avoid system delays that may occur due to
heavy use close to 

the deadline. 

Please note that the online nominations system works best for PC users,
mobile device users 

may experience some difficulties completing the online application. If you
need assistance 

completing the application, please contact Farah Adil at 

farah.adil at americanbar.org <mailto:farah.adil at americanbar.org> .

The 

Presidential Appointments Committee members will assist in vetting the
nominations. 

On the attached document, we also offer additional guidance to members who
are interested in applying or nominating a colleague: 

The work we do in the Association is important and requires a large team of
committed volunteers working with our staff. Thank you for your willingness

to be part of the process to nominate each potential volunteer. 

Sincerely, 

39

William R. Bay 

Additional Guidance 

to members interested on applying or nominating a colleague 

Focus on the nominee's true interest. If you are applying on your own behalf
or for 

another, a better fit between the Association's needs and the applicant's
talents will be achieved 

if we know what strong interests the candidate has. You will see that the
online form is designed 

for appointment to a specific entity. 

Tell us about the nominee's relevant experience. We encourage the
participation of 

lawyers from all segments of practice, including young lawyers, members of
firms of all sizes, 

solo practitioners, government lawyers, judges, legal educators, public
interest lawyers, and 

lawyers in less traditional practice settings. A proven record of volunteer
work and leadership in 

the organized bar - including a state or local bar - will enhance the
nominee's application. For an 

appointment that concerns a substantive area of the law, strong practical
experience in that area 

is as desirable as service in the organized bar. When applying for more than
one appointment, be 

sure to fill out a separate application for each position and provide only
background experience 

relevant to the specific committee or entity. 

Request an appointment that the nominee cares about. If experience to date
does not 

rise to the level of the nominee's ambition, please give us reasons for
considering the 

appointment, nonetheless. If we are unable to make the appointment
requested, we will do our 

best to direct the nominee to an appointment or other opportunity
commensurate with current 

experience and interests, and one that may help the nominee progress toward
a future 

appointment. 

Indicate alternate choices. Feel free to apply or nominate a member for more
than 

one appointment. Let us know at least one alternate in the event that we are
unable to 

accommodate the first choice. The "one appointment" rule (no member shall
serve in more than 

one Presidential appointment position at the same time) will be followed
with all appointments, 

but alternate choices increase the chance of receiving one appointment. 

Distinguish the nominee. The appointments process is an opportunity to
encourage 

participation in the Association's leadership by a wide diversity of
members. If appointing, you 

or your nominee will make the Association more inclusive or provide unusual
but useful 

experience or perspective, please indicate such facts in the
application/nomination. 

I look forward to working with you to advance the work of our Association."


From Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov  Fri Dec 22 19:21:40 2023
From: Noel.Nightingale at ed.gov (Nightingale, Noel)
Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2023 19:21:40 +0000
Subject: [blindLaw] =?windows-1252?q?=5B_OMB_releases_=91broad=92_accessi?=
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https://www.govexec.com/technology/2023/12/omb-releases-broad-accessibility-guidance-government-tech/392968/?oref=govexec_today_nl
OMB releases ‘broad’ accessibility guidance for government tech
By Natalie Alms
Government Executive
December 22, 2023

This is the first new guidance on Section 508 in a decade.
Agencies have new marching orders on tech accessibility with guidance from the Office of Management and Budget, released Thursday.
It’s the first guidance issued on the law that requires federal tech to be accessible — Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act — since 2013.
Nearly half of federal websites aren’t fully accessible, federal chief information officer Clare Martorana told Nextgov/FCW. And among top PDF downloads in the largest agencies, those under the Chief Financial Officers Act, only 23% conformed to 508 standards, as of February.
The goal, said Martorana, is “creating the culture change needed for digital accessibility. This is not somebody else’s problem.”
About one in four Americans have a disability, or 61 million people, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
“It is our responsibility as a government to deliver those services in a way that someone can access them,” said Martorana. “Accessibility is an essential part of federal government modernization.”
“Accessibility must be incorporated, unless an exception applies, from the very beginning of the design and development of any digital experience and integrated throughout every step of the ICT lifecycle, including qualitative and inclusive research, feature prioritization, testing, deployment, enhancements, and maintenance activities,” the memo states.
The new guidance tasks agencies with establishing a Section 508 program with a program manager, as well as accompanying resources, policies and procedures.
Agencies are to set up digital accessibility statements on their websites and a feedback mechanism for people to report problems.
The memo encourages agencies to include 508 program managers in acquisitions and says that feds should do comprehensive accessibility testing before deployment, set up a process to make all agency electronic communications accessible and monitor accessibility over time.
GSA is also tapped to look into setting up a standardized accessibility conformance reporting process for vendors and a testing lab with specialists to do assessments and user research related to accessibility. The agency will be establishing a governmentwide service to help agencies buy accessibility-related products and services, per the memo’s instructions.
The CIO Council is tasked with looking into a governmentwide program to provide assistive technology devices and consultation services to agencies. Training and certifications for 508 program managers is another focus.
Agencies can look to the Technology Modernization Fund to finance potential accessibility projects, which could fit under the fund’s customer experience allocation, said Martorana, who also noted that accessibility is part of the annual budget guidance and cycle.
Asked what accounts for the government’s current tech accessibility track record, Martorana said that her “hypotheses” are that a lack of regular measurement of accessibility “allows it to fall through the cracks.”
Also, “not all agencies have someone accountable for compliance internally for their internal tools to support their own workforce and externally for the services they deliver,” she said.
The new directions for agencies come months after OMB issued long-awaited digital experience guidance, which also featured some mandates on accessibility.
What sets the newest memo apart: “This is a really broad brush, focusing on the public and on federal employees,” said Martorana. “Improving federal customer experience, how we build trust in government and how we create an inclusive workplace is what this is about.”



From elizabethrouse.nfb at gmail.com  Wed Dec 27 01:18:15 2023
From: elizabethrouse.nfb at gmail.com (Elizabeth Rouse)
Date: Tue, 26 Dec 2023 19:18:15 -0600
Subject: [blindLaw] NABL Quarterly Connection
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Happy holidays, everyone!
Just following up with a quick reminder to keep this exciting event on your
radar. Join us January 10 for more informative fun.
Best,
Elizabeth.

Elizabeth Rouse, She/her/hers
Board Member | National Association of Blind Lawyers (NABL)
blindlawyers.net
Board Member | Performing Arts Division
nfb-pad.org
Elizabethrouse.nfb at gmail.com
(563) 210-1854
“If you can see yourself as an artist, and you can see that your life is
your own creation, then why not create the most beautiful story for
yourself?” - Miguel Ruiz


On Sun, Dec 17, 2023 at 2:45 PM <rothmanjd at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Folks,
>
> Our next Quarterly Connection event for the National Association of Blind
> Lawyers is scheduled for Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at 8PM.  This workshop
> will focus on the Bar Exam and bar exam prep.
>
>
>
> We will have an event for more experienced lawyers later in the quarter,
> but anyone who has taken the Bar Exam is welcome to attend the January 10
> workshop.
>
>
>
>
>
> Here is the access information.
>
>
>
> Ronza Othman is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
>
>
>
> Join Zoom Meeting
>
> https://nfb-org.zoom.us/j/99167127410
>
>
>
> Meeting ID: 991 6712 7410
>
>
>
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From deepa.goraya at gmail.com  Thu Dec 28 16:58:16 2023
From: deepa.goraya at gmail.com (Deepa Goraya)
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2023 08:58:16 -0800
Subject: [blindLaw] networking dinner in DC Jan 30
Message-ID: <00fd01da39af$0d67afd0$28370f70$@gmail.com>

Hello everyone,

 

To follow up from my previous email, we will be having a networking dinner
for blind lawyers and law students, and anyone interested in law, the week
of Washington Seminar. We are planning for January 30 at 7 PM at Mi Vida
restaurant near the Warf. The address is 98 District Square SW. Please let
me know if you are interested in attending and I will make a reservation in
early January. You can email me directly at deepa.goraya at gmail.com
<mailto:deepa.goraya at gmail.com>  to let me know.

 

Thank you.

 

Deepa

 

Deepinder K. Goraya, Esq.

 


From davant1958 at gmail.com  Sat Dec 30 12:21:18 2023
From: davant1958 at gmail.com (davant1958 at gmail.com)
Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2023 06:21:18 -0600
Subject: [blindLaw] Microsoft Internship Opportunity
Message-ID: <00ee01da3b1a$b1365f50$13a31df0$@gmail.com>

Hello,

Please see below.

Microsoft’s 2024 Summer Legal Internship Program


Overview


Come build community, explore your passions and do your best work at Microsoft with thousands of University interns from every corner of the world. This opportunity will allow you to bring your aspirations, talent, potential—and excitement for the journey ahead.  

 

A Legal Counsel Intern manages legal business matters and provides corporate and commercial legal services to in-house clients, counsels business partners and executives on a broad range of issues, which may include legal, business, public relations, government affairs, corporate image, Customer Partner Experience, regulatory compliance, or cross-Microsoft related matters. Reviews legal data and advises the organization on appropriate legal action. Identifies legal risks and develops solutions and mitigation strategies. 

 

At Microsoft, Interns work on real-world projects in collaboration with teams across the world, while having fun along the way. You’ll be empowered to build community, explore your passions, and achieve your goals. This is your chance to bring your solutions and ideas to life while working on cutting-edge technology. 

 

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.  <https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/culture> Learn more about our cultural attributes. 

 


Responsibilities


*	Acts as the primary legal contact (generalist or subject matter expert) for assigned clients; executes routine to moderate-impact legal matters; provides support (e.g., revises templates, answers client questions about legal process) to higher-level attorneys.   
*	Serves as a contributor to clients and colleagues about legal and related business matters (e.g., privacy, intellectual property, regulatory compliance). 
*	Provides input and continuous feedback to improve process efficiencies within role; identifies opportunities and tools to increase operational efficiency and effectiveness. 


Qualifications


Minimum/Required Qualifications 

*	Currently pursuing a Juris Doctorate Degree OR Legal Apprenticeship
*	Must have at least one quarter/semester of school remaining following the completion of the internship.  

The base pay range for this internship is USD $6,750 - $12,990 per month. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $8,670 - $14,210 per month. Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:  <https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-intern-pay> https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-intern-pay 

HOW TO APPLY

Please complete the following steps to be considered for our internship opportunities.  

1.	Submit your application through the  <https://jobs.careers.microsoft.com/global/en/job/1667095/Legal-Counsel-Intern> Microsoft Careers Site 
2.	Complete the  <https://tinyurl.com/ywku2akf> expression of interest form

 

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about  <https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html> requesting accommodations.