[blindLaw] Wondering

[Julie A. Orozco]

As you can see, there are a variety of preferences on this topic. I'll
share mine in case it helps.

I read my books on the computer in the PDF files my school sends me. I
won and got my school to break them up for me because my computer has
a hard time with thousand-page files, but I could never get my PDFs
converted into Word for me. Sometimes I do it myself if I can get
Adobe to cooperate. I haven't had a Victor Stream in years, but if
you're used to reading books on there, it's not a bad choice,
especially if you can easily listen to books and take notes at the
same time. I take notes in a Word file on my computer, but I recognize
it would be more efficient to listen to something and take notes at
the same time as much as possible.

In class I use my Braille Note. This is because I have a hard time
listening to Jaws in one ear and my professors and classmates in the
other. It's just too much audio input for me, so I use Braille
whenever I can in class. Using Braille also allows me to read straight
from my notes when I get called on. I brief all my cases in my notes
and then can just refer easily to them when I have to tell the class
about it. If you are a confident Braille reader, this will a good
strategy for you.

I hope this helps.

Julie

On 10/8/23, MIKE MCGLASHON via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Quoting:
> 2- Is it better to use a notetaker in class for notes or a laptop or is it
> personal preference?
> End quote:
> Well, for me, I recorded my classes in voice memos, and also took notes in
> notepad simply because I am not that technologically inclined.
>
>
> Please advise as you like.
>
> Mike M.
>
> Mike mcglashon
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindLaw <blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of John Gardner via
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> Sent: Saturday, October 7, 2023 3:23 PM
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> Subject: [blindLaw] Wondering
>
> As someone who is going to law school in the near future I have a couple of
> questions.
> 1-Do you guys use victor reader stream and listen to your books? What is
> the
> best way for a law student to accomplish doing all the reading?
> 2- Is it better to use a notetaker in class for notes or a laptop or is it
> personal preference?
>
> Thanks
> John Gardner
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-- 
Julie A. Orozco
MM Vocal Performance, 2015; American University Washington College of
Law, JD Candidate 2023