[blindLaw] Moot Court

[Caleb E. Smith]

Hi, I really didn’t ask for much. Just the ability to have some sort of
electronic device by which I could take notes. I think they ultimately just
trusted me that I wasn’t going to be using the Internet to do anything with
it. I would’ve had the right to bring it up with me, but I chose to work
During the Move court competition. If you were able to memorize it, I think
that’s ideal. But you should totally feel free to bring up whatever device
you would use to take notes on since everyone else has the ability to take
notes. I didn’t find them giving me any trouble about it. I did the Native
American law students association competition.

On Sat, Nov 23, 2024 at 4:28 PM John Holtgreve via BlindLaw <
blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hi all,
> I've been lurking here for the past few years but don't think I've posted
> yet. I'm a 2L getting ready to sign up for intramural moot court. Before I
> sign up, I'd like to ensure that the school will provide whatever
> accommodations I request, and before requesting those accommodations I
> wanted to float the issue here. For those who competed as students, what
> accommodations did you request and what accommodations do you wish you had
> requested to help bridge the gap with your sighted peers? For reference,
> I'm a mid-to-low partial but have, as yet, received the following
> accommodations: extra time on exams, exams compatible with JAWS, the
> occasional reformatted PDF, and peer notetaker. I've familiarized myself
> with WestLaw, but still fear my reading speed is lacking compared to my
> classmates. I'm taking trial advocacy this semester and do notice that I
> can assimilate information and speak extemporaneously easier than my peers.
> As we approach our final trials I'm beginning to see the utility of a human
> reader, though I have yet to use one at any point in my educational career.
> All this is to say- I don't want to seem unreasonable in what I ask for,
> but also don't want to unreasonably limit myself out of stubbornness (or
> worse, impede my partner's performance). Anyone's thoughts and experiences
> will be truly valued.
> Best,John Holtgreve
> _______________________________________________
> 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/ces2266%40columbia.edu
>