[blindLaw] Thoughts on how to manage legal citations in Law school

[Natalia Sulca]

Yes the instructions have been awesome at finally making me understand some things.
Natalia 

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Subject: Re: [blindLaw] Thoughts on how to manage legal citations in Law school

I find chat gpt to be very helpful with at least providing instructions on citations. 

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> On Sep 25, 2024, at 4:21 PM, Paul Harpur via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Gday Natalia,
> I'm a totally blind law professor in Australia.  I still suck at making things look pretty.  If I had a time machine, I would tell my first year law student-self to pay a 3L to help edit the citations on assignments before I handed them in.  It will always be harder and more time consuming.  In the first semester you will have a million things on your plate.  I'd focus on the critical stuff and work with the library staff and others to slowly build up your skills over the first semester.  Then in the break between semesters I'd really focus on getting training on it.
> You could ask for the above as a reasonable accommodation - visual translator if you will.  If you were deaf you could not hear.  If you are blind you cannot see.
> Finally, welcome to law and a profession which will change your life.
> 
> 
> 
> Professor Paul Harpur OAM   
> BBus (HRm), LLB (Hons) LLM, PhD, FHEA, solicitor of the High Court of 
> Australia (non-practicing), PLY The University of Queensland Law 
> School (TEQSA PRV12080)
> 
> Associate, Harvard Law School Project on Disability Australian 
> Research Council Future Fellow Member of the Higher Education 
> Standards Panel
> 
> "Universities train the disability leaders of tomorrow, employ the disability leaders of today, and produce research and innovation which can make the world more inclusive".  Paul Harpur, 'Universities as Disability Champions of Change' TEDx.
>  
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> Subject: [blindLaw] Thoughts on how to manage legal citations in Law 
> school
> 
> Good day all,
> 
> I hope everyone here is in good health. I come with a question that has probably been asked before. I am a 1l and already am facing issues with understanding and placing citations and how to visually format documents for school assignments. I was wondering what solution as a community any of you could suggest as something that could be helpful to me for life in this area? Also, as far as school, what accommodations should I be asking for that are reasonable enough that my grades won't be affected by things out of my control but that will still allow me to learn effectively? I look forward to your responses and expertise.
> 
> All the best,
> 
> Natalia Sulca
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