[nabs-l] Citations on papers and accommodations in law school

[Jameyanne Fuller]

We had exercises like that, and the only way to figure out some of the wrong
answers for me was to go through letter by letter with JAWS or use a Braille
display. I used my Braille Edge as a display, because way more efficient,
and it worked well. I was able to spot the errors much more easily. I use
the online bluebook with a Braille display connected as well.
Jameyanne

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Hello Jameayanne,

Thank you for your suggestion.  I do have a subscription to the online
version.  We have an extra book called Bluebook Uncovered that has exercises
at the end of each chapter comprised of multiple choice questions and a few
questions at the end where we have to write out the entire citation
ourselves. These exercises take an extremely long time to complete.  And the
multiple choice answers are so close sometimes that the screen reader
doesn't identify any differences.

So, how do you learn them?

Aimee

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> On Oct 30, 2016, at 8:00 PM, Jameyanne Fuller via NABS-L
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I'm still learning the bluebook, but I'd say you get it memorized by
> practicing. I pretty naturally have a good sense of how to cite cases at
> this point, but our TA told us we'll always need to look up the
appropriate
> reporters and abbreviations. I recommend the online version of the
Bluebook
> because it is so much easier to navigate.
> HTH.
> Jameyanne
> 
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> 
> Hello group,  
> 
> 
> I have a Judicial Opinion to write for my legal methods class.  How do you
> get the citations system for the bluebook memorized?  How much assistance
> can I request from my school in learning this?  I feel as if I am denied
any
> time I make a request for assistance.  
> 
> My second question is, when considering accommodations in law school, what
> constitutes a fundamental alteration to the program?  I feel like if I
know
> the definition of this aspect of the ADA and  rather Rehabilitation Act, I
> can better push back when they refuse an appropriate request. 
> 
> Any thoughts are greatly appreciated.  
> Aimee Sent from my iPhone
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