[nfbmi-talk] robin hill v mcb

Wed Mar 30 01:30:30 UTC 2011

Great to hear. Glad it worked out for you.

Cordially,
J.J. Meddaugh
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Amy Shepherd" <ashepherd1 at aol.com>
To: "NFB of Michigan Internet Mailing List" <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 5:59 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbmi-talk] robin hill v mcb

> J.J.
>
> This seems like a great site.  It was easy to sign-up and it took only a 
> few seconds to "OCR" my document and then download it to Word.  It also 
> has a built in magnification feature which was nice.   I easily saved the 
> Word document to my computer and was able to read it with our Zoom Text 
> screen reader.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Amy
>
> On Mar 29, 2011, at 4:16 PM, J.J. Meddaugh wrote:
>
>> There's free websites, such as www.ocrterminal.com
>> that could convert PDFs to text.
>>
>> J.J. Meddaugh - A T Guys
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>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "joe harcz Comcast" 
>> <joeharcz at comcast.net>
>> To: <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 2:29 PM
>> Subject: [nfbmi-talk] robin hill v mcb
>>
>>
>>> All here is the public link to the Third Circuit Court of appeals case 
>>> against MCB. unfortunately the court order is inaccessible to me as it 
>>> is an image based pdf file. This is a substantial violation of the 
>>> Americans with Disabilities Act (Title II) which governs all entities of 
>>> State and local government including the right at the same time and 
>>> place to receive fully accessible information at the same availability 
>>> as the general public. Not to worry I'm certain that the State of 
>>> Michigan ADA coordinator Patrick D. Cannon who was also a member of the 
>>> United States Access Board's Courthouse Advisory committee is hot on 
>>> this issue.
>>>
>>> I think not since he makes it a federal case to get accessible draft 
>>> meeting minutes, his agency routinely denies customers access in 
>>> alternate formats to their own records including IPEs, and the agency 
>>> cannot even seem to supply accessible materials to BEP operators in 
>>> their training classes.
>>>
>>> Regardless, this is public domain information and if anyone has the Open 
>>> Book or other conversion tools I would be grateful if they would go to 
>>> the link and the pdf order and convert it for me, and indeed the entire 
>>> list.
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>>
>>> Joe
>>>
>>> Attachment:
>>> Link to:
>>>
>>> http://coa.courts.mi.gov/resources/asp/viewdocket.asp?casenumber=303034&fparties=&inqtype=public&yr=0
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Docket No.: 303034
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> COA Case Number: 303034
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ROBIN HILL V COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Table with 6 columns and 6 rows
>>>
>>> 1
>>>
>>> HILL ROBIN
>>>
>>> PL-AE
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> RET
>>>
>>> (58657) MACK RICHARD G JR
>>>
>>> 600 WEST LAFAYETTE BLVD
>>>
>>> 4TH FLOOR
>>>
>>> DETROIT  MI 48226
>>>
>>> 313-964-4454
>>>
>>> 2
>>>
>>> CRUELL PAMELA
>>>
>>> PL-AE
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> SAM
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 3
>>>
>>> KELLY JACOLE
>>>
>>> PL-AE
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> SAM
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 4
>>>
>>> PEGEUS DEONNE
>>>
>>> PL-AE
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> SAM
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 5
>>>
>>> TURNER LESLIE
>>>
>>> PL-AE
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> SAM
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 6
>>>
>>> COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND
>>>
>>> DF-AT
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> AG
>>>
>>> (67482) GROSSI CHRISTINA M
>>>
>>> 525 W OTTAWA ST FLOOR 5
>>>
>>> PO BOX 30736
>>>
>>> LANSING  MI 48909
>>>
>>> 517-373-6434
>>>
>>> table end
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Status: Case Concluded; File Open
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 01
>>>
>>> Case Flags: Emergency
>>>
>>> Remarks: trial 3/21/11
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Table with 5 columns and 21 rows
>>>
>>> 03/16/2011
>>>
>>> 1
>>>
>>> App For Leave to Appeal - Civil
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Proof Of Service Date: 3/16/2011
>>>
>>> Answer Due: 3/18/2011
>>>
>>> Fee Code: STATE
>>>
>>> Attorney:67482 - GROSSI CHRISTINA M
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 03/07/2011
>>>
>>> 2
>>>
>>> Order Appealed From
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> From: WAYNE CIRCUIT COURT
>>>
>>> Case Number: 09-001410-CD
>>>
>>> Trial Court Judge: 19891 SAPALA MICHAEL F
>>>
>>> Nature of Case:
>>>
>>>    Summary Disposition - Partial
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 03/16/2011
>>>
>>> 4
>>>
>>> Telephone Contact
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> For Party: 6 COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND DF-AT
>>>
>>> Attorney: 67482 - GROSSI CHRISTINA M
>>>
>>> Comments: Ann Sherman called;she said to use Christina Grossi as filing 
>>> aty;Sherman just efiled it
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 03/16/2011
>>>
>>> 5
>>>
>>> Motion: Stay
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Proof Of Service Date: 3/16/2011
>>>
>>> Filed By Attorney: 67482 - GROSSI CHRISTINA M
>>>
>>> For Party: 6 COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND DF-AT
>>>
>>> Fee Code: STATE
>>>
>>> Immediate Consideration: Y
>>>
>>> Answer Due: 3/18/2011
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 03/16/2011
>>>
>>> 6
>>>
>>> Motion: Waive MCR 7.209 re Trans &/or Orders
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Proof Of Service Date: 3/16/2011
>>>
>>> Filed By Attorney: 67482 - GROSSI CHRISTINA M
>>>
>>> For Party: 6 COMMISSION FOR THE BLIND DF-AT
>>>
>>> Fee Code: STATE
>>>
>>> Answer Due: 3/18/2011
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 03/17/2011
>>>
>>> 7
>>>
>>> Telephone Contact
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> For Party: 1 HILL ROBIN PL-AE
>>>
>>> Attorney: 58657 - MACK RICHARD G JR
>>>
>>> Comments: JMI left vmail for aty Mack;answer due 3/18 by 10am in Detroit
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 03/17/2011
>>>
>>> 9
>>>
>>> Submitted On Special Motion Docket
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Event: 1 App For Leave to Appeal - Civil
>>>
>>> Event: 5 Stay
>>>
>>> Event: 6 Waive MCR 7.209 re Trans &/or Orders
>>>
>>> District: D Item #: 1
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 03/18/2011
>>>
>>> 10
>>>
>>> Answer - Motion
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Proof Of Service Date: 3/18/2011
>>>
>>> Event No: 5 Stay
>>>
>>> For Party: 1 HILL ROBIN PL-AE
>>>
>>> Filed By Attorney: 58657 - MACK RICHARD G JR
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 03/18/2011
>>>
>>> 12
>>>
>>> Order: Application - Deny
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Click here
>>>
>>> to view document in PDF format.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Event: 1 App For Leave to Appeal - Civil
>>>
>>> Event: 5 Stay
>>>
>>> Event: 6 Waive MCR 7.209 re Trans &/or Orders
>>>
>>> Panel: KFK,CMM,KFH
>>>
>>> Immediate Consideration Granted
>>>
>>> Attorney: 67482 - GROSSI CHRISTINA M
>>>
>>> Comments: GRANT mtn to waive the stay requirements of MCR 7.209;DENY mtn 
>>> for stay
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 03/18/2011
>>>
>>> 13
>>>
>>> Verbal Order To Parties-Phone
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> table end
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Case Listing Complete
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