[blindlaw] Congrads Ben on passing the bar
Rod Alcidonis
attorney at alcidonislaw.com
Wed Dec 2 13:21:55 UTC 2009
Ben:
Congrads on passing the bar.
Rod Alcidonis
Attorney and Counselor at Law
Philadelphia, PA
Licensed in PA -- NJ pending
C. 718-704-4651
Attorney at alcidonislaw.com
"A lawyer is either a social engineer or a parasite." - Charles Hamilton
Houston
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From: "Ben Karpilow" <benkarpilow at gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 10:08 PM
To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] ADA and Air Travel
> Hello fello listers,
>
> first of all, I'm happy to report I passed the july 2009 california bar
> examination on my first attempt. I managed to secure an electronic version
> of the MBE's thanks to a pilot program run by the NCBE. I understand a
> lawsuit has been filed on behalf of a blind law student to make this
> accomidation available as a matter of law to qualified bar candidates. I
> understand the plaintiff is is being represented by a fellow lister.Good
> luck, and please keep us updated as to developments in this case.
>
> On the subject of air travel, I recall there being an extensive document
> posted not too long ago on this list which contained precisely the type of
> information that was the subject of Mr. Weisberg's original inquiry.
> Perhaps it would be helpful for the original sender, whose name I cannot
> remember, to repost the information.
>
> Finally, a practice question along the lines of one recently asked by Rod
> : when it comes to filling out forms, does anyone have experience with
> software that would enable one to digitize a form, i.e., scan it into a
> computer, then fill it out and print it, without altering the form's
> original format or look. Also, does any such software allow the user to
> read the form, in addition to what he/ she has written? Thank you in
> advance for your responces.
>
> Ben Karpilow
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Patti Gregory-Chang" <pattichang at att.net>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 5:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] ADA and Air Travel
>
>
>>I am travelling more and more alone and my bigger issue sometimes is when
>>they are too helpful. I know O'Hare quite well and sometimes new people
>>just won't accept that I can travel alone in United's terminal no matter
>>how nice I am about telling them.
>>
>> P.S. National Federation of the Blind of Illinois is now on twitter at
>> www.twitter.com/nfbi.
>> We also have a facebook page. Just search for our full name.
>>
>> Patti Gregory-Chang
>> President, National Federation of the Blind of Illinois
>> pattichang at att.net
>> www.nfbofillinois.org
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Ross Doerr" <rumpole at roadrunner.com>
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 6:12 PM
>> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] ADA and Air Travel
>>
>>
>>> Hi -
>>> I would go on to add only one or two observations here - first, it
>>> helps to call and remind the air carrier of your pre-arrangements.
>>> Sometimes they just plain misplace them or forget.
>>> Second, I have much better luck dealing with my air carrier rather than
>>> asking the T S A for any kind of help in any way.
>>> I have found that old joke of: "T S A stands for "thousands standing
>>> around"" to be, sadly, accurate at times. It is not their job to help
>>> disabled passengers and they make certain that they do their job.
>>> I travel alone by air a lot and find the airlines to be pretty good
>>> about things. Having said this, I don't trust them to be flawless.
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Olusegun -- Victory Associates LTD, Inc."
>>> <ukekearuaro at valtdnet.com>
>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 01, 2009 5:52 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] ADA and Air Travel
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi Patrick:
>>>>
>>>> I have experienced no complications traveling alone by air. The
>>>> airline
>>>> staff have been superb and extremely helpful. They've helped me with
>>>> boarding details and even shown me how to PUT ON AN OXYGEN MASK in the
>>>> event
>>>> that one drops during an emergency.
>>>>
>>>> Here in Denver, a non ticketed individual has accompanied me to the
>>>> gate.
>>>> When I got there, the airline in question takes over. If there is no
>>>> such
>>>> individual available to accompany me, I have been met at the CHECK-IN
>>>> counter by airline staff and they have helped me all the way. The
>>>> caveat is
>>>> to ensure that these arrangements are in place at the time you purchase
>>>> your
>>>> ticket. Otherwise, the airline MAY NOT NECESSARILY be well prepared!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> All in all, my experience traveling by myself has been great, not just
>>>> on
>>>> airlines, but even on cruise lines!
>>>>
>>>> Sincerely,
>>>> Olusegun
>>>> Denver, Colorado
>>>>
>>>>
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