[blindlaw] off-topic question

Wed Jul 29 18:54:22 UTC 2009

I have had some experience dealing with this issue.
Chuck Krugman, M.S.W., Paralegal
1237 P Street
Fresno ca 93721
559-266-9237
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>            Are there any attorneys out there that are well-versed in 
> questions related to social security disability resulting from blindness, 
> and particularly regarding the significant gainful activity issues? 
> Please let me hear from you.
>
> Dan McBride
> Texas Blind Attorney
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> From: "Robert Munro" <r.g.munro at gmail.com>
> To: "'NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List'" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 10:06 AM
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Clerks as Drivers
>
>
>> Chuck,
>>
>> You're absolutely right; I do want to focus on my attributes as a clerk. 
>> I
>> just want to have a concrete answer ready in case the judge raises the
>> driving issue.  I want to be able to say, "Judge, that's not a problem 
>> the
>> XYZ program will pay for a driver," rather than falling back on arguments
>> about fairness or simply acknowledging that I can't drive.
>>
>> Thank you again for the reminder about my focus.  It will help me in 
>> going
>> over my application materials one more time.
>>
>>
>> Onward!
>>
>> Rob Munro
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of ckrugman at sbcglobal.net
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 12:23 PM
>> To: NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Clerks as Drivers
>>
>> As you are not the first blind person who has clerked for or considered
>> clerking for a judge perhaps you should focus more on your 
>> accomplishments
>> as a law student and your potential attributes as a clerk. You are after 
>> all
>> selling yourself and in selling any product or service you don't 
>> accentuate
>> the negatives or drawbacks of a product or commodity. Your ability as a
>> clerk here is the product or commodity.
>> Chuck Krugman, M.S.W., Paralegal
>> 1237 P Street
>> Fresno ca 93721
>> 559-266-9237
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Robert Munro" <r.g.munro at gmail.com>
>> To: "'NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List'" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 3:49 AM
>> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Clerks as Drivers
>>
>>
>>> Keith,
>>>
>>> Thanks for your good wishes.  I hope I can dig up some information
>>> that will help me convince any judge, who is enclined to decide
>>> against me because I can't drive, that there is a simple and
>>> inexpensive way to resolve that issue.
>>>
>>> Whether descrimination against the blind in this context is legal or
>>> not, I'm not the sort of person who wants to sue my way in to a job.
>>>
>>> Thanks again for your thoughts.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Onward!
>>>
>>> Rob Munro
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>>> On Behalf Of Keith Vick
>>> Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 9:58 PM
>>> To: 'NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List'; BlindLawStudents at googlegroups.com
>>> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Clerks as Drivers
>>>
>>> Hi Rob,
>>>
>>> Congratulations on seeking judicial clerkships.  I am envious.  I've
>>> always liked the judges who taught my classes.  Something tells me
>>> that most judges wouldn't let the ability to drive affect their
>>> decision.  Since I have no judicial clerkship experience, I am limited
>>> on the advice I can give you.
>>>
>>> But one thing I can do is put forth a proposition: discrimination the
>>> blind (in hiring) is actually quite legal.  If this proposition turns
>>> out to be true, it may have bearing on the ultimate answer to your
>>> question.
>>>
>>> Being legally blind and unable to drive myself, I don't like the above
>>> proposition - but unfortunately I believe it is a true, if incomplete,
>>> statement.
>>>
>>> Well, I wish you the very best and hope you get exactly the clerkship
>>> you want.
>>>
>>> Warmest regards,
>>>
>>> Keith Vick
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>>> On Behalf Of Robert Munro
>>> Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 6:43 AM
>>> To: BlindLawStudents at googlegroups.com; 'NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List'
>>> Subject: [blindlaw] Clerks as Drivers
>>>
>>> Friends and colleagues,
>>>
>>> I'd appreciate some help answering this question.  I'm a rising 3L at 
>>> UNC.
>>> This summer, I'm applying for judicial clerkships.  In May and June, I
>>> worked for a judge as an intern.  His clerks did his driving when he
>>> had to hold court in cities other than the one where he had his
>>> chambers.
>>> Because
>>> I am blind, I could not perform this duty for a judge.
>>>
>>> Of course, laws prevent an employer from discriminating against a
>>> blind person.  However, practical considerations might cause a judge
>>> to pass me over in favor of a candidate who can drive.  I'd like to
>>> have something to tell judges durring the interview to help prevent 
>>> this.
>>>
>>> Does any one know what programs the federal government, or the state
>>> governments in Virginia and North Carolina, offer for providing blind
>>> employees with drivers?  It would help if the cost of the program did
>>> not have to come out of the judge's budget.
>>>
>>> Thank you for your help.  I look forward to hearing your replies.
>>>
>>> Onward!
>>>
>>> Rob Munro
>>>
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