[blindlaw] Is blindness ever consitter an issue in court

[Dittman, Robert]

failing field sobriety tests. In that case I had another attorney review the footage with me and describe for me what was going on in the video. The blindness is a factor, yes, however attorneys witnesses and court personnel who are blind will receive in most instances a reasonable accommodation in order to complete their job. This is been my experience I hope that this helps.I am a criminal defense attorney and I am currently working a case in domestic violence where there are pictures I also have a family law case where there is some video involved I have other attorneys review the footage with me and therefore I can get an idea of what is going on in the media. Specifically the media I mean the videos and pictures that are part of discovery. I have also had a driving under the influence case where there was video of the defendant

Robert D. Dittman, ESQ.
Attorney and Counselor at Law
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On Jul 10, 2013, at 18:26, "denise avant" <dravant at ameritech.net> wrote:

> As part of discovery, you may be able to review the photos beforehand with an assistant
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> On Jul 10, 2013, at 6:12 PM, pattichang at att.net wrote:
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>> I am blind and have served in Illinois on a jury. There was pictorial evidence. There were also diagrams of the location. The judge asked and I think this is appropriate for most situations that both attorneys verbally describe what they were pointing at and reference verbally anything that related to the evidence. I would also note that most states require a witness to describe what is in the pictures in order to lay a proper foundation.
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>> Patti S. Gregory-Chang
>> NFBI President
>> NFB Scholarship Comm. Chair
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>> On Jul 10, 2013, at 6:05 PM, "RJ Sandefur" <joltingjacksandefur at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> John Smith is a blind defence aturney. He is defending Mike shafer on murder 1 charges. The state has photos of the defendant at the crime seen. What should the state do taking into consitteration the defence lawyer is blind and is unable to see the pictures? RJ
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