[blindlaw] Ensuring Formatting of Documents For Court?

Wed May 22 18:48:46 UTC 2013

Exactly. And I find that some inconsistencies are hard, if not impossible, to catch. An example would be straight quotes and curly quotes. They look the same on my display, and sometimes they seem to be read the same (and sometimes Jaws seems to say "left quote" and "right quote," but sometimes not). My assistant makes sure my quotes are consistent before I send things out.

Angie

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I learned long ago in my pre law career in HR that sending out one of my writings "sight unseen" was like spinning the cylinder on a pistol with two bullets and pulling the trigger against your professional reputation. The bullets are even bigger in law practice. I never send anything of importance out without a visual format review by an assistant. It is possible to thoroughly proof a document with JAWS but it takes an insane amount of time, way more than could be justified as billable hours.

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You should have a sighted person review for formatting errors.  They are too easy to miss with screen readers.

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I agree with Angie.  JAWS can do just so much, and ensuring complete accuracy on the formatting of documents for court simply requires eyesight to be right.
In the legal profession, "You are what you write" when it comes to court documents, and hence, your professional reputation.

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From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Angie Matney
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My administrative assistant reviews them. I find JAWS is inconsistent about announcing and displaying changes in attributes, so the most efficient use of my time is for her to make sure documents I prepare are visually acceptable.

I'm also eager to hear what others do.

Angie

On 5/21/13, Gerard Sadlier <gerard.sadlier at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> What techniques do you use in order to ensure that the documents which
> you produce are consistant in their formatting, before submitting to
> courts or colleagues?
>
> Ger
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