[blindlaw] Looking for technology recommendations

[Jim McCarthy]

Derek,
I was not and am not going to address the technology issue you bring up as I
think others have more day to day experience with the practice of law and
the technology you may want. RJ commented about some of the braille displays
which are pretty costly. Each state has an assistive technology act program
that receives federal dollars. A key item they do is the lending of
technology on a short term basis, about a month. This is a good way to try
before you buy. Many of them also have low interest technology financial
loans, which may not be ideal for someone recently graduated from law
school, on the other hand, the interest rates and availability of the loans
make that a good option if one needs to take a loan rather than get a grant
for the purchase of a braille display. Of course for that purchase, the
state rehabilitation program is also an option. 
Jim

James McCarthy J.D.
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-----Original Message-----
From: BlindLaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of RJ Sandefur
via BlindLaw
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2018 12:09 PM
To: Derek Dittmar via BlindLaw
Cc: RJ Sandefur
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Looking for technology recommendations

Derek, Freedom scientific has the focus forty blue, which works well with
jaws. Hims and humanware have Braille displays as well. See if you can get a
demo of each, before you go dishing out thousands of dollars on money. RJ


On 7/24/2018 9:44 AM, Derek Dittmar via BlindLaw wrote:
> Good morning, all,
> First, I want to thank you for your help.  My internship with the 
> public defender's office has been very successful, and I owe a lot of 
> that to your recommendations, support, and company.  There's something 
> special about feeling less alone.
> I have the opportunity to start looking into accessible technology.
> Since I'm entering my third year of law school, I have a year to 
> research, save for, request, and learn the tech that will cary me 
> through my first several years of practice.  So, does anyone have 
> recommendations on tech that is used commonly in a court-heavy 
> practice?  I'm looking at either trial or appellate court, so I'd 
> appreciate advice from anyone who works in either of these fields.  I 
> am a braille user, though I haven't relied heavily on it in years.
> Typically I've used a laptop with windows and JAWS, as well as an ipad 
> and iPhone.  I've already thought of a Bluetooth keyboard, and am 
> interested in scanning/ocr, good braille displays, and anything else 
> you think that I should investigate.
> I'd greatly appreciate any help that I can get.
> Thanks,
> Derek
>
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