[blindlaw] Assistive technology

[Tai Tomasi]

Tiana:

If you are new here, welcome to the list! I am a totally blind lawyer who has been practicing law for 2.5 years. Your assistive technology needs may vary, but I find the use of a Braille display very beneficial. I use a Baum VarioUltra 40, but that company is currently not manufacturing units. If you are a Braille user, check out the Focus 40 fifth generation. I have heard great things about it. I also use JAWS for Windows screen reader and ABBYY FineReader to process scanned documents using Optical Character Recognition (OCR). This is a mainstream OCR program. Others on the list use Kurzweil 1000 which is a product designed for blind users. Please feel free to contact me off list. Thanks and best of luck.

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From: BlindLaw <blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Tiana Knight via BlindLaw
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Subject: [blindlaw] Assistive technology

Good morning,
 sorry for the interruption. I’m a newly graduated totally blind lawyer and I’m trying to figure out what the best assistive technology will be in my every day practice and especially in court. Currently I really only use my laptop and I’m wondering whether I should be purchasing a braille display or what other devices people have found useful. I would really appreciate any input. 
Thank you in advance.
Tiana
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