[blindLaw] Historic Blind Moment!

[omar duncan]

I am currently at a Los Angeles law school and another prospective visually
impaired student is applying to my school to join my ranks. God willing
they get accepted.

I can use some company




On Mon, Dec 15, 2025 at 8:30 AM Sanho Steele-Louchart via BlindLaw <
blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> All of this raises the question: Who's putting together the  anthology?
> We'd have an amazing resource of history, frequently asked questions,
> personal stories, and professional advice.
>
> Sanho
>
> > On Dec 15, 2025, at 11:04 AM, Nightingale, Noel via BlindLaw <
> blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> > 
> > Check that.
> >
> > There were 4 blind law students at the University of Washington School
> of Law in 1994, including me and Dan Frye.  Those 4 were the ones who
> identified themselves.  There may have been more.
> >
> > Noel
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: BlindLaw <blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of
> Daugherty,Richard A via BlindLaw
> > Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2025 12:43 PM
> > To: Blind Law Mailing List <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
> > Cc: Daugherty,Richard A <lexxbrittle at ufl.edu>
> > Subject: [blindLaw] Historic Blind Moment!
> >
> > Hey all,
> >
> >        Longtime listener, first time writer.  I am a law student at the
> University of Florida Levin College of Law, going into my last year next
> year.  We currently have 3 legally blind law students.  One with Rod-Cone
> Dystrophy, one with Retinitis Pigments, and one with a rare ocular nerve
> condition.  I believe this might be the highest concentration of law
> students who are legally blind in the U.S. currently.  But I also believe
> it might be the highest concentration of all time!  It might just be a
> historically significant moment for blind lawyers.  I just need some help,
> because I am not sure how to verify this and what to do once it is
> verified.  I think the honorific is up for grabs, since you’d have to have
> three blind law students break their HIPA rights to acknowledge it, and we
> are all willing to do that.
> >
> > If anyone has advice on this let me know!
> >
> > Thank you all,
> >
> > - Richard G. A. Daugherty
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