[blindlaw] Inquiry about readers in the workplace

[jts220 at charter.net]

I have been practicing for six years and have tried a lot of cases.  One thing I do for jury selection is take my paralegal to assist or another attorney that I sometimes work with.  I always tell jurors that I am legally blind and if they see me looking closely at documents or using some sort of adaptive tech, please don't watch me but pay attention to the case.  This lets them know up front that I may be dooing some distracting things during the trial and they pay little attention to me after that.  After trials I always talk with the jurors and get feedback.
Josh Smith
706 217-2095
www.joshuasmith.us
---- Greg Vendeland <vendeland at msn.com> wrote: 
> Hi,
> 
> I'm graduating in 2 weeks.  As I start the process of interviewing, I was wondering if any of you might have comments on the technology or otherwise used in your workplace setting.  I'm competent with Jaws, I use Openbook for scanning documents.  I've used a reader before for special presentations, court appearances, but this was a case by case scenario.  
> 
> I'm most interested in insights any practicing attorney might have.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Please feel welcome to respond off forum in an effort to keep the forum postings (and other people's inboxes clean)
> 
> vendeland at msn.com
> vendelg at seattleu.edu
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