[blindlaw] How many reader hours per week for law students?

[denise avant]

Hi,
I am a practicing attorney in chicago. I do read horn books for reference
from time to time. The contact person at west is katie hauck, and she will
do everything she can to help you get west books in electronic format. There
are also some legal materials at bookshare.org, though I never used them.
Lexis is starting to put their books in electronic format, but I don't know
if there is a contact person. From what I was able to find out, you first
have to register online and provide the necessary documentation.


 

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Hi Tai,
 
I'd say that the amount of reader hours you'll need depends a lot on you
and how much you plan to read, whether you read cases once or twice, and
whether you get books on tape or electronically.  I'm a law student in
Chicago, and my first year involved a great deal more reading than
subsequent years, mostly  because it takes time to get the briefing down and
to know what you're looking  for.  Most of the legal text publishers now
provide electronic versions of  textbooks to students with documented
disabilities.  You can download the  
book and then listen to it with Jaws or other screen reading software.
That 
will substantially cut down the amount of one-on-one reading you'll  need.
Let me know if you need help contacting publishers or help with  anything
else.
 
Regards,
Ronza Othman