[blindlaw] Off list question

[ayoo0001 at email.vccs.edu]

Are there any blind court stenographers or blind court 
reporters out there? Can you shadow a reporter around the 
court room? Albert 

---- Original message ----
>Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2006 23:55:03 -0400
>From: Stephanie Ortoleva <womankind at earthlink.net>  
>Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Off list question  
>To: "Rumpole" <rumpole at gwi.net>
>Cc: blindlaw at nfbnet.org
>
>The person who does technology for individuals who are 
blind or have low vision is:
>Mark Rew
>Phone: 703-681-8812
>Fax:
>TTY: 703-681-0881
>Email: Mark.Rew at tma.osd.mil
>Address: Computer/Electronics Accommodations Program (CAP)
>5111 Leesburg Pike, Suite 810
>Falls Church, VA  22041
>Website: http://www.tricare.osd.mil/cap/ 
http://www.tricare.osd.mil/cap/
>This service provides for FREE to U.S. Government employees 
adaptive technology and software and training on the 
equipment.
>Stephanie
>At 05:36 AM 8/30/2006, Rumpole wrote:
>Hello Stephany:
> 
>I noted that you'd mentioned a Dept. of Defense program 
that assists Federal employees in receiving adaptive 
equipment necessary to do their job, regardless of agency.
>Can I ask for details on that program?
>I am not a Federal employee, as a matter of fact, I work 
for a protection and advocacy in Maine (The DRC of Maine) 
under a 6 month contract. I regularly help people out - many 
of whom are Federal workers with disabilities. I've never 
heard of this program, so you sure got my attention when you 
mentioned it.
>I might want to know of it myself if i manage to get a 
Federal job when my contract is up at the DRC in December.
> 
>Ross A. Doerr Esquire
> 
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