[blindlaw] Question about JAWS and LexisNexis.

[Angie Matney]

Hi Tim,

Last summer, I found a problem like the one you describe. If memory serves, there were two buttons labeled "void 0" and "void 1," or something to that effect. Basically, this is simply a matter of not including the appropriate alt-tags, so it should be 
pretty easy to fix. I don't remember the exact situation, but someone at Lexis did tell me which of these buttons would get me the result I needed.

I have decided that I basically prefer Lexis to West, but it also wasn't really up to me. Both of the firms where I will be working this summer use Lexis, so I have to become proficient with that particular system. If I am going to look up a specific case or 
statute, I will sometimes use Westlaw's text only feature. But generally, I use Lexis for most of my research.

Angie



On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:25:51 -0700, Tim Elder wrote:

>I found that there were a number of peripheral functions and buttons that
>could not be accessed using JFW.  For example, after doing a search, there
>is a button for searching within the results.  I couldn't access this
>button.  I informed my Lexus rep here on campus.  I told her over a year ago
>and haven't used Lexus since to check to see if they fixed the problem.  
>There were a few other problems with the peripheral bells and whistles of
>the site that escape my memory.  I have found Westlaw to be more accessible.
>That being said, basic research functions are still very possible using
>Lexus.
>Best,
>Tim Elder
>U.C. Hastings College of the Law