[Jobs] OT: Jury duty

Thu May 10 23:25:04 CDT 2007

definitely!
this could give ideas to people on how to dal with situations when it
comes to finding or keeping a job.

On 5/10/07, Eileen Misrahi <eileenmis at dslextreme.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have been following these strings and it disheartens me to see how  an off
> topic could bend some one out of shape. It is these kinds of discussions
> that turn me off to list serves. If I remember correctly when I graduated
> from an NFB center a few years ago, it's what individuals who are visually
> impaired can do to change the meaning of what it means to be blind.
> Actually, one post was correct. We can all learn from the barriers that a
> blind individual could encounter when summoned to jury duty. These
> encounters can be seen in the job arena in US corporate America. If we can
> learn from situations that are off topic and apply how better to respond
> when confronted with similar situations in the job setting, than this really
> is not off topic. I believe the bickering needs to stop, so we can enjoy the
> exchange of dialogue and ideas once again.
>
> Thanks for considering this request.
> Eileen
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jobs-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:jobs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Mark of Blind Ambitions Groups
> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 7:56 PM
> To: 'Jobs for the Blind'
> Subject: Re: [Jobs] OT: Jury duty
>
> Lets take this over to my Blind Ambitions Groups yahoo list. Subscribe at
> the link below
>
> Best regards,
>
> Mark Marvel
> President
> Blind Ambitions Groups
> 1222 Commerce Street
> Suite 406
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: jobs-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:jobs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Fred Olver
> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 9:33 PM
> To: Jobs for the Blind
> Subject: Re: [Jobs] OT: Jury duty
>
> So what if it is, it's about taking on responsibility, and unless one learns
> to do that then they will never be able to get a job, learning to overcome
> barriers is the first step to employment.
>
> Fred Olver
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "J. Michael Jones" <blindmike at charter.net>
> To: "Jobs for the Blind" <jobs at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 9:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [Jobs] OT: Jury duty
>
>
> > How many ways does one have to say that this is off topic?
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Mark of Blind Ambitions Groups "
> > <mark.marvel at blindambitionsgroups.org>
> > To: "'Jobs for the Blind'" <jobs at nfbnet.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 9:02 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Jobs] OT: Jury duty
> >
> >
> >> Yes they do. Then you go in and they have you sitting in a room
> >> awaiting the next phase which is the jury selection in the court
> >> room. The attorneys from both sides ask you a lot of questions and
> >> talk about the case at hand.
> >> Then
> >> they will randomly ask you some questions about your opinion. If you
> >> lean towards a strong side then you probably will be eliminated from
> >> the trial and are free to go. Others who are not so one sided or
> >> neutral could remain on the jury pool. In Texas, I was chosen and
> >> when I called them and asked if I could serve on the jury even though
> >> I was blind, the clerk said, just send in the paper work and say you
> >> have a disability. She never answered the question about whether I
> >> could serve or not. She just kept saying please send in your
> >> paperwork with the proper information. I never sent it in hoping I
> >> would get called again but I have never been served again. I say go
> >> for it and enjoy the process. I think it would be a great learning
> >> experience. Remember that Justice is Blind.
> >>
> >> Best regards,
> >>
> >> Mark Marvel
> >> President
> >> Blind Ambitions Groups
> >> 1222 Commerce Street
> >> Suite 406
> >> Dallas, TX 75202
> >> Toll-free: (888) 760-9252
> >> Phone: (214) 760-9252
> >> Fax: (214) 760-9254
> >> Mobile: (214) 796-5868
> >> Email: mark.marvel at blindambitionsgroups.org
> >> Website: www.blindambitionsgroups.org "We may have lost our sight but
> >> we have not lost our VISION"
> >>
> >> To join our Blind Ambitions Groups list, send an e-mail to:
> >>
> >> blindambitionsgroups-subscribe at yahoogroups.com
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: jobs-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:jobs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> >> Behalf Of Albert Yoo
> >> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 8:52 PM
> >> To: jobs at nfbnet.org
> >> Subject: Re: [Jobs] OT: Jury duty
> >>
> >>
> >> Does a person gets chosen randomly for jury duty? Albert How does
> >> jury duty work? Albert
> >>
> >>>From: "Sharon Sutlic" <slsutlic at comcast.net>
> >>>Reply-To: Jobs for the Blind <jobs at nfbnet.org>
> >>>To: "Jobs for the Blind" <jobs at nfbnet.org>
> >>>Subject: Re: [Jobs] OT: Jury duty
> >>>Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 20:31:49 -0400
> >>>
> >>>Hi Liz, Several blind and visually impaired persons you may know have
> >>>served on jury duty and felt it was a meaningful and worthwhile
> >>>experience.
> >>>Everyone I know who has served asked ahead of time for accomodation
> >>>and received all the help they needed.  I'll  write privately to send
> >>>their names.  You may wish to contact them for their first hand
> experience.
> >>>Sharon Sutlic
> >>>----- Original Message -----
> >>>From: "Liz Bottner" <lizb at udel.edu>
> >>>To: "'Jobs for the Blind'" <jobs at nfbnet.org>
> >>>Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 8:14 PM
> >>>Subject: [Jobs] OT: Jury duty
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> > Hi all:
> >>> >
> >>> > This might be a strange question and perhaps off topic, but I'm
> >>>wondering
> >>> > if
> >>> > any of you who on this list have had to serve jury duty.  I have
> >>> > been picked to serve come June, and I'm not exactly sure how to go
> >>> > about doing it.
> >>>I
> >>> > was originally asked to serve in April, but I had school during
> >>> > the
> >>>time,
> >>> > and so was able to get out of it as I would have been missing class.
> >>>I'm
> >>> > not trying to get out of it, (I would love to serve if it's
> >>> > possible),
> >>>I'm
> >>> > just concerned about transportation to and from, the fact that
> >>> > I've
> >>>never
> >>> > been in the courthouse before, and the fact that I really wouldn't
> >>> > feel comfortable being thrown in there like that not knowing
> >>> > anything beforehand.
> >>> > I could take Paratransit, but I'm not guaranteed I could get there
> >>> > at 8:30, when it says to be there, unless I scheduled my pickup
> >>> > time for 6:30 or
> >>>so
> >>> > because Paratransit is just so unreliable.  Also, what would
> >>> > happen if
> >>>I'm
> >>> > late?  I'm guessing they'd just send me straight home, but I would
> >>> > be stuck at the courthouse anyway since I wouldn't be able to
> >>> > guarantee when I would get there and Paratransit couldn't just
> >>> > take me back home again.  Not to mention that would be a total
> >>> > waste of money.  I also wouldn't be able
> >>>to
> >>> > give Paratransit a time to pick me up, because I wouldn't know
> >>> > when they would dismiss me, (I might have to stay the whole time,
> >>> > and I'm not sure when that would end, but there would also be the
> >>> > chance that they
> >>>wouldn't
> >>> > want me to serve on the jury panel once I get there, and I
> >>> > obviously wouldn't know that *until* I got there).  In that, I
> >>> > could theoretically be stuck at the courthouse for who knows how
> >>> > long.  I don't want to depend
> >>>on
> >>> > someone to give me a ride there, because that just isn't feasible.
> >>> > I guess I could take a cab, but that's another expense that
> >>> > sighted people don't usually have to make.
> >>> >
> >>> > I did write a letter explaining all of this and the fact that I
> >>> > would
> >>>need
> >>> > accommodations, (which I am attaching), and I received a letter
> >>> > back telling me that I needed to call a number to request
> >>> > "assistance or other auxiliary services" I think it was--I myself
> >>> > didn't read the letter--and so basically I get to explain everything
> all over again.
> >>> > Yay!  I'm just so entirely thrilled! Ok, enough with the sarcasm.
> >>> > I just didn't know if any of you on list had been in a similar
> >>> > situation before and, if so, what you did
> >>>about
> >>> > resolving it.  I really wouldn't mind serving, but if it's going
> >>> > to
> >>>cause
> >>> > more stress and headache than anything else, what then?  I'm sorry
> >>> > for
> >>>my
> >>> > perhaps off topic post, and thanks for letting me slightly vent.
> >>> > It
> >>>just
> >>> > frustrates me when I explain myself what I thought was thoroughly
> >>> > the first time and have to turn around and do it again.  I don't
> >>> > mind educating,
> >>>but
> >>> > reeducating is what frustrates me in some situations.
> >>> >
> >>> > Thanks, take care, and feel free to write me privately so as not
> >>> > to clutter the list.
> >>> >
> >>> > Liz
> >>> >
> >>> > Email: lizb at udel.edu Visit my Live Journal:
> >>> > http://unsilenceddream.livejournal.com
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>>
> >>>
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