[blindlaw] Please Assist ASAP

[Elizabeth Akinola]

Don't you think law firms will be careful not to make mistakes such as the 
one you're looking for cases on?  I would think any law office worth their 
salt would take every step from being sued on this issue!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <braem at comcast.net>
To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2006 7:12 PM
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Please Assist ASAP


> All I'm trying to find are cases - federal or state - to use as examples 
> about whether a complaint has ever been filed against a law firm by a 
> blind client.  One hypo could be this:  blind client needs a contract 
> drafted.  Law firm does  not have any reader equipment or way to convert 
> the docs to braille, nor does it feel the need to accommodate the client 
> by providing a an actual reader, etc. etc.  I know that a law firm or 
> office is considered a "public accommodation" under the ADA, so I would 
> think the attorney/law firm would have to accommodate the client in one 
> way or another.
>
> That's all I'm looking for, don't know how I can make it simpler than 
> that.  I suppose the applicable law should be the ADA.  And I'm simply 
> trying to gather information for an article I'm drafting for a local bar 
> association (I am a licensed and practicing attorney).
>
> If you have any cases, settlement agreements, or law articles revolving 
> around this subject matter, please let me know at braem at comcast.net. 
> Thanks.
>
> Michael
>
> -------------- Original message -------------- 
> From: "Dennis Clark" <dennisgclark at sbcglobal.net>
>
>> Hello,
>> I am still trying to understand the issue at hand. Specifically what
>> accommodation is needed and not provided? Secondly, what statute do we
>> think imposed a duty on the law firm to provide the particular 
>> accommodation
>> requested? I am not saying there isn't such a statute, I simply need to
>> know if it is the ADA or some other state statute. Also, it would be
>> helpful if posters would sign their emails. I think that 2 earlier posts 
>> on
>> this topic were from the same person, but from two different email
>> addresses. With respect to the first post on the topic, is this an 
>> attorney
>> requesting assistance from other attorneys, or is it a non attorney 
>> trying
>> to obtain legal guidance? Either is fine, but it helps to understand the
>> poster's position in order to properly address the question.
>> Regards,
>> Dennis
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Locke Milholland"
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List"
>> Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2006 1:29 PM
>> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Please Assist ASAP
>>
>>
>> >I would look for an ethics opinion under the rule providing that 
>> >attorneys
>> > maintain communications with clients.Outside the professional setting, 
>> > the
>> > legal theory would fall under the same legal actions such as the claim
>> > against Target for failing to provide accessible website information.
>> >
>> >
>> >> Can you tell us more about the accommodations that were needed? Also,
>> >> what
>> >> is the legal theory that would give the law firm this duty?
>> >> Thanks,
>> >>>(Original question). I'm looking for any cases/news articles in which 
>> >>>an
>> >>>attorney or law
>> >>>firm was sued by a client or potential client who was blind, because 
>> >>>the
>> >>>firm failed to accommodate the client. Please let me know of anything 
>> >>>by
>> >>>e-mailing me at...
>> >
>> > Michael
>> >
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