[blindlaw] Please Assist ASAP

Elizabeth Akinola elizabetha at ecnv.org
Mon Sep 18 13:40:42 CDT 2006 

Agreed.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Craig Borne" <cborne at mdot.state.md.us>
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> How would this fall under Title I -- Employment -- if the party not
> receiving an accommodation is simply a "client" and not an "employee?"
> Craig 
> 
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> On Behalf Of Mazen Basrawi
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> Actually, this issue is covered under Title I of the ADA covering
> employment, not Title III which covers public accommodations.
> 
> M~
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: braem at comcast.net [mailto:braem at comcast.net]
> Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2006 5:12 PM
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> 
> 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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