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Tue Sep 19 10:45:56 CDT 2006

... duct tape.
It's a short-term affair.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Elizabeth Akinola" <elizabetha at ecnv.org>
To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 8:37 AM
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> And since I don't want to get fired for laughing out loud  at work, what's
> the ritual for reading these postings and keep mum?
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mark BurningHawk" <stone_troll at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 9:01 AM
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>> standing on one's left foot during the above procedure will cause total
>> annihilation of all matter within 0.7 light years of the unit; for this
>> reason, it is recommended, even with proper assembly and regular cleaning
>> of
>> the unit and its attached components, that the left foot be removed 
>> during
>> operation to ensure safe and satisfactory results.  Placing the left foot
>> in
>> a bell jar and ringing it soundly may, but is not proven to, increase the
>> performance of the unit.  Caution:  Removal of the left foot has, in rare
>> cases, caused certain undesired side effects.  If you experience extreme
>> blood loss, impotency or death, you should contact your paranormal 
>> advisor
>> immediately, unless of course it's on Friday the thirteenth, in which
>> case,
>> see the instructions for inscription of the proper demonic rituals. ... 
>> I
>> could go on like this for hours.
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Ashley, Kathy J" <Kathy.Ashley at fssa.in.gov>
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 6:31 AM
>> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Unsubscribe
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>>
>>> Should I stand on my left foot while doing this?  Too funny.
>>>
>>> Kathy Ashley, MS, CRC
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>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>>> On Behalf Of Dan Matzkin
>>> Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 5:11 PM
>>> To: NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List
>>> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Unsubscribe
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>>>> I'll unsubscribe you but will not be able to do it immediately.
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>>>> On Mon, 18 Sep 2006 18:44:10 +0000, braem at comcast.net wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Please unsubscribe me immediately.  I couldn't find a link to do this.
>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>
>>>>>--
>>>>>Michael Braem
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>>>>>-------------- Forwarded Message: --------------
>>>>>From: "Elizabeth Akinola" <elizabetha at ecnv.org>
>>>>>To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Please Assist ASAP
>>>>>Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 18:43:14 +0000
>>>>>> As Craig pointed, this issue cannot be covered under Title I of the
>>> ADA
>>>>>> since the question is about clients not employees.  If it falls
>>>>>> anywhere,
>>>>>> it'd be under Title III--public accommodations.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Like hospitals and shopping centers, a lawyer's office offers
>>> services
>>>>>> to
>>>>>> the general public, and is therefore  a place of public
>>> accommodation.
>>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>>> From: "Mazen Basrawi" <mbasrawi at exchange.dralegal.org>
>>>>>> To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>> Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 12:12 PM
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Please Assist ASAP
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> > Actually, this issue is covered under Title I of the ADA covering
>>>>>> > employment, not Title III which covers public accommodations.
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > M~
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> >
>>>>>> > Mazen M. Basrawi
>>>>>> > Equal Justice Works/Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein Fellow
>>>>>> > Disability Rights Advocates
>>>>>> > 2001 Center Street, Third Floor
>>>>>> > Berkeley, California  94704-1204
>>>>>> > Tel: (510) 665-8644
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>>>>>> > TTY: (510) 665-8716
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>>>>>> > -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> > From: braem at comcast.net [mailto:braem at comcast.net]
>>>>>> > Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2006 5:12 PM
>>>>>> > To: NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List
>>>>>> > 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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