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Elizabeth Akinola
elizabetha at ecnv.org
Tue Sep 19 10:49:49 CDT 2006
O gosh, you guys are so funny!
----- 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 10:45 AM
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> ... 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
>> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Unsubscribe
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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
>>>
>>>
>>>> Should I stand on my left foot while doing this? Too funny.
>>>>
>>>> Kathy Ashley, MS, CRC
>>>> Program Director for Blind & VI Services
>>>> Vocational Rehabilitation Services
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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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>>>> Hope that helps!
>>>>
>>>> Dan
>>>>
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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
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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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