[blindlaw] Off Topic!!!Re: Unsubscribe

Tue Sep 19 13:54:11 CDT 2006

Well, a cube is enough to make anyone cry; I"m surprised they're not wading 
in tears in there.  *shudder* Goddess spare me from cubicles...

----- 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 9:27 AM
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Unsubscribe

> Stop it!!  You are killing me.  My cube mates wonder why I'm  laughing
> and crying at the same time.
>
> Kathy Ashley, MS, CRC
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> From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org]
> On Behalf Of Mark BurningHawk
> Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 10:01 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
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>> 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
>> 1-800-545-7763
>> 317-232-1352
>> Fax: 317-232-6478
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>> 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
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>>> On Mon, 18 Sep 2006 18:44:10 +0000, braem at comcast.net wrote:
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>>>>Please unsubscribe me immediately.  I couldn't find a link to do
> this.
>>>> Thanks.
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>>>>--
>>>>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
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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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