Today’s blog entry deals with the question of whether the DOJ final regulations on service dogs are applicable to a case arising under the Rehabilitation Act and not the ADA. The case is Berardelli v. Allied Services Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, a published decision from the Third Circuit decided August 14, 2018. As usual,
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If You Don’t Have ADA Anti-discrimination Policies, You are Strongly Encouraged to put them in Place
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I know I am late with a blog entry for this week, but I have a good excuse. Here in Atlanta, school starts August 1, and I have been dealing with some of those issues. Also, I had an expert witness report due yesterday and that consumed all the oxygen in the room. At any…
The Washington and Hawaii Approaches to the Misrepresentation of Service Dogs
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Previously, I had mentioned that I was going to explore how some States are reacting to the increasing use of dogs being misrepresented as service dogs. I also previously covered here the approach Texas took with respect to service dogs in general. So, today, I want to explore how Hawaii and Washington are reacting to…
11th Circuit speaks on Website Accessibility and the ADA
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My daughter started high school today! City Schools of Decatur always start school on August 1. They operate on a six weeks on and one week off system with two months for summer vacation. They also get two weeks for Christmas. It took some getting used to, but I like it, and the kids appreciate…
Licensing Boards Need to Rethink Their Practices
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Before getting started on the second blog entry of the week, as mentioned in the first blog entry of the week, a few housekeeping matters are in order. First, it is that time of year again to vote for the ABA 100. I have been thrilled to be part of that for the last four…
U.S. Courts ADA Statistics
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Before getting started on the first blog entry of the week, a few housekeeping matters are in order. First, it is that time of year again to vote for the ABA 100. I have been thrilled to be part of that for the last four years running and would love to make it five. I…
Distilling Essential Functions of the Job to its Basics
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In all the years I have been blogging, the number of times I have blogged more than once a week is about three I believe. So, why am I making an exception now? Well, my next few weeks are going to be really weird. My daughter comes home from camp on Monday after four weeks.…
Why You don’t Want to be a Test Case and How to Stop Serial website Plaintiffs
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I hope everyone is enjoying the summer. Here in the Atlanta area, it has gotten really hot, which is to be expected this time of year down here. I just recently got back from Savannah from training municipal judges throughout Georgia on some hot issues they face with respect to the ADA. They were a…
ABA Blawg 100
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Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. I certainly have a lot to be thankful for. A wonderful wife, a wonderful daughter, and a great place to live (Decatur, Georgia). Also, I have wonderful readers of this blog. The gold standard for any legal blog is the ABA blawg 100. Certainly, as I have gotten more…
ABA Blawg 100
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The ABA has an annual 100 best legal blogs competition. It’s been about 6 months of blogging so far and it has been great to see how things are progressing. I just found out that the deadline for voting with the ABA is tomorrow, September 7, 2012. Please click the link here to vote if…