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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ADA and the High School Athletic Association
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Before starting the blog for this week, a couple of preliminary matters. First, about a month ago, I hit 300 blog posts. I simply could not do it without the loyal readership of the people here. Thank you! Also, my last blog entry dealing with animals on planes really took off. The Texas Bar informed…
Regulatory Developments
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I know I said that I would not be blogging until after the new year started. However, my wife and daughter are hanging out with lunch and a trip to Bed Bath & Beyond. Since we are Jewish, one could ask why we would be making a trip to Bed Bath & Beyond two days…
ABA 100 and Fundamental Alteration Defense in Academia
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I hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving.
Before getting started on our blog of the week, I first want to pass on some great news about the blog. Thanks to our very generous readers, my blog made the ABA 100 once again. It is the fourth year in a row for us. I simply could…
Fry Decided
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Last week the United States Supreme Court came down with the decision in Fry v. Napoleon Community Schools, the oral argument of which I discussed here. A whole bunch of people have blogged on the case, but I thought I would share my thoughts here. The blog entry is divided into three categories: …
DOJ Final Rules Implementing Title II and Title III of the ADA
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Last week, the Department of Justice came down with their final regulations implementing the amendments to the ADA with respect to title II and title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act. I had previously written on these proposed regulations back in February 2014, and so I thought it would be a good idea to…
ADA/Rehabilitation Act Applies to Externship, Internship, and Practicum Sites
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I am back from a week of doing the family thing in Chicago. Of course, I need a vacation. That said, nothing like relaxing by putting up a new blog entry. That said, for reasons I don’t know when I pasted the entry from word into the appropriate box in word press (word press is…
NCAA Mental Health Best Practices and the ADA
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NCAA Mental Health Best Practices and the ADA
Recently, the NCAA came out with best mental health practices for student athletes. Those best mental health practices can be found here. What I am particularly concerned with is Appendix F, which has all kinds of screening questions designed to assess whether a student athlete has…
A shot across the bow to judges and court systems
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I know as a blogger, readers come to expect a regular post every week and on a certain day. In my case, everyone knows that I put up a blog on Mondays, sometime Tuesdays, as is the case today. Rarely, it is later in the week. Obviously, I missed last week. I hadn’t intended it…
Proposed Rules of HHS Implementing the Affordable Care Act Dealing with Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities
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Posted in ADA, Guidances, Proposed Federal Regulations, Rehabilitation Act, Title I, Title II, Title V
Before getting started on this week’s blog entry, I do want to wish everyone that might be celebrating the Jewish New Year next week a happy new year. Also, because I am one of the people celebrating the Jewish new year and will have family responsibilities all week, I am not anticipating putting up a…