Understanding the ADA
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ADA legal consultant William D. Goren provides consultation, legal research and writing and counsels on cases involving compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Understanding the ADA
14h ago
I wanted to tell everyone that my thoughts are with you with respect to weather-related disasters. California struggling terribly with the fires. The South got hit with winter storms. We had 4 inches of snow in Atlanta. Fortunately, it should all be gone by later this afternoon. Again, my thoughts are with everybody. I ..read more
Understanding the ADA
5d ago
Happy new year everyone! Today’s blog entry looks at the DOT final rule issued last month on ensuring safe accommodation for air travelers with disabilities using wheelchairs. We previously blogged on the proposed rule in the blog entry on March 18, 2024, here. This blog entry is set up similarly to that blog entry ..read more
Understanding the ADA
2w ago
Before getting started on the blog entry of the week (I had a few hours to myself and I find writing blog entries relaxing, NK), I want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas, happy Hanukkah, happy holidays, and a happy new year. In 2015, Department of Justice issued a guidance entitled, “frequently asked questions about ..read more
Understanding the ADA
1M ago
It is that time of the year for the greatest hits of 2024. The greatest hits section of the blog contains the top 10 for the year as well as certain other blog entries that are not in the top 10, but I feel are very important to know are out there. Here goes the ..read more
Understanding the ADA
1M ago
Gavina v. Amazon.com (Decision immediately above in adobe format for this week’s blog entry) Gavina v. Amazon.com-Word version (word version of case immediately above) I hope everyone is having a great holiday season. The way it looks for me is I believe I’m going to get two blog entries up this week and then ..read more
Understanding the ADA
1M ago
A couple of housekeeping matters before getting started on the blog of the week. First, I hope everybody had a happy Thanksgiving weekend. We kept ours small with lots of food. Second, I expect one more substantive blog entry for this calendar year, next week. Also, I expect to do my top Understanding ADA blog ..read more
Understanding the ADA
1M ago
Today’s blog entry discusses a case, Tornabene v. City of Blackfoot, here, out of the United States District Court for the District of Idaho that is set for trial on February 24, 2025. The decision denying summary judgment on the disability discrimination claims came down on September 11, 2024. The case presents an excellent roadmap ..read more
Understanding the ADA
1M ago
On Friday of last week, I presented to the Minnesota CLE Health Law Institute in Minneapolis on working with disabled clients and disabled attorneys. One of the cases that came up is the one that we are going to be talking about this week, Battle v. state of Tennessee, here, decided by the Middle District ..read more
Understanding the ADA
1M ago
This week’s blog entry is a how to for what NOT to do if you are a business faced with an accommodation request. The case of the day is Patterson v. Six Flags Theme Parks, Inc., here, decided on November 15, 2024, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. As ..read more
Understanding the ADA
2M ago
Today’s blog entry deals with the question of what happens if you are a college or university and a student acts out. The acting out is related to a disability or to medication the person is taking for that disability. Instead of engaging the student or discussing whether reasonable accommodations/modifications might solve the problem, the ..read more