Disability Law

September 22, 2021

Emotional support animal fraud is a big deal for not only businesses but for people with disabilities with service animals. Businesses and landlords have to manage it. People with disabilities with service animals wind up in a situation where their service animals might be in jeopardy. Also, the emotional support animal abuse creates a presumption that the person with the disability does not have a service animal. Accordingly, various states are passing laws to deal…

Special Needs Companies Blog

Episode 124: Letters To Jacob: Grieving The Loss Of A Child with Maria Hopfgarten

By Annette Hines

September 22, 2021

This week is Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week, which is a cause very dear to Annette’s heart. Annette’s daughter Elizabeth passed away back in 2013 from mitochondrial disease. Every year, during the third week of September the mitochondrial disease community comes together to bring awareness and educate others on this rare genetic disease. MitoAction is a nonprofit organization which started in 2005 from a New England support group. During the awareness week, MitoAction encourages…

Accessibility Defense

FHA and ADA Odds and Ends

By Richard Hunt

September 22, 2021

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“Odd and Ends” is the title of a Bob Dylan concert compilation film that was recently released in digital format.³ My odds and ends are probably not as interesting, but I’ve been busy for the last month litigating claims under the FHA and ADA, so this blog is part one of a two part effort to catch up. I’m hoping to release a “greatest hits” blog in the near future. Pursuit of Respect keeps sending…

ADA Update

Literature Review: Legal Action Center’s Emergency

By Maia Goodell

September 21, 2021

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Hospital ERs May Have to Offer Substance Use Treatment and “Warm Handoff” Referrals In the midst of a substance use public health crisis, Legal Action Center (LAC), a New York-based nonprofit, has issued a call to arms. Sika Yeboah-Sampong, Ellen Weber, and Sally Friedman write that the evidence is in—hospital emergency departments can save lives if they (1) screen people for substance use disorder, much as they would for other serious medical conditions, like heart…

Understanding the ADA

Nix Redux and Can State Covid-19 Liability Laws Limit ADA Suits in Federal Courts

By William Goren

September 17, 2021

Next week, my daughter is on break and will be making college trips with each of her parents to different parts of the country. Then, all of us will meet up to see both sides of the family at the end of the week. So, I am hoping that I can get a blog entry up next week on either Wednesday, Thursday, or Friday. That said, it is going to be very hectic. So, do…

Special Needs Companies Blog

Episode 123: Shining a Light on Severe Autism with Amy S.F. Lutz

By Annette Hines

September 9, 2021

This week features a very special back to back, two podcast episode release as Annette speaks with two guests who were interviewed for a recent Today Show Article called “Autism Wars.” Today’s episode features Annette’s interview with Amy S.F. Lutz, an author, vice president of the National Council on Severe Autism (NCSA), and a mom to 5 children, her oldest son Jonah having severe autism. Amy also became so interested in…

Special Needs Companies Blog

Episode 122: Move Together In Unity with Kerry Magro

By Annette Hines

September 8, 2021

This week features a very special back to back, two podcast episode release as Annette speaks with two guests who were interviewed for a recent Today Show Article called “Autism Wars.” Today’s episode features Annette’s interview with Kerry Magro, who is an award-winning national speaker, a best-selling author and a role model in the disability community. Annette & Kerry speak about the “Autism Wars” article, disability in the workplace, bullying, unity and…

Understanding the ADA

Does the ADA and §504 Allow for Disparate Impact Claims: The View from the Ninth Circuit

By William Goren

September 8, 2021

Previously, I mentioned that the upcoming Supreme Court term will have two cases before it pertaining to the rights of people with disabilities. One of those cases asks the question of whether disparate impact claims exist under §504 of the Rehabilitation Act. On August 24, 2021, the Ninth Circuit over a dissent said that such claims were allowed in Payan v. Los Angeles Community College District, here. As usual, the blog entry is divided…

Understanding the ADA

Never Line of Cases for Internet Accessibility Makes a Come back

By William Goren

August 30, 2021

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Today’s blog entry is something I came across by way of my subscription to the Wait A Second blog, which focuses on all things in the Second Circuit and can be found in my blogroll. The case of the day is Winegard v. Newsday LLC decided by United States District Court of the Eastern District of New York on August 16, 2021. It talks about whether a place of public accommodation can be an Internet…

Special Needs Companies Blog

Episode 121: Guardianship Q&A with Annette Hines

By Annette Hines

August 25, 2021

The Britney Spears guardianship case has brought the topic of guardianship into the spotlight lately. People all over the world want to know more about what guardianship is and why it is used. In this podcast episode, Annette goes over a few of the many guardianship questions she has received from listeners and followers. Please note that guardianship laws do vary from state to state. Please check with your state for their specific guardianship laws…

Disability Law

California Assembly Bill #468

Episode 124: Letters To Jacob: Grieving The Loss Of A Child with Maria Hopfgarten

FHA and ADA Odds and Ends

Literature Review: Legal Action Center’s Emergency

Nix Redux and Can State Covid-19 Liability Laws Limit ADA Suits in Federal Courts

Episode 123: Shining a Light on Severe Autism with Amy S.F. Lutz

Episode 122: Move Together In Unity with Kerry Magro

Does the ADA and §504 Allow for Disparate Impact Claims: The View from the Ninth Circuit

Never Line of Cases for Internet Accessibility Makes a Come back

Episode 121: Guardianship Q&A with Annette Hines

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