Topic
Disability Accommodation
352 published works
Federal Government Civil Litigation
MTA Required To Provide Disability Access In Subway Station Renovation Unless Technically Infeasible
The replacement of stairways at the Middletown Road Subway Station in the Bronx triggered accessibility requirements that may include installing elevators, according to a recent decision from SDNY District Judge Edgardo…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
Spotting the Employment Law Issues in Avengers: Endgame
So like nearly all of America, my family saw Avengers: Endgame this weekend. (Minor Spoiler Ahead!) Of course, we laughed. We cried. And it was definitely better than Cats. All the while…
School Law
Linda Yoder Quoted in Special Ed Connection Article, “Prepare gen ed teachers to attend, participate in 504 meetings”
Shipman & Goodwin attorney Linda Yoder has been quoted in the Special Ed Connection® article " Prepare gen ed teachers to attend, participate in 504 meetings." To read the full article, please click…
Employment Discrimination Report
Disability Accommodations Can Take Many Forms
Often times when I am speaking to a client about an employee's requested accommodation for a disability, we are talking about leave as that is often the request most difficult to accommodate. …
Special Education Law Insights
Back to Basics: The Four Questions You Must Ask to Assess Requests for Modifications in Athletics and Extracurricular Activities
By John Swinney, John Relias, FranczekPC
We all know by now that some modifications and accommodations are required to provide students with disabilities equal access to extracurricular activities. But the details can be tricky for even…
Virginia Disability Law Blog
We’ve Taken Steps to Make Our Website More Accessible to Individuals with Special Needs including Visual and Cognitive Impairments… Read On!
By Sheri Abrams
Here at the law firm of Sheri R. Abrams, utilizing cutting edge technology and services to help empower our clients with disabilities and special needs is of utmost importance to…
KGK Special Ed Law Blog
Accommodations
According to the education attorneys at Kirsch-Goodwin & Kirsch, accommodations are provisions that your child needs in order to access and demonstrate his or her learning. It is important to understand that accommodations…
Beneficially Yours
District Court Clarifies That “Disability” Requiring Workplace Accommodation Does Not Entitle Plaintiff to Disability Benefits
Seyfarth Synopsis: A recent case from the Western District of North Carolina contains a helpful example of how the standards applicable to an employee’s request for accommodation of a disability…
Fair Housing Issues Review
Handicap Inaccessibility at a Property in Colorado: A Serious Design Flaw
In keeping with a recent blog post, and in order to emphasize the importance of taking the Fair Housing Amendments Act (FHAA) seriously, I wanted to introduce a relatively recent…
CommLaw Monitor
FCC Issues Tentative Meeting Agenda Addressing Spoofing and Disabilities Access Before Federal Government Shutdown
By Kelley Drye
Just before suspending most operations due to the ongoing partial federal government shutdown, the FCC announced its tentative agenda for its next open meeting, scheduled for January 30, 2019. While…