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SUMMARY:Webinar: Litigating Website Accessibility Cases - An Overview and the View from the Plaintiff and Defense Perspectives
DESCRIPTION:**Program hosted in (ET) Time Zone** \nOne of the hot areas of ADA jurisprudence is website accessibility litigation. This program will discuss the applicable laws and “rules\,” found in such litigation. It will also discuss litigation concerns in website accessibility cases from both the plaintiff and defense perspective. \nRegister Now!\nPresented by FBA’s Civil Rights Law Section \n\nPresenters\n  William D Goren\, Esq.\, Attorney and Consultant (co-moderator) \nWilliam D. Goren\, Esq.\, of William D. Goren\, J.D.\, LL.M. LLC in Decatur\, GA\, has been dealing with the ADA as an Attorney since 1990. His law and consulting practice\, https://www.understandingtheada.com/\, as well as his blog\, Understanding the ADA\,  all focus on understanding the ADA so that the client understands what it means to comply with that law and related laws. In particular\, he provides consulting\, counseling\, representation\, and training services involving compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act\, Rehabilitation Act of 1973\, and related laws- such as the Air Carrier Access Act and the Fair Housing Act-\, among others. \nMr. Goren also brings a deep\, personal understanding of what it means to have a disability\, equipping him with exceptional insight on how the ADA actually works. He is deaf with a congenital bilateral hearing loss of 70–120+ decibels\, but functions entirely in the hearing world thanks to hearing aids\, Bluetooth technology\, automatic speech recognition\, and lip-reading. For reasons independent of his deafness\, he also uses voice dictation technology to access his computer. He is also a frequent presenter\, a trained mediator\, a FINRA arbitrator (Chairperson eligible)\, and an arbitrator on the CPR employment panel. Finally\, he is the author of Understanding the ADA\, now in its 4th edition (ABA 2013)\, and numerous other articles on the rights of persons with disabilities. He is and has been a member of various committees of the American Bar Association\, including: Legal Technology Resource Center Board (2017-2023); ABA Law Practice Section Client Development and Marketing Committee; ABA Law Practice Section Ethics and Professionalism Committee and the ABA’s Law Practice Section DEI committee. He is also a member of various committees of the Federal Bar Association\, including: the Federal Bar Association (FBA) Committee for the Advancement in the Legal Profession (Diversity and Inclusion)\, committee; the FBA’s Civil Rights section and its Governing Board; FBA’s Civil Rights Amicus committee; and since 2022\, the Chair of the FBA’s Disability Best Practices Working Group. \nIn the first year of the Disability Best Practices Working Group\, it formulated an accessibility manual for the FBA and its chapters\, and is currently working on a resource guide for attorneys when they are faced with situations involving persons with disabilities. He is also a member of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Bar Association and the Sports Lawyers Association. He has an A.B. from Vassar College\, a J.D. from University of San Diego School of Law\, and was one of the first in the entire country to receive the LL.M. in Health Law\, in his case from DePaul University College of Law. Interesting fact: He trained his miniature poodle to be a hearing dog while he practices virtually. \n \nRichard Hunt\, Esq.\, Defense \nRichard is a Texas Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer with more than forty years of experience representing businesses and individuals in litigation\, arbitration\, and mediation. He is AV rated by Martindale Hubble and is a Thomson Reuters Superlawyer. Richard’s practice covers a wide range of business disputes\, with a particular focus on the disability rights provisions of the Fair Housing Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. He has served as an adjunct professor teaching Disability Law at the Dedman School of Law at Southern Methodist University and has served on the Examination Committee for Civil Trial Certification for the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and as an adjunct professor of trial advocacy at Texas Wesleyan School of Law. Richard is the author of Accessibility Defense (accessdefense.com)\, a blog for businesses concerned with avoiding and defending lawsuits brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act and Fair Housing Act. Richard frequently writes\, speaks and presents webinars on the ADA\, FHA\, and professional responsibility issues among other topics. He has been interviewed by The Economist\, Forbes and other publications on issues related to ADA and FHA litigation. \n \nJessie Weber\, Partner\, Brown\, Goldstein and Levy\, LLP – Plaintiff (co-moderator) \nJessie Weber is Managing Partner at Brown\, Goldstein & Levy\, LLP (“BGL”)\, where she works on a range of civil litigation matters nationwide\, with a focus on disability rights\, fair housing\, workplace justice\, and appellate litigation. She has successfully litigated and resolved cases involving accessible technology and document formats\, voting rights for individuals with print disabilities\, access to health care and educational opportunities\, and employment discrimination. She currently represents blind students and the National Federation of the Blind in litigation against the Los Angeles Community College District\, and obtained a jury verdict finding LACCD violated plaintiffs’ rights under Title II of the ADA by denying them an equal educational experience\, including through the use of inaccessible technology\, and awarding the individual plaintiffs more than $240\,000 in damages—a verdict recently reinstated by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. \nMs. Weber was also part of the legal team advocating for coverage of websites and mobile applications under the ADA in Robles v. Domino’s Pizza\, LLC\, first through successful advocacy to the Ninth Circuit\, resulting in a published decision clarifying that public accommodations must make their web and mobile services accessible now and cannot wait until the DOJ issues website-specific regulations\, and later by obtaining an order from the trial court holding that Domino’s violated the ADA by maintaining an inaccessible website and requiring Domino’s to make its website accessible. Before joining BGL\, Ms. Weber was a Francis D. Murnaghan\, Jr. Appellate Advocacy Fellow at the Public Justice Center where she worked on issues affecting marginalized communities. Before that\, she served as a law clerk for Judge Catherine C. Blake of the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. She serves as president of the board of Disability Rights Maryland and previously served on the boards of the ACLU of Maryland and FreeState Justice. Ms. Weber obtained her AB from Princeton University and her JD from Yale Law School. \n\nRegistration\nRegister Now! \n\nLive Broadcast | FBA Member: $0\nLive Broadcast | Nonmember: $95\nOn-Demand Broadcast | FBA Member: $50\nOn-Demand Broadcast | Nonmember: $95\n\n\n\nCLE\nPlease note: CLE for this webinar has not been pre-approved.\nMyLaw and the FBA will seek 1.0 General CLE credit hours in 60-minute states\, and 1.2 General CLE credit hours in 50-minute states. \nPosted credit hours are estimated and subject to respective state approval and rounding rules. CLE qualifications vary by state/jurisdiction. \nFor questions regarding this program\, please contact MyLaw CLE by email: registration@mylawcle.com or send an email to sections@fedbar.org
URL:https://www.fedbar.org/event/webinar-litigating-website-accessibility-cases-an-overview-and-the-view-from-the-plaintiff-and-defense-perspectives/
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SUMMARY:Judicial Intern Academy: Protesters' Rights and Street Law
DESCRIPTION:**Program hosted in (ET) Time Zone** \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe are kicking off our FBA Fridays summer series\, kicking it off with Wylie Stecklow for Protesters’ Rights and Street Law\, a concise and practical discussion on the constitutional rights of protesters\, interactions with law enforcement\, and legal protections surrounding public demonstrations. Drawing on more than three decades of civil rights litigation and leadership in landmark protest-related cases\, Mr. Stecklow will provide valuable insights into the legal principles that govern free speech\, assembly\, and police accountability \n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Now!\n\nPresented by the Federal Bar Association’s Civil Rights Law Section \n\nPresenters\n \n\nWylie Stecklow\, Esq. is a distinguished New York City civil rights litigator\, educator\, and veteran bar leader with over thirty years of experience managing complex institutional reform and constitutional advocacy . As the founder and managing principal attorney of Wylie Stecklow PLLC\, his practice focuses heavily on federal civil rights\, police misconduct\, Monell failure-to-train claims\, and First Amendment protections . Over the past two decades\, he has been at the forefront of litigating constitutional policies and practices in policing across multiple states\, trying numerous high-stakes cases to verdict in state and federal courts . \n\nMr. Stecklow has served as counsel on some of the most significant civil rights matters in recent history. He was co-counsel in Sow v. City of NY\, the largest civil rights class action settlement in U.S. history\, covering nearly 1\,400 individuals arrested during the Summer 2020 George Floyd protests . He also serves as co-counsel alongside the New York State Attorney General’s Office and the NYCLU in the consolidated federal litigation In Re Summer 2020 NYPD Floyd Protest Policing\, which successfully established landmark agreements to structurally reform NYPD policies regarding public protest and press rights . Previously\, in 2011\, his firm was retained by the Occupy Wall Street General Assembly\, where he organized pro bono representation for over 200 individuals and litigated dozens of constitutional suits . \nA foundational voice in continuing legal education\, Mr. Stecklow is the creator and director of the Civil Rights Étouffée\, a prestigious\, biennial national CLE platform in New Orleans that brings together federal circuit and district judges\, state Attorneys General\, and leading public interest advocates . Since 2019\, he has also served as an Adjunct Professor at Fordham University School of Law\, instructing international practitioners in the Fundamentals of Lawyering program . \nHis commitment to public service and the organized bar is expansive. He currently serves on the Executive Council of the Network of Bar Leaders (NoBL) and is an appointed member of the Second Circuit Committee on Civics Education . He is a past President of the Federal Bar Association’s SDNY Chapter\, a former Chair of the FBA National Civil Rights Law Section\, and a founding committee member of the monthly NAN Legal Rights Nights in Harlem . In recognition of his advocacy\, Mr. Stecklow has been continuously named a Civil Rights Super Lawyer since 2015 . He is the recipient of the FBA’s national Sarah T. Hughes Civil Rights Award\, the National Action Network’s Michael A. Hardy Justice Award\, and the National Press Photographers Association’s First Amendment Award. He is also an elected Fellow of the New York Bar Foundation and has received citations for outstanding citizenship and community service from the U.S. Congress\, the New York State Assembly\, the New York City Council\, and the Manhattan Borough President’s Office. He holds a J.D. from Fordham Law School and a B.S.\, cum laude\, from Syracuse University. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\nRegister Now! \n\nRegistration Fees\n\nFBA Member: $0\nNonmember: $95\n\nLive Captioning: Closed captioning is available for all virtual webcasts. \nInternet Requirements: Virtual programs require suitable internet strength to stream online panels. A minimum internet connection of 800 Kbps is recommended for an optimal attendee experience. Test your connection here.  \n\n\n\nCLE\nPlease note CLE will not be offered for this event. \n\n\n\n Frequently Asked Questions\nQ: How do I access the virtual webinar?\nA: Each webinar will have a unique link to watch the live broadcast. Registered attendees will receive login instructions via a calendar invitations 24 hours prior to the webinar. \nQ: Will recordings of the sessions be available after the event?\nA: Approved sessions will be available for registrants to view live and on-demand following the webinar. \nQ: Who do I contact for more information?\nA: Please contact sections@fedbar.org for any other questions. \n\nEmail Communication Policy\nBy registering for this event\, you agree to receive email communication from the Federal Bar Association and affiliated sponsors of the program concerning event details\, Continuing Legal Education certification\, programming changes\, upcoming events\, surveys\, and post-event communications. \nRecording Disclaimer\nBy registering for an online FBA program\, you agree to the recording of audio and visual content presented during the live event and consent to subsequent use of the recording by the FBA. You agree that the recording is the sole property of the FBA and that the recording may be used by the FBA in any manner in its sole and absolute discretion. This recording may include questions and poll responses provided by you during the live event. If you do not consent to the recording and the FBA’s use of the same\, do not register for the event. \nIf you have any questions regarding this program\, please contact sections@fedbar.org
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