New York (NY) Disability Law CLE Course Catalog

Join our expert panelists as they discuss The ADA website accessibility legal framework. Overview of the circuit split re. ADA website accessibility caselaw, and issues in ADA website accessibility

How do attorneys make rain while living openly with disabilities, and what challenges do they face while doing so? Join our panel as they discuss these topics, among others.

When a client asks you (or, when you ask yourself), "when should I take my Social Security retirement benefit?" will you know how to answer that question? This session will help you learn how to respond to that question. There is no "one size fits all." However, you will learn how to approach the subject and guide your client to an answer that will meet the client's goals.

This panel of experts will discuss the events leading up to the HAVEN Act’s passage, the new exemption from Current Monthly Income created by the Act, suggestions on how to talk with your clients about military or VA benefits and documents, and how the Act applies to your pending cases.

Are Internet sites subject to the ADA at all? The answer is most likely, but it all depends. Panelists will discuss the case law in the area and how ADA compliance is a bit like functioning in the Wild West. The rules also differ depending upon whether an employee is involved.

Learn the underlying law and practice involved in understanding, advising, and representing claimants in a Social Security Disability (SSD) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Hearing.

Providing civil legal services to low-income and vulnerable clients presents unique practical issues as well as ethical considerations for lawyers. Join our seasoned panel: Marianne J. Conrad, Indiana Legal Services, Inc., and Jenny K. Mittelman, State Bar of Georgia as they discuss these issues with moderator Ellyn Rosen of the ABA Center for Professional Responsibility.

The rules and policies of the many public assistance programs for your special-needs clients are daunting, and these clients often profess confusion and despair at their inability to successfully navigate these bureaucracies. The attorney who can bring accurate information and a knowledge of the available financial and health care resources, and how to obtain them, into the planning process will quickly be viewed as a trusted advisor for those persons with special needs and their families.

Do you know when and how much medical information employers may ask of their employees? Or how much medical information employees need to disclose to their employers? Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) strictly limits the circumstances under which employers can ask employees for medical information or require them to take medical examinations. Get all the answers for your clients as well as your practice!