DRBA Members Meeting 2016
Materials
- Download DRBA Attendance Certificate
- Download DRBA 2016 Meeting Agenda
- Download DRBA 2016 Meeting Speaker Bios
- Transcript of Session (PDF)
- Transcript of Session (DOC)
DRBA Annual Meeting 2016 – Part 1
DRBA Annual Meeting 2016 – Part 2
April 1, 2016 Program Agenda
Download DRBA 2016 Meeting Agenda
12:30-1:40 p.m. – Lunch, to occur in the NFB Dining Room
1:40-1:45 p.m. – Call to Order, Welcome, and Logistics, in NFB Members Hall
- Scott LaBarre, Chairperson, DRBA Board of Directors,
- Linda Dardarian, Vice Chairperson, DRBA Board of Directors.
1:45 – 3:00 p.m. – Panel 1: War and Peace – The Saga of Willits v. City of Los Angeles, a Class Action Battled on Four Fronts with Historic Results.
A year ago, DRBA members announced that they had reached a $1.4 billion settlement with the City of Los Angeles to make the city’s sidewalks, curb ramps, cross walks and other walkways accessible to individuals with mobility disabilities. The panel will explain how the case was developed and litigated over several years in state and federal trial and appellate courts, how the City tried to undercut the case repeatedly by settling it with other lawyers for significantly less relief, and how the Plaintiffs secured the settlement despite the City’s efforts to thwart it.
Presenters:
- Guy B. Wallace, Partner, Schneider Wallace Cottrell Konecky Wotkyns LLP, Emeryville, California;
- Linda M. Dardarian, Partner, Goldstein Borgen Dardarian & Ho, Oakland, California;
- Andrew P. Lee, Partner, Goldstein Borgen Dardarian & Ho, Oakland, California;
- Paula D. Pearlman, Assistant Chief Counsel , Legal Division, California Department of Fair Employment and Housing, Los Angeles, California.
Willits Materials:
- District Court Decision on Motion for Partial Summary Judgment Regarding Undue Burden Defense under Section 504 and Title II (PDF) | DOC
- Willits, Class Action Settlement Agreement (PDF) | DOC
- Willits, Class Action Settlement Notice (PDF) | DOC
- Willits, Class Action Settlement Frequently Asked Questions (PDF) | DOC
3:00-3:15 p.m. – Break
3:15 – 4:30 p.m. – Panel 2: Legal Developments in Digital Accessibility.
The panel will discuss significant legal decisions, jury verdicts, and settlements from the past year advancing the rights of people with disabilities to participate fully in the digital world, including the rights to work, learn, vote, and obtain health care and financial information.
Presenters:
- Scott LaBarre, LaBarre Law Offices;
- Joe Espo, Partner, Brown, Goldstein & Levy, LLP;
- Tim Fox, Co-founder of CREEC (Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center);
- Lainey Feingold, Law Office of Lainey Feingold.
Digital Accessibility Materials:
- Lainey Feingold, Structured Negotiation A Winning Strategy for Digital Accessibility (PDF) | DOC
- Harvard Opposition Brief (PDF) | DOC
- Lamone Brief of Appellees (PDF)
- Lamone CREEC Amicus (PDF)
- Lamone Decision 4th Cir (PDF)
- Lamone DOJ Amicus Brief ACE (PDF)
- Lamone Reply Brief of Appellants (PDF)
- Reyazuddin Case Courts Instructions to the Jury (PDF)
- Reyazuddin Injunctive Relief Memo (PDF) | DOC
- Scribd MTD Failure State Claim ACE (PDF)
- Scribd Opinion Denying Motion to Dismiss (PDF)
- Scribd Plaintiffs Memo Opposing MTD ACE (PDF)
- Scribd Reply ISO MTD (PDF)
4:30 – 5:00 – Annual Business Meeting
5:30 – 9:30 p.m. – Reception and Heavy Hors d’oeuvres, Little Havana, 1325 Key Highway, Baltimore, MD 21230, (410) 837-9903
For transportation to the event, meet at the NFB’s Wells Street entrance at 5:15 p.m. Alternatively, free parking is available at Little Havana.
Special thanks to our reception sponsors: Brown, Goldstein & Levy; Goldstein Borgen Dardarian & Ho; LaBarre Law Offices, P.C.; and the National Federation of the Blind.