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When I flew to Ireland two years ago, Delta Airlines proved graciously accommodating to my furry companion and me, upgrading us to business class, so Pilot would enjoy more floor space. This year, however, my new guide dog and I ...

Discussions at the luncheon and at my session during the recent silver anniversary of the Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations reinforced for me the power of all of us coalescing to foster inclusion within the nonprofit sector. Because of its ...

The continued expansion of technology in conjunction with law and policy has enabled levels of access to entertainment not known by persons with sensory-based disabilities of yesteryear. (Sensory disabilities consist of blindness, deafness or both.) Since January, Title III of ...

The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017, now pending in Congress, approaches the Americans with Disabilities Act not as a positive boom but a detriment to our communities. The bill would require pre-notification before someone takes legal action against ...

Given that our republic confronts problems vexing to the summer soldier and the sunshine patriot alike, leaders of good intention but differing views may be brethren who seek to address issues or problems in common — even if one of those brethren is as diverse as the first guide-dog Mason.

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There are arguably an insufficient number of leaders with guide dogs and accessible technology in the halls of power, whether in our political parties or our ancient fraternities.

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Given the staggering unemployment rates of people (including lawyers) with disabilities, there is simply a need for more visibility of lawyers and their guide dogs in the board room and in the hearing room. For better or worse, a step forward may be found in the portrayal of a blind character in the current television frivolity, “Growing up Fisher.”

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Charles Dickens’ opus, “A Christmas Carol — a Ghost Story of Christmas,” published in 1843, provides an allegory from which all of us as lawyers might learn.

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