As people grow older, they tend to become more vulnerable to a wide range of physical injuries. Falls are one of the most common causes of injuries among elderly adults. Unfortunately, fall injuries can often be attributed to nursing home neglect or abuse. For family members of nursing home patients, it is crucial to understand when and how fall injuries can occur due to abuse or neglect. Some common issues that can lead to falls in nursing homes include:
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Tip of the Month: Disclosing Invisible Disabilities on IDs Can Increase Safety
The safety of individuals with disabilities that are not immediately apparent may be at risk during encounters with law enforcement and first responders.
To reduce these safety risks, a person may now voluntarily designate a nonapparent disability on a driver’s license, identification (ID) card, and vehicle registration. This way, individuals can be discreetly identified with a medically verified cognitive, mental, neurological, or physical disability.
The goal, according to the Invisible Disabilities Association, is to help alert law enforcement
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Accessible Content Broadens Your Client Base and Improves the Way You Work
One of the many things I have appreciated about becoming an attorney is working with people who care deeply about the clients they serve and the work they do.
It is a great honor to watch attorneys meet with clients, listen, and do their best to make clients feel comfortable. That includes working with disabled clients, who are often dealing with substantial barriers, ableism, and disrespect.
However, even though lawyers are making strides in accommodating individual clients, our systemic
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Is Your Hotel Website in Compliance with the ADA?
There has been a trend recently in the state of Wisconsin, and elsewhere, for attorneys to file lawsuits against hotel owners alleging that their websites are in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) because they are not accessible to disabled individuals. Specifically, the complaints allege that the hotel websites are in violation of the ADA because they fail to identify accessibility features, do not allow for booking of accessible rooms, and do not provide sufficient information regarding
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