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About William D. Goren, J.D., LL.M.

Understanding the ADAWilliam Goren is one of the country’s foremost authorities on the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. For more than 20 years, he has been advising on ADA compliance as both an attorney and professor—of which during his time as a full-time academic at various institutions in Chicago, he won numerous teaching awards and achieved tenure.

With the goal of making the ADA/Rehabilitation Act and related laws understandable so that employers, governmental entities, businesses, and even individuals understand what it means to comply with the ADA/Rehabilitation Act and related laws, Mr. Goren provides consulting, counseling, representation, and training services to higher education institutions, public and private corporations, non-profit organizations, professional sports teams, government entities, and individuals. He also advises legal firms on a wide range of ADA matters. His approach favors prevention as a safeguard to costly litigation.

A licensed attorney in Georgia, Illinois and Texas, Mr. 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 65–90+ decibels, but functions entirely in the hearing world thanks to hearing aids and lip reading. For reasons unrelated to his deafness, he uses voice dictation technology to access the computer.

Mr. Goren is the author of Understanding the Americans with Disabilities Act, Fourth Edition (published by the American Bar Association, 2013). A prolific writer and renowned researcher, Mr. Goren has penned numerous other articles on the rights of persons with disabilities and publishes a blog on current topics related to ADA compliance.

Mr. Goren is founder, founding member, and the President of the National Association of Attorneys with Disabilities (NAAD). Mr. Goren is also currently a member of the EEO committee of the American Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Law section as well as a member of the American Bar Association’s General Practice and Solo section Pro Bono and Public Service, Labor and Employment/Civil Rights, and Technology committees. Previously, Mr. Goren has served on the Illinois Standing Committee on Disability Law, the Texas Bar Standing Committee on Disability Issues committee, and was a co-chair of the Civil Rights/Constitutional Law committee of the Chicago Bar Association.

Mr. Goren received his B.A. from Vassar College, his J.D. from the University of San Diego, and his LL.M. in Health Law from DePaul University.

Mr. Goren resides in Decatur, Georgia with his wife and daughter. In his spare time, he is a voracious reader and loves sports.

 

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Recent Posts

  • Litigation over commas: How far Does Title II Extend? April 16, 2018
  • Uber and Title III of the ADA April 9, 2018
  • To Buy or Not: The Amicus Brief in Robles and Winn-Dixie April 4, 2018
  • Colleges and Universities Duty to Warn Obligations; The ADA is Lurking March 28, 2018

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ABA 2015 Blawg 100

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ADA Legal Resources

  • Department of Justice ADA Web Site
  • Disability Discrimination, EEOC Info
  • DuPage County bar Journal, The Brief
  • Job Accommodation Network
  • Midwest Center for the Law and Deaf
  • National Association of Attorneys with Disabilities (NAAD)
  • Understanding the Americans with Disabilities Act

Articles

  • ADA and Mediation/Arbitration: Things to Think About
  • Affirmative-action and persons with disabilities
  • Americans with Disabilities Act Claims: Is a Mixed Motive Jury Instruction Dead?
  • An ADA Checklist as You Go About Your Practice
  • Disability compliance for higher education interview on why colleges and universities should perform ADA compliance audits
  • Expect huge impact from DOJ regulations implementing Titles II and III of ADAAA
  • Help your institution avoid some common mistakes when dismissing students with disabilities
  • Internet addiction, ADA, and employment
  • Internet and Title III of the ADA
  • Is Your University or College's Homepage Accessible to Prospective Students with Visual Impairments?
  • Legal Liability of Buying or Developing Inaccessible Technology
  • Reassignment and the ADA: Is It a Matter of Right and How Do You Prove It up?
  • Service dogs and the ADA
  • Should Your Law Firm's Internet Site Be Accessible to the Persons with Disabilities
  • The Americans with Disabilities Act and Employment
  • The Ins and Outs of Nevada’s Service Animal Laws
  • What is the statute of limitations for ADA claims

Blogroll

  • architectural accessibility
  • disability law blogspot
  • FMLA Insights Blog
  • labor and employment law blog (management)
  • Lawffice Space Blog
  • management employment law blog (California based firm)
  • Ohio Employment lawyer blog (Jonathan Hyman-management)
  • PLAINTIFF California labor and employment law blog
  • plaintiff employment law blog
  • Robin Shea's employment and labor law insider blog (management-Constangy, Brooks & Prophete)
  • Second Circuit civil rights cases
  • The blog for Supreme Court goings on
  • The employer handbook blog
  • Title III and Fair Housing Act Blog (defense)
  • Title III and II ADA blog
  • Title III blog business side (Seyfarth Shaw)
  • Workplace safety and health law blog

Greatest Hits

  • ADA and ADA Related Cases at the Supreme Court: Where They Have Been and What Is Next
  • ADA and the Applicable Statute of Limitations
  • ADA compliance auditing for higher education
  • ADA Compliance Is a Nondelegable Duty
  • Are public colleges and public universities immune from suit as a result of sovereign immunity in ADA matters
  • Can You Get Compensatory and Punitive Damages When Alleging Retaliation
  • Just When Does the Statute of Limitations BEGIN to Run in ADA Cases
  • Service dog v. therapy dogs
  • Suing state court system for title II violations
  • Temporary disabilities and the ADA
  • What do you have to show to get compensatory damages under title II of the ADA
  • What does it mean to exhaust administrative remedies under title I of the ADA?
  • Why a recent US Supreme Court opinion is a huge victory for title I plaintiffs (mixed motive)

In the Media

  • ABA Blawg 100 2014
  • ADA and ADR
  • ADA Game Changer: CRST Van Expedited v. EEOC
  • ADA Litigation Game Changer
  • Blog entry on Impact of University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center v. Nassar on the ADA
  • Blog entry on Judge Gorsuch on Disability Rights Linked to by SCOTUS Blog
  • Blog entry on Sheehan v. City and County of San Francisco
  • CBS money watch article discussing website accessibility litigation.
  • CRST Van Epedited blog entry referenced in over lawyered
  • Death Penalty and Intellectual Disabilities Supreme Court Opinion
  • Disability compliance for higher education interview on why colleges and universities should perform ADA compliance audits
  • Does title IIof the ADA/§ 504 of the Rehabilitation Act applied to employment
  • E-bay's Inaccessibility to the Deaf
  • EEOC affirmative action per § 501 blog entry referenced in March 2016 employment Law blog carnival
  • Employment Law Blog Carnival November 2015
  • Expert Interview Series: ADA Consultant William Goren on What You Need to Know About ADA Compliance
  • February 2016 employment Law blog carnival
  • Finding creative solutions within the law
  • Fisher II blog entry referenced in Scotus Blog
  • Fry oral argument blog entry referenced in Scotus Blog
  • Guest Post on Illinois Business Litigator Blog regarding My Burden of Proof When Dealing with Remediation Blog Entry
  • How Fry playing out blog entry referenced by Scotus blog
  • Illinois business litigator blog featuring my blog entry discussing whether a corporation has a retaliation cause of action under the ADA
  • Impact of Abercrombie and Fitch Decision on the ADA
  • June 2015 ABA Journal article on attorneys with disabilities and the preconceptions they face
  • Law practice today members spotlight
  • legal issues of buying inaccessible technologies article posted to the ABA green room
  • Legal pad radio show interview first run Wednesday, February 12 at 7:30am.; Re-airs at Saturday, February 15 at 3:30pm and Monday, February 17 at 9am
  • Legal pad radio show interview first run Wednesday, January 29 at 7:30am.; Re-airs at Saturday, February 1 at 3:30pm and Monday, February 3 at 9am
  • Legal pad radio show interview first run Wednesday, October 23rd at 7:30am.; Re-airs at Saturday, October 26th at 3:30pm and Monday, October 28th at 9am
  • Let's Talk About Arbitration blog entry and other entries featured on the Illinois business litigator blog
  • MH issues and the State Bar
  • Oral Argument in Sheehan v. City and County of San Francisco
  • PBS News Hour piece discussing accessibility of amusement parks for persons with disabilities
  • Reflections on the development of disability as a diversity concern in the legal profession
  • SCOTUS blog references Endrew oral argument blog entry
  • SCOTUS Blog references Fry decided blog entry
  • SCOTUS Blog referencing blog entry that Reviews Supreme Court cases and the upcoming Supreme Court cases vis a vis the ADA/disability rights
  • Sevorson decision analyzed
  • Sheehan decision
  • Trimble v. Kroger
  • What's wrong with this job description blog entry featured in December 2015 employment Law blog carnival
  • When to grant more leave after FMLA is exhausted
  • Why ADA is a Good Law

Presentations of interest

  • ADA Hot Issues: Essential Function, Attendance, and Reassignment
  • ADA Hot Issues: Pregnancy, Reassignment, and Legal Issues of Buying Inaccessible Technology
  • Let's Count the Ways the ADA Impacts Your Law Practice
  • Understanding the Americans with Disabilities Act, Fourth Edition – Hot Off the Press – A Brown Bag Series

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