DISABILITY LAW FALL 2023

COURSE PAGE

 LAST UPDATED 12/8

Professor Marc Fajer

mfajer@law.miami.edu

Law Library G368

Office Hours: 

Wednesdays 1:30-3:30 (My Office)

& By Appointment (Live or on Zoom)

Faculty Assistant:

Andrew McDougal

amcdougal2@law.miami.edu

Law Library G364
(305) 284-2476

Class Meetings

Course Materials

INFORMATION MEMO #I: COURSE OVERVIEW (8/16 DRAFT)

SYLLABUS (COMPLETE)

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS (UNIT ONE)

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS (UNIT TWO)

NEWMAN ARTICLE PDF (from Class #15)

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS (UNIT FIVE)

Power Point Presentations

(in reverse chronological order)

"CLASS #22" (Slides Only):

Heisphere; Cal. Mobile Home II; DQ5.02; Groner

CLASS #21 (Wed 11/15):

Oxford House-C; Jankowski; Cal. Mobile Home I

CLASS #20 (Mon 11/13):                         

Zukle & Wong & Note 3 (cont’d). Visual Impairments, Cal State Fullerton & Notes 1-2;  City of Edmonds; Reasonable Modifications: Generally; Freer

CLASS #19 (Wed 11/8)

Higher Education: Reasonable Accommodations (cont’d):  Wynne (cont’d) & Note 4; `Guckenberger & Notes 1 & 4; Zukle & Wong & Notes 1 &3; Brief Intro to Unit Five

CLASS #18 (MON 11/6)

Higher Education: Qualified Individual: Re;cap of Davis; Case Western & Notes 1-2; Halpern & Notesn1-3; Higher Education: Reasonable Accommodations Generally; Wynne & Note 3

CLASS #17 (MON 10/30)

Reasonableness in Employment cont’d: Gratzl; Retaliation Cases (Valle-Arce & Picture People); Vande Zande; Notes 7-10; Notes 1, 4, 6, 12; Vacant Positions: Barnett & Note 5;.Employment: Medical Examination & Inquiries: Statutory & Regulatory Language & Notes 1, 2, 5; Grenier & Notes 1-3

CLASS #16 Does Not Exist in This Universe

CLASS #15 (Wed 10/25):  No Power Point (Guest Lecture)

CLASS #14 (Mon 10/23)

Review Problem 2A(ii); Reasonable Accommodations in Employment: Jakubowski; UPS Supply Chain

CLASS #13 (Slides Only)

Employment: Direct Threat and Qualified Individual

CLASS #12 (Mon 10/16)

Review Problem 2A(i); Direct Threat Exception: Arline & Higher Education; Stebbins

CLASSES #10-11 (Slides Only) (forthcoming)

CLASS #9 (Wed 10/4)

Definition Prong 3; Intro to Direct Threat Exception; Documentation; Guckenberger & DQ 2.07-2.09; Sexual/Gender Identity Exceptions; Drug/Alcohol/Addiction Exceptions; Raytheon & DQ2.10-2.12

CLASS #8 (Mon 10/2)

Definition Prong 1 cont’d (Substantial); Prong 2; Prong 3 (Recap)

CLASS #7 (Wed 9/27)

Definition Prong 1 (Impairments & Major Life Activities)

CLASS #6 (Wed 9/20)

Intro to Three Prongs; Review Problem 1A

CLASS #5 (Wed 9/13)

Service Animals cont’d & Text Qs 6, 9-10;  Set-Up of Review Problem 1A; PGA v. Martin & Text Notes 1 & 5; Intro to Definition & 2008 ADA Amendment

CLASS #4 (Wed 9/6)

Intro to Unit II & DQ2.01-2.03; Service Animals cont’d & Text Qs 1-3

CLASS #3 (Mon 8/28)

More on Reasonable & Necessary; Purposes & DQ1.01 cont’d; DQ1.03; Shapiro & DQ1.04-1.07; Intro to Service Animals

CLASS #2 (Wed 8/23)

Construction Requirements; Intro to Reasonable Accommodations; Davis & DQ1.02 & Notes 1-6, 8; Purposes & DQ1.01

CLASS #1 (Mon 8/21)

Course Coverage; Course Operation & Requirements; Common Law --> Federal Statutes (Rehab Act; FHA; ADA); Intentional Discrimination Claims)

Review Problems & Sample Test Questions

(with Answers/Explanations forthcoming)

Review Problem 1A

Review Problem 2A