Jo Anne Simon http://www.joannesimon.com Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:25:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en Jo Anne Quoted in New York Times About Extension of Term Limits http://www.joannesimon.com/2008/11/07/jo-anne-quoted-in-new-york-times-about-extension-of-term-limits/ http://www.joannesimon.com/2008/11/07/jo-anne-quoted-in-new-york-times-about-extension-of-term-limits/#comments Fri, 07 Nov 2008 19:21:17 +0000 rochelle http://www.joannesimon.com/?p=89 Jo Anne Simon was recently quoted in a New York Times article by Jonathan Hicks about changes to the term limits law. To read the article please click on the link here or past this link into your browser. Candidates Left in Limbo Over Term Limits

]]> http://www.joannesimon.com/2008/11/07/jo-anne-quoted-in-new-york-times-about-extension-of-term-limits/feed/ The ADA Amendments Act of 2008 http://www.joannesimon.com/2008/11/06/the-ada-amendments-act-of-2008/ http://www.joannesimon.com/2008/11/06/the-ada-amendments-act-of-2008/#comments Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:37:42 +0000 rochelle http://www.joannesimon.com/?p=85 On September 25, 2008 President Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act, restoring the Act’s protections to America’s 54 million adults and children with disabilities. Jo Anne supported this bill and deeply honored to have played a small role in its passage.

In her testimony before the U.S. Senate’s Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions in support of the Amendments. JO Anne’s testimony focused on education and “high-stakes” standardized testing. She testified that the ADA has been so narrowly applied as to ensure that almost no one was protected, leading to anomalous results.

In amending the Act, Congress rejected several U.S. Supreme Court decisions that had narrowed the law’s applicability and created unrealistically high barriers to coverage. As Jo Anne stated in her testimony, “the ADAAA will do no more than protect those Congress originally intended to protect.” Bartlett v. NYS Board of Law Examiners was specifically cited as illustrative of Congressional intent. No longer will individuals with impairments “be penalized when seeking protection under the ADA simply because he or she managed their own adaptive strategies or received informal or undocumented accommodations that have the effect of lessening the deleterious impacts of their disability.” See Page H8291. ada-amendments-act

]]> http://www.joannesimon.com/2008/11/06/the-ada-amendments-act-of-2008/feed/ Jo Anne’s U.S. Senate Testimony on Proper Scope of ADA Amendments Act 07-15-08 http://www.joannesimon.com/2008/07/28/jo-anne%e2%80%99s-us-senate-testimony-on-proper-scope-of-ada-amendments-act-07-15-08/ http://www.joannesimon.com/2008/07/28/jo-anne%e2%80%99s-us-senate-testimony-on-proper-scope-of-ada-amendments-act-07-15-08/#comments Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:41:43 +0000 rochelle http://www.joannesimon.com/?p=82 Available in MS Word or as a PDF.
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]]> http://www.joannesimon.com/2008/07/28/jo-anne%e2%80%99s-us-senate-testimony-on-proper-scope-of-ada-amendments-act-07-15-08/feed/ Jo Anne Listed as one of the Top “Movers and Shakers” of ‘08 in Brooklyn Paper http://www.joannesimon.com/2008/01/08/jo-anne-listed-as-one-of-the-top-movers-and-shakers-of-08-in-brooklyn-paper/ http://www.joannesimon.com/2008/01/08/jo-anne-listed-as-one-of-the-top-movers-and-shakers-of-08-in-brooklyn-paper/#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2008 23:58:30 +0000 admin http://www.joannesimon.com/2008/01/08/jo-anne-listed-as-one-of-the-top-movers-and-shakers-of-08-in-brooklyn-paper/ “We’ve looked (not so) fondly back on 2007, so now it’s time to look ahead to the people, place and things that will be making news in 2008. Here’s our report, ranked, David Letterman Top Ten style, in order of excitement”…

“Jo Anne Simon, Boerum Hill: The Democratic District Leader has been waiting in the wings to run for City Council - and now she has her chance thanks to term-limits on David Yassky”…

Click Here to read the full article, beginning on page 1 and continuing on page 14.

]]> http://www.joannesimon.com/2008/01/08/jo-anne-listed-as-one-of-the-top-movers-and-shakers-of-08-in-brooklyn-paper/feed/ Jo Anne receives Lifetime Justice Award at the LD Access’ Gala Awards Ceremony & Dinner. http://www.joannesimon.com/2007/12/21/jo-anne-receives-lifetime-justice-award-from-the-new-york-international-justice-society/ http://www.joannesimon.com/2007/12/21/jo-anne-receives-lifetime-justice-award-from-the-new-york-international-justice-society/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:42:57 +0000 admin http://www.joannesimon.com/2007/12/21/jo-anne-receives-lifetime-justice-award-from-the-new-york-international-justice-society/ This past November, Jo Anne received the Lifetime Justice Award at the LD ACCESS’s Gala Awards Ceremony & Dinner and selected by the New York International Justice Society.

For more information, view the pdf file using the link below:

http://www.ldaccess.org/book2007.pdf

]]> http://www.joannesimon.com/2007/12/21/jo-anne-receives-lifetime-justice-award-from-the-new-york-international-justice-society/feed/ Letter to the Editor printed in the New York Times http://www.joannesimon.com/2007/12/21/letter-to-the-editor-printed-in-the-new-york-times/ http://www.joannesimon.com/2007/12/21/letter-to-the-editor-printed-in-the-new-york-times/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:42:21 +0000 admin http://www.joannesimon.com/2007/12/21/letter-to-the-editor-printed-in-the-new-york-times/ Jo Anne address a New York Times article tackling the issue of parking in New York City. Jo Anne provides statistics to support her statement and communicates her them very effectively.

To read her letter, click the link below:

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D05EFDF143
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]]> http://www.joannesimon.com/2007/12/21/letter-to-the-editor-printed-in-the-new-york-times/feed/ Jo Anne Simon quoted in the New York Post http://www.joannesimon.com/2007/12/21/jo-anne-simon-quoted-in-the-new-york-post/ http://www.joannesimon.com/2007/12/21/jo-anne-simon-quoted-in-the-new-york-post/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:42:06 +0000 admin http://www.joannesimon.com/2007/12/21/jo-anne-simon-quoted-in-the-new-york-post/ To view the the article, click the link below:

http://www.nypost.com/seven/10152007/news/nationalnews/
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]]> http://www.joannesimon.com/2007/12/21/jo-anne-simon-quoted-in-the-new-york-post/feed/ Article in the Brooklyn Eagle http://www.joannesimon.com/2007/12/21/article-in-the-brooklyn-eagle/ http://www.joannesimon.com/2007/12/21/article-in-the-brooklyn-eagle/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:41:46 +0000 admin http://www.joannesimon.com/2007/12/21/article-in-the-brooklyn-eagle/ Jo Anne Simon endorses supportive housing proposal.
To view the article, click the link below:

http://www.brooklyneagle.com/categories/category.php?
category_id=27&id=12727

]]> http://www.joannesimon.com/2007/12/21/article-in-the-brooklyn-eagle/feed/ In the Journal of Gender, Social Policy and the Law: Participation in panel at American University Washington College of Law, on “Assisting Law Students with Disabilities in the 21st Century: Brass Tacks” (March 8, 2007) http://www.joannesimon.com/2007/12/21/in-the-journal-of-gender-social-policy-the-law-participation-in-panel-on-the-bar-exam-at-the-american-university-washington-college-of-law-march-8-2007/ http://www.joannesimon.com/2007/12/21/in-the-journal-of-gender-social-policy-the-law-participation-in-panel-on-the-bar-exam-at-the-american-university-washington-college-of-law-march-8-2007/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:41:36 +0000 admin http://www.joannesimon.com/2007/12/21/in-the-journal-of-gender-social-policy-the-law-participation-in-panel-on-the-bar-exam-at-the-american-university-washington-college-of-law-march-8-2007/ Provided below is a link to an 18 page document which contains the agenda, speaker biographies and selected bibliography used at the panel discussion.

To view the document, click the link below:

…link coming soon… 

]]> http://www.joannesimon.com/2007/12/21/in-the-journal-of-gender-social-policy-the-law-participation-in-panel-on-the-bar-exam-at-the-american-university-washington-college-of-law-march-8-2007/feed/ Letter to the editor of the New York Sun http://www.joannesimon.com/2007/12/21/letter-to-the-editor-of-the-new-york-sun/ http://www.joannesimon.com/2007/12/21/letter-to-the-editor-of-the-new-york-sun/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:41:30 +0000 admin http://www.joannesimon.com/2007/12/21/letter-to-the-editor-of-the-new-york-sun/ http://www.joannesimon.com/2007/12/21/letter-to-the-editor-of-the-new-york-sun/feed/