Jo Anne Simon http://www.joannesimon.com Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:41:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en 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’s New Year’s Resolution Quoted in Brooklyn Paper http://www.joannesimon.com/2008/01/08/jo-anne-quoted-in-brooklyn-paper/ http://www.joannesimon.com/2008/01/08/jo-anne-quoted-in-brooklyn-paper/#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2008 23:33:11 +0000 admin http://www.joannesimon.com/2008/01/08/jo-anne-quoted-in-brooklyn-paper/ “Resolutions: We all make ‘em, we all break ‘em. But for those who have their resolutions printed in the newspaper, there’s no way out. Here are some of the best we heard around the neighborhood…”

Click here to read the full article, page 3.

]]> http://www.joannesimon.com/2008/01/08/jo-anne-quoted-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/ Jo Anne Speaks at the New York State Disabilities Services Council Fall Meeting, "Recent Legal Cases from Region 1 and Discussion of Virginia Tech Fallout." http://www.joannesimon.com/2007/12/21/talk-to-the-new-york-state-disabilities-services-council-fall-meeting-recent-legal-cases-from-region-1-and-discussion-of-virginia-tech-fallout/ http://www.joannesimon.com/2007/12/21/talk-to-the-new-york-state-disabilities-services-council-fall-meeting-recent-legal-cases-from-region-1-and-discussion-of-virginia-tech-fallout/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:42:41 +0000 admin http://www.joannesimon.com/2007/12/21/talk-to-the-new-york-state-disabilities-services-council-fall-meeting-recent-legal-cases-from-region-1-and-discussion-of-virginia-tech-fallout/ Jo Anne was asked to give a speech at the New York State Disabilites Services Council Fall Meeting. The subject matter was regarding recent legal cases from Region 1 and the a discussion of the Virginia Tech fallout.

For more information, view the pdf below:

http://sws2.sas.cornell.edu/dsc/meetings/NYSDSC_Nov07_Agenda_Hotel.pdf

]]> http://www.joannesimon.com/2007/12/21/talk-to-the-new-york-state-disabilities-services-council-fall-meeting-recent-legal-cases-from-region-1-and-discussion-of-virginia-tech-fallout/feed/ Article in the New York Observer http://www.joannesimon.com/2007/12/21/article-in-the-new-york-observer/ http://www.joannesimon.com/2007/12/21/article-in-the-new-york-observer/#comments Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:42:30 +0000 admin http://www.joannesimon.com/2007/12/21/article-in-the-new-york-observer/ In the New York Observer article, “Dreams of Brooklyn Central Business District Dashed,” Jo Anne contributes to the discussion. The article focuses on office space development and its affect on the Brooklyn community.

To read the article, click the link below:

http://www.observer.com/2007/brooklyn-cdb-dreams-dashed

]]> http://www.joannesimon.com/2007/12/21/article-in-the-new-york-observer/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/ 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… 

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