Ask an Attorney / Expert - July 15, 2011
Land Conservancies and the Americans with Disabilities Act
This Ask an Attorney / Expert call will feature lead attorney, Ellen Fred who will help answer questiosn about the recent regulations under the ADA. Join us July 15, 2011
July 15, 2011
What: ACE Conference Call for Michigan Land Conservancies
Where: Conference Call
July 15, 2011 10:00 AM
Note: Make sure to click Confirm Registration after filling out registration form to confirm your seat in the conference call. You will receive a confirmation email from Heart of the Lakes.
Registration Deadline: Wednesday, July 13
Recent regulations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) went into effect in March and raise a number of new, and some old, questions for the land conservancy community :
What are your organization’s general responsibilities under the ADA if you provide “public accommodation” on your protected lands?
What are your obligations under new regulations regarding “power-driven mobility devices” should you wish to prohibit motorized vehicles from sensitive lands?
Need you only be concerned about fee-owned lands or are conservation easements that allow public access affected as well?
What steps is your conservancy taking to provide accessibility for people with disabilities?
Lead attorney Ellen Fred will help sort out the answers in a one-hour call about this important public policy. As one of our regular attorneys on the Ask An Attorney series, Ellen serves clients on all aspects of land conservation law, including drafting and customizing conservation easements. She is also the author of a 2003 law journal article, “Outdoor Accessibility Requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act: Must Holders of Conservation Easements Provide ADA Access?”. Join us!
Submit Questions: Your questions will be needed in advance. Please submit to julie@heartofthelakes.org by Tuesday, July 12, 2011
How to participate: The Ask An Attorney/Expert conference call is available to representatives of all Michigan land conservancies and their conservation partners. Call-in number, pass code, call-in protocol and other instructions will be provided once you’ve signed up. Please note that the call-in number is NOT toll-free. For the reasonable cost of a long distance call or 60 cell phone minutes, you’ll have access to some of best conservation expertise in Michigan.
Remember: The Ask An Attorney/Ask An Expert program is intended to provide general guidance only and is not a substitute for seeking needed legal review by a qualified attorney for conservation easements or other land transactions.
Questions? Julie or Meredith at 517-925-8649, julie@heartofthelakes.org or meredith@heartofthelakes.org
Thank you! Ask An Attorney is made possible by the generous support of our participating attorneys and lead experts and by the funders of the Advancing Conservancy Excellence (ACE) program: The Carls Foundation, Frey Foundation, Kresge Foundation, C.S. Mott Foundation, and the Wege Foundation. ACE is a partnership between Heart of the Lakes Center for Land Conservation Policy and the Land Trust Alliance.
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