Letters,
Judges and Judiciary
Nov. 25, 2015
Diversity discussion must include the disabled
The failure to include the disabled in diversity studies provides an incomplete analaysis of law firm practices and perpetuates bias against the disabled.
East County Division
Peter A. Lynch
Judge
Arraignments
Southern Illinois University School of Law, 1984
Peter is an Afghanistan and Iraq veteran.
The Nov. 20 article titled "Law firms get mixed reviews on diversity" accurately describes the referenced published studies. Unfortunately, those studies of diversity in law firms omit the disabled. The failure to include the disabled in diversity discussions provides an incomplete analysis of law firm practices. It continues the explicit and/or implicit bias against the disabled.
The National Association of Attorneys with Disabilities (NAAD) was created to promote justice, equity an...
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