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Candidate Name: James d'Auguste

Contact Person: Alexander Tisch

If there is a Campaign office, is it wheelchair accessible? N/A

Campaign Address: 215 East 95th Street, New York, NY 10128
Phone: 917-545-0705
Email: at82271 @ netzero.net

Endorsements: (Political, Community & Labor)

Club Endorsements: Chelsea Reform Democratic Club; Gay and Lesbian Independent Democrats; Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club; Lexington Democratic Club; Village Reform Democratic Club

Public Official Endorsements: Representative Carolyn Maloney; Senator Tom Duane; Assemblymembers Jonathan Bing, Herman D. Farrell, Jr., Richard Gottfried, Micah Z. Kellner & Keith Wright; Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer; Councilmembers Jessica Lappin & Dan Garodnick

1. Please describe any experience with disability you have had in your life or career.

   I have represented students with disabilities and their parents on a wide variety of matters ranging from forcing school districts to comply with the requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to the No Child Left Behind Act.

    

2. How will you incorporate people with disabilities into your campaign?

   Individuals affiliated with my campaign have disabilities.

    

3. If you are in private practice, is your office accessible to people with disabilities? If not, what have you done to ensure access?

   N/A

    

4. Is the courthouse in which you work accessible to people with all kinds of disabilities? If not, what have you done to ensure access?

   N/A

    

5. Has a person with a disability appeared before your court as a juror or litigant? If so, please indicate what, if any, challenges arose? And how were they handled?

   N/A

    

6. Do you believe that a person who is deaf / hard of hearing or one who is blind/or has low vision can serve as a juror? Why or why not?

   Yes. Absent the most compelling of circumstances, a deaf or blind person should be permitted to participate as a juror with appropriate accommodations.

    

7. Are you willing to hire either on a job share or full time basis, a qualified law clerk/secretary with a disability?

   Yes.

    

8. How will you work within the court structure to assure the accessibility of all facilities of the courts? For example, will you participate in the Committee for People with Disabilities, relevant training opportunities?

   I have actively worked to ensure that the rights of persons with disabilities are respected and will continue to do so as a judge.

    

9. How would you act when the family of a person with physical or cognitive disabilities attempts to control their assets?

   As with any case that I am assigned to handle, I will adjudicate the matter in a manner that assures that the legal rights possessed by a disabled person are protected.

    

Date: July 12, 2009

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