[blindlaw] FW: Gretchen Jacobs Named U.S. Access Board's General Counsel

[Daniel McBride]

So, is Ms. Jacobs a blind attorney, or otherwise possessing a disability?

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Gretchen Jacobs Named U.S. Access Board's General Counsel
[cid:image001.jpg at 01CFC754.06F2A7E0]Gretchen Jacobs has joined the Access
Board as its new general counsel. An experienced federal litigator and
regulatory practitioner, Jacobs has particular expertise in litigation of
administrative law issues, federal regulatory processes, and cost-benefit
analyses.
Jacobs comes to the Board from the Administrative Conference of the United
States where she served as Research Director since 2012. This followed a
distinguished career of 22 years at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
where she worked in a variety of positions. Jacobs joined DOJ as an Honor's
Program trial attorney at the Federal Programs Branch of the Civil Division
and served as lead counsel in over 30 federal district and appellate cases
nationwide.
Later, as a member of DOJ's Disability Rights Section of the Civil Rights
Division, she litigated enforcement actions under the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA), including as lead counsel in a major case concerning
access to stadium-style movie theaters. She also served as a senior
regulatory advisor on ADA implementation efforts where her responsibilities
included conducting cost-benefit analyses, advising DOJ officials on legal
and policy issues, and representing DOJ in discussions with other federal
entities on regulatory matters. She was active in DOJ's development of ADA
regulations and standards and regulatory initiatives concerning Next
Generation 9-1-1, website accessibility, the ADA Amendments Act, and medical
diagnostic equipment. She received merit awards throughout her tenure at
DOJ, including the Civil Rights Division's highest awards for her leadership
on ADA regulations and related cost-benefit analyses.
Earlier in her federal career, Jacobs served as a law clerk to Judge Warren
J. Ferguson of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and
as a judicial extern to Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg during her term on the
District of Columbia Circuit Court. Jacobs, a native of California,
graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Law School
with honors (Order of the Coif) and earned a bachelor's degree in history
from the University of California at Berkeley.
Jacobs will join the Board on September 8. She succeeds James Raggio who
retired in June after 25 years of service.

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