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Candidate Name: Anna Lewis

Contact Person: Michael Oliva

If there is a Campaign office, is it wheelchair accessible? Yes.

Campaign Address: 321 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036
Phone: 646-283-5942
Fax: 212-581-2115
Email: ALewis2373 @ aol.com

Endorsements: (Political, Community & Labor) The McManus Democratic Club

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

   I have had Type I diabetes since I was twelve years old. For several years I had limited vision in one of eyes due to diabetic retinopathy.

    

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

   I will try to recruit as many people with disabilities as I possibly can to work on my campaign.

    

3. If you are in private practice, is your office accessible to people with disabilities?

   Yes.

    

4. Is the courthouse in which you work accessible to people with all kinds of disabilities?

   Yes.

    

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?

   Several litigants with disabilities appeared in front of the judges I worked for when I was a Court Attorney. I tried to make sure that they were treated with dignity and respect by everyone, including attorneys for the opposing litigants.

    

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, because we all deserve a jury of our peers, and that includes people with disabilities.

    

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 will definitely work with this Committee, and participate in any relevant training that is offered. Additionally, I will try to create a committee that examines the courthouse and studies what can be done to improve the courthouse to make it more accessible to people with different disabilities. I will also make sure that the latest technology is being used to insure that people with disabilities are given every opportunity to serve on juries and be litigants. I also will advocate for night court to make it easier for people who are working and have a disability to either be able to be a litigant or serve on a jury. I will try to increase the number of pro bono attorneys so that people with disabilities can obtain representation.

    

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

   I would try to insure that the person with a physical or cognitive disability is protected from such control, and make sure there is an independent court appointed person to evaluate the situation.

    

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