Biases, Accommodations, and the Process Details for Americans with Disabilities Act Mediation

Last month, the authors presented an ADA case study on capacity issues, the application of the Model Standards of Conduct for Mediators, and some of the factors that limit a participant's ability to mediate. In this issue's Part 3, the focus is on bias and the need to preserve the parties' self-determination. The first two parts of this series can be found at “Focusing on the Neutral's Role in Setting Up Americans with Disabilities Act Mediation,” 41 Alternatives 39 (March 2023) (available at https://bit.ly/3EEnWDj), and “ADA Mediation, Updated: Revisiting 30 Years of Disabilities Practice,” 41 Alternatives 19 (February 2023) (available at bit.ly/3jTICQE).