• The Western New York Consortium purchased 100 of the Guidebooks for use in ADA Training in New York.

• The Northern Mariana Island purchased 200 of ADA EMPLOYERS GUIDE © for ADA Training for U.S. Territories.

• The Client Assistant Program of the California Department of Rehabilitation purchased 200 of each Guidebook.

• The Guidebooks have been purchased by the Department Rehabilitation offices of Utah, Indiana, South and North Carolina, Texas, and Colorado.

• University of Connecticut, University of California at San Diego San Diego State University and Chevron Oil have purchased the Guides.

• The Commissioner of the U.S. Department of Education has found the Guidebooks to be useful and informative for training and comprehension purposes.

There are numerous other individual customers who have purchased and enjoyed the Guidebooks for their personal use, either in a professional capacity or for bettering their understanding of their legal rights.

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THOMAS JEFFERSON SCHOOL OF LAW

2121 San Diego Avenue

San Diego, California 92110

(619) 297-9700

Juris Doctor degree, May 1990

Member of The California Bar (Bar License Number 153434)

Amjurs in Contracts and Criminal Law

UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT

Masters of Arts in Political Science (1985)

GPA: 3.5

Storrs, Connecticut 06268

(203) 486-2000

Mr. Pinnock studied methods of Public Administration, Policy Analysis, Leadership and Interviewing. Mr. Pinnock wrote his Masters Thesis on the Politics and Economics of the Rehabilitation Act.

UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (1984)

GPA in Field of Study: 3.0

Alpha Phi Alpha Award

President of Total Concern, A Student Organization

Storrs, Connecticut 06268

(203) 486-2020.

Mr. Pinnock served on the University's 504 Transition Plan Committee where he wrote a detailed review of the Rehabilitation Act for the Committee.

COMMUNITY SERVICE:

FOUNDER AND MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE TO PRESERVE THE ADA – since 1999

MEMBER OF CALIFORNIANS FOR DISABILITIES RIGHTS – since 1992

PRESIDENT CLINTON’S COMMITTEE ON THE EMPLOYMENT OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES – 1999

MEMBER UNITED CEREBRAL PALSY ASSOCIATION – since 1990

MEMBER SAN DIEGO PAS CONSUMER CO-OP – since 1999

MEMBER OF CALIFORNIA BAR, BUSINESS SECTION – since 1991

MEMBER OF THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION - since 1991

MEMBER OF THE BLACK LAWYERS' ASSOCIATION - since 1991

MEMBER SAN DIEGO COUNTRY ESTATE ASSOCIATION – since 1999

PAST MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR CITIZEN EDUCATION IN THE LAW

PAST DIRECTOR OF TOWARDS MAXIMUM INDEPENDENCE

PAST MEMBER OF THE MULTI CULTURAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE STATE COUNCIL

ON DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

PAST MEMBER OF STATE COUNCIL ON DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

PAST MEMBER OF THE SAN DIEGO TRIAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION

PAST MEMBER OF THE STATE BAR COMMITTEE ON PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

MR. PINNOCK’S BACKGROUND

Theodore Arthur Pinnock was born on October 19, 1962, with severe Cerebral Palsy. Doctors told Mr. Pinnock’s father and mother that Mr. Pinnock would be severely limited and retarded. Until the age of seven, Mr. Pinnock lived at home with his parents and eight siblings. Mr. Pinnock’s father, Joshua Pinnock, was an immigrant from Jamaica who worked diligently to keep Mr. Pinnock at home. At the age of seven, Mr. Pinnock’s family could no longer care for him at home and he was placed in an institution for people with disabilities. Mr. Pinnock lived in the institution until September 1, 1980. During the time that Mr. Pinnock lived in the institution, he went to public schools where he was mainstreamed into the student body and excelled academically.

In September, 1980, Mr. Pinnock attended the University of Connecticut where he lived independently in the dormitory. During this time period, he was the President of the Disabled Student Organization. As the leader of this organization, Mr. Pinnock convinced the University of Connecticut administration to make structural changes to the university’s existing facilities so that the facilities would be readily accessible to and usable by students with disabilities. Mr. Pinnock graduated from the University of Connecticut in 1985 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology and a Master of Arts Degree in Political Science.

After graduation from the University of Connecticut, Mr. Pinnock applied to several law schools, however, he could not find a law school to accept him. Finally, Mr. Pinnock was accepted at the University of Bridgeport, School of Law, on a probationary status. At the end of the probationary period, the Dean of the University of Bridgeport, School of Law, decided Mr. Pinnock could not complete the rigorous law school training. Discouraged, Mr. Pinnock decided to move to San Diego, California, in August, 1985. Mr. Pinnock sold life insurance for about one year until the Thomas Jefferson School of Law accepted him in August, 1986. While in law school, Mr. Pinnock interned for the State of California Attorney General’s Office.

Notwithstanding Mr. Pinnock’s severe speech impairment, he has been practicing law for 14 years and is the managing partner of the successful San Diego law firm, Pinnock & Wakefield. On numerous occasions, local, state, and federal governmental agencies and multiple independent organizations have recognized Mr. Pinnock for his tireless efforts in the area of disability rights. In September, 1992, the House of Representatives of Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, recognized Mr. Pinnock for his many accomplishments. Most recently, Mr. Pinnock served on the President’s Committee on the Employment of People With Disabilities, at the request of President Bill Clinton. Further, on October 19, 1999 the Governor of Connecticut declared October 19^th as THEODORE ARTHUR PINNOCK DAY in the State of Connecticut.