2001 VIDEO CATALOG - Clinton Essex Franklin Library System

It's It's a a Wonderful Wonderful Life Life Life (50th (50th Anniversary Anniversary Edition)
Edition)
Classic Christmas story in which George Bailey is helped by an angel to see how life would have been if
he had never been born.
106 min. B&W cc
It's It's In In Your Your Court: Court: Americans Americans With With Disabilities Disabilities Act
Act
Ms. Davis is the Assistant Council for People With Disabilities for the New York City Mayors Office. She
discusses the civil rights legislation, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) that includes legislation
banning any form of discrimination of people with disabilities. She explains the different types of
disabilities: visible disabilities such as wheelchair, or blindness; hidden liabilities such as cancer or
diabetes; temporary disabilities such as a broken leg or arm.
30 min. color
It's It's In In Your Your Court: Court: Child Child Abuse
Abuse
ms. Reiniger is the executive Director of the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
She defines child abuse as injuries or death by intense physical harm or sexual abuse; also defined as a
parent who fails to protect the child from such abuses. She focused on the Healthy Families America
program for "at risk" families that have a history of drug, alcohol, physical, or emotional abuse. This
program offers a home visitor from the community to provide support and they stay with the family until the
child goes to school.
30 min. color
It's It's In In Your Your Court: Court: Civil Civil Rights Rights Law
Law
Mr. Brennan is the Chief Deputy County Attorney of Nassau County. He specializes in civil rights litigation
to ensure constitutional rights are protected from unwarranted intrusions by local governments. He
spoke about numerous civil rights legislatins such as Americans with Disabilities Act, Voting Rights Act,
Fair Housing Act, and human rights laws. He also spoke extensively about issues involving a single
citizen suing an entire municipality and how that trend is changing to specific government employees
being singled out in such lawsuits; no more immunity for government employees such as police officers
and politicians.
30 min. color
It's It's In In Your Your Court: Court: Consumer Consumer Consumer Affairs
Affairs
Mr. Lewis is the Community Service Representative of the Nassau County Office for Consumer Affairs. He
explained the steps a consumer goes through if they have a complaint which is filing the complaint, an
investigation following, then the client may have to go to small claims court. He discussed consumer
precautions to take in virtually every consumer environment through examples and scenarios.
30 min. color
It's It's In In Your Your Court: Court: Elder Elder Law Law
Law
Mr. Roach is an attorney for the Legal Aid Society of Suffolk County and is in charge of the seniors
division. He discusses Elder Law where attorneys need to specialize in various areas of the law to help
older people keep control of their lives and protect themselves. His most important message is to plan
for the future so if something happens down the line you and your family are prepared.
30 min. color
It's It's In In Your Your Court: Court: Court: Judge Judge M. M. Arthur Arthur Arthur Eiberson Eiberson (Grand (Grand Jury Jury Syste System) Syste m)
Judge Eiberson explains the difference between a grand jury hearing and a petit jury hearing. He speaks
extensively about small claims court and how it was established to be easy for people to get their cases
heard and the outcome in their favor. He brings up the practice of equitable jurisdiction where the judge
or arbitrator attempts to make a decision that will be beneficial to the plaintiff and the defendant.
30 min. color
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