ADA Matters is the Disabled Dad’s public record, built from dated documents, of how the State Bar of Georgia; the City of Brookhaven and Brookhaven Police Department; GIRMA, GMA, and Gallagher Bassett; Georgia POST; and the State ADA Coordinator’s Office handled his ordinary requests.
A record, not a campaign. The people quoted on this site wrote every word themselves. I just refused to lose them.
What ADA Matters Is
I am a disabled dad who likes dogs, donuts, and dad jokes. ADA Matters is a public record built from documents. It is what happened when I asked named Georgia institutions for three ordinary things: access, communication, and a fair process.
The name works twice. ADA Matters, as in the Americans with Disabilities Act, the federal law that has required access for people with disabilities since 1990. And ADA matters, as in it is not optional, which is apparently news in Georgia. It is not a revenge project. It is not a rant. And it is not legal advice. It is a record, kept the way records are kept.
How This Site Is Put Together
Every entry is one event, entered once. The Timeline, each institution record, the documents, and the Open Questions ledger are all generated from those same events, so every view draws from the same dated record.
What Counts as a Source
A primary source is the actual email, letter, receipt, or filing, and every claim links to one. Where an event is known only through later correspondence, the entry says so. Where a source has not yet been attached, the entry says “source pending” rather than implying more than the documents show.
What Gets Redacted
Private home addresses, personal phone numbers, private email accounts, medical details, minors, and unrelated individuals are redacted. Public officials acting through public office accounts are not anonymized.
Why Official Names Are Published
Naming public officials acting in their official roles makes the documents understandable and verifiable. Each name carries the verified title, the public address, and the dated source. The documents describe what an official wrote or did, with the date and document. It does not speculate about motive.
How Corrections Are Handled
If any fact here is incomplete or inaccurate, identify the page, the sentence, and the supporting document. Good-faith corrections are reviewed and the documents are updated and dated. When the documents change, the site changes too.
Why I Kept Every Email
On April 21, 2026, Leigh Burgess, Assistant General Counsel at the State Bar of Georgia, wrote that my answers “were not added to the grievance file at that time.” That is why I kept every email. How a folder of those emails became this site.
About & Method
What counts as a source
A primary source is the actual email, letter, receipt, or filing. Where an event is known only through later correspondence, the entry says so. Where a source has not yet been attached, the entry says “source pending” rather than implying more than the documents show.