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John J. Shiptenko Acknowledged My Grievance Against Him in One Word. By June 25 the State Bar of Georgia Had Issued Zero Dispositions on Seven Matters

June 26, 2026

On June 18, 2026, ADA Coordinator John J. Shiptenko acknowledged a grievance filed against him in a single word, “Received.” By June 25 it remained, by the complainant’s account, the only response on any of seven matters open with the State Bar of Georgia, none of which had a disposition.

John J. Shiptenko Told Me to Use My Own Voice-to-Text Tool. I Filed the Grievance He Said I Could File.

June 17, 2026

ADA Access Journal

On June 17, 2026, John J. Shiptenko, the State Bar of Georgia ADA Coordinator assigned to my matter, told me I could file a grievance using my own voice-to-text tool. The emails and the grievance are linked here.

I Sent the State Bar of Georgia 24 Questions. Shiptenko Answered None and Stripped the CC.

June 16, 2026

ADA Access Journal

June 16, 2026. I waited past the June 15 date the State Bar of Georgia itself had given me, then sent a consolidated reconsideration reply with twenty-four written questions and exhibits to ADA Coordinator John J. Shiptenko and the full leadership group. He replied the same day, answered none of the twenty-four, and stripped the…

State Bar of Georgia’s Shiptenko Hoped I “Recovered Well” From a Surgery I Told Them Was Postponed

June 10, 2026

ADA Access Journal

June 10, 2026. Days after the State Bar of Georgia told me it read nothing in my emails as an accommodation request, ADA Coordinator John J. Shiptenko sent a proactive, substantive status update, on his own initiative, when it suited the Bar. He confirmed the timeline: “the State Bar approved your accommodation request, and Ms.…

I Took My State Bar of Georgia ADA Complaint to HR: NeSmith, Morrison and Burgess Named

June 8, 2026

ADA Access Journal

June 8, 2026. When the State Bar of Georgia’s own grievance office had recharacterized my disability requests as pretext, I went over its head. I sent a misconduct, harassment and retaliation ADA complaint to the Bar’s Director of Human Resources and eleven leadership and Board officers, with an immediate-preservation demand. The core of it was…

State Bar of Georgia ADA Coordinator Shiptenko Narrows His Own Role to “Accommodations” Only

June 2, 2026

ADA Access Journal

June 2, 2026. A day after I reported that my State Bar of Georgia complaint generated no confirmation it arrived, ADA Coordinator John J. Shiptenko replied, confirmed receipt, and then shrank his own job description. “correspondence to me regarding the grievance process should only be used to submit requests for accommodations under the ADA.” In…

I Filed an ADA Complaint With the State Bar of Georgia and Got No Confirmation It Arrived

June 1, 2026

ADA Access Journal

June 1, 2026. I filed a grievance against a State Bar of Georgia official. The Bar gave me no confirmation it arrived. None. Because I could not use the portal, and the route I could use generated no receipt. “I could not use the portal. The portal is not compatible with the assistive technology I…

“Not Subject to Title II”: Shiptenko’s Answer to a One-Word State Bar of Georgia ADA Question

May 29, 2026

ADA Access Journal

May 29, 2026. I asked the State Bar of Georgia a yes-or-no question. ADA Coordinator John J. Shiptenko answered with a litigating position and a deadline that came and went. “To be clear, the State Bar’s position remains that it is not subject to Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act.” That was the…

I Asked the State Bar of Georgia One Yes-or-No ADA Question. Shiptenko Got Until Friday.

May 27, 2026

ADA Access Journal

May 27, 2026. After weeks of the State Bar of Georgia talking around it, I cut the whole dispute down to one sentence and put it in front of ADA Coordinator John J. Shiptenko. “Does the State Bar of Georgia agree that Title II of the ADA applies to access to its attorney-grievance process, yes…

I Put 15 Questions in One Document. State Bar of Georgia’s Shiptenko Sent Most Back.

May 26, 2026

ADA Access Journal

May 26, 2026. After weeks of being told to send this to one person and that to another, I tried the obvious fix. I put everything in a single document. The State Bar of Georgia mostly mailed it back. I sent the ADA Coordinator, John J. Shiptenko, a consolidated follow-up with fifteen open process and…

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John J. Shiptenko Acknowledged My Grievance Against Him in One Word. By June 25 the State Bar of Georgia Had Issued Zero Dispositions on Seven Matters

John J. Shiptenko Told Me to Use My Own Voice-to-Text Tool. I Filed the Grievance He Said I Could File.

I Sent the State Bar of Georgia 24 Questions. Shiptenko Answered None and Stripped the CC.

State Bar of Georgia’s Shiptenko Hoped I “Recovered Well” From a Surgery I Told Them Was Postponed

I Took My State Bar of Georgia ADA Complaint to HR: NeSmith, Morrison and Burgess Named

State Bar of Georgia ADA Coordinator Shiptenko Narrows His Own Role to “Accommodations” Only

I Filed an ADA Complaint With the State Bar of Georgia and Got No Confirmation It Arrived

“Not Subject to Title II”: Shiptenko’s Answer to a One-Word State Bar of Georgia ADA Question

I Asked the State Bar of Georgia One Yes-or-No ADA Question. Shiptenko Got Until Friday.

I Put 15 Questions in One Document. State Bar of Georgia’s Shiptenko Sent Most Back.