The Five Minute Story

I did not start with ADA requests. I started with their errors.

I am a disabled dad who likes dogs, donuts, and dad jokes.

The story in 30 seconds

The State Bar of Georgia. I sent two rebuttals on February 3 and February 20, 2026. Its April 10 dismissal said it had not received a rebuttal. On April 21, Assistant General Counsel Leigh Burgess acknowledged that the submissions had been received but misclassified and left out of the file. Read the State Bar record.

The City of Brookhaven and Brookhaven Police Department. City Attorney Jeremy T. Berry asked who my lawyer was three times, starting January 23, 2026. The City priced one open records request at $49,385 on March 2. The police department published an average public response time of 1.3 days. My requests averaged 60 days. City and police department.

GIRMA, GMA, and Gallagher Bassett. One case became eight claim numbers, including seven extra numbers. On May 1, 2026, outside counsel James R. Westbury, Jr. called my emails harassment and asked about my disability. Read the claims record.

Georgia POST and the State ADA Coordinator’s Office. Georgia POST and the State ADA Coordinator’s Office received disability access concerns. The State ADA Coordinator’s Office contacted the State Bar and replied in writing. Georgia POST and State ADA Coordinator’s Office.

The seven stops

1. State Bar of Georgia, February 3 and 20, 2026: two rebuttals sent

The State Bar received both. Its later written admission said they were received, misclassified, and not added to the file. Read the dated record.

2. State Bar of Georgia, April 10 and 21, 2026: the dismissal and the admission

On April 10, Deputy General Counsel Andreea N. Morrison signed a dismissal saying the Bar had not received a rebuttal. On April 21, Assistant General Counsel Leigh Burgess admitted that the submissions were misclassified and omitted from the file. Read the April 21 document.

3. State Bar of Georgia, April 30 to May 12, 2026: the ADA access exchange

On April 30, 2026, I sent the State Bar my Urgent Request for Help. On May 4, 2026, ADA contact John J. Shiptenko granted written only communication and wrote: “If you feel comfortable providing me with a description of your disability, please do so.” Deputy General Counsel William D. NeSmith III wrote on May 12, 2026. The State Bar ADA access record.

4. City of Brookhaven, March 2, 6 and 9, 2026: quoted and closed

The City of Brookhaven quoted $49,385 for one records request on March 2, 2026. On March 6 and March 9, it closed 36 requests for lack of approval of an estimate. Twenty were closed in 5 minutes and 38 seconds. The City record.

5. Brookhaven Police Department: 1.3 days for the public, 60 days for me

The Brookhaven Police Department answers the public’s records requests in about 1.3 days on average, its own published figure. My requests averaged 60 days, as the department record reads on October 19, 2026. Read the police record.

6. GIRMA, GMA and Gallagher Bassett, May 1, 2026: the claims lawyer’s letter

The GIRMA, GMA, and Gallagher Bassett record includes eight claim numbers for one case, seven of them extra. On May 1, James R. Westbury, Jr. called my emails “harassment” and asked “What is your disability?” The letter is part of the dated claims record. Read the claims record.

7. State ADA Coordinator’s Office and Georgia POST, April to May 2026

The State ADA Coordinator’s Office contacted the State Bar on May 6 and replied in writing on May 13 and 14. On April 28, 2026, Georgia POST Executive Director Chris Harvey wrote: “Regarding the ADA issues you have raised, I have provided your correspondence to our legal counsel for review.” State ADA Coordinator’s Office and Georgia POST.

Choose how much to read

Five minutes: Read these seven stops and choose one institutional hub.

Fifteen minutes: Read The Disabled Dad’s Journal, the Timeline and Questions Still Open.

The complete documentary record: Open The Receipts. The records are dated and linked so you can read what the institutions actually wrote.

Why it matters

I asked for ordinary errors to be fixed. Then I had to ask how to access the very processes meant to fix them. The records, the dates and the words of the officials are here. Read them and decide what you think.

We Are Not Alone.