[blindlaw] Court ruling puts crimp in disability lawsuits

[Michael O. Hanson]

I agree.  I think that endangers the ADA and decreases the chances of making 
real progress under it.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Angie Matney" <angie at mpmail.net>
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Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2006 5:01 AM
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Court ruling puts crimp in disability lawsuits


>I know of people who deliberately go to restaurant after restaurant, 
>looking for just these kinds of things so they can file suit. The guy I'm 
>thinking of also apparently checks to make sure no object is more than 27 
>inches above the ground at
> its lowest point because this is something that (according to ADA regs) 
> can put cane users in danger. (I suppose this doesn't include pictures on 
> the wall, etc.) This individual is not blind. The ability to litigate 
> accidental violations needs to
> continue to exist, I think. But it's despicable to engage in activities 
> like this, deliberately seeking out violations and then suing when they 
> are found.
>
> Angie
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