[blindlaw] Text of a pending complaint

[Ashley, Kathy J]

I am not a lawyer nor do I play one on TV but I think a broken
announcement system wouldn't be a violation of the ADA.  The
accessibility is there, just not working at that time.  Maybe if it has
been broken for say, 15 years, that would be a different ball game.

Kathy Ashley, MS, CRC
Program Director for Blind & VI Services
Vocational Rehabilitation Services
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-----Original Message-----
From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On Behalf Of Mark BurningHawk
Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2006 11:36 AM
To: NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Text of a pending complaint


On re-reading, I apologize for my use of the terms "disgusting," and 
"spineless."  They were too subjective, and I'm sorry.  Let me clarify
the 
salient points of why I posted this here:  I want to know what the ADA 
*DOES* say about what measures such bodies as BART police or others have
the 
right to take,, and in what situations,,. The BART cop in this instance 
stated, "Your ADA gives me the right to protect you," and I want to know
if, 
as I suspect, she's just full of it.  Second:  Was the BART station not
in 
compliance with the ADA because its voice announcement system was not 
working, making it much more difficult if not impossible for me to know 
which trains were arriving on what tracks.  This was the sole purpose of
my 
post.  I apologize again for the inflammatory nature of my remarks; I
have 
no wish to start a flame war or even an intellectual debate about
anything; 
I was merely looking for knowledge.


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