[blindlaw] question about ADA compliance

[Craig Anderson]

Hi Dennis,

    Most of the discussion here has dwelt on jurisdictional issues, such as 
whether the ADA applies to whoever is selling this foreign adventure.  Let's 
assume that the statute does apply.  Many blind people live in Egypt.  Many 
others travel to that country every year.  The question I was trying to 
raise is wheteher, assuming the applicability of the ADA, anything about 
this particular tour suggests that it would be legally permissible to 
decline to let a blind person take the tour.  Hope this helps.  Regards.

Craig
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dennis Clark" <dennisgclark at sbcglobal.net>
To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 8:58 PM
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] question about ADA compliance


> Hello Craig,
> I have read your post several times and I do not follow what you are 
> saying.
> Could you say a little more about your idea?
> All the best,
> Dennis
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Craig Anderson" <marcra at visi.com>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, July 27, 2007 1:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] question about ADA compliance
>
>
>> Comparably to much else about the ADA, isn't the question here whether 
>> the
>> exclusion carries some minimally plausible justification?  So what 
>> aspects
>> of this tour have led  the operator or its insurer to think such a
>> justification exists?  Good luck.
>>
>> Craig
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Jack Chen" <jackchenonline at hotmail.com>
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 7:31 AM
>> Subject: [blindlaw] question about ADA compliance
>>
>>
>>> Morning everyone
>>>
>>> I know that many of you on this list have far more experience with this
>>> and
>>> I was hoping for some thoughts.
>>>
>>> I booked a trip to Egypt recently with a tour company called Imaginative
>>> Traveler.  Recently, however, they refused to allow me to go on the trip
>>> because I'm blind.  Their justification is that the tour company has an
>>> insurance policy, and the underwriters have included a clause which does
>>> not
>>> cover visually impaired people.  Therefore, they will not allow me to go
>>> on
>>> the trip. (see email response from booking agent below).  The insurance
>>> is
>>> liability insurance for the tour operator and is different than personal
>>> health insurance.
>>>
>>> Can anyone tell me if this is legitimate or if this violates the ADA?
>>>
>>>>I spoke with my manager and she explained that Imaginative Traveller has
>>>>tour liability insurance which the underwriters have written some
>>>>exclusions to their policy and apparently one of them is for visually
>>>>impaired persons.
>>>
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