[blindlaw] question about ADA compliance

[Jack Chen]

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.