[blindlaw] question about ADA compliance

[Nightingale, Noel]

Where is the tour company located?  You might check the insurance laws
of the state where it is located as there may be a provision in
insurance law that bars such discrimination against the blind.  
Another resource for you to look at is

www.ada.gov

This would likely be a Title III issue and there may be information
there about insurance exclusions.

-----Original Message-----
From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On Behalf Of Jack Chen
Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2007 5:31 AM
To: NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List
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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