[blindlaw] question about ADA compliance

[Craig Anderson]

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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