[blindlaw] question about ADA compliance

[Dennis Clark]

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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