[Jobs] is this statement legal?

[Judith Bron]

Small towns and villages are also.  I fell in the street at one point and 
broke my hand.  Now, if I fell on the property of any one of you I shoot for 
the moon and walk away with a smile on my face.  Evidently, in towns and 
villages, even if the town is in the wrong, as was the case in my case, they 
have written the laws in so many ways that they are responsible for nothing. 
When I told the lawyer I was trying to retain that I'm visually impaired he 
said, "Well, then how did you know that the street was in disrepair?"  I 
answered, "Because my white stick was going in and out of pot holes." 
"Well, being visually impaired speaks badly for you, why weren't you walking 
with someone who could warn you about the hole?"  In other words, these 
small towns are not subject to the ADA and treat the handicapped like dirt 
to boot.  Judith
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bonnie Ainsworth" <cedarwoman1965 at neb.rr.com>
To: "Jobs for the Blind" <jobs at nfbnet.aorg>
Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 11:17 AM
Subject: Re: [Jobs] is this statement legal?


> Unfortunately that's true.  They're bound to the 1973 Rehab Act, but they
> don't have to be in accordance with the ADA except for building standards.
>
> Bonnie Ainsworth
> Lincoln, NE USA
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dave Ballmann" <dave at wcblind.org>
> To: "Jobs for the Blind" <jobs at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 8:23 AM
> Subject: Re: [Jobs] is this statement legal?
>
>
> Surprisingly, or maybe not surprisingly, the federal government is
> exempt from the ADA.
>
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