Tag: ADA
Me And My Monkey Would Like A Table For Two
MayorBob.
Posted to Etcetera on Wed Sep 20, 2006 at 08:41:52 AM EST. RSS.
Debby Rose says her anxiety is disabling at times. The Springfield, Missouri woman says public activities, like eating in a restaurant are enough to give her high blood pressure and send her into panic attacks. Yet, she claims that restaurants in her hometown won't let her do the only thing which will allow her to function normally - bring a service animal onto the premises. And now, the county health department sides with the restaurants because they have determined that Debby's service animal isn't a service animal, it's a pet and they have ruled thus. Because of this, Rose has filed a complaint with the federal government to get them to make it possible for her to go out for dinner with Richard, her bonnet macaque monkey.
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Making The Halls Of Ivy Fully Accessible
MayorBob.
Posted to Politics on Wed Jul 26, 2006 at 03:00:19 PM EST. RSS.
Most college campuses don't proactively comply with standards of accessibility required by the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). Usually a blind eye is turned to the issue except in cases where new facilities are being built or official complaints are lodged. But, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) pays attention and they have been pressing a number of colleges to review and agree to meet these standards. The first of these schools, the University of Chicago (UChicago), entered into an out-of-court settlement which may be the first in a series of with schools around the nation.
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