Comments on: This Wasn’t Ignorance

By: diva

diva — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 22:04:38 +0000

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By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 11:58:16 +0000

Ah,yes, I’ve experienced similar incidents at various concerts. In fact, at a Wicked performance this summer, a group of us ended up being seated halfway up the theatre and we were supposed to be able to understand the interpreters way down to the right of the stage. NOT. We received a full refund.

By: Dim Sum

Dim Sum — Sat, 02 Sep 2006 17:09:06 +0000

I hope you didn’t bash sign language or interpreting when talking about your CI. A lot of hearing people seem to get the idea that with a CI, deaf people don’t need to learn sign language.

By: RLM

RLM — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 23:39:39 +0000

Thanks for the correction, AKD! Yes, I did get confused with Paul Siegel and Paul Singleton.

I still am not sure whether I really know Paul Singleton in person or make acquaintance with him in the past. Is this person deaf himself?

RLM

By: Cloak & Dagger

Cloak & Dagger — Thu, 31 Aug 2006 12:48:02 +0000

Not sure if that was because of his restaurant. But, from the same manual, it states that public accommodations are required to “remove barriers that are readily achievable”. It explains that owners are required to remove any barriers that are not too difficult or expensive to do. So, I don’t know where the ramp is located, but if it is outside to connect the parking lot to the entrance, then that is considered readily achievable. Besides, small businesses can receive a tax break on this from the IRS anyway.

By: The Outlaw Josey Wales

The Outlaw Josey Wales — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 20:56:16 +0000

Cloak And Dagger, I’m curious if that was amended because of Clint Eastwoods lawsuit (his restaurant in Carmel, CA - he didn’t want to put in a wheelchair ramp for the place because he’d basically have to renovate the entire building, and he felt the ADA harmed small businesses because they had to pay for any compliance actions out of their own pocket)

By: Noelle

Noelle — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 20:49:55 +0000

I actually met Adam Duritz at a Counting Crows concert at my college. He was pretty surprised that I, a deaf student with a CI, would be attending his concert. We chatted for a bit about my deafness, and how my CI worked. He seemed nice back then.

By: Cloak & Dagger

Cloak & Dagger — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 18:20:11 +0000

It’s actually more of a lingo - not a specific test or procedure -that is used to determine the reasonableness of the accommodations requested.

But, according to section 4.2100 of the Title III Technical Assistance Manual of the ADA (www.ada.gov/taman3.html#III-4.2000), it states that “a public accommodation must reasonably modify its policies, practices, or procedures to avoid discrimination. If the public accommodation can demonstrate that a modification would fundamentally alter the nature of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations it provides, it is not required to make the modification.” To elaborate, the definition of a “fundamental alteration” is “a modification that is so significant that it alters the essential nature of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations offered.” So….

By: MS

MS — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 17:08:32 +0000

Sue Adam Duritz and venue asses off. I saw the band before when they opened for The Who. God, they suck.

By: Jt

Jt — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 14:14:32 +0000

What exactly is the reasonableness test? Sorry, I’m not up-to-date with legal research on ADA.