Comments on: Wave of ADA suits over retailer gift cards lacking Braille version

By: ADA and disabled rights roundup | Overlawyered

ADA and disabled rights roundup | Overlawyered — Mon, 03 Feb 2020 11:03:07 +0000

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By: MattS

MattS — Tue, 28 Jan 2020 23:33:26 +0000

In reply to Mark Biggar. LOL The deaf can read the text on the card like everyone else.

By: MattS

MattS — Tue, 28 Jan 2020 23:32:17 +0000

In reply to Thomas Wicklund.

“Congress is going to have to decide how much accessibility the corner mom and pop store needs to provide.”

The accessibility at issue here can’t be provided by the retail outlets, whether that’s the mom & pop corner grocery or Walmart. Braille labeling would have to be provided by the product manufacturers. Retailers can’t provide braille versions if they don’t exist..

By: Terry Bowman

Terry Bowman — Sat, 25 Jan 2020 22:38:44 +0000

Going through the same thing here in South Florida, with accessibility parking (we only have 4 parking spots). Myself a small warehouse owner that rents to a small family auto repair, that was built in 1967, with no “0” improvements, that should not have to conform to “ADA” regulations, by their own guidelines, but I must spend Thousands of dollars (which I’m out of money, now) to fight this. Was told I could use a credit card to pay up. So…. Wrong!!!!!! I am now in the process of selling my building, which has been in the family for 53 years, so I can pay off the extortionist. The auto repair business, which is also family run (husband & wife) with no employees are closing their doors also. Can’t believe the Government is allowing this to go on and as stated by Thomas Wicklund, going to destroy the small family business and putting them into poverty. Someone needs to wake up before it is too late. I myself will never go into business myself. I can’t sleep and lost over 10 lbs. in the last 3 months. It’s time for our laws of protection, to be reformed.

By: Mark Biggar

Mark Biggar — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 13:13:43 +0000

Hopefully not to give anybody ideas, but what’s next, every gift card must contain a builtin mpo3 player and speaker so it ca talk to the deaf?

By: Thomas Wicklund

Thomas Wicklund — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 17:42:10 +0000

If these lawsuits have enough success they could destroy the US economy. Everything sold retail or online must be fully accessible regardless of disability.

As drinking fountains have been lower to allow access by short or wheelchair bound people I’ve thought my 6’8″ brother in law should start suing for back pains having to fold himself in half to reach the fountain.

It seems if these accessibility lawsuits start getting real court wins (as opposed to just extorting some money from the businesses) Congress is going to have to decide how much accessibility the corner mom and pop store needs to provide.