[blindlaw] Fw:AccommodationandComplianceseries:TheADAAmendmentsAct of 2008

[KEITH VICK]

Hi List Members, I believe that New York has a statute that disallows a claim of negligence based on failure to use a cane. This may be the case in other states. Also, as someone who has had the privilege of training in aikido and brazilian jiu jitsu I find the concept of martial arts training as a recognized adaptive method rather amusing and highly speculative. However, I do admit that the training has helped me adjust to my progressively worsening vision mostly because the arts trains one to deal with unexpected movements against ones body - a rather common occurrence in the subways of New York city. Warmest regards, Keith Vick


-----Original Message-----
From: Mark BurningHawk
Sent: 1/4/2009 11:26:01 PM
To: NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Fw:AccommodationandComplianceseries:TheADAAmendmentsAct of 2008
I am not sure of a way in which a blind person using skills learned via a
certain type of training could injure another person.  I am a bit disturbed
to hear that there's a different "reasonable standard," for persons and
blind persons, but other than that, I think my original question has been
answered, and I really didn't mean to stir up any controversy over mobility
methods.


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