[blindlaw] Fw:AccommodationandComplianceseries:TheADAAmendmentsAct of 2008

ckrugman at sbcglobal.net ckrugman at sbcglobal.net
Mon Jan 5 21:56:09 UTC 2009


This is totally hypothetical but I have always wondered about the potential 
liability if someone is injured when they trip and fall over my cane when 
they are not paying attention. I realize its far-fetched but many law suits 
are far-fetched.
Chuck
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "KEITH VICK " <keith-vick at msn.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List " <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>; "Mark 
BurningHawk" <stone_troll at sbcglobal.net>
Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 8:18 AM
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] 
Fw:AccommodationandComplianceseries:TheADAAmendmentsAct of 2008


> 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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