[blindlaw] Fw:AccommodationandComplianceseries:TheADAAmendmentsAct of 2008

Mark BurningHawk stone_troll at sbcglobal.net
Tue Jan 6 01:45:14 UTC 2009


Interesting; at bottom line, blind people are required to warn the public of 
their presence.  Of course I know I'm being slightly stretchy here, but 
shouldn't the goal be to eliminate this need?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John " <joramsey at cox.net>
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Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 4:29 PM
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[blindlaw]Fw:AccommodationandComplianceseries:TheADAAmendmentsAct of 2008


> Chuck,
> Believe it or not, I have had several people fall over my cane because 
> they
> walk backward while chatting with friends and the like. I have no idea 
> what
> the liability would be if you were acting as the reasonable blind person
> would act. However,  I can almost guarantee you that if you were 
> practicing
> some form of martial arts  navigation you are going to be liable if 
> someone
> is injured because you walked into them and the like.
> Take care,
> John
>
> John A. Ramsey Jr., Esq.
>
> Gainesville, FL 32609
>
> Phone: (352) 505-6642
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of ckrugman at sbcglobal.net
> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2009 4:56 PM
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> Subject: Re:
> [blindlaw]Fw:AccommodationandComplianceseries:TheADAAmendmentsAct of 2008
>
>
> 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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