[blindlaw] Fw:AccommodationandComplianceseries:TheADAAmendmentsAct of 2008

ckrugman at sbcglobal.net ckrugman at sbcglobal.net
Tue Jan 6 10:13:15 UTC 2009


Yes, a few years ago while attending the California state Democratic 
convention our current attorney general and former governor JerryBrown 
tripped over the end of my cane as he was not paying attention. Of course, 
he did not acknowledge it.
Chuck
----- 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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