[blindlaw] The Convention

[ckrugman at sbcglobal.net]

If it is on the apartment complex's land then the complaint needs to be 
filed against the apartment complex. Again, contact your city's building 
code enforcement division.
Chuck
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Pepper" <b75205 at gmail.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, July 05, 2010 12:34 PM
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] The Convention


> Well it just is a big problem, the grocery store says its the apartment
> complexes problem because it is their trees but the apartment complex says
> its on their land and they trim them back in the past without asking, its
> their problem.  I have volunteered to go out there and do it but I do not
> have a branch cutter.  This  would take an hour tops.
>
> Just a big bunch of "it's not my problem" type of thing.
>
> James
>
> On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 12:52 AM, <ckrugman at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>> He needs to file a compliant with the local city code enforcement as well
>> as a compliant with the U.S. Department of Justice as the overhanging 
>> trees
>> would constitute an ADA violation regarding accessibility. Details about
>> filing a complaint and downloadable complaint forms are available at
>> www.ada.gov.
>> Chuck
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Pepper" <b75205 at gmail.com>
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2010 8:30 AM
>>
>> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] The Convention
>>
>>
>>   Will it be possible for me to come in on Tuesday or Wednesday and
>>> register
>>> for that day?  I cannot get down there on Sunday the bus does not run on
>>> Sundays and Monday is also going to be the Sunday Schedule.
>>>
>>> Next time the convention needs to be in a location that is accessible to
>>> mass transit!
>>>
>>> Also I was wondering if you all could help.  There is a grocery store 
>>> near
>>> me where a totally blind man has to walk up the sidewalk to get to the
>>> store
>>> and his guide dog is very good and helping him stop before he hits the
>>> trees.  The trees and the hedge are low hanging and blocks his way so he
>>> has
>>> to guard his face as he goes down this walk, it is about 100 feet and 
>>> half
>>> of it is covered in low limbs.
>>>
>>> I have asked that they trim it, even showed it to the manager and
>>> volunteered to cut it if they had a pruning saw but they have done
>>> nothing.
>>> This is in Dallas.  The man is very independent and refuses to make a 
>>> fuss
>>> but I think it is terrible that he has to go through this every day!
>>>
>>> James
>>> On Sat, Jul 3, 2010 at 8:18 PM, David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> There is no walk this year, kind of a virtual fund-raising activity.
>>>>
>>>> Dave
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> At 01:05 PM 7/2/2010, you wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I live in Dallas.  Who is going to be there, because I can come down to
>>>>> the
>>>>> Anatole and meet you all in the hotel.  Are you going to be doing the
>>>>> walk.
>>>>> It has been raining for the past two days and it will probably 
>>>>> continue
>>>>> to
>>>>> rain all through the weekend as this is the effects of the Hurricane.
>>>>>  Also
>>>>> rain seems to start here and travel up to the east coast.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>                       David Andrews:  dandrews at visi.com
>>>> Follow me on Twitter:  http://www.twitter.com/dandrews920
>>>>
>>>>
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